Sally Baker
“A Picture Is Worth 500 Words [or less]”
Paintings in unison with poetry and prose
Dec 6 - Jan 16 2012 :: Reception: Sunday December 11, 2-5pm
Join Sally, Gallery Artists, and Writers, for an afternoon of paintings, poetry and
prose.
Sally's Watercolors will by accompanied by a poem or a
piece of prose written by a local writer (larger Bay area). Sally had
the assistance of Toni L. Wilkes, Gregory W. Randall and Colleen Craig in curating the selected submissions.
Writers have been invited to read
their work at the opening reception.
Guest Artists:
Taylor Gutermute
– Monotypes and Metal with mixed media sculpture
Sandra Speidel – Contemporary figurative oil paintings
Martha Wade – Figurative oil paintings with a theatrical
narrative
Susan Ball
"Plein Aire Painting" Landscapes and other
Objects of Nature
Oct 25 – Dec 4 ::
Artist's Reception: Sunday November 6, 2-5pm
Susan was raised on a farm in England and trained as a biologist and a
botanist.
She has a keen appreciation of the natural world which translates into
her work.
Her paintings capture time and place, and reflect her love of nature on
a broader scale.
Guest Artists:
Tim Brody –
Contemplative pastel landscapes convey natures healing influence
Ron Cooper – Mixed media sculpture with an architectural influence
James Reynolds –
Landscape and Figurative paintings in pastel and oil
ARTrails Preview Show at Graton Gallery
Preview artwork by over 40 Artists participating
in the upcoming ARTrails Open Studio Event at Graton Gallery Oct 5
through Oct 23
Aug 16 – Oct 2
Linda Ratzlaff &
John Gruenwald "Mixed
Elements"
Impressionist Floral and Landscape Oil Paintings
Figurative Paintings, Stone Lithography, Etchings
Artist's Reception: Sunday August 28, 3-6pm
Guest Artists:
Theodora Elston – Mixed media painting integrating spontaneous
happenstance and nature
Karin Warnelius-Miller
– Paintings; abstract forms of grapevines and natural elements/materials
Tony Speirs – Narrative paintings using popular imagery
Mylette Welch
“Gimme
Shelter” -
July 5 – Aug 14, 2011
Portraits of shelter dogs and cats who dream of a forever home
[Percentage of proceeds will be donated to the animal shelters of Sonoma
County]
Artist's Reception: Saturday July 9, 3-6pm
Guest Artists:
Ken Berman | Cubist style paintings with industrial elements
Bert Kaplan
| Pastel paintings
Peggy Sebera | Oil paintings, landscapes of Sonoma County
Mylette Welch
Ken Berman
Bert Kaplan
Peggy Sebera
May 24 – July 3
Rik Olson "Explorations"
Exploring Classical Printmaking
Artist's Reception: Sunday May 29, 3-6pm
Guests Artists:
Ann Gaughen | Fine art wildlife photography
Eric Rewitzer
| Hand-pulled, limited edition relief prints
Lisa Skelly |
Landscape & seascape paintings, ‘plein air’ style
Soo Noga - Abstract Paintings
-
April 12 – May 22, 2011
"Red Box" and "My Space" by Soo Noga
Guests Artists:
Lorraine Cook
– Oil paintings
Linda Koffman
– Photography
Ron Smoot
– Mixed media paintings of Sonoma County
March 1 – April 10 2011
Pam Lewis
| "High Desert Outback"
Paintings inspired by the high plains desert landscape and National
Wildlife Refuges of northeast California, southeast Oregon, and northwest Nevada.
Guest Artists:
Jeani Martini,
Tamra
Sanchez &
Henry
White
Join us for our Artist's Reception: Sunday March 13, 2-5pm
The 5th Annual Invitational Art Exhibition
January 18 - February 27, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 22 | 2-5pm
THIRTY ARTISTS :: ONE EXTRAORDINARY SHOW
For the fifth year, Graton Gallery presents an
outstanding collection of fine art by thirty of Northern California's
most well-known and admired master painters, printmakers and sculptors
for their foremost art event, the annual Invitational Exhibition.
Invitational #5 artists:
Brooks Anderson,
Andrew Annenberg,
Chester Arnold,
D. A. Bishop,
Sally Cataldo,
Jane Glickman Cavala,
Claire Cotts,
Susan Gonzalez,
Jeanette Le Grue,
Dennis Hare,
Art Hazelwood,
Hobish Harpin,
Gerald & Kelly Hong,
Ned Kahn,
Tom Killion,
Allen Marshall,
Clark Mitchell,
Monty
Monty,
Stanley Mouse,
Bob Nugent, Lynda Nugent,
Pamela Powell,
Camille Przewodek, Natalie Robb-Wilder,
Jenny Robinson,
Lou Rosenberger,
Micah
Schwaberow,
Sandra Speidel,
Darryl Vance
&
Hillary Younglove.
Artist's images - left to right on card:
Row 1 ::
Brooks Anderson, Pamela Powell, Jeanette Le Grue, Art Hazelwood
Row 2 :: Andrew Annenberg, Jenny Robinson, Bob Nugent, Ned Kahn
Row 3 :: Camille Przewodek, Dennis Hare
Row 4 :: Hillary Younglove, Sandra Speidel
Row 5 :: Chester Arnold, Clark Mitchell, Micah Schwaberow
Row 6 :: Monty Monty, Tom Killion, Claire Cotts, Lynda Nugent, Gerald &
Kelly Hong
Row 7 :: Sally Cataldo, D A Bishop
Row 8 :: Susan Gonzalez, Allen Marshall, Natalie Robb-Wilder, Lou
Rosenberger
Row 9 :: Darryl Vance, Stanley Mouse, Hobish Harpin, Jane Glickman Cavala
New Paintings by
Susan Ball
:: December 7 – January 16, 2011
Guest Artists: Wendy Brayton,
Sherrie
Lovler and
Linda Schroeter
Meet the Artists at the Opening Reception: Sunday December 12, 2-5 pm
Gallery Artists' Group Show
::
October 26 - December 5, 2010
Featuring Fine Art by Sally Baker, Susan Ball, Pam Lewis, Soo Noga, Rik
Olson, Jill Keller-Peters, Linda Ratzlaff, Debbie Van Dyke and Mylette
Welch.
Oil paintings by
Jill Keller-Peters
and
Debbie Van Dyke.
ARTrails Preview Show
September 28 - October 24, 2010 at Graton Gallery
Meet the Artists at the Opening Reception:
Saturday October 2, 3-6pm
Graton Gallery happily hosts another ARTrails Preview Show [in tandem
with the Arts Council of Sonoma County]. Come preview artwork by over 35
artists participating in this year's Open Studios event.
ARTrails is an annual fall tradition in the North Bay. This juried program
is not just Sonoma County's largest and most visible arts event, but
also one of the oldest and most respected of its kind in the nation.
ARTrails provides an opportunity for the public to meet local artists in
their workspaces, view original art, and learn firsthand about their
diverse creative processes and techniques.
2010 ARTrails weekends: October 9-10 & 16-17
Pick up an event catalog at Graton Gallery or go to:
www.artrails.org
Smiling Tree Kids' Art Show
Saturday, October 2nd, 10:30 - 4:00 :: Young Artists' reception:
11:30-12:30
Gail Saunders'
Smiling Tree Farm offers a wonderful educational and
playful experience for young children..., and their parents.
The Smiling Tree Kid's Art Show will be displayed in the garden at
Graton Gallery in conjunction with the preview show of Sonoma County
artists who will be participating in ARTrails Open Studios.
"Beauty and the Beasts" :: August 17 - September 26
Mylette Welch,
Marsha
Connell,
Ann Martin Garland &
Suki Diamond
Reception: Saturday Aug 21, 3-6pm
"Nature's Inspiration" :: July 6 - Aug 15
Linda Ratzlaff,
Katherine Fell,
Caroline Hipkiss &
Cynthia Hipkiss
ART in the Garden
Sumer Events
May 30 - Sept 26
June 4-5-6
Jill Keller-Peters
June 12-13
Pam Lewis &
Sandra Speidel
June 18-19-20
Bruce Hopkins
&
Mylette Welch
June 25-26-27
Ellen
Minter
July 2-3-4
Henry
White
July 16-17-18
Jewel Kishmirian
July 23-24-25
C. Pat Haley
July 30-31-Aug 1
Donna
DeLa Briandais
Aug 6-7-8
Marylu Downing
Aug 13-14-15
Tony
Mininno
Aug 27-28-29
Marsha Connell
Sept 3-4-5
Susan
Sohl
Sept 10-11-12
Gallery Artists
Sept 18-19
Carolyn Woods
Sept 24-25-26
James Reynolds
& Isabelle Proust
"Up on the Farm" :: May 25 - July 4
Paintings, drawings, and block prints by
Pam Lewis,
Rik Olson
and
Hester Zoutendijk
"It's for the Birds" ::
April 13
– May 23
Opening
Reception: Saturday April 17, 3-6 pm
Four talented artists delight the viewer with their unique expressions of
a favorite theme.
Sally Baker ::
Brilliant sharp-focus watercolor paintings with a touch of
whimsy
Lynda Nugent :: Multi media paintings inspired by nature
Nancy Lorenz :: Fine detailed needle-felted wool sculptures
Carla
Marie Bratt :: Exquisitely crafted fine art gourds
Prelude to Spring :: March 2 – April 11
Reception: Saturday March 6, 2-5pm
Fine Artists
Clark Mitchell
and
Sandra Speidel
join partners Sally Baker,
Susan Ball, Pam Lewis, Janet Moore, Soo Noga, Rik Olson, Linda Ratzlaff
& Mylette Welch on the walls.
Artist
Carla Marie Bratt will be debuting her new Asian inspired fine art
gourds along with colorful hand painted pottery by
Kate Purcell.
Linda Ratzlaff, Janet Moore, Sally Baker
Rik Olson,
Mylette Welch, Pam Lewis
Susan Ball, Soo Noga
THIRTY-ONE TOP NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTISTS COME TO GRATON
Every year the eight artist/owners of Graton
Gallery gather together and select their favorite Northern California
artists for this much anticipated annual invitational exhibition.
Well-known master painters, printmakers and sculptors will exhibit
alongside a few select "rising stars". This exhibit is a welcome
experience for local artists and the art-loving public who will be
treated to a diverse selection of work by the best of the best.
