This is not your garden-variety art
Lincoln City’s Connie Hansen Garden will again be exhibiting the artwork of the Painted Ladies in the Garden House Gallery from Saturday, June 1, through the end of August.
This group of local women come together regularly to discuss, critique and support each other on their creative journey to improve their artistic skills.
An opening celebration will be held on Saturday from 4 to 6 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Ruth Hugeback picked up a paintbrush in earnest about 15 years ago, after a 40-year career as a laboratory scientist. She “finds different processes therapeutic, fascinating, exciting and frustrating,” and enjoys experimenting in painting in watercolor, oil and acrylic as well as dyeing, book binding, acrylic and gel printing. She frequently hosts classes at the Artists’ Studio Association.
Roxce Stavney found painting to be her passion after retiring from public health as a nurse. Over time, painting with oil and cold wax on panels with a palette knife evolved into her preferred medium. She explores color, texture and movement.
“I look for abstractions that can represent multiple layers of meaning,” she said.
Sue Henderson has been retired for 17 years after a long career of teaching art in public secondary schools in Oregon.
“I get to explore and play with all kinds of new techniques and media,” she said, “and I take joy incorporating them into my primary passions of calligraphy, watercolor and mixed media.”
Doreen (Doe) Thirkell, formerly a professional potter and administrative assistant, moved from Maine to the Oregon Coast 19 years ago. After retirement, she experimented in many types of media, but settled on soft pastels.
“I loved the softness and subtleness of pastels,” she said.
Her realistic artwork shows her love of the Earth’s creatures and the beauty of its landscapes.
Each artist has their own style but all are in touch with the natural world.
Connie Hansen’s Garden House Gallery is located at 1931 NW 33rd Street in Lincoln City and is open daily from 10 am to 2 pm. The garden is open from dawn to dusk. Guided tours are available Tuesday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information, go to conniehansengarden.com or call 541-994-6338.