CANNON BEACH , OREGON – For the past 33 years, Haystack Gallery has been known mostly for its artists working in the more “traditional or representational styles”. Several years ago we added new artists in the gallery to include those who work in a brighter, colorful free-form or abstract style.
In July we will have an exhibition devoted entirely to our artists on the fringe. We start with Cubist & Pop Artist, Sonya Paz from California exhibiting her colorful and fanciful originals, prints and watches. From our neighbor to the north, we have bright, large, original oil abstract landscapes by Canadian artist Brooke Anderson. To round out the mix, local artist Jeni Trinity Lee shows her small original acrylics of birds on a wire painted in an almost neon palette.
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Brooke Anderson - Anderson was born in Vancouver, British
Columbia and raised in the southern California desert.
Both of these very different landscapes—the rain forest and the desert—find expression in her work today. Brooke began painting at the age of six with her mother, also an artist, who inspired her love of shape and color.
After returning to Canada to study Fine Arts, Brooke worked for a major airline carrier enabling her to travel widely throughout the world pursuing her interest in art, literature and painting. The subtle beauty of Japanese art enticed Brooke to immerse herself in Japanese culture, and study shodo (Japanese calligraphy) for several years. These cultural influences emerge in her work on many different levels.
Sonya
Paz – Sonya has a passion for Modern Art, Pop Art, Cubism,
Modernism and Surrealism. These combined influences can be seen in
much of her work, where traditional styles compete with energetic pop
art images of the past 25 years.
Her work is engaging yet simple, motivating and energized, with colors that pull you in like a vortex. Bold shapes and vibrant colors leap off her canvases, while her images explode in an energetic and wildly whimsical style.
Sonya's paintings and watches with vivid images are a reflection of
her California roots and her active lifestyle.
Her positive, creative
attitude and passionate expression represent an optimistic view of the
world. Her works are inspired by the Cubist movement as well as from
American Pop Art and seasoned
by traveling the world to study art and its history.
Jeni
Trinity Lee – When artist Jeni Trinity Lee is not making art in
her backyard studio, she is often found traveling and exploring, collecting
inspirations for her paintings and collages. After receiving her degree
in painting, Jeni began showing her work professionally and quickly found
her work in many private and corporate collections throughout the Northwest
including local Legacy Hospitals and award winning boutique hotels in Portland
and Seattle. She has an eclectic collection of prints published
through Gango Editions where her work receives national and worldwide exposure.
Due to the popularity and demand of her designs, Jeni was featured as one
of the “Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2010” in Décor Magazine. She
has attended renowned artist residencies and workshops in the unique landscapes
of New Mexico, Vermont, Central Oregon and the Oregon coast. Her
colorful bird paintings were originally inspired by the little bird who
would visit her on the telephone line outside the window of her first art
studio in Portland.
About Haystack Gallery
A Fine Art Gallery established in 1977, Haystack Gallery displays the artwork of over 75 Northwest, national and internationally recognized artists, covering a wide range of styles including original oils, pastels, acrylics and watercolors, bronze and steel sculptures, hand-made jewelry, limited and open edition giclées and lithographs. We feature artists such as: Steve Hanks, Pino, John Ebner, Frogman, Rie Munoz, Sean Conrad, Mike Smith, Sally O'Neill, Don Bishop and Michael Tieman.
For more information contact Haystack Gallery at PO Box 12, Cannon Beach, OR 97110 Phone: 503-436-2547; www.haystackgallery.com Email: info@haystackgallery.com