ArtSource - February 9, 2007

Located in Old Town Florence on Bay Street, the Blue Heron Gallery features Northwest artisans. Their collection includes jewelry, glassworks, paintings, sculptures and woodcarvings.

ArtSource - February 8, 2007

Wild Woman Creations features wearable art handcrafted by local artists. This working glass studio and gallery is located just north of Depoe Bay in Lincoln Beach.

They offer jewelry classes using glass and sterling silver materials. They also instruct their students in making some home interior objects.

The gallery opened in 2005 and displays a large selection of original jewelry. There are many necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and earrings to choose from. They also sell a good selection of art books, beach-glass tiles, and Dr. Seuss-style bottles with handcrafted stoppers.

ArtSource - February 7, 2007

Located in Depoe Bay, the Dancing Coyote Gallery features fine art collections.

Browse the collections of metal art, glass etchings, jewelry, ceramics, and unique indoor water fountains. See jewelry made by artist David Freeland who works his Native-American-inspired pieces in 18-karat gold. His latest designs are made with Australian Opal, Poaraiba Tourmaline, natural blue zircon, and Tanzanite.

ArtSource - February 6, 2007

Arizona Ray’s Photo Art Gallery is located in beautiful Depoe Bay right on the Oregon coast.

Arizona Ray's offers photographs that have been matted and framed. Customers choose from Pacific Ocean sunset photos, Arizona desert and landscapes, Florida sunrises, and ordinary objects slightly off center.

ArtSource - February 5, 2007

Deriving its name from its address on Highway 101 in Depoe Bay, Gallery 167 will be a highlight of your visit to Depoe Bay. New inventory is always being added, so the store is fresh and filled with new treasures, including a huge selection of art glass and trendy home decor.

Numerous local artists' works are on display, including that of Ann Bajovich, Charlie Anderson, Laura Hopper, Viki Richardson, Sharon Joy Brunner, Barbara Love, Lena Mitchell, and Huiya Chen.

ArtSource - February 2, 2007

Located in downtown Coos Bay in the art-deco former post office, the Coos Art Museum is the largest art museum on the Pacific Coast between San Francisco and Canada and the third oldest art museum in Oregon. A wide variety of art works in many media are on display.

A special section on the second floor is devoted to Steve Prefontaine, the most famous runner ever produced by Oregon, who was born and reared in Coos Bay.

ArtSource - February 1, 2007

The Cannon Beach Art Gallery displays the works of local and regional artists and features shows that change on a monthly basis. An arm of the Cannon Beach Arts Association (CBAA), this gallery is staffed predominantly by volunteers and enables those artists to feature their work during the shows.

Displaying a wide range of media, this gallery also displays locally crafted jewelry and books for sale, written by local authors.

ArtSource - January 30, 2007

The Bronze Coast Gallery includes works in sculpture and fine art in its Cannon Beach location. Featuring the works of more than 30 award-winning regional, national, and international artists, this gallery opened its doors in 1993.

With the intention of providing education in the process of bronze casting, Kim Barnett offers the most extensive collection of limited-edition bronze sculptures on the Oregon Coast. Prior to opening the Bronze Coast Gallery, Barnett owned and operated a large foundry in eastern Oregon for more than 10 years.

Also included in their collections are works of original paintings photography, and giclee reproductions.

ArtSource - January 29, 2007

The White Bird Gallery was one of the first galleries to fully incorporate fine arts with fine crafts. White Bird helped to develop Cannon Beach's thriving art community. Featuring paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, glass, ceramics, and jewelry, the gallery is regionally and nationally recognized.

ArtSource - January 26, 2007

Rhodes Stringfellow: Original paintings, limited-edition bronzes, and a cozy wine bar are a few of the things offered by this art gallery in Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast.

ArtSource - January 25, 2007

Visitors will encounter original art here, including oils, watercolors, and studies; and prints of the Giclee, lithograph, and mini-print formats, all in a spacious gallery.

The Jeffrey Hull Gallery is situated in the center of Cannon Beach in Sandpiper Square, on the captivating North Oregon coast, about 70 miles west of Portland. The gallery has existed more than 20 years.

ArtSource - January 24, 2007

The Manley Art Center in coastal Brookings is the home of the Pelican Bay Arts Association. Located on Oak Street across from the Abbey Mall, the member-owned and operated gallery offers originals in all media.

Classes and workshops are conducted throughout the year. The Second Saturday Art Walk through the art galleries of Brookings originates at the Manley Art Center.

ArtSource - January 23, 2007

Colours Gallery features abstract art in all media as well as hand-blown and fused glass, pottery, jewelry, wood bowls, and sculpture. The gallery features both regional and national artists in its location in downtown Brookings on the Oregon coast.

ArtSource - January 22, 2007

With a warm ambience provided by a glowing fireplace, the Brian Scott Gallery features the best of Pacific Coast art, including acrylics, oil, bronzes, wood sculpture, and more.

Three gallery restaurants feature three floors of cuisine enhanced by fine art and literature. The Snug, located on the top floor, serves coffee drinks, plus salads, burgers, sandwiches, soups, and more. Relax on the ocean-view deck while you enjoy your repast.

The Grill on the Alley offers a generous variety of steak, seafood, chicken, and pasta dishes.

In the Victorian Room, patrons enjoy an unhurried culinary adventure graced by attention to detail, in a beautiful setting of fine art, as Chef Cody Larsen prepares classic French cuisine.

ArtSource - January 19, 2007

A large selection of handcrafted myrtlewood products are available at Pacific Myrtlewood and Lighthouse Factory in Bandon, including small-scale lighthouses, bowls, vases, hurricane lanterns, collector thimbles, desk sets, wine goblets, ring boxes, and incense burners. The Oregon coast is famous for myrtlewood products.

ArtSource - January 18, 2007

The Second Street Gallery in Bandon is the largest gallery on the Oregon Coast and offers a wide range of American crafts and fine art in all media in a spacious gallery.

More than 100 artists offer choices of paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolors; sculptures in stone, bronze, steel, wood and clay; fine furniture; blown glass, fused glass; wearable art; contemporary jewelry, decorative ceramics to unique functional pottery... originals to fine-quality prints; basketry and weavings.

ArtSource - January 17, 2007

Valley Bronze of Oregon has two galleries, in Joseph and Astoria. In Astoria, on the Oregon Coast, its gallery features fine bronzes and original flatwork.

In addition to their casting and fabrication services, Valley Bronze operates two fine-art showrooms that display sculptures by diverse artists, many of whose works emerge at their foundry. Their galleries feature works by George Carlson, Barbara Chen, David Crawford, Chester Fields, Dorothy Fowler, Elle George, Michael Gorbon, Nano Lopez, Maimon, Walter Matia, Ken Roth, Royo, and Mike Smith, among numerous other artists.

In addition to sculpture, they exhibit paintings and prints by nationally and internationally known artists.

Art Source of the Day - January 16, 2007

The ArtSource entry for January 16, 2007, is the RiverSea Gallery of Astoria, which features original Northwest art, fine crafts, and exceptional jewelry. Visitors will find prints, paintings, pastels, photos, sculpture, glass, clay, and wood pieces. The gallery also exhibits contemporary works by coastal, northwest, and national artists.

Tom Benenati is a pastels artist whose pieces have appeared in RiverSea Gallery. He says the gallery's variety means there is something there for everybody. What especially inspires him is a sense of artists in community, "...a sense here of art as an endeavor, not so much as a product for retail." - Artisan Northwest magazine

Art Source of the Day - January 15, 2007

This entry inaugurates a series of interest to art enthusiasts, both residents and visitors, of the Oregon Coast. It is called "Art Source of the Day."

Highlighted for January 15, 2007, is the Art Center Gallery of Clatsop Community College, Astoria, which exhibits major national and international artists.

It is a space where art merges with education. Subjects the department offers include ceramics and sculpture, painting, prints, drawing and design, photography (including digitally enhanced photography), and textiles.