Florence O'Neal and Danielle Taylor will be the featured artists/photographers for the July 1st WF Gallery Nights at Crush Wine Bar, with music by Kyle Dean. Stop in for wine and beer specials, along with food by John's Angels at Crush.

Marie Hausauer-The Random Musings of a Hermit

Please join The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery for a showing of mixed media & acrylics by Whitefish artist, Marie Hausauer. The Random Musings of a Hermit will exhibit a variety of Marie's work-each exposing a window to the artist's perception of different personal experiences, as well as providing commentary to some broader events affecting our every day lives. Marie's artwork is edgy figurative with a splash of surrealism. Live music with Jay DiPaola & refreshments served. Thursday, July 1st, 6-9PM. For more information, call 406-863-ARTS.

Wade Nelson - July - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Thompson Falls painter, R. Wade Nelson during the month of July. Nelson, a retired high school art teacher is working to become a painter. He has been retired almost 2 years and his work is taking an interesting direction. His paintings in the series, Sunday in the Park, are all painted with acrylic latex on post-consumer paper and cardboard (house paint on recycled paper and cardboard).

Sunday in the Park series was inspired by a drive through Glacier National Park late last summer. Considered by many to be the “crown jewel” of the Park system, Wade feels we are lucky to call it “our back yard”. Wade has tried through this series to present an object and image that is at once sacred and profane. He tries to honor the value placed on the park while working in a direct fashion with humble material. Wade feels that there are common threads between the extraordinary and the ordinary. He works in a way to capture an impression of place, time and atmosphere. He wants the viewer to share the experience with him of a Sunday in the park.

Meet Wade during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, July 1st, 2010 from 6-9 PM. Wade’s work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of July.

Station 8 presents Tayler Johnson

Station 8 is very pleased to host Whitefish native, Tayler Johnson, as their featured artist for the month of July. You will be surprised by Tayler's work, simply because the level expertise and variety ,of both subject and medium, contrasts sharply with her age! Tayler, a recent graduate of Whitefish High School, describes herself as "passionate about art" and that is putting it mildly. From her earliest memories, she has been responding to the beauty of the Flathead Valley through drawing and painting. She enjoys all aspects of working with the mediums oil, acrylic, watercolor and gauche, her favorite being oil. When she is not painting or drawing, she spends her time partaking in a wide variety of outdoor activities, including camping, rock climbing, swimming, fishing, slack lining, folfing golfing, hiking and water skiing. Having recently earned her scuba diving certification, Tayler has added exploring underwater environments to her list of activities. It is highly likely that this new direction will influence her art as well.
Tayler will be attending FVCC in the Fall as her first step towards expanding her artistic abilities and subsequent career options. In a year or two, she plans to attend an accredited art school with her goal being to explore the world of graphic design. She is committed to developing her acquired skills into a career she will love for the rest of her life.
Please join us, July 1st, 6-9 PM, to meet Tayler and view her work. Her passion is contagious!
Station 8 will be serving refreshments. Amazing Crepes will be open as well.

Victor Daniel at The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery

Please join us for an exhibit of Helena artist, Victor Daniel. "Artistic Visions" will include a variety of works on paper, photography & oils. Victor is a man of many talents-artist, musician & teacher!!

"Art is all about making connections. When we learn, our synaptic nerves make connections in our brains that never existed before. Likewise, art can connect two or more completely different ideas, thoughts or emotions and create something new. This new creation can be beautiful, terrifying, breathtaking, haunting, humorous, confusing, enlightening and hopefully memorable.
When I create, my goal is to bridge a connection from the artist to the viewer; to give the viewer a glimpse into my window of the world. I use a variety of mediums in my quest towards connectivity. Sometimes I will stick to one medium, but many times I need to combine paint with ink and pencil to fulfill my artistic vision. Regardless of the medium, when I create I tie together different themes, shapes, emotions or colors. The resulting tapestry weaves disparate elements together revealing a new truth.
Although the mediums and subjects of my art vary, the whole of my work remains stylistically similar and all of my work strives to make connections. My paintings incorporate elements of figurative, landscape, abstract, surreal and expressionistic styles. I weave together styles in order to forge new connections. In my photography, I try to hold a mirror to nature. By duplicating and flipping images, inanimate objects become something far more magical. They take on animal characteristics that appear both familiar and alien.
Regardless of medium or subject, I am always grasping for new connections. I am fascinated by the process of creation in both the natural and the artistic worlds and I want my art to bridge a connection between myself and the audience." Victor Daniel

Log onto www.vicdaniel.com for more information & insight!!

Join us Thursday, June 3rd, 6-9PM for fine art & refreshments!

Station 8 presents Gini Ogle

Gini Ogle
Calligraphic Arts/Watercolor Painting

If a picture paints a thousand words, then Gini Ogle takes that simple truth a step further with her artistry by combining her long time interest in calligraphic arts with her new found interest in watercolor painting. Creative letter arts has been Gini’s focus for thirty plus years. Her evolutionary career in this medium has spanned work in graphic design, teaching, commissions, and gallery ownership. Her newfound interest in watercolor painting has provided the range she needed to fully explore her artistic abilities, dovetailing the written message, alphabet design, and the painting into one seamless artistic expression in many cases. Gini also enjoys each of these disciplines separately. She has many watercolor paintings that speak more clearly than words ever could of the beauty she has been witness to as a fourth generation Montanan.

The most notable aspect of Gini’s watercolors is that they reflect a response that is purely intuitive. One gets the feeling that she utilizes all her senses, opening her heart to the subject and allowing that to influence the painting. In so doing, she makes the invisible parts of her experience visible. Utilizing calligraphy in some of her watercolors puts a voice to that experience. This is her signature.

During the course of her calligraphic career, Gini enjoyed several opportunities to redefine the venues for hand lettering. Collaborating with a photographer, Gini helped design a Lewis and Clark Bicentennial project. Designing and carving custom “phrase doors” was the result of another collaborative effort between Gini and a door artisan.

Recognition of Gini’s contribution as an artist include a national juried acceptance at MIT into a calligraphy class taught by Herman Zapf of Germany, and winning entries in the National Postal Museum contest. In addition, Gini was one of twelve artists selected to study in England with three renowned calligraphy authors and instructors. Publishing credits include entries in “Speedball” Instruction Book, “Letter Arts Review” magazine, and the “Alphabetica” collection.

Gini’s work is currently being shown at the Hockaday Museum of Art. She will be participating in the Plein Air Paint-Out in Glacier National Park later in June. Until then, she can be found at work in her studio at 530 4th Street East in Kalispell.

We invite you to join us, Thursday, June 3rd, 6-9 PM, at Station 8 to meet Gini and talk with her about her work.

STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO

In the heart of Whitefish is the non-profit community art center Stumptown Art Studio. It was founded in 1995 to offer art opportunities for all ages and art interests including: classes, workshops, camps, art parties, an artists' co-operative, painting pottery and glass fusing in the Ceramics Annex, art gifts, retail art supplies and exhibits.

Exhibits hosted at Stumptown Art Studio feature guest artists, group displays, student work, new works and provide exhibition space for emerging artists. The public is invited to stop by and enjoy this year's 2010 First Thursday Gallery Nights season between 6 and 9 p.m. during the opening receptions or for a month following anytime during regular open hours.

Stumptown Art Studio is hosting one of its most popular exhibits--the 15th Annual Spring Show of Student Artwork and Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 3 during “First Thursday Gallery Nights”. From 6-9 p.m. gallery goers will be able to see an exhibition of works by their favorite, young neighborhood artists. The pieces on display are a culmination from Stumptown Art Studio’s youth classes since last fall. Over 100 works of student art will be on display through June 29. They include drawings and paintings, collage and printmaking, pottery and sculpture.

Accompanying the evening is the popular ice-cream social. Create your own unique dessert from a selection of ice-cream flavors, sodas and toppings.

Sarah McConnell - June - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Lakeside painter, Sarah McConnell during the month of June. A third-generation Montanan, Sarah McConnell has been an artist and teacher for over a decade. Her work is sold in many galleries throughout the United States. She is the author of One Big Beautiful Bead, which was published by Lark Books in 2007. She paints portraits and makes jewelry in Lakeside, Montana, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

Sarah talks about her work, “I paint children because they're beautiful - their eyes are bright, their skin is fresh - you can't really go wrong with such a great subject. There's infinite variety and I never get bored or run out of subject matter. I paint in mixed media - watercolor, acrylic, oil, collage - whatever seems to suit the subject best. By necessity (children are not famous for being able to sit still for a long time) I paint from photo references. I take lots of pictures, outside if possible. I'm striving to make my current work more painterly - my natural tendency is to be super-realistic and keep working until you can hardly tell the painting isn't a photo. My goal is to capture not just the likeness, but the moment in time. If you could put a summer afternoon in a bottle and take it out on a dull midwinter day - that is how I would like you to feel with one of my paintings.”

Meet Sarah during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 from 6-9 PM. Sarah’s work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of June.

Spring 2010 Station 8

May 2010 Gallery Nights at Jest Gallery

The paintings of Montana artist Laura Miller and sculptures and paintings from Ryan Mitchell will be on display at Jest Gallery this Thursday. In addition to these featured artists there is also new work from artist Donna Gans. Please take a chance to stop by and say hello on Thursday!

List of artists featured at Crush for the first Gallery Night!!

Crush Wine Bar is gearing up for the first Whitefish Gallery Nights, this Thursday, May 6th! We are excited to announce that Glacier Park will be the theme for the first show in honor of the Centennial. The four featured artists/photographers featured in our gallery will be:

--GravityShots (www.gravityshots.com)

--Pete Thomas (www.petethomascreative.com)

--Craig Moore (www.glacierworld.com)

--Tammie Lee (www.spirithelpers.net)

Drink specials and a special food menu by John's Angels Catering will be offered during the art walk. For more information email crushwinebar@gmail.com, or call (406)730-1030

Spring Invite at The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery

The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery will be hosting a Spring Invite for the first Whitefish Gallery Nights of the season. Various artists will be on display, including Lisa Schaus, Maggie Logan, new works by Danny Kraus & a preview of our featured artist for August, Justin Anthony, from Missoula. For more information, call 406-863-ARTS & look to our facebook link for updates on future exhibits!

Kay Petal - Needle Felted Dolls - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Alaska artist Kay Petal during the month of May. Kay is a sculptural needle felt artist originally from Wasilla, Alaska. She was working out of her home studio, overlooking a scenic Alaskan lake, but her Felt Alive Studio is now on the road. She and her husband have left Alaska in their RV on an indefinite teaching tour.

With just a single barbed felting needle borrowed from industry; lofty, lustrous wool tangles into solid felt creations bound only by one's imagination. Wool is an amazing sculpture medium with endless possibilities. Kay's focus is on dolls. Her dolls are 100% needle felted wool batting made without using any patterns or a single sewing stitch; just thousand of pokes with her felting needle. Kay uses various colors of dyed wool almost like paint as she adds the details. They are quite flexible and have a very unusual lifelike quality to them that Kay contributes to the living qualities of the wool.

The first Whitefish Gallery Nights is Thursday, May 6th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Kay will be teaching needle felting classes at Camas Creek Yarns in Kalispell, May 14-16. Spaces are still available. For more information regarding classes, please contact Camas Creek Yarn.

Poppies/Lavonne Burgard

 

Station 8 presents Lavonne Burgard

Lavonne Burgard
Acrylic on Canvas

The arrival of Spring is celebrated through the work of Lavonne Burgard. Her use of color, and the freedom reflected in her brush strokes, gives the viewer the feeling of standing in front of an open window, surrounded by fresh air and bright skies.

Growing up on a farm in Iowa, Lavonne has called Montana home since 1975. Over the past 31 years, she has taught high school Art in Iowa, Arizona, South Dakota, Australia, and most recently in Kalispell.

Lavonne has left her teaching career behind, but, in so doing, has gained a new perspective which is reflected in her work. Retirement has opened her eyes to the expansiveness of life, and the limitless possibilities it holds. No longer bogged down by the details associated with her former responsibilities, her outlook is larger, and her sense of freedom expanded. A bright future is there for the taking, and Lavonne's large acrylics on canvas surely capture that attitude.

As both an artist and educator, Lavonne's work has been duly recognized. The Montana Arts Education Association selected Lavonne as recipient of the Montana Arts Educator of the Year in 2006. A one artist showing of her work, which included sixteen acrylic paintings of trees, took place at the Sage Spa. In addition, her work has been shown in the Hockaday Museum of the Arts for past and present membership, most recently as a participant in their minatures auction showing. Currently, her work is on display at the Montana Frameworks in downtown Kalispell and the Three Forks Grille in Columbia Falls.

Station 8 is very pleased to host Lavonne Burgard as their first artist, of their first season as participants in Whitefish Gallery Nights First Thursdays. Please join us for an evening of fun, laughter, and lightheartedness, May 6th from 6-9 PM.