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!