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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery newsletter, December 2021 |
Joshua Meador's artistic use of indistinct figures and old weathered buildings in his landscapes by Daniel Rohfling |
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Joshua Meador, Old Virginia City #363 (aka V is for Virginia) oil on linen, 20 x 27 available for sale |
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In a brief clip from Disney's 1958 short film 4 Artists Paint 1 Tree, Joshua Meador explained his palette knife technique. He stated he didn't thoroughly mix his colors on his palette, but let them mingle on the canvas. He then stated, "Thorough mixing of colors would kill all the life in it for me." |
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Camille Pissarro 1830-1903, Avenue in the Parc de Marly, 1871 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Notice the distant figures of women in the center as they draw you into the focal point of his composition, and the figure of the woman off to the left in the mid foreground, giving a sense of distance. |
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Joshua Meador, Bodega Dock #807 oil on linen, 18 x 24 Sold by our Gallery, Private Collection |
Joshua Meador, Bodega Bay #1106 oil on linen, 20 x 27 Private Collection |
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Joshua Meador, I Dreamt I was Painting oil on linen, 18 x 14 Sold by our gallery, Private Collection |
Joshua Meador, Cannery Row #1229 oil on linen, 22 x 30 available for sale The scene above is Cannery Row in Monterey was painted in the 1950's. Today, it is the location of the Monterey Bay Aquarium which opened in October of 1984. |
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Joshua Meador, Haven, # 939 oil on linen, 24 x 34 available for sale |
Joshua Meador, Spring Rain, #548 (this ranch still exists, and is just west of Valley Ford, CA) Oil on linen, 20 x 27 Sold by our gallery, Private Collection |
Buildings in Meador's paintings seem to swing and sway as they are planted in a moving earth. Seldom do they have crisp squared off angles or precise lines, as you would find in an Edward Hopper painting. Meador's buildings have character, showing the scares of age. They sag due to their weight, their paint is thin or peeling, their wood is warped or splintered. They bend with the changing times as surely as the land upon seismically moves and the clouds race above on the winds. |
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Joshua Meador, Rainy Day #1723 (Bodega, CA) Oil on linen, 22 x 30 Sold by our gallery, Private Collection |
Joshua Meador, Bodega Delivery (Bodega, CA) Oil on Linen 20 x 27, Private Collection |
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"Park" #1768 Oil on Linen, 22 x 30 available for sale |
The Joshua Meador page on our site | Back to the top |
Holiday Fine Art Sale: Atelier One OPEN STUDIOS At least 10 artists open their Atelier One studios including Linda Sorensen plus Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery (both in Studio #5). December 4 & 5, 11-5 |
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GRATON HOLIDAY ART EVENTS! |
And just east on Graton Rd is Graton Gallery, holding its Gallery Partners Holiday Show (with guest artists), this and other weekends 11:00am-4:00pm, and by appointment. |
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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Showroom by appointment only in Graton or Bodega Bay (with masks, social distancing and hand sanitizer) http://www.BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com | Call or Text 707-875-2911 email: Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com |
"Mendocino Coast" Joshua Meador |
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Ren Brown |
The Ren Brown Collection 1781 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay, 94923 707-875-2922 | rbc4art@renbrown.com http://www.renbrown.com | Back to the Top |
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Linda Sorensen Paintings LindaSorensenPaintings.com | 707-875-2911 |
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Bodega Bay's Jean Warren Watercolors Bodega Bay resident Jean Warren says her paintings are reflections of the places she has lived and traveled. Jean is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association and full member of Society of Layerists in Multi-Media. Visit Jean's site and view examples at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts http://www.JeanWarren.com / 707-875-9240 |
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What's nearby? in Sonoma, Napa & Marin Counties |
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IN SEBASTOPOL - Sebastopol Center for the Arts ... see website for on-line activities home of Sonoma County's Art @ the Source and Art Trails 282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472 707.829.4797 Hours when able to reopen: Tue - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat & Sun 1 - 4pm |
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Corrick's Keven Brown |
IN SANTA ROSA Corrick's Art Trails Gallery | http://www.corricks.com/arttrailsgallery 637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 | Contact:: http://www.corricks.com/contact-us Corrick's has been a Santa Rosa Treasure since 1915, a downtown stationery store serving the community's "cultural hub." Corrick's has long supported local artists with its impressive "ART TRAILS GALLERY," including paintings by Linda Sorensen. Corricks offers a number of originals by famed Santa Rosa artist, Maurice Lapp ... (see our August 2017 article) located on Fourth Street, steps away from Santa Rosa's revitalized town square and Fourth Street's Russian River Brewery |
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Dennis Calabi |
IN SANTA ROSA- Calabi Gallery | http://www.calabigallery.com We are located at 456 Tenth Street in Santa Rosa. Contact us with any questions at (707) 781-7070 or info@calabigallery.com 456 Tenth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 | email: info@calabigallery.com | 707-781-7070 Famed master conservator Dennis Calabi brings his rare knowledge and experience to present a tasteful and eclectic array of primarily 20th century artwork. http://www.calabigallery.com |
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IN Santa Rosa - The Annex Galleries specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European fine prints The Annex Galleries is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA). http://www.AnnexGalleries.com |
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IN GRATON - Graton Gallery |
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IN DUNCANS MILLS - Christopher Queen Galleries 3 miles east of Hwy 1 on Hwy 116 on the Russian River http://www.christopherqueengallery.com |707-865-1318 |
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IN Healdsburg - Paul Mahder Gallery http://www.paulmahdergallery.com (707) 473-9150 | Info@paulmahdergallery.com 222 Mill Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA 95448 | check for hours |
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Links to current museum exhibits relevant to Early California Art | |||
The Greater Bay Area | |||
The Walt Disney Family Museum -- see website for details This museum tells Walt's story from the early days. (on the Parade Grounds) 104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 -- view location on Google Maps -- |
San Francisco ... see website de Young Museum Permanent Collection |
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San Francisco closed, see website California Historical Society |
San Francisco Legion of Honor ... see website -Permanent European and Impressionist Paintings |
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San Francisco open, see website for details Contemporary Jewish Museum |
Oakland ... see website Oakland Museum of California -- ongoing Gallery of California Art -showcasing over 800 works from the OMCA's collection |
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San Francisco |
Santa Rosa |
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Santa Rosa ... see website Charles M. Schultz Museum |
Moraga |
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Sonoma Mission San Francisco de Solano Museum featuring the famed watercolor paintings of the California Missions by Christian Jorgensen |
Sonoma Sonoma Valley Museum of Art ... see website 551 Broadway, Sonoma CA (707) 939-7862 |
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Ukiah Grace Hudson Museum ... see website http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org |
Bolinas |
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Walnut Creek ... see website The Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts |
San Jose San Jose Museum of Art ... see website approximately 2,000 20th & 21st century artworks including paintings, sculpture, new media, photography, drawings, prints, and artist books. |
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Monterey Monterey Museum of Art ... see website Ongoing exhibitions ... Museums Permanent Collection including William Ritschel, Armin Hansen and E. Charlton Fortune |
Palo Alto ... see website Cantor Art Center at Stanford University |
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Monterey |
Sacramento Crocker Art Museum Open Thurs - Sun, 10-5, masks, ... see websites |
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Sacramento Capitol Museum ... see website Governor's Portrait Gallery Permanent Exhibits (including one of our galllery's favorite artists, Robert Rishell's portrait of Gov. Ronald Reagan |
Stockton's Treasure! The Haggin Museum ... see website -Largest exhibition of Albert Beirstadt paintings anywhere, plus the works of Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell's mentor. see our Newsletter article, April 2011 |
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Southern California (and Arizona) (for all museums below, see website for hours and protocols. | |||
Los Angeles Los Angeles Museum of Art Art of the Americas, Level 3: Artworks of paintings and sculptures from the colonial period to World War II— a survey of of art and culture & "Levitated Mass" |
Irvine UCI IMCA (University of California, Irvine Institute and Museum of California Art) (formerly The Irvine Museum) The Resonant Surface: Movement, Image and Sound in California Painting ... through Feb 19, 2022 |
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Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Museum of Art |
Orange Our Golden State: Landscape Paintings from the Hilbert Collection November 9 - April 18, 2022 Hilbert Museum, Chapman University |
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Pasaden Norton Simon Museum -an Impressive Permanent collection, European impressionist and post impressionist paintings See our newsletter from March 2014 |
San Marino (near Pasadena) The Huntington Library American Art Collection Paintings by John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, Robert Henri, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, William Keith, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Hart Benton and many more. |
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San Diego San Diego Museum of Art Permanent Collection |
Palm Springs |
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Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Art Museum an excellent sampling of Artists of the American West |
Los Angeles California African American Art Museum adjacent to the LA Coliseum (see our newsletter articleof their Ernie Barne's Exhibition September 2019) |
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& Beyond | |||
Honolulu, HI Honolulu Museum (see our Newsletter article from February, 2015) |
Kamuela, HI (Big Island) Issacs Art Center 65-1268 Kawaihae Road Kamuela, HI 96743 (See our Dec '16 article "Hawaii's Paul Gauguin," modernist Madge Tennent, 1889-1972) |
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Seattle, WA Seattle Art Museum ( see our article Mar 2018 French and American Paintings ) |
Portland, OR Portland Art Museum Permanent Collection: American Art |
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Washington D.C. The Renwick Gallery Permanent ... Grand Salon Paintings from the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Chicago, IL Art Institute of Chicago Permanent collection: the Impressionists |
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Cedar Rapids, IA The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Grant Wood: In Focus is an ongoing permanent collection exhibition. |
Bentonville, AR |
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Washington D.C. The National Gallery Permanent collection American Paintings |
Philadelphia , PA The Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Philadelphia , PA Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Campus |
Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Museum American Art Permanent Collection |
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New York , NY The Whitney Museum of American Art The largest selection of works by Edward Hopper |
New York , NY Metropolitan Museum of Art Its extensive collection of American Art |
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Detroit, MI Detroit Institute of Arts American Art Permanent Collection |
Ottawa, Ontario National Gallery of Canada |
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Denver, CO Denver Art Museum |
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For an appointment, email or call ... Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com / 707-875-2911 | ||||
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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery and Linda Sorensen's studio Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery .com / Linda Sorensen Paintings . com Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com / LindaSorensen@Earthlink.net 707-875-2911 Atelier One, Studio 5, 2860 Bowen St, Graton, CA 95444 (not a mailing address) |
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