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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Monthly June 2009 News, Articles, and Opinions from the world of California’s Heritage Art & Beyond, & Gallery and Museum exhibits, near & far
	Celebrating Early California, Western, and American Art 1580 Eastshore Road, PO Box 325 Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 just below and around back of the Terrapin Creek Cafe Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays, Noon until 5:00 PM (or other times by prearranged appointment) email: Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com \| www.BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com	Linda Sorensen & Daniel Rohlfing
Manuel Valencia Marin Coast	New at the Gallery ... June 19 through August Old Locals & a Few (Other) Notables	Gordon Coutts Mt. Tam
	Big Bodega Bay News ... Just above our gallery, Andrew and Liya of the Terrapin Creek Cafe have been featured in an article in Santa Rosa's Press Democrat. Until you taste their food, here's a taste of what the PD had to say "... Against all odds, this little storefront restaurant, in the space that was once the Seaweed Café, perched on a hillside above the Bodega harbor marina, has pulled off a culinary coup. In a Wine Country stuffed with world-renowned restaurants, it is, in a quiet and unassuming way, among the best."

King Tut Returns to SF's de Young Museum	The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot	Santa Rosa's Charles M. Schulz Museum Honors the 65th Anniversary of D-Day	Robin Fahey Cameron, of Marin County's Point Reyes Station, has a new Hawaiian Home
We're improving our email communications	Visit our current exhibit "Women Painters of California," works by historic women artists from our collection, 1856-Present. Linda Sorensen's paintings are on exhibit at the Local Color Gallery. LindaSorensenPaintings.com . See gallery notes below. Please forward our newsletter link to your friends. Plan a trip to Bodega Bay (Map & Location)		Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Notes Our Neighboring Galleries Museum Exhibits The Greater Bay Area Southern California & Beyond

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Tut Returns to SF's de Young Museum	Coffinette for the Viscera of Tutankhamun
The King Tut Exhibit opens at the San Francisco's de Young Museum, June 27, '09 through March 28, 2010. Thirty years ago, the “Treasures of Tutankhamun" first visited San Francisco in 1979. Read more ...
BBC Video of when this exhibit visited the British Museum in 2002 (5 min 41 sec)
	Archeologist Harold Carter with Tut's Sarcophagus
Sarcophagi from King Tut's tomb on display
For thirty-two and one-half centuries, Tutankhamun's remains rested undisturbed. But since Harold Carter discovered Tut's tomb and reintroduced Tut to the world in 1922, the boy king has been drafted into service as an ambassador to citizens of a far future age, charged with teaching them about Egypt's antiquities and culture and, through worldwide museum tours, helping finance their preservation. Tutankhamun, better known to the world as King Tut, ruled Egypt from 1333 to 1324 BC. He began his rule when he was around 8 years of age, and died when he was 17 or 18. Tut made his first appearance in his new role 3,246 years after his burial. This will be the longest single stay for a traveling exhibit in the de Young’s history. The exhibit includes 130 artifacts from the King's lavishly adorned tomb. Many of the items have never traveled outside of Egypt before. Highlights include a gold crown and two coffinettes containing fetuses believed to be the children of the King. The famous gold mask of Tutankhamun, centerpiece of the 1979 exhibit, no longer travels out of Egypt. Several reasons are given, including the high cost of insurance. The original exhibit in 1979 was a blockbuster, focusing on the splendor and beauty of the objects. This exhibit is more extensive, and seeks to educate more, placing the boy King in his historical and social context. Exhibitors are striving to enable those who view the exhibit to have a richer idea of where King Tut fits in time, and how he got to be where he was, even though he died at such a young age. The exhibit has been on the road since 2005, visiting Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia, London, and its most recent stay at the Dallas Museum of Art. Visit this link for tickets, and it may be a good idea to include the dates your out of town visitors will be in the area. California sixth-graders have Egyptian history in their curricula, and the museum is reserving Mondays for school visits. San Francisco's de Young Museum \| The Dallas Art Museum\| Back to the Top

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot Claude Monet said of him, "There is only one master here—Corot. We are nothing compared to him, nothing."
Left, Corot's View of Rome: The Bridge and Castel Sant'Angelo with the Cupola of St. Peters, 1826-28, San Francisco's Legion of Honor		Above, Photo portrait of Corot by Nadar
Since the 19th century, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot has been and still is a touchstone influencing California landscape painting. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will exhibit 12 of Corot's paintings plus some drawings and prints beginning the Fourth of July through October 11, 2009. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot was born in 1796 and died in 1875 and was the leading artist of the Barbizon school. His work bridges the French and Italian neo-classical period while anticipating the plein air French Impressionists. Corot's father apprenticed Jean-Baptiste to the drapery trade, but Corot did not like the tricks of the business	Corot's Park at Monsieur Wallet at Voincinlieu, 1966
world, and soon found the courage to dedicate his life to painting. At that time, landscape painting was popular in Europe, and was generally divided into two groups. At the time, The neoclassicists were popular, and painted idealized scenes with ancient, biblical or mythological themes. But another group was on the rise which offered more realistic scenes of northern European landscape, architecture and plant life which often featured figures of peasants. In both of these approaches, artists would sketch in the field and create finished paintings in their studios. In 1821-1822, Corot studied with Achille-Etna Michallon. Michallon had young Corot do sketches and paintings outdoors, including in the now famed forests of the Fontainebleau. Corot visited Italy from 1825-28. Although he claims not to have learned much from Italian painters (even though he considered Leonardo da Vinci his favorite painter), he spent much time among Rome's architectural wonders and the Italian countryside. He was challenged by the Italian light. He was also fascinated with Italian women. He said, “They still have the most beautiful women in the world that I have met….their eyes, their shoulders, their hands, and their asses are spectacular. In that, they surpass our women, but on the other hand, they are not their equals in grace and kindness…Myself, as a painter I prefer the Italian woman, but I lean toward the French woman when it comes to emotion.” But Corot did not marry. Rather, he dedicated himself to his painting, saying, "I have only one goal in life that I want to pursue faithfully: to make landscapes. This firm resolution keeps me from a serious attachment. That is to say, in marriage…but my independent nature and my great need for serious study make me take the matter lightly.” Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school, and laid the foundations of impressionism which would come after him. Claude Monet said of him, "There is only one master here—Corot. We are nothing compared to him, nothing." The focus of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's exhibit is to celebrate Corot's influence on California's landscape painters. Care has been taken to show paintings of unquestioned authenticity and quality.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art's Website		Back to the Top

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Santa Rosa's Charles M. Schulz Museum Honors the 65th Anniversary of D-Day
The Charles M Schulz Museum presents "To Remember: Charles Schulz Commemorates D-Day," May 27 - October 12, 2009.
We know he played hockey, but its still difficult to imagine Charles Schulz as a warrior. The soft spoken gentleman who faithfully provided our daily dose of Peanuts seemed anything but a hard edged soldier ready for battle. But a soldier he was. During WW II, he served as a machine gun squad leader in France, Germany and Austria. And with an old soldier's dignity, he remembered.
In later years, Charles Schulz called D-Day the most important day in the twentieth century and redundantly added, “there are certain things that must never be forgotten…. It’s one of those days we must not forget.” Charles Schulz did his part to help us remember.	Cartoon courtesy of the Charles M. Schulz Musuem, Santa Rosa, CA © United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
In the mid 1990's, he dedicated his June 6 Peanuts strips to the anniversary of D-Day, featuring Snoopy storming the coast of Normandy. He was honored to serve as the National Fundraising Chair of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. The Memorial, dedicated in 2001, pays tribute to the heroism and sacrifice of all Allied Armed Forces during the D-Day invasion. The Museum will host a reception on Friday, June 5th at 1:30 p.m. honoring local surviving servicemen and women of World War II. The 65th Anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, June 6th will be offered as a FREE DAY to all Museum visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the Museum's website for direction and hours.
http://www.SchulzMuseum.org	The National D-Day Memorial	Back to the Top

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	Robin Fahey Cameron Formerly to be found at Pt. Reyes Station's William Lester Gallery, Robin is now at the Banana Gallery in Hawi, Hawaii on the Big Island's North Kohala shore.

	Whether you are planning a trip to the Big Island or an online visit to Robin's Website, the treat will be delightful. Her delightful new Banana Gallery features he own paintings and the works of other artists painting the marvelous Hawaiian landscape. As she did with with the William Lester Gallery in Point Reyes Station, she brings out the best of contemporary local artists, many of whom have well established Bay Area roots. Stop by in person, or visit her website, write her and let her know what you think. Better yet, consider buying a painting of Hawaii. Perhaps you can't be there year round, but viewing a Banana Gallery painting on your wall can give you a refreshing Hawaiian moment each day. The small luscious town of Hawi hugs the northern slopes of the Big Island, just across the strait from Maui, and on clear days, affording marvelous views of Mt. Hakeakala. Just down the road past the famed statue of King Kamehameha II, you can gaze over the northern' shore's Pololu Valley. Back in Hawi, across the street from the Banana Gallery is the famed Bamboo Restaurant, destination of the pilgrimage for potstickers, coconut shrimp, a memorable mai tai and other delights. There is also an ice cream parlor that is a favorite of everyone's, a bakery, and other shops. Robin enjoys the pleasant lifestyle of the Big Island, and enjoys hearing from her friends and fans everywhere. Give her a call and let her know when you might stop by. It is one of those small road trips easy to do from anywhere on the Kona side of the Big Island, and one of those rare places to enjoy original and unique art with a plein air sensibility that pleases us and those who are fans of fine art rather than the ubiquitous fare of tourist shops.


	http://www.thebananagallery.com/gallery.htm \| Back to the Top

Email Notification of Newsletters

We're making improvements

The internet has gotten complicated - an understatement. We had been issuing our monthly Newsletter notification emails ourselves, but we ran into prevention of multiple emails by our email accounts, and we think that some ISPs are screening or blocking them. So we're going to try Constant Contact, which various galleries and art organizations have also started to use. Constant Contact issues permission-based emails and has its own strict protocol. It may possibly issue emails to our address list asking for permission, and if those emails don't get a "yes" response, addresses will be dropped from our notifications.

In the process of investigating this, we came upon some interesting information. Emails processed by Constant Contact have prominent "unsubscribe" links. If you are not interested in receiving a Newsletter or other notification from various issuers that contact you, use this type of link on the various emails you receive, unless you specifically want to punish or report the sender. If instead people use the "block" or "junk" buttons on their email page, this will operate as a negative report to their ISP, which may in turn block ALL mail from that source, from reaching ALL of their subscribers. Negative action from ISPs can cause Constant Contact to refuse to handle the issuer. If this were to happen to us, we might end up with no way to contact people by email even for invited reasons such as to tell them about something they asked us to watch out for. If we issue an email and it never reaches the intended client, we usually have no way of knowing that. But Constant Contact should be able to tell us if there is a problem.

So watch out for your Constant Contact notification, and don't be afraid to respond. Clicking a simple link on such a well-established service does not have the dangers that we have all heard about in connection with opening unknown attachments or providing personal information to pfishers. (We embarrassingly fell for a "tagged.com" message recently, and alert you not to fall for that.)
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Gallery Notes

There will be a new display of paintings showing at our gallery in Bodega Bay starting June 19. We have not totally decided what area or areas to feature, so if you have suggestions or requests please let us know. We are thinking that it may be time to show some of the older local paintings such as Meyer Straus, B.Y. Ruiz, Manuel Valencia, Jonnevold.
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery's own Linda Sorensen has landscape paintings on exhibit at the Local Color Artist Gallery (just upstairs from Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery) through Sunday, June 28th. Linda is sharing a show with artist Judy Butler entitled "The Scenic Route." Linda's own new website is LindaSorensenPaintings.com
The Petaluma Arts Council invites young people to attend their Summer Arts for Kids program. See their website for further details, http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org.
The Petaluma Arts Council upcoming show starts June 14: "Fifty Years on Sonoma Mountain."
See their website, events page, for further details, http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org.
The new Map of fine arts and arts & crafts galleries in Sonoma County has been issued by the Sonoma County Gallery Group, and is available at galleries, visitors centers, wineries on the Wine Road, and other locations. There are several new galleries of note, and this Map and the www.SCGG.org website is a good way to plan a tour and find out about current exhibits.
Booklets of several of our exhibitions are available. Pick them up at the gallery or send us your mailing address.
- Painters of the Desert;
- Regionalist Watercolors;
- 19th Century Paintings of Northern California;
- Painters of Carmel (plus other Master Painters of the Sea).
The gallery offers access to a collection of reference material - even Sister Wendy, of course. There are many books including a huge volume about Edward Hopper. On hand for the Women Artists show is the "Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West." There are also various slide shows available, such as Milford Zornes, and DVDs about various art movements and artists (including 4 Men Paint 1 Tree, Disney's short film that includes Joshua Meador 1911-1965). On a rainy day or any other gallery day, please accept our invitation to sit down and browse for a while, or have a DVD shown for you. Please speak up and tell us in advance about what you may wish to view or look through, so that we can set it up for you or make sure it is there.
The gallery website has a number of audio and video features for educational purposes. See the video on our Alexander Dzigurski page entitled The Palette & Symphony. Review the informative interview with Robert Rishell on our page about him, as well as the Zornes interview.
We have a renewed selection of small, affordable works by Alexander Dzigurski II, whose works were celebrated at a successful opening reception of a show in Carmel last month.
In addition to the beautiful desert paintings by Kathi Hilton (daughter of John W. Hilton) that we have showing in the gallery, additional paintings are available that we can quickly obtain from the artist according to the preferences of interested persons. Please contact us for details.
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery is a member of the Sonoma County Gallery Group, which publishes a map of fine art galleries and has a website with information on a wide variety of current exhibitions. http://www.scgg.org . We are also members of the Petaluma Arts Council, which has a marvelous new exhibition space in the train depot visitor's center area off Washington Street at Lakeville Road in Petaluma. www.petalumaartscouncil.org.
Our Archives page has links to our previous gallery exhibits and monthly newsletters.

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What's showing at Bodega Bay Galleries & Beyond? click on their links and discover the wonder to be found in the galleries of West Sonoma County
While in Bodega Bay ...
	IN BODEGA BAY Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery 1580 Eastshore Road, PO Box 325 Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays, Noon until 5:00 PM (or other times by prearranged appointment) Current Exhibit:Women Painters of California \| (Map & Location) Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com \| www.BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com
	NEW IN BODEGA BAY SMITH & KIRK FINE ART & CUSTOM FRAMING GALLERY Libby Kirk's fused glass, Susan Amalia's multi-media works, and Gary Smith's Custom Framing. Also offering works of the late Gail Packer. Conveniently located next to The Ren Brown Collection 1785 A Highway One, PO Box 1116, Bodega Bay, CA 94923 SWFraming@Comcast.net \| 707-875-2976
	IN BODEGA BAY Local Color Gallery "The Scenic Route " Judy Butler~Linda Sorensen Through June 28th 1580 Eastshore Road, Bodega Bay, 707-875-2744 http://www.localcolorgallery.com \| Back to the Top	Russian River Twilight Linda Sorensen
	IN BODEGA BAY The Ren Brown Collection Now showing - Bruce Johnson: Sculpture The gallery was established in 1989 and specializes in contemporary art from both sides of the Pacific. http://www.renbrown.com \| Back to the Top
	IN BODEGA BAY The Terrapin Creek Cafe "just above Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery" Until you taste their food, here's a taste of what Santa Rosa's Press Democrat had to say "... Against all odds, this little storefront restaurant, in the space that was once the Seaweed Café, perched on a hillside above the Bodega harbor marina, has pulled off a culinary coup. In a Wine Country stuffed with world-renowned restaurants, it is, in a quiet and unassuming way, among the best."
And nearby, in Sonoma, Napa & Marin Counties
	IN DUNCANS MILLS Christopher Queen Galleries 3 miles east of Hwy 1 on Hwy 116 on the Russian River Current Show: Through July 5 "North of The Gate" All Things California Heading North From The Golden Gate Bridge & Beyond http://www.christopherqueengallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN DUNCANS MILLS Quercia Gallery "Scent of Spring" Dianna Soderlind Through June 29 Hours: 11am-5pm, Thur - Mon (707) 865-0243 http://www.quercia-gallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN Guerneville John Rizzi Glassworks Retail Gallery and Studio specializing in unique glass sculpture, beads and jewelry http://www.JohnRizziGlassworks.com \| Back to the Top
	IN Santa Rosa The Annex Galleries specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European fine prints http://www.AnnexGalleries.com \| Back to the Top
	IN CALISTOGA the Lee Youngman Gallery Lee Youngman features the contemporary paintings of Paul Youngman and other Sonoma and Napa County artists. Also, she has a superb selection of paintings done by her father, famed artist Ralph Love. http://www.leeyoungmangalleries.com \| Back to the Top	Paul Youngman "Mustard"
	IN TOMALES Tomales Fine Art BARNS & BARNYARDS SHOW June 1-29 photo to the left ... Jeannette Le Grue with her 2nd place painting, "Picture of Lilies, " at the San Juan Capistrano Awards ceremony. http://www.TomalesFineArt.com \| Back to the Top
	IN FORESTVILLE The Quicksilver Mine Co. 6671 Front St. (Hwy. 116) Downtown Forestville PHONE: 707.887.0799 PUSHING EDGES, New Abstract Paintings by Etta Deikman May 29—July 5, 2009 http://www.quicksilvermineco.com \| Back to the Top
	IN GRATON Graton Gallery 9048 Graton Road, Graton, California (707) 829-8912 "View of Four" - May 26 – July 5 Linda Ratzlaff, Soo Noga, Bradford Brenner & Maurice Lapp http://www.gratongallery.com/ Back to the Top
	IN BODEGA Bodega Landmark Gallery Collection regional seascape and landscape painting, fine art photography, blown glass, etching, sculpture, ceramics, stained glass, woodwork, and jewelry by local artists. 17255 Bodega Highway Bodega, California USA 94922 Phone 707 876 3477 http://www.artbodega.com \| Lorenzo@ArtBodega.com \| Back to the Top
	IN VALLEY FORD West County Design 14390 Highway One • Valley Ford, CA 94972 • 707.876.1963 (Across from the Valley Ford Hotel and Rocker Oysterfeller's Restaurant) http://www.westcountydesign.com \| Back to the Top
	IN FREESTONE Boho Gallery 463 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone, CA 95472 Phone 707-874-9792 "an eclectic range of art that includes romantic wine country landscapes, whimsical animal portraits, and contemplative visual abstracts that allude to natural objects and mystery." Jan, Feb, & March: By appointment only April through December: Fri, Sat. & Sun 11 to 6 barbara@bohogallery.com \| http://www.bohogallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN PETALUMA Vintage Bank Antiques Vintage Bank Antiques is located in Historic Downtown Petaluma, corner of Western Avenue and Petaluma Blvd. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Warren Davis and the rest of the team at Vintage Bank Antiques has assembled a spectacular inventory of paintings. From the 18th Century to Contemporary Artists. We have paintings to suit every price point and collector level. If you have a painting for sale, please consider Vintage Bank Antiques. Contact Warren Davis directly at WarrenDavisPaintings@yahoo.com http://vintagebankantiques.com \| Back to the Top
	IN PETALUMA Petaluma Arts Council "... to celebrate local artists and their contributions and to involve the whole community in appreciation, involvement and recognition of art ... Fifty Years on Sonoma Mountain: Paintings and Sculpture by Robert McChesney and Mary Fuller Through August 2 http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org \| Back to the Top
And, while on the Big Island, visit these ...
	In Waimea, Big Island, Hawaii Isaacs Art Center visit a superb Museum and Gallery. http://isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu \| Back to the Top
	In Hawi, Big Island, Hawaii The Banana Gallery Plain air paintings visit Robin Fahey Cameron at the Banana Gallery http://www.thebananagallery.com/gallery.htm \| Back to the Top

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Links to current museum exhibits relevant to Early California Art The Greater Bay Area, Southern California, & Beyond
The Greater Bay Area
Oakland Oakland Museum of California The Art and History Galleries are currently under renovation, and will reopen in 2010. Exhibit:Future of Sequoias: Sustaining Parklands in the 21st Century February 7–August 23, 2009		San Francisco de Young Museum de Young Museum: American Painting Collection, & "Warhol Live" Warhol Live presents an exploration of Warhol’s work through the lens of music. Feb 14 - May 17 King Tut opens June 27
San Francisco California Historical Society Fine Arts Collection ... & Hobos to Street People: Artists' Responses to Homelessness from the New Deal to the Present February 19- August 15, 2009		San Francisco Legion of Honor Permanent Collection, plus Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique Feb 7 - May 31
San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum "Jews on Vinyl" And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl February 6 - June 9, 2009		Moraga Hearst Art Gallery Sacred Mountain: Images of Mt. Diablo and Mt. Fuji, May 2 - July 3
Coming to SF's Presidio the Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio report of the latest from the SF Chron, March 1, 2009		Also Coming to SF's Presidio The Walt Disney Family Museum "Opening this autumn"
Santa Rosa Sonoma County Museum Ansel Adams: Masterworks April 17 through June 13, 2009		Santa Rosa Charles M. Schultz Museum -To Remember: Charles Schulz Commemorates D-Day through Oct 12 -To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA through July 20
Sonoma Sonoma Valley Museum of Art 551 Broadway, Sonoma CA 95476 (707) 939-7862 Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt's Etchings APRIL 18 - JUNE 7, 2009		Ukiah Grace Hudson Museum http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org Carl Sammons: California Impressionist Landscapes from the Donna Walsh Sumner Collection March 28, 2009 to June 28, 2009
Monterey Monterey Museum of Art Important works of Monterey from the Permanent Collection		Sacramento Capitol Museum Permanent Exhibits
Sacramento Crocker Art Museum Permanent Exhibit, plus Animals in the Drawing Room: Portraits by Mari Kloeppel February 6 – May 31, 2009		San Jose San Jose Museum of Art Women’s Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation through Aug 16, 2009
Southern California
Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Works of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, July 4 - Oct 11, 2009		Irvine The Irvine Museum The Good Life California Watercolors, 1930-1950 through May 16
San Diego San Diego Museum of Art Collections in Context: New Acquisitions and Long-held Strengths at SDMA		Palm Springs Palm Springs Art Museum Desert Painting from the permanent collection 02.11.09 - 05.09.09 ANNENBERG WING
Pasadena Norton Simon Museum Matisse’s Amours: Illustrations of Pierre de Ronsard’s Love Poems February 13–June 8, 2009		Newport Beach Orange County Musuem of Art Illumination: The Paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, Agnes Pelton, Agnes Martin, and Florence Miller Pierce May 3-September 6, 2009
& Beyond
Seattle, WA Seattle Art Museum The Indian Paintings of George de Forest Brush, Feb 26 - May 24, 2009 Andrew Wyeth: Remembrance June 25–October 18, 2009		Portland, OR Portland Art Museum Permanent Collection
Washington D.C. The Renwick Gallery 1934: A New Deal for Artists Now through January 3, 2010		Chicago, IL Art Institute of Chicago Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Collection Returns to New Galleries - Ongoing Galleries 201, 230, and 240–249
Washington D.C. The National Gallery		Atlanta, GA High Museum of Art Vermeer's The Astronomer "Evolution and Exploration of the MASTERPIECE," through September 6, 2009
		Roanoke, VA The Taubman Museum 19th & 20th Century Paintings John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Robert Henri, Childe Hassam & others. Permanent Exhibit

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What's showing at Bodega Bay Galleries & Beyond? click on their links and discover the wonder to be found in the galleries of West Sonoma County
While in Bodega Bay ...
	IN BODEGA BAY Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery 1580 Eastshore Road, PO Box 325 Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays, Noon until 5:00 PM (or other times by prearranged appointment) Current Exhibit:Women Painters of California \| (Map & Location) Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com \| www.BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com
	NEW IN BODEGA BAY SMITH & KIRK FINE ART & CUSTOM FRAMING GALLERY Libby Kirk's fused glass, Susan Amalia's multi-media works, and Gary Smith's Custom Framing. Also offering works of the late Gail Packer. Conveniently located next to The Ren Brown Collection 1785 A Highway One, PO Box 1116, Bodega Bay, CA 94923 SWFraming@Comcast.net \| 707-875-2976
	IN BODEGA BAY Local Color Gallery "The Scenic Route " Judy Butler~Linda Sorensen Through June 28th 1580 Eastshore Road, Bodega Bay, 707-875-2744 http://www.localcolorgallery.com \| Back to the Top	Russian River Twilight Linda Sorensen
	IN BODEGA BAY The Ren Brown Collection Now showing - Bruce Johnson: Sculpture The gallery was established in 1989 and specializes in contemporary art from both sides of the Pacific. http://www.renbrown.com \| Back to the Top
	IN BODEGA BAY The Terrapin Creek Cafe "just above Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery" Until you taste their food, here's a taste of what Santa Rosa's Press Democrat had to say "... Against all odds, this little storefront restaurant, in the space that was once the Seaweed Café, perched on a hillside above the Bodega harbor marina, has pulled off a culinary coup. In a Wine Country stuffed with world-renowned restaurants, it is, in a quiet and unassuming way, among the best."
And nearby, in Sonoma, Napa & Marin Counties
	IN DUNCANS MILLS Christopher Queen Galleries 3 miles east of Hwy 1 on Hwy 116 on the Russian River Current Show: Through July 5 "North of The Gate" All Things California Heading North From The Golden Gate Bridge & Beyond http://www.christopherqueengallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN DUNCANS MILLS Quercia Gallery "Scent of Spring" Dianna Soderlind Through June 29 Hours: 11am-5pm, Thur - Mon (707) 865-0243 http://www.quercia-gallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN Guerneville John Rizzi Glassworks Retail Gallery and Studio specializing in unique glass sculpture, beads and jewelry http://www.JohnRizziGlassworks.com \| Back to the Top
	IN Santa Rosa The Annex Galleries specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European fine prints http://www.AnnexGalleries.com \| Back to the Top
	IN CALISTOGA the Lee Youngman Gallery Lee Youngman features the contemporary paintings of Paul Youngman and other Sonoma and Napa County artists. Also, she has a superb selection of paintings done by her father, famed artist Ralph Love. http://www.leeyoungmangalleries.com \| Back to the Top	Paul Youngman "Mustard"
	IN TOMALES Tomales Fine Art BARNS & BARNYARDS SHOW June 1-29 photo to the left ... Jeannette Le Grue with her 2nd place painting, "Picture of Lilies, " at the San Juan Capistrano Awards ceremony. http://www.TomalesFineArt.com \| Back to the Top
	IN FORESTVILLE The Quicksilver Mine Co. 6671 Front St. (Hwy. 116) Downtown Forestville PHONE: 707.887.0799 PUSHING EDGES, New Abstract Paintings by Etta Deikman May 29—July 5, 2009 http://www.quicksilvermineco.com \| Back to the Top
	IN GRATON Graton Gallery 9048 Graton Road, Graton, California (707) 829-8912 "View of Four" - May 26 – July 5 Linda Ratzlaff, Soo Noga, Bradford Brenner & Maurice Lapp http://www.gratongallery.com/ Back to the Top
	IN BODEGA Bodega Landmark Gallery Collection regional seascape and landscape painting, fine art photography, blown glass, etching, sculpture, ceramics, stained glass, woodwork, and jewelry by local artists. 17255 Bodega Highway Bodega, California USA 94922 Phone 707 876 3477 http://www.artbodega.com \| Lorenzo@ArtBodega.com \| Back to the Top
	IN VALLEY FORD West County Design 14390 Highway One • Valley Ford, CA 94972 • 707.876.1963 (Across from the Valley Ford Hotel and Rocker Oysterfeller's Restaurant) http://www.westcountydesign.com \| Back to the Top
	IN FREESTONE Boho Gallery 463 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone, CA 95472 Phone 707-874-9792 "an eclectic range of art that includes romantic wine country landscapes, whimsical animal portraits, and contemplative visual abstracts that allude to natural objects and mystery." Jan, Feb, & March: By appointment only April through December: Fri, Sat. & Sun 11 to 6 barbara@bohogallery.com \| http://www.bohogallery.com \| Back to the Top
	IN PETALUMA Vintage Bank Antiques Vintage Bank Antiques is located in Historic Downtown Petaluma, corner of Western Avenue and Petaluma Blvd. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Warren Davis and the rest of the team at Vintage Bank Antiques has assembled a spectacular inventory of paintings. From the 18th Century to Contemporary Artists. We have paintings to suit every price point and collector level. If you have a painting for sale, please consider Vintage Bank Antiques. Contact Warren Davis directly at WarrenDavisPaintings@yahoo.com http://vintagebankantiques.com \| Back to the Top
	IN PETALUMA Petaluma Arts Council "... to celebrate local artists and their contributions and to involve the whole community in appreciation, involvement and recognition of art ... Fifty Years on Sonoma Mountain: Paintings and Sculpture by Robert McChesney and Mary Fuller Through August 2 http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org \| Back to the Top
And, while on the Big Island, visit these ...
	In Waimea, Big Island, Hawaii Isaacs Art Center visit a superb Museum and Gallery. http://isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu \| Back to the Top
	In Hawi, Big Island, Hawaii The Banana Gallery Plain air paintings visit Robin Fahey Cameron at the Banana Gallery http://www.thebananagallery.com/gallery.htm \| Back to the Top