Spotlight show features Photography, Watercolors and Colored Pencil Art
There will be a two week spotlight show at the YAA gallery featuring the art of Richard LaFond, Carol Summers and Alice LaFond. The show will be from Nov. 16 through Nov. 28, 2014 in the Nye Beach area at 789 NW Beach Drive in Newport Oregon. The gallery is open from 11 am to 4 pm daily.
Richard LaFond says that after working professionally for nearly 50 years, he has found he enjoys photographic images of all kinds, especially portraiture. Since moving to Oregon 13 years ago and becoming a member of the YAA gallery in Nye Beach where he displays his work, he has discovered it is also quite exciting and pleasurable to shoot flowers and scenics, of which there are no shortages on this spectacularly beautiful central coast of Oregon.
Carol Summers says, “Watercolor is a fascinating medium. I have found joy in blending endless bright transparent colors, whether in a pastoral landscape, an exciting seascape, a complex abstract, or a flurry of flowers. I see the world about me with curious eyes, and I have a great curiousity to see if I can capture some of that beauty and share it with others.”
Alice LaFond says that creating art with colored pencils is something she never loses enthusiasm for. She says, “Although I am fond of subjects like slowns and carousel horses, I also like to paint flowers and animals. To me it is magical to watch a colored pencil work turn out to look like a watercolor or an oil painting”.
“Orchid” by Richard LaFond
“Carousel King Horse” by Alice LaFond
