YAQUINA ART ASSOCIATION ARTIST SHOW – Sheila Ping & Wallace Kaufman – November 23 through December 6, 2024
Shelia Ping
I grew up in Coos Bay Oregon, with a mother who loved the arts and music and a father who loved nature. They melded together and brought both to our family. I currently live in Waldport, Oregon, but love to travel, near or far.
There are never ending photo opportunities and experiences every day. Photography was a hobby in film medium. I started with 35mm Pentax and it has evolved from there. Now retired from my telephony career, I am able to pursue photography. While I am mainly a nature photographer, I really enjoy the patterns in nature and showing them off as abstracts or thru ICM-intentional camera movement.
I continue to learn and broaden my horizons. There is always something new to see and new to learn. I hope you enjoy what this wonderful gallery of Lincoln County artists displays.
Wallace Kaufman
Wallace Kaufman’s passion for learning the ways of local wildlife produces amazing images of birds and beasts in their natural habitats.
Kaufman says that to get a truly good image of an animal in motion, you must anticipate how the animal moves and know its habits. Shooting only begins the work that goes on to selecting composition, contrasts, color corrections and more. The goal is always to represent the wonder and actual lives of the elk, seals, birds and other local wildlife.
He says, “I have feasted at the banquet of opportunities in my life.” From his childhood in Queens, NY he was drawn to stories of animals, and his love for wildlife has not diminished.
Wallace Kaufman has written & published hundreds of articles for popular magazines and newspapers and websites. He co-authored a sci fi novel and is co-author with his daughter of a volume on invasive plants in North America. He also is a widely published poet.
Kaufman is an active member of Yaquina Art Association and the Yaquina Art Association Photographers (yaaphotographers.org) where he continues to hone his skills.
The Yaquina Art Association Gallery is located in Nye Beach at 789 NW Beach Drive. Hours of operation are 11 am to 4 pm every day. Interested in becoming a member of the Yaquina Art Association? We offer free classes, too. Please visit our gallery in Nye Beach for more. YAA has been serving over 130 local artists for over 76 years.
