Spotlight Shows February 11-February 24 – Debbie Olsen and the Pastel/Oil Class « Yaa Spotlight

Spotlight Shows February 11-February 24 – Debbie Olsen and the Pastel/Oil Class

Yaquina Art Association features two spotlight shows from Feb. 11-Feb. 24, 2012 at the YAA gallery in Nye Beach. One spotlight will feature the artwork from watercolorist, Debbie Olsen. The second spotlight show will feature the artwork of the artists in the YAA Oil and Acrylic class. These two spotlights will be open for view or purchase from 11 am to 4 pm at 789 NW Beach Drive, Newport, Oregon next to the Visual Art Center in Newport, Oregon. The YAA also has an all member show next door in the Visual Art Show and tourists and members of the community are invited to enjoy both art shows.

Debbie Olsen

Debbie Olsen grew up in the Monterey Bay area & Mt. Shasta, Calif. As her father was a Commercial fisherman she spent much of her childhood surrounded by beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, quiet clear streams and of course her father’s boat the “Debbie O”. After retirement as a Realtor in California & restaurant owner in Idaho, Debbie has moved to Waldport, Oregon. Her heart is on the Pacific Coast, doing what she truly loves and that is painting!

She loves the nautical gestures that the beaches have to offer, the sound of the waves and the lush green habitat of the coastal mountains. Her medium of choice is watercolor and she prefers handmade paper or Masa paper to paint on. You will find her style a bit unique and most of her Originals are always framed in a nautical way. She had lived in Idaho recently and it has lent to also her wild life Journey of painting. She has officially been painting for nearly 1 year and has been very passionate in her art. Mostly self taught but in her younger years she attended the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California in an attempt to major in art. Her art can be seen at Windermere Realty Gallery in Seal Rock, at the Purple Starfish in Depoe Bay, the Yaquina Art Association Gallery in Nye Beach. She has cards amd prints in the Ocean Unity Book Store, Touchstones, Fireside in Yachats and Pacific Office Solutions & Natural Selection in Waldport.

Pastel/Oil Class

The Pastel/Oil class of the Yaquina Art Association meets on Tuesday mornings from 9-11 a.m. in the Visual Art Center upstairs classroom. Patti Johnson is the facilitator of the class. Each member can work on their own project. Patti will help new members learn to paint. She enjoys teaching and encourages new members to come and learn. The class is fairly small, around 8 people so there is room for more. Everyone brings their supplies and the class is free. Others in the class enjoy helping new members as well. A sampling from many of the class members will be available for viewing during this two week spotlight.