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'Playing With Perception' is an exhibition of mind-bending optical illusion paintings by local artist Richard Weiss here at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino. Henry Matisse has said: “We should always see life as we did in childhood.” Adhering plainly to this statement, Richard says, "I enjoy creating interactive mind bending optical illusion paintings. The work is in relief but is painted to appear like a conventional flat picture. Movements of the observer result in fluid distortions of the pictorial image, engaging viewers into a playful participation. The goal of my work is to infuse whimsical happiness to viewers by surprising and engaging them into a playful participation, allowing them to create their own unique experience of the optical illusion."

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An Exhibition of Beautiful Pastel Paintings by Artist Judy Magoon
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We are pleased to host an exhibition of beautiful pastel paintings by artist Judy Magoon during the month of July at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino.
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We are pleased to host an exhibition of beautiful pastel paintings by artist Judy Magoon during the month of July at Highlight Gallery! Judy prefers to work with pastels to render her Northern California landscapes. They allow her to produce the softness and brilliance of watercolors as well as the strength and intensity of oils. She believes that artists have no choice but to find a vehicle of expression for their creative energy. We are located at 10480 Kasten Street in Mendocino and are open 11am to 4pm everyday. We hope you can find time to come by and take in all of her wonderful artwork! See you soon!

In July Partners is showing new mixed media artwork of Karen Fenley. She describes her work as "an exploration of the fertile ground that keeps me connected to the earth beneath my feet. This ground can be any substance or idea that lights the spark that becomes the vision that gets a new work going." Materials collected over time, such as pressed plants from years of constant gardening, now obsolete papers and pigments, wood grain in panels along with the influence of the still life works of early modernists painters are some of the ingredients that make up her recent work. As in seventeenth century vanitas, she sees this work as a celebration of temporality and the limited time before all living things transition to become fertile ground.

The show opens July 10 and continues through August 4.
There is a Second Saturday Meet the Artists July 12, 5-7pm.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11-5pm.

Featured Artist Shanti Benoit has painted sites and scenes dear to her heart as she reviewed her travels and ventures past and present. She shares her bright paintings during the month of July. Meet the artist and hear her enthused talk at 5:30 on Second Saturday, July 12, at Kasten & Albion Sts Mendocino.

'Playing With Perception' is an exhibition of mind-bending optical illusion paintings by local artist Richard Weiss here at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino. Henry Matisse has said: “We should always see life as we did in childhood.” Adhering plainly to this statement, Richard says, "I enjoy creating interactive mind bending optical illusion paintings. The work is in relief but is painted to appear like a conventional flat picture. Movements of the observer result in fluid distortions of the pictorial image, engaging viewers into a playful participation. The goal of my work is to infuse whimsical happiness to viewers by surprising and engaging them into a playful participation, allowing them to create their own unique experience of the optical illusion."

In July Partners is showing new mixed media artwork of Karen Fenley. She describes her work as "an exploration of the fertile ground that keeps me connected to the earth beneath my feet. This ground can be any substance or idea that lights the spark that becomes the vision that gets a new work going." Materials collected over time, such as pressed plants from years of constant gardening, now obsolete papers and pigments, wood grain in panels along with the influence of the still life works of early modernists painters are some of the ingredients that make up her recent work. As in seventeenth century vanitas, she sees this work as a celebration of temporality and the limited time before all living things transition to become fertile ground.

The show opens July 10 and continues through August 4.
There is a Second Saturday Meet the Artists July 12, 5-7pm.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11-5pm.

Featured Artist Shanti Benoit has painted sites and scenes dear to her heart as she reviewed her travels and ventures past and present. She shares her bright paintings during the month of July. Meet the artist and hear her enthused talk at 5:30 on Second Saturday, July 12, at Kasten & Albion Sts Mendocino.

We are pleased to host an exhibition of beautiful, colorful paintings by Ellen Heise! She paints tranquil landscapes and is known for her 'paintings inside paintings'. Since she was a child, she had already made up her mind to become an artist who would travel and capture the beauty of nature by pen, brush and colors. She feels lucky to do what she really likes to do. She loves it when her audience tells her that they want to live inside her paintings where it is peaceful, quiet and relaxing...a moment to escape from daily life. Her show will run from August 1st through September 1st, 2025. We are located at 10480 Kasten Street in Mendocino and are open daily from 11am to 4pm. On August 9th, from 4pm to 7pm during Mendocino's Second Saturday event, Ellen will be in the gallery for a meet and greet so please come by and see her wonderful art and say hello!

ART WALK UKIAH
Solo Spin-Out: The Captivating Art of Tamsen Donner
Friday, August 1, 2025 from 5 - 7 PM

The Ukiah Branch Library invites the community to join us for Art Walk Ukiah on Friday, August 1 from 5 - 7 p.m. The library will feature an art exhibition by local artist, Tamsen Donner. The exhibition will be on display at the library from July 1 through August 30.

For over 50 years, art has been an anchor for Donner and a way to order the cacophony of the world. She enjoys the sheer pleasure of studying something and imagining what it could become. Tamsen’s colorful and whimsical oil paintings transport the viewer to a different place and time where the ordinary becomes the extraordinary. When asked what she enjoys most about her art, Tamsen says she loves being the ruler of her own tiny empire of paint.

The Branch will host live music by Mendo Jazz Collective. Guests can enjoy an all-ages mini canvas painting program and a book sale by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library as they browse the Art Walk. This exhibition is free to the public, open to all ages, and is sponsored by the generous support of the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library and Mendocino County Library.

For more information, please visit www.mendolibrary.org or contact the Ukiah Branch at 707-463-4490.

PASEO DEL ARTE DE UKIAH
Excursión Individual: El Cautivador Arte de Tamsen Donner
Viernes 1 de agosto de 2025 de 5 a 7 PM

La Biblioteca Sucursal de Ukiah invita a la comunidad a unirse el Paseo del Arte Ukiah el viernes 1 de agosto de 2025, de 5-7 p.m. La biblioteca presentará una exposición de arte de la artista local Tamsen Donner. La exposición estará abierta del 1 de julio al 30 de agosto de 2025.

Durante más de 50 años, el arte ha sido un pilar para Donner y una forma de ordenar la cacofonía del mundo. Disfruta del puro placer de estudiar algo e imaginar en qué podría convertirse. Las coloridas y extravagantes pinturas al óleo de Tamsen transportan al espectador a un lugar y una época diferentes donde lo ordinario se convierte en extraordinario. Al preguntarle qué es lo que más disfruta de su arte, Tamsen responde que le encanta ser la dueña de su propio y pequeño imperio pictórico.

La Biblioteca Sucursal presentará música en vivo a cargo de Mendo Jazz Collective. Los visitantes podrán disfrutar de un miniprograma de pintura en lienzo para todas las edades y una venta de libros a cargo de los Amigos de la Biblioteca del Valle de Ukiah mientras recorren el Paseo del Arte. Esta exposición es gratuita, está abierta a todas las edades y cuenta con el generoso apoyo de los Amigos de la Biblioteca del Valle de Ukiah y la Biblioteca del Condado de Mendocino.

Para más información, visite www.mendolibrary.org o comuníquese con la sucursal de Ukiah al 707-463-4490.

'Playing With Perception' is an exhibition of mind-bending optical illusion paintings by local artist Richard Weiss here at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino. Henry Matisse has said: “We should always see life as we did in childhood.” Adhering plainly to this statement, Richard says, "I enjoy creating interactive mind bending optical illusion paintings. The work is in relief but is painted to appear like a conventional flat picture. Movements of the observer result in fluid distortions of the pictorial image, engaging viewers into a playful participation. The goal of my work is to infuse whimsical happiness to viewers by surprising and engaging them into a playful participation, allowing them to create their own unique experience of the optical illusion."