November is here and with it comes the wonderful event at the end of the month that is the Festival of Lights. During that evening (Friday, November 25—the Friday evening after Thanksgiving), the lights on the huge Christmas near the courthouse will be turned on, as well as the lights on the wonderful decorated Christmas trees along highway 50. We hope you come to Main Street and enjoy the festivities!Featured Artists
Our Featured Artists for November are Valerie Bye and Lorrene Davis.
Valerie Bye
Valerie believes that "Life can be beautiful"—that there is beauty all around us: in nature, in people and their cultures, in music and love. She prefers to create paintings that are cheerful and uplifting. When she paints, the combination of color and the unpredictable nature of watercolor puts 'a song in my heart' and she hopes that the viewer will also experience that feeling.
Valerie's main medium is watercolor and she has received numerous awards in juried shows and she is a signature member of the Society of Western Artists (SWA).
The image here is of Valerie's watercolor, Syncopated Roses. You can see many more of Valerie's works on her Gold Country Artists Gallery web page.
Lorrene Baum-Davis
Lorrene is drawn to working with metals and clays because of their malleability and their permanence. The clays—Art Clay Silver and polymer—enable her to produce organic forms with great textures and colors. In addition, adding fused glass enables her to bring startling colors into the meld.
With the clays as her art medium, she is able to have the work flow organically as well as geometrically. Both media allow her to create one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.
Shown here is a photo of some of Lorrene's most recent work, her rings. See more of Lorrene's work on her Gold Country Artists Gallery web page.
Merchant's Open House
Along with the Festival of Lights on November 25, there is a Merchant's Open House on that evening and the following evening, November 26, from 5pm-8pm. Main Street merchants (including Gold Country Artists Gallery) will have some seasonal goodies for you to munch on and our great artists will have many great items for you to consider as holiday gifts.
In addition, Davey "Doc" Wiser will be giving free stagecoach rides on Main Street on Friday evening, 11/25, from 4:30pm-6:30pm and during the day on Saturday, November 26, from noon to 4pm.
Many more holiday events are planned for Historic Main Street during the holiday season and you can read all about them on the Placerville Downtown Association website.
Gold Country Artists Gallery on Facebook
Keep up with what's going on with Gold Country by going to our Facebook page at Facebook.com/goldcountryartistsgallery. We hope you will "Like" us!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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