08/02/10-
08/31/10 |
Flowers, Fields, and Forests - Photographs from the Bay Area and Beyond
Allied Arts Guild
Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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August 2-August 31, 2010
The Portola Art Gallery presents Flowers, Fields and Forests - Photographs from the Bay Area and Beyond, a collection of images by photographer Frances Freyberg of Menlo Park. While Freyberg is best known for her travel photography, this exhibit will highlight many local landscapes, from the trails of Purisima Creek Redwoods to the rolling hills of Arastradero. Flowers from Filoli, Allied Arts and private gardens throughout the Bay Area will also be displayed.
“Of the...
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07/03/10-
07/31/10 |
Tafoni - Accentuating the Negative
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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July 3-July 31, 2010
The Portola Art Gallery presents Tafoni - Accentuating the Negative, a collection of images by photographer Alan McGee of Portola Valley. Tafoni is the name given by geologists to the unusual and often beautiful honeycomb formations and shallow caverns created by natural weathering processes in the sandstone outcroppings that occur in the mountains of the San Francisco Bay. This is a phenomenon that occurs only in a few places in the world.
Tafoni afford the intrepid...
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04/01/10-
04/30/10 |
Westward Ho - Deserts and Canyons of the American West by Julia Munger Seelos
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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April 1-April 30, 2010
The Portola Art Gallery presents Westward Ho - Deserts and Canyons of the American West by Julia Munger Seelos of Redwood City. Inspired by the dramatic backdrops of the classic movie westerns, Julia dreamed of seeing the American West first hand. In her oil paintings, created on location in the canyons of Arizona, the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of California, she has followed in the footsteps of the great artists that helped open the West such as Albert Bierstadt,...
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03/01/10-
03/31/10 |
Visions of California - Oil Paintings by Jim Promessi
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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March 1-March 31, 2010
Portola Art Gallery presents Visions of California, a welcoming exhibit of oil paintings by Jim Promessi, longtime Bay Area artist and Skyline College art professor. Selected paintings will show Promessi’s fascination with California’s beautiful and unique landscape, from the mountains to the coast.
“As a California native, I recall precious images from my childhood - clear sunny days with bright blue skies, green grasses, wildflowers and new green on the...
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02/01/10-
02/27/10 |
The Gentle Landscape by Mary K. Stahl
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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February 1-February 27, 2010
Portola Art Gallery presents The Gentle Landscape pastel and oil paintings by Mary K. Stahl of Palo Alto. The new body of work evokes a sense of serenity within the landscape, a soft focus and calm atmosphere. The painting Hope Valley by Mary was inspired by the glimmering light play off the edges of the age old pine and fir trees that populate the beautiful Hope Valley in the Sierras. Another painting featured in the exhibit is, Rubicon Point, a pastel painting...
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01/02/10-
01/30/10 |
Images of California Farm Life- New Work by Karen Barone
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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January 2-January 30, 2010
Portola Art Gallery presents Images of California Farm Life new oil paintings of animal portraits, barns and pastoral scenes by Karen Barone. Large brown eyes, friendly expressions and striking poses, the painted four legged friends and two legged fowl bring life and fun to the walls of Portola Art Gallery. Barone masterfully captures the true essence of farm life at its best.
Portola Art Gallery exhibits high quality representational art by fifteen Bay Area artists....
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12/01/09-
12/31/09 |
Small Treasures - Fine Art for Every Budget
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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December 1-December 31, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): 
Portola Art Gallery presents Small Treasures for the month of December. Join the artists for a festive reception, and enjoy Live Music in the gardens of the Historic Allied Arts Guild December 5, from 1-4pm. A fun filled day that combines the beauty of art with the Allied Arts Holiday Market.
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11/02/09-
11/30/09 |
Expressions in Water Media- New Work by Barbara von Haunalter
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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November 2-November 30, 2009
Portola Art Gallery presents Expressions in Water Media an exhibit of new water media paintings by Barbara von Haunalter of Los Altos Hills. Master of all painting mediums, Barbara von Haunalter of Los Altos Hills proves this month that water based paints sing. The new work created on site in Pescadero, Hidden Villa Ranch in Los Altos Hills and other Bay Area locations vibrates with color and depth via Barbara’s adept handling of her brush.
Barbara uses transparent...
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10/01/09-
10/31/09 |
A Colorful Journey by Doriane Heyman
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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October 1-October 31, 2009
Portola Art Gallery presents A Colorful Journey, an exhibit of new acrylic paintings by Doriane Heyman of Hillsborough. Since in art, as in life, one does not escape one’s background, an artist’s experiences get reflected in the artwork. Having grown up in the Netherlands and having lived and traveled extensively in many European countries, Heyman still finds Europe a source of inspiration for many of her paintings. Often she finds an unusual angle, a different way of...
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09/01/09-
09/30/09 |
Impressions of the Land and Sea by Tomiko Bailey
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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September 1-September 30, 2009
Portola Art Gallery presents Impressions of the Land and Sea, an exhibit of new oil paintings by Tomiko Bailey of Moss Beach. The impression of nature is the theme, as Mother Nature never reveals the exact same scene twice. It is the artist’s job to place paint on canvas to preserve the moment and capture the feeling with fresh excitement. Tomiko Bailey does just that with her new exhibit this September. She is uninhibited by the perceived edges of the canvas, expecting the...
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08/01/09-
08/31/09 |
Urban Still Lifes - Faded Glories, Forgotten Stories by Nancy Wagstaff
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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August 1-August 31, 2009
Portola Art Gallery presents Urban Still Lifes: Faded Glories, Forgotten Stories, an exhibit of weather worn objects by Nancy Wagstaff of Atherton. Attracted to the “cast off” aspect of urban life, Wagstaff paints items that have been left behind by society, quietly disintegrating in their stillness.
Wagstaff’s painting, Empty Nest (Oil on Canvas, 15” x 26”) is about an abandoned house that speaks of a previous life. Nancy says,...
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07/01/09-
07/31/09 |
The Color of Light - An Exhibit by Mary K. Stahl and Alice Weil
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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July 1-July 31, 2009
Portola Art Gallery presents The Color of Light, an exhibit of works in oil and pastel by award-winning gallery artists Alice Weil of Menlo Park and Mary K. Stahl of Palo Alto. Many people don’t think about sunlight having any color. But depending on the time of day and whether the skies are cloudy or clear, sunlight has many color profiles. Moreover, no two people see color the same way, and this is reflected in the paintings of the artists paired in this exhibit. These two...
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06/01/09-
06/30/09 |
Rodin Redux-Realization and Revelation Photographs by Alan McGee
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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June 1-June 30, 2009
The Portola Art Gallery presents Rodin Redux- Realization and Revelation, photographs by Alan M. McGee of Portola Valley CA. The ten year project that began with a series of photographic studies of the Rodin collection at Stanford University has culminated into a full blown body of work that evolved into two distinct paths, one of Realization and the other of Revelation for the artist. Meet the artist Saturday, June 13, from 1-4pm. The exhibit runs through June.
McGee explains that...
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05/01/09-
05/30/09 |
Sea, Skies and Snow- Pastel Landscapes by Stephen Woolery
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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May 1-May 30, 2009
Stephen Woolery’s fascination with the scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains, dramatic skies of the Southwest, and the visually stunning west coast is beautifully displayed in the new exhibit, Sea, Skies and Snow at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park through the month of May. Meet the artist on May 9, from 1-4pm.
An artist on the rise, Stephen’s work was recently recognized at the 2008 Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum CA, receiving the...
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04/01/09-
04/30/09 |
From the Coast to the Foothills - Plein Air Oils by Julia Munger Seelos
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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April 1-April 30, 2009
From the Coast to the Foothills is a celebration of the beautiful Northern California landscape. Julia’s plein air oil paintings express the fragile beauty of the San Francisco Peninsula from the San Mateo beaches to the open hillsides around Silicon Valley. The show includes paintings of striking ocean cliffs with dramatic coastal cypress and views from along the back roads of our remaining orchards and farms. Julia’s rich impressionistic brush work is inspired by the...
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03/02/09-
03/31/09 |
Memories on Canvas - Oil Paintings by Robert K. Semans
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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March 2-March 31, 2009
The Portola Art Gallery presents Memories on Canvas, classic oil paintings by Robert K. Semans of San Jose, for the month of March. An artist’s reception will be held on March 7, from 1-4pm. From a strong academic tradition, Semans embarks on a visual journey that brings realism to a higher level with his depiction of light and color on canvas. Through a still life of ordinary tangerines and a Delft bowl, Semans creates vibrant play between orange and blue. A figurative oil...
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02/02/09-
02/28/09 |
Light on the Landscape - Watercolors by Steve Curl
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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February 2-February 28, 2009
The Portola Art Gallery presents Light of the Landscape - Watercolors by Steve Curl of Palo Alto, for the month of February. An artist’s reception will be held on February 21, from 1-4pm. Colorful and light-filled, Curl paints from direct experience on excursions to the High Sierra’s, the Rockies, Mexico and the bay area. Curl explains that his chosen medium, watercolor, behaves like nature- fresh, spontaneous, and elemental in its simplicity, and this is reflected in his...
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01/07/09-
01/31/09 |
New Artists, New Work
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Presented by Portola Art Gallery
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January 7-January 31, 2009
Portola Art Gallery is proud to introduce eight new artists to the gallery. The January exhibit, New Artists, New Work will showcase their diverse styles and mediums. The new members are: Tomiko Bailey -Moss Beach, Steve Curl - Palo Alto, Doriane Heyman - Hillsborough, Karen Leoni - San Mateo, Stan Robbins - Pacific Grove, Bob Seamans - San Jose, Mary K. Stahl - Palo Alto and Nancy Wagstaff - Atherton.
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