Coastal Arts League Gallery, Meeting Place, and Store 300 Main St, Half Moon Bay, CA Hours: Thursday-Monday, 12-5 pm 650-726-6335
January 13-February 5: California Visions: Studies by artists Don Baldwin, Steve Renwick, and Paul Rubas
February 10- March 5: Southwest Art and Artifacts: Jane Lewis, curator, Thomas Goodson, juror
March 10- April 9: Photography Exhibition: Jeff Klagenberg curator
April 14 - May 14: Memory and Identity: Judy Shintani, juror
May 19 - June 18: HMB High School Art Show: Sean Riordan, curator
June 23 to July 30, 2017: Three Against Alzheimer's Benefit Show
August 4 - 27, 2017: Women's Caucus for Art
September 1 - October 1, 2017: The California Coast
October 7 -November 5, 2017: Inspirations
November 10- December 3, 2017: En Plein Air
Annual Juried HMB High School Show
Each May, CAL invites HMB High School Art Students to display their work, at no cost to the school or students. These are the emerging artists of the next generation. Art Dept. Chair, Sean Riordan, says the end-of-term exhibition is very important to the high school artists each year. HMB High School offers Sculpture classes as well as an AP Art Studio class.
Art teachers Sean Riordan, Claire Gould, and Hansa George
Frieda by Alejandra Castro-Chavez.
Best of Show
Elise Quick and Josh Warner-Carey with her piece "Plastic."
Inspirations
What is the Nature of Inspiration? 5 artists - two sculptors, a potter, and 2 photographers challenged themselves with twenty inspirational themes, without seeing one another's work until completed.
Kirsten Klagenberg
Participating Artists Rob Browne, Patricia Keefe, Jeff Klagenberg, Kirsten Klagenberg, Randall Reid
Randall Reid
The California Coast: September 1 - October 1
Beth Oehlert
Participating artists: Ingo Bork, Catherine Boutell, Lorraine Capparell, Anne Conlon, Cheryl Costella, Harlan Crowder, Anna Davidson, Patricia Dennis, Barry Fleisher, Gary Frink, Jeff Glauthier, Barbara Greensweig, Winona Heyer-Soma, Kristy Koberna, Marie La Prade, Carlotta Lincoln, Susan MacInnes, Glenda Lee Mahoney, Susan Migliore, Mark Monsarrat, Beth Oehlert, Deborah Petersen, Denis Rauchman, Jeremy Toby, Susan Vandiver, Kevyn Warnock, Robert Zucker
Gary Frink won for his pen and ink rendition of Romeo Pier.
This show featured artworks that celebrate the ordinary and astounding beauty of the California coast, from the deep water to the bluffs.
Juror, Barbara Masek, congratulates Robert Zucker on his photograph.
Barbara Greensweig's winning painting of Pillar Point Harbor
Memory and Identity Show tells Many Stories
Artist Sue Matthews at the Opening, with her entries.
Participating Artists
Rachid Bousellam Chanda Laine Carey Daria L. Carey Francesco Carucci Victoria Cormack Linda Curtis Aaron Fein Savannah Goodson Anne Grauzlis
Linda Jordan Jeff Klagenberg Kirsten Klagenberg Jane Lewis Barbara Lewicki Carlotta Lincoln Susan Matthews Carol Morris Stephen Renwick
Eric Shapira Ruth Shorer Bonnie J. Smith Rhonda Urdang Ruth Anne Peil Francesco Carucci Susan Matthews Victoria Cormack Linda Jordan Jeff Klagenberg
Eric Greenhut's Plein Air Painter Club filled the gallery with images of the Coastside. Always a popular show, Eric's weekly painting classes elicit growth among participating artists.
Plein Air Painters
Plein Air Painters Margit Aarons Lilly Brady Rebecca Ellis Eric Greenhut Sue Hatfield Beatrice Hogg Patricia Keefe
Valerie Kruger Judy Lurie Susan MacInnes Mark Monsarrat Beth Oehlert Paula Tuerk Greta Waterman
3 Against Alzheimer's
Oil Landscape Show Benefits Alzheimer's Association
The 3 artists, working under the name Painted Memories, filled the gallery with 99 oil paintings of California scenes. Sponsored in part by the Coastal Arts League and businesses in the community, 20% of art sales and 100% of door donations were contributed to the Alzheimer's Association's June fundraiser, comprising some 160 teams across Northern California and Nevada. Together, Al Shamble, Susan McInnes, and Mark Monsarrat raised several thousand for the Association.
Mark Monsarrat captures our sign.
"Thanks again Jane. Last night was Super! And your consistent, ingenious support was invaluable.... We couldn't have done it without you! " -Mark Monsarrat
Dr. Sue MacInnes paints Main Street to promote the Benefit Show.
Recent Work Explodes in January Show
“Three strangers are sharing gallery space for three weeks,” said Don Baldwin in an email. “We could have divvied up the gallery space into thirds and presented three compartmented exhibitions, but, upon meeting each other, we quickly decided that the only way to proceed was by interweaving our respective artworks into one exhibition. “It is a fresh example of the power of art to unite people, and another incentive to fund art education in our schools,” he added.
Paul Rubas, sculptor, was born in the Czech Republic. Attended Rutgers University majoring in languages and literature. He is a self-taught artist who resides in Belmont. His sculptures and furniture are made from recycled and reshaped materials, including metals, various woods and stone.
Steve Renwick, Don Baldwin, and Paul Rubas at the Opening of their January show
Steve Renwick, photographer, grew up in Maine and was educated as a physicist in Connecticut. He drifted into the semiconductor industry and was lured to the late-20th-century Gold Dot Com Rush in California in 2000. He and his wife each work "up over the hill" but live in Moss Beach, enjoying the Coastside community.
Southwest Art and Artifact Show
Denis Rauchman shared insights about pottery making.
Participating Artists
Bob and Sharon Strochak enjoy the Southwest Show
Catherine Boutell Lorraine Capparell Francesco Carucci Harlan Crowder Linda Curtis Emily De Martini Patricia Dennis Gail Dennis Rebecca Ellis Winona Heyer Susan Johnson Patricia Keefe Barbara Lambert Marie LaPrade, Barbara Lewicki Susan MacInnes Mark Monsarrat Susan Migliore Richard Rose Linda Rutherford Bonnie Joy Sedlak Eric Shapira Sharon Strochak Terry Taylor Susan Vandiver Linda Visser Maury Walcott Jeff Williams Michael Wong
High-Tech Photography Show
Curator, Jeff Klagenberg, discussed the artist's work.