Central Coast Impressions

Arts and Images Revealing California's Central Coast

Stormy

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Stormy, Vicki MeagherThis vision of promised precipitation was actually made out of hot wax.  Encaustic painting is an ancient technique of adding colored pigments to hot beeswax and using metal tools and special brushes to shape the wax on a canvas.  Arroyo Grande artist Vicki Meagher has recently discovered that encaustic’s powerful combination of color, texture and depth is continuously inspiring.  Vicki’s work is part of the current Hot Paintings in Wax show featured at Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo.  Here’s hoping that this will be the view out our windows very soon!

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Johnson Ranch Trail

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Jayne ScheldenOpen Studio Art Tours taking place this month in several areas of the Central Coast, is the ultimate road trip!  After visiting artists in Cambria (and some AMAZING scarecrows) last weekend, I plan to visit the San Luis Obispo area this weekend.  On my list is the studio of Jayne Schelden (#141) in Shell Beach.  Her oil painting, Canyon Shadows, Johnson Ranch Trail caught my eye because the 242 acres of Open Space on the Johnson Ranch, right off HWY 101 south of San Luis Obispo, is one of our favorite hiking destinations.  And as you can see by Jayne’s painting, our hills and canyons are still beautiful even after a long summer.  Take a ride to the Central Coast this weekend and say hello to our painters, jewelers, potters, glass designers and other unique artisans participating in the Arts Obispo Open Studios Art Tour.  You know in December you’ll want to have something “just right” to put under the Christmas tree.