From Bea Garth at art gallery reception

Bea Garth, Jordan Clark pix from Art Talk & Opening at Cerulean, PDX Feb. 2018

Jordan Clark and I enjoyed ourselves this last Sat. night (Feb. 24th, 2018) giving our Art Talk at the Gallery @ Cerulean (Skies Wine) in Portland.

Here’s two pix from after the Art Talk taken by Jennifer Williams:

Jordan Clark and Bea Garth in front of 2 of their paintings at Cerulean Feb. 2018
Jordan Clark and Bea Garth in front of 2 of their paintings at Cerulean Feb. 2018. Bea’s painting Secrets is on the right…
Jordan Clark and Bea Garth at Art Talk and Closing at the Gallery at Cerulean Wine Feb 2018
Jordan Clark and Bea Garth at Art Talk and Closing at the Gallery at Cerulean Wine Feb 2018

Later in March I should be getting the video of part of the Art Talk as well as the Poetry Reading we had at the Opening Reception plus original music played there by my husband’s band Climate Strange from Hazel Miller, the curator of The Gallery @ Cerulean.

Jordan Clark and I are also talking about possibly doing a collaboration, which I think could be amazing. Our styles are very different, but our colors, movement, line and feeling are very similar. More on that later!

Here’s two more pix  of me with some of my work at  the Opening Reception, Feb. 1st 2018. I had just finished The Music Genie 2 days before the Reception! Fortunately its acrylic on canvas so it was dry. Its the painting in the middle in the pix on the right:

Bea Garth looking at her painting "Legs Like Vines" at her opening Gallery @ Cerulean, PDX Feb copyright 2018
Bea Garth looking at her painting “Legs Like Vines” copyright 2017 at her opening at the Gallery @ Cerulean, PDX Feb 2018
Bea Garth in front her painting The Music Genie, copyright 2018 at the Gallery @ Cerulean feb 2018
Bea Garth in front her painting The Music Genie, copyright 2018 at the Gallery @ Cerulean Feb 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bea Garth by her painting "Turtles Complaint to Gaia" copyright 2015 at the Gallery at Cerulean feb 2018
Bea Garth by her painting “Turtles Complaint to Gaia” copyright 2015 at the Gallery at Cerulean feb 2018

–And yes you can see my arm in a brace. I am still recovering from surgery on my wrist after a bad fall in December. Thankfully now the brace is off. It helped but was very uncomfortable. Am doing massage and exercises to more fully recover use of my left wrist. Its happening. Am very grateful I am healing well.  Even though its still painful its not at bad as it was. This exhibit showed me that positive expression was and is possible even during difficult passages in life. Just needed a little push and help from my husband and friends.

Feb. 24th Art Closing w/ Art Talk: Garth & Clark @ Cerulean in pdx

Art Closing Night: Sat. Feb. 24th, 2018
6:30 to 8:30  PM

Bea Garth & Jordan Clark
Art Talk 7 PM

Gallery @ Cerulean
1439 NW Marshall Street, Portland, OR 97209;
503 308 9137

This will be your last chance to see both the artwork and meet/listen to Bea Garth and Jordan Clark speak about their paintings and what brought them to it — before the show ends on Feb. 26th.

Empathy acrylic on canvas by Bea Garth, copyright 2014
Empathy acrylic on canvas by Bea Garth, copyright 2014

The artists’ bold, playful and elegant use of color, line and shape draw the viewer in to their deeper more subtle psychological aspects despite their very different styles (Garth surreal/figurative, Clark bold/gestural geometrics).
Come and see the art, meet the artists and hear their “art talk”!

"Crane" by Jordan Clark, copyright 2017 flashe, acrylic, ink, dye on canvas
“Crane” by Jordan Clark, copyright 2017 flashe, acrylic, ink, dye on canvas

Plus enjoy the fine wine and food at the wine bar with its sleek, comfortable couches  in the Cerulean’s beautiful high ceilinged building —  creating a truly aesthetic art experience.

Bea Garth in front of her art at The Cerulean, Portland, OR

This  photo of me standing in front of my newest painting (The Music Genie) is from last night’s reception of my month long exhibit.  It was a very fun night while we were entertained by the completely original music by my husband Chris Arcus’ band Climate Strange.

Bea Garth in front of her new painting "The Music Genie" at the Art Gallery At The Cerulean, Portland Oregon
Bea Garth in front of her new painting “The Music Genie” copyright 2018 at the Art Gallery At The Cerulean, Portland Oregon

I also read poetry to an appreciative crowd. While reading (accompanied by Chris on his keyboard),  I realized I often have repeating images of nature, the everyday, eros and relationship, the mythic and the subconscious in both my paintings and poetry that seem to echo each other.

I was very impressed by the beauty of the gallery and how the curator Hazel Miller arranged everything exquisitely. My art and that of Jordan Clark’s was grouped by color and shape for instance–which really works even though he is an abstract painter and I am a figurative one.

Bea Garth looking at her painting Legs Like Vines at the Gallery at the Cerulean Feb 2018
Bea Garth looking at her painting Legs Like Vines copyright 2017  at the Gallery at the Cerulean Feb 2018

The Art Gallery At The Cerulean is at 1439 NW Marshall St., on the edge of the Pearl district in Portland, Oregon.  The Cerulean is a great place to go to buy wine and a bite to eat, hang out and experience fine art.

And yes, you can see I am still sporting an arm brace.  I fell while out for a walk and  severely injured my left wrist in late December which then required surgery.  It likely will take at least 2 more months to heal. I am determined not to let it stop me now that I am a bit better and remember to use ice quite frequently while painting. Am getting better each day–and at managing with one hand for now–with help from my dear husband and our room mate who both help me with food preparation etc.