Visitors who step into Gallery 621 beginning today will be whisked into a world of abstractness, surreality and colors of all hues. In other words, Marjorie Lutz is this month’s featured artist with her new show “Backstage.” Lutz, a Fairfield painter, had previously spent 30 years as a stone and wood sculptor until she developed […]
Trip to Land of Enchantment inspires Plein Air Gallery show
With its cerulean blue skies, dusty landscapes and colorful flora, New Mexico has proven to be a popular state for Benicia artists to paint in. The region has been the inspiration for and subject of a lot of Gallerie Renee Marie artist Les Overlock’s exhibitions. Additionally, Plein Air Gallery artist Susan Street had a New […]
Gallerie Renee Marie to feature ‘Shape of Water’ exhibit in March
Staff Report “The Shape of Water” is not just a recent Academy Award winner for Best Picture. It is also the name of Gallerie Renee Marie’s spring show, which will have its opening reception on Saturday, March 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. According to co-owner Stephanie Gray, the co-op gallery’s members decided on the […]
Arts Benicia highlights ‘Next Generation’ of local student artistry
Once again, the artistic youth of Benicia have their works displayed in the same gallery often reserved for seasoned artists. In other words, Arts Benicia’s “Next Generation” exhibition is open for viewing. “Next Generation,” a semiannual exhibit showcasing work by Benicia artists ranging from kindergarteners to high school seniors, had its official opening yesterday. The […]
Gallerie Renee Marie to feature ‘A Flare of the Heart’ in February
By Vicki Byrum Dennis Special to the Herald February kicks off at Gallerie Renee Marie with a new exhibit, “A Flare of the Heart.” According to gallery co-owner Stephanie Gray, the theme of love, courtship, heartbreak and the heart itself has been interpreted very differently by each of the 11 artists who make up the […]
‘Two Susans’ to showcase art at Birnbaum Realty tonight
Birnbaum Realty is crusin’ for a Susan…or two. The First Street real estate office is home to a new art exhibition featuring the works of Susans Street and Johnson in a show titled “The Two Susans.” In addition to sharing the same first name, both artists have a lot in common. Both are members of […]
Arts Benicia finds creative uses for paper in new exhibit
In the digital age, paper is an entity often overlooked. Not by Thomas Wojak though. The associate professor at the California College of the Arts in Oakland and member of Arts Benicia is the curator of the gallery’s new exhibition “Paper Cuts 2016,” featuring paper-based works by Master of Fine Arts graduates from nine Bay […]
Library gallery exhibit features works by Nikki Basch-Davis
As you read this, the Marilyn Citron O’Rourke Gallery at the Benicia Public Library is filled with “moments,” that is to say, moments created by local plein air painter and Gallery 621 member Nikki Basch-Davis. Basch-Davis has a style that easily catches the eyes of anyone in the same room as her works. Her […]
Library features exhibit on photographer’s Southwest trips
In mid-2013, photographer Robert Brusca was going through a difficult period. His wife had been sick for the past seven years, and he was serving as her full-time caregiver. When she died in April of that year, Brusca decided to himself that he needed to get away. Where to? The American Southwest. “I promised […]