The Art Walk of September 8, 2007
Report by Horst Wolf with photos by Steve Combs
The activities started at 1 PM at Signature Gallery, where Duncan Regehr had come all the way from Canada to open his latest show. Duncan's art is a mixture of realism and dream, uniquely his own, this time around dominated by images of crows and long-haired women, immaculately executed and haunting at times. The classical pieces of Ora Hess (flute) and Jerry Moffit (piano) provided a most suitable musical background.

At Manley, artist and instructor Sara Broderick was found working on a mermaid, a motif that has captured her imagination for at least a year now, with more than a dozen of these creatures floating around the county now. Her latest creation plays the flute! Was there any similarity to Ora? We have to wait until the painting is completed.

Eye for Art, our gallery for "modern art," went academic this month. Art professor Paul Gardner, now residing in Laguna Beach, CA, had come to Brookings to show his work and tell us the difference between the various disciplines of "modern" art. Sorry I wasn't able to listen in; I always wondered. Our local Ramblers rambled on before and after his talk.

There was a triple musical hit at Banana Belt Music. Jonathan, owner and guitar builder, had hung his latest creations, which are pieces of art by themselves, between paintings of musicians by local artists. The Rogue River Jam from Gold Beach performed in front of this "quiet art" their own "live art," flawless harmony singing by Sharon and Jan, who were accompanied by two unnamed men.

Coming around the corner to Terra Cotta Corner there was a surprise. Keyboard artists and vocalist Tom Tanzi sat outside in the shadow of a tree, taking advantage of the perfect weather. A a row of listeners sitting in comfortable chairs in front of him enjoyed the outdoor concert, while inside other Art Walker gobbled down John Archuleta's incredible culinary art. This was the sad part for me. When I visited John before the Art Walk, he was still peeling the garlic - I didn't even get a tiny taste.

I'm running out of space - so fast-forward to the final Art Walk station, the library. That's where I actually spent all of my time (it was Steve who took the pictures in the other venues and told me about what happened there). At 6 PM sharp as shown on the schedule, Marge Woodfin, our beloved PILOT reporter, started interviewing the Public Figures, whose art was displayed on the walls around. Lucie LaBonte, county supervisor, and Pat Sherman, mayor of our town, told us how they got into art and briefly talked about their oil paintings (Lucie) and photography (Pat). When the turn came to Elmo Williams, our town's celebrity, he had disappeared. He finally was found directing a drum circle of five lively women, the rascal - typical. Marge had to drag him away to give his speech. The 4th "public" artist, PILOT editor and photographer Wilhelm Schlichting, was home sick - so he said. I think he might have been afraid of the crowd. The evening was ended with a couple of hilarious skits by Dori Blodget's Buccaneers. There must have been about ten of 'em, quite a cast. Especially funny was inspector Truffaut, played by Mike Vest. If you missed it, you can see their full performance (a murder mystery) at the Elks Club on 28/29 September (call 661-2473).

Horst

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