ART WALK Join more than 40 galleries...

ART WALK

Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first

Thursday of every month for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9

p.m. Free shuttle service commences from the Laguna Art Museum 6:15

and runs until 9 p.m. Information: https://www.firstthursdays

artwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. The next First Thursday Art Walk will

take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 6.

*Notes galleries who participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

*California Art Gallery

(949) 494-7270

305 N. Coast Highway, Suite A

Primary focus on early California watercolor artists. Also

featuring early historic California impressionists and two

contemporary oil painters; Liliana Simanton and Mark Geller.

*Gallery McCollum

(949) 497-4027

206 N. Coast Highway

Gallery McCollum specializes in original landscape paintings of

Italy and France, tropicals and local scenes. Group show featuring

Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, Michael Logan, David Solomon,

Lisa Kaspryzcki and Michael Obermeyer.

*Greenwood/

Chebithes Gallery

(949) 494-0669

330 N. Coast Highway

Featuring recent paintings by Timothy Berry and Joseph Maruska.

*Laguna Art Museum

(949) 494-8971

307 Cliff Drive

Laguna Art Museum recently opened two new exhibits: “Joseph

Raphael: American Expatriate -- Impressionist Paintings from the

Collection of Oscar and Trudy Lemer,” and Deborah Aschheim’s

site-specific installation based on neurobiology, with light as the

principal medium. Raphael is an American artist who spent 37 years in

Europe, never severing his connection to his country and hometown,

San Francisco. The exhibit is of 70 pieces that creates an

unprecedented opportunity to see various facets of Raphael’s persona,

his life’s work and what it means to be a California Impressionist.

https://www.lagunaart museum.org.

*Laguna North Gallery

(949) 494-4324

376 N. Coast Highway

This month featuring watercolors and oils by Jeanne Davis. Oils

and watercolors by Patti Cliffton. Regularly featured artists: Bob

Hall, Elaine Ruettiger, plein air watercolors by Hedy Codner and

Watercolorist Brian Norkaitis, and oil painter Maggie Jamison.

*Len Wood’s

Indian Territory, Inc.

(949) 497-5747

305-D N. Coast Highway

*Lu Martin Galleries

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Discover Armenak Ranapetian -- a new artist from Prague.

*Marion Meyer

Contemporary Art

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Featuring artist Melissa Battersby’s show “A New Life”

*Peter Blake Gallery

(949) 376-9994

326 N. Coast Highway

The Peter Blake Gallery on North Laguna’s historic Gallery Row has

been a definitive source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.

https://www.artscenecal.com/ pblake.html

*Quorum Art Gallery

(949) 494-4422

374 N. Coast Highway

Celebrating 40 years in Laguna Beach, the gallery exhibits the

works of twelve members and one guest artist. Newest member Marilyn

Thompson exhibits landscapes and portraits.

*Sandstone Gallery

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Textures” collage by Marge Chapman and “Sheer

Luminosity,” delicate layers of pearlescent metallic paint shimmer

across the canvas, by guest artist Brian Allen.

Schaar Galleries Ltd.

(949) 497-7289

484 N. Coast Highway

https://www.schaar galleries.com

*Studio 7 Gallery

(949) 497-1080

384B N. Coast Highway

Featuring works by artists in residence Eagle, Wade Weiderman and

Wodark.

*Deborah Carman Gallery

(949) 464-9709

305 N. Coast Highway

Featuring Debby Carman, who draws, paints and sculpts whimsical

cats and dogs and unique colorful fine decorative sculpture.

*Whitney Gallery

(949) 497-4322

350 N. Coast Highway

https://www.marcwhitney.com

Featuring the works of prominent artist Marc Whitney, whose work

reflects East and West Coast influences. His eclectic, highly

personal style encompasses such themes are figures, landscape, still

life and interiors.

SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

*Bluebird Gallery

(949) 497-5377

1540 S. Coast Highway

The Bluebird Gallery has been specializing in California

impressionist paintings for more than 22 years.

*Cove Gallery

(949) 494-1878

1294 S. Coast Highway

Featuring outstanding California artists exhibit works of

contemporary realism, new watercolors by Geri Medway and still life

by Mary Holt.

*DeRu’s Fine Arts

(949) 376-3785

1590 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “The Impressionists in California” Showcasing selections

from our Early California Impressionists (1890-1949) and works by

contemporary impressionist David Chappel.

*Dy’Ans Bahram-B Gallery

(949) 581-9542

1273 S. Coast Highway

Featuring original works of Dy’An’s which includes seascapes,

desertscape and her framed Japanese Koi. Also displaying works by

national and international artists.

*The Esther Wells Collection

(949) 494-2497

1390 S. Coast Highway

“Still Life” An exhibition of still life works by gallery artists.

Introducing oil painter Nancy Carroll.

https://www.estherwells collection.com

*Fil Mottola Gallery

(949) 497-1050

1492 S. Coast Highway No. 8

Featuring American and European academician artists from the 19th

and 20th Century. Featured artist is Fil Mottola. Also featuring the

works of 65 international artists.

Gallery Grace

(949) 376-9951

1966 S. Coast Highway

https://www.gallery-grace.com

*Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery

(949) 376-7902

1550 S. Coast Highway

The gallery offers one of the world’s finest collection of

serpentine stone sculptures. Original one-of-a-kind sculpture by

internationally acclaimed artist Joseph Muzundoand Dominic Benhura.

The collection includes large contemporary works suitable for indoors

and outdoors. Also on exhibit are original contemporary oil paintings

from California and international artists.

*J. Kamin Fine Art

(949) 494-5076

1590 S. Coast Highway

Beginning 6 years of specializing in post World War II Russian

Impressionist paintings, contemporary American Impressionist

Jacqueline Kamin, Chinese master Shuqiao Zhou, sculptor Nari

Bagdagulyan and introducing contemporary American Impressionist Stacy

Kamin.

L. Marconi Gallery

(949) 497-8825

1999 S. Coast Highway

Open by appointment only.

Li-Ying & Co.

(949) 376-0525

537 S. Coast Highway

Kaspin is back! Largest new collection of his original oil

paintings. Also featured this month is Robin Altman’s new collection

of prints and oils by Nancy Pace and Elaine Hughes.

*Lynn Peri

(949) 497-6690

1590 S. Coast Highway.

Featuring beautiful etchings by master Italian engravers. Our

artists employ century old techniques to create a unique perspective

of their subject, in styles ranging from precisely detailed to loose

and abstract. Also featuring custom bronze statuary and rare unique

decorative arts.

*Redfern Gallery

(949) 497-3356

1540 S. Coast Highway,

Suite 103 Featuring Carol Alleman -- “Tree of Life” Unique bronze organic

vessels, beautifully crafted in small editions. The series reflect

her personal intimacy with the powerful energy, spirit and symbolism

of trees.

Solomon Fine Art

(949) 494-7120

1277 S. Coast Highway

Village Gallery

(800) 546-5233

502 S. Coast Highway

The gallery features original pieces and limited editions of work

by Sam Park, Cao Yong and Steve Barton. A collection of work by

artist Stephen Shortridge is on exhibit.

*Vladimir Sokolov Gallery

(949) 494-3633

1540 S. Coast Highway

Sokolov Gallery has been doing business in Laguna Beach since

1980. It features unique mixed-media abstract paintings by Vladimir

Sokolov, abstract expressionist paintings by emerging artist

Alexander Sokolov and acrylic sculptures by Vasa.

*Watercolor Gallery

(949) 494-8838

1492 S. Coast Highway, No. 7

Featuring “Florals” by watercolorist Thelma Parsons.

*Wendt Gallery

(949) 497-4292

1550 S. Coast Highway, Suites 101 and 102

https://www.wendtgallery.com

Featuring The McCaw Legacy: A Tradition in Fine Art. Featuring

representational master Dan McCaw and his two talented sons Danny and

John. This will mark the first time these talented families of artist

have exhibited together.

CENTRAL

DOWNTOWN GALLERIES

Auster Studio/Gallery 133

(949) 494-9525

2405 Laguna Canyon Road

https://www.kenauster.com

Banking on Art at

Wells Fargo Bank

(949) 497-2234

260 Ocean Ave.

Banking On Art is proud to present “Animal Chemistry,” an exhibit

of local artists who are compassionate about animals. The exhibit

will focus on animal life and increase the awareness about the

positive work at Laguna Beach Animal Shelter. The gallery is directed

by Fitz Maurice. The Sawdust Festival and Festival of Arts are on

continuous exhibit through this program. For information, call (949)

497-2234.

Coffin/Fulton Fine Art

(949) 497-2214

301 Forest Ave.

Featuring plein air landscapes and figurative work of A. Jane

Fulton and Lesanne Pelle Coffin.

*Diane DeBilzan Gallery

(949) 494-5757

224 Forest Ave.

Diane DeBilzan Gallery features paintings by artist William

DeBilzan, bronze sculptures by Louis Longi and hand-carved spirit

poles by John Geldersma.

*Fingerhut Gallery

(949) 376-6410

210-A Forest Ave.

Featuring a special master’s exhibition featuring an incredible

group of old master prints from the “Klob Collection.” Also

exhibiting rare etchings, engravings and woodcuts. The gallery

represents a collection of paintings, graphics and sculptures by

artists: Jiang, Toomalatai, Snowden, Barbara McCann, Vanderween, Dr.

Seuss, Wilkinson along with modern masters, including Chagall,

Picasso, Miro, Rembrandt and Matisse.