Page 70 - Sonoma County Gazette June 2017

Painter Janet Doto: Here, There, And Everywhere
By Sharon Feissel
Daughter of a woodworking father and a mother skilled as a woodblock
Petaluma Proud, ink
carver and painter, Janet Doto found art to be a natural outlet during her 23 years in the Air Force. She traveled Europe and the Middle East, including Iran in the late 70s, spent a few summers 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and was in Canada and the Caribbean. Throughout her travels, she carried watercol- ors and sketchbooks along, sometimes trading a quick portrait or local scene for a cool beer. She credits her experience in those diverse locations with giving her an appreciation of the qualities of light and their effects upon a subject. “One of the things about each area that I found so interesting was the quality of light—
Art Classes
Jun 17 ~ Mosaic Class -decorate stepping stones, birdhouses or other fun items. Materials available. $23., 9:00 AM - 5:00p, Graton Community Cub, 8996 Graton Road, Graton, 707-542-0797, Charlene Stone, gratoncommunityclub. org/events-calendar/, charlenestone99@ yahoo.com
Special Offer
Jun 3,10,17, 24 ~ Community members are invited to participate in 4 free portrait weekends. Drop by PAC and be photographed individually or with family members. The portraits will be exhibited in the gallery, growing over the weeks that the exhibition. Free, no registration 5p Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma, 707-762-5600, petalumaartscenter.org/upcoming/
Continuing Shows
her husband moved to Santa Rosa, her hometown. Janet clearly appreciates the constantly-changing light of the Sonoma-Marin area. Her rendering of Cypress Point on Tomales Bay is proof of her mastery of light and mood and of her preferred medium, watercolors. “I’m absolutely in love with the topography
June 3 ~ Art in Action - Artisans Co-Op
of Sonoma and Marin counties,” Janet smiles. “Just looking out the window makes my heart sing and my hands itch to paint. I spend a great deal of time hiking Annadel, Spring Lake, Mt. Taylor, and any path that’s not too steep or too muddy. My goal is to carry my paints to the summit of Hood Mountain in Kenwood, which was named after a great, great uncle William Hood, and paint the view till it’s too dark to see!”
Bodega. Learn about various arts - up front and personal. 11-5 Artisans’ Co- Op, 17175 Bodega Hwy, Bodega, 707-876- 9830, artisansco-op.com
Janet continues, “Painting for me is a blend of faith, hope, skill, and luck. Catching the light, the gleam of sunlight dappling under oaks or sliding off wet vineyards thrills me. Defining the elegant curve of an ancient Cypress sets my heart free. I paint because I just love to say to my viewer, ‘Do you see what I see? Isn’t it just exquisite!’ and, God willing, it is!”
Janet is a featured artist during the Late Spring show at Riverfront Art Gallery, 132 Petaluma Blvd, in Petaluma. Her show, The Road Home, has watercolors, watercolors & ink, and oils. Florida influence will be present,
as well as local places that resonate with Janet’s memories of growing up in Sonoma County and summering on Tomales Bay. The show runs through July 2.
brittle Arctic light, soft defused desert light, the deep golden light of Italy, and the bright hot light of the tropics.”
Petaluma Proud.”
Her “life loop”, as she calls it, was completed two years ago when Janet and
Jun 3 ~ 1st Friday Art Walk - Santa Rosa - Downtown Santa Rosa galleries include (Open 5-7pm): The Art Trails Gallery at Corricks, and Annex Gallery. (Open 5-8pm): Chroma Gallery, Christie Marks Gallery, Studios at 312 S. A and Backstreet Studios.
Janet retired in Florida for a decade,
graduating from outdoor art shows
to a gallery in Islamorada. She drew
upon the milieu. “It’s the sports fishing and also learn some new ones. Free,
capital of the world, so I was painting game fish, birds, and island land- scapes. I worked exclusively in water- colors, because the fluid quality lent itself to painting fluid things! Some- times I apply inks to watercolors for a more illustrated look, as with some of my Florida works and my rooster,
6:00p - 8:00p, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg, 707-431- 1970, healdsburgcenterforthearts.org/ spontaneous-clay/
Jun 24 ~ Colored Pencil Techniques with Nina Antze ~ work with natural plants, leaves and flowers. All skills welcome. Free, 10-3p Pre-registration required: http://landpaths.org/eventdetails. aspx?EventId=31503, Heron Hall Laguna Environmental Center 900 Sanford Rd. Santa Rosa,
Call to Artists
Ongoing ~ Call for Outdoor Art ~ Gallery 32 has an on-going need, so no deadline. Must be designed for garden space, hanging or freestanding. Email photos or call to see exhibition space. All work will be for sale with a 40% commission to the gallery. Gallery 32, 16190 C Main Street, Guerneville, 707-239-0518, Sally, gallery32art.com, gallery32art@gmail. com
Jun 2 ~ 1st Friday Art Walk Guerneville
Jun 23 ~ Introductory Lecture and Demo Paper Clay - We will break some rules
- Music, Food & Wine Pairings! open til 8:00. Russian River Art Gallery, 16357 Main Street, Guerneville, 707-869-9099
Jun 10 ~ Healdsburg Art Walk- Music, art, food, wine. May-Dec, 5:00-8:00 pm, Downtown Healdsburg 707-433-6935, healdsburg.com
Artist Opening Receptions:
May 27 ~ “And After” Chris Beards sculptor, 6-8p., Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707-433-6161
Jun 1 ~ “Asian Rhapsody” - Mixed-media collages by Gerald Huth and photographs by Deborah Huth, 5-7 pm. Both artists will be present Joseph Jewell Winery, 6542 Front Street, Forestville, 707-820-1621, Adrian@josephjewell.com
Jun 2 & 3 ~ “Sirens” Sam Russell - New and Classic works in oil. Friday Art Walk on June 2 and open house on Jun 3. Friday 5p – 8p / Sat. 12p - 5p, Sonoma Nesting Company, 16151 Main St, Guerneville, 707-869-3434
Jun 2 ~ “The Next Generation: A Celebration of Sonoma County’s Up and Coming Artists.” Opening Reception/Block Party from 5-8p. Arts Guild of Sonoma, 140 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707-996-3115, artsguildofsonoma.org/
Jun 3rd ~ New art works by Julia Pozsgai. Acrylic paintings, fiber arts, and precious metal clay jewelry. 4p- 7p, Alchemia, Art Without Labels Gallery, 111 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707-775-3794, alchemia.org/
Jun 3 ~ “Roots”–Sonoma County artists interpreting the theme of “roots” as personal, historical, ancestral, tree, seedling and other creative interpretations. 4 – 7p. Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707- 874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/
Jun 4 ~ Colorful, Light-filled Pastel Landscapes - Jan Thomas’s paintings and Dan Scannell’s mixed media encaustic collages enhanced with oil painting. 2-5p. Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center Street, Healdsburg, 707-431-4214, upstairsartgallery.net/
Jun 10 ~ “The Face of Petaluma: Portraits of Our Town” -Five photographers, Paige Green, Michael Woolsey, Jude Mooney, Michael Garlington and Ramin Rahimian 5p. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma, 707-762-5600, petalumaartscenter.org/upcoming/
Pierce Point Ranch, oil
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