Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Gallery 'N' Gifts' September Guest Artist is painter Kim Tellez. Kim says of her journey, "I was a doodler and writer as a child growing up on the East Coast. We moved quite a bit, and those two pastimes gave me a sense of purpose and stability, no matter where we ended up. I illustrated my stories, notebooks and homemade greeting cards. Later, I also found old paint in our Concord, Massachusetts basement and painted sprawling murals on my bedroom walls. "From there I studied Fine Arts and Latin...
Todd says this to describe himself and his photography: You'll likely find Artist Todd Sherwood with his wife Kelly wandering "the roads less traveled" somewhere in America. Their base camp is a pick-up truck and fifth wheel they named "No Destination" They explore the American back country with the aid of a 4x4 Razor, affectionately called 'The Punisher' and often hike into remote locations in search of images. While developing his artistic talents, Todd has also committed the past 40 years of...
Gallery 'N' Gifts featured artist for June will be gourd artist John McCollum. John came to Quarts Hill, Calif. in 2019 after 38 years in Hawaii. He is a member of the American Gourd Society and Hawaii Gourd Society. John has worked with gourds, wood and bamboo for 30 years and has been participating in galleries for the past six years, also making hula implements for Halas, craft fairs, awards and special occasions. John was an art major in college and worked for an ad agency in Hawaii for 18...
Entries will be accepted March 23-30 at Gallery ‘N’ Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. All entries must be the original work of the entrant. All works must have been created within the last 12 months. Flat work must not exceed 36”x36” including the frame. Photography must be a minimum 8”x10” print. All flat work and photography need not be framed but must be matted or mounted. Sculpture must not exceed 50 pounds. Artist must supply suitable stand for a large sculpture. No unfired clay pieces will be accepted. P...
Gallery 'N' Gifts March featured artist will be the Gallery's own Robin Shane. Robin is a recent addition to the Gallery and describes herself and her art as follows: "I am a dual resident of Stallion Springs and Santa Clarita, Calif., a contemporary artist who enjoys many artistic outlets. As a silversmith since 1995, I have found it necessary to pursue other forms of art in order to constantly feed my need to create. I stumbled upon epoxy about two years ago when I decided to redo my bathroom...
Entries will be accepted March 23-30 at Gallery ‘N’ Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. All entries must be the original work of the entrant. All works must have been created within the last 12 months. Flat work must not exceed 36” x 36” including frame. Photography must be a minimum 8” x 10” print. All flat work and photography need not be framed but must be matted or mounted. Sculpture must not exceed 50 pounds. Artist must supply suitable stand for a large sculpture. No unfired clay pieces will be accepted. P...
Tommy Wakefield says of himself and his love of photography, "I grew up in a small tourist town in South Haven, Mich., along Lake Michigan. I moved to California for college and have made this my home since graduating. I absolutely love the variety of seasons and landscapes that can be found here. My interest in photography started when I was only 12. I received my first camera when I was 13. It was a 4 megapixel Nikon Cookpix point and shoot. When I was in high school my uncle gave me my first...
A sample of our Holiday Exhibition: Tina Dille, local artist that celebrates animals and just completed her Welcome to Tehachapi Bears on the utility box in front of the Gallery, will have two new pieces. Her original watercolor "The Scoundrel" depicts an animal form of the "Scrooge" reminding us to enjoy the spirit of Christmas. "WaterPony" is an abstract rendering of a horse that embraces the wonders of nature. Marti Howell, longtime Tehachapi resident and artist will display her new oil and...
Gallery 'N' Gifts will be all dressed up for the holidays at our November First Friday. The Gallery's jewelers, stained glass artists, and antique bottle makers beautiful new items will be featured. Irene Rippy, one of our stained glass artists, began her work in 1989 after seeing work done by a friend and deciding to take a class. She found she loved it! Starting with glass panels Irene began 3D, mosaic, windows and any other type of art using glass over the years. Of late Irene is also...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is delighted to welcome Anya Lathrop as our October Guest Artist. Anya is an embroidery artist. Her work is amazing in the fashion of Monet and the Impressionists. Anya says she has devoted her life to the arts, as a musician and vocalist, actor, writer, painter and now as a textile artist. Her husband accurately describes her as, "a person with busy hands," and this restlessness is why she took up embroidery. Unlike paints, brushes and easels, a small kit of embroidery can be...
Come join us for our Sept. 6 First Friday at Gallery 'N' Gifts, featuring the wonderful work of Ramon Ramirez. Ramon discovered art at a very young age. What started as a child's curiosity has become a passion spanning over half a century. His legacy includes an active participation in establishing the Casa de la Cultural art school in the early 1970s. He is the sole illustrator for the California State Department of Education's book "Encuentros - Hombre a Hombre." He has exhibited nationally...
Chalk on the Walk is coming Saturday, Aug. 10! You can join the fun for $15, which gets you a 4’ by 4’ sidewalk square to create your masterpiece, a box of 24 colorful chalks and a 2019 Chalk on the Walk t-shirt. Deadline for t-shirt orders is Saturday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. Sign up July 27 through Aug. 3 at Gallery ‘N’ Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check in to draw after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 in front of Gallery ‘N’ Gifts. Prizes are awarded for each age category: Grade 1-2, Grade 3-5, Grade 6-8, high school, adu...
Don't miss Gallery 'N' Gifts fascinating July 5 First Friday Artist, Jerry Mathes II. Jerry is an award-winning author and photographer, a book critic for Orion: People and Nature, and librettist. Two of his four books are Shipwrecks and Other Stories-awarded Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles Book Festival - and a memoir, Ahead of the Flaming Front: A Life on Fire - Awarded the North American Book Prize for Memoir - about his experiences fighting wildfires throughout the American West,...
Gallery 'N' Gifts' featured artist for June will be Sonja Bronson, one of our Tehachapi neighbors. After a career as an actress and dancer in New York City, Sonja moved to California and began working in the educational world. Among her employers, the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where she immersed herself in visual arts programs. She currently resides with her writer husband Dan on a mile-high ridge in Bear Valley Springs. Her neighbors? Virtually all the birds and animals of the...
Louise Saunders was born in Phoenix, Ariz., the youngest daughter of an Arizona ranching family. She attended Colorado Woman's College in Denver where she studied business and psychology, but spent much of her time in the study of color and design. She began her oil painting experience when she walked into a gallery in Phoenix, Ariz. in 1968 and observed a class being held. Thinking this would be fun, she enrolled in the class. After only a few sessions, using pallet knife only, the gallery...
Betty Finch and her fantastic gourd creations will be featured at Gallery 'N' Gifts for First Friday, March 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. Betty, raised in Mojave, began her working life as a commercial artist before a 26-year career in law enforcement at the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Her duties included patrol, Homicide Detective, CSI Unit supervisor, 12 years as a SWAT Hostage Negotiator and 15 years as the department composite artist. The FBI sponsored Betty to attend the National Academy...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is featuring Larry McClain, the Gallery's resident wood carver, and some of his amazing, fanciful carvings. Larry's carvings are often based on his love of books with themes set in science fiction and adventures of the mind or his long career in the Air Force, including a tour in Vietnam as a fighter pilot and test pilot at Edwards AFB, retiring as a colonel. Larry and his wife Theresa have lived in Tehachapi on their 93-acre ranch for many years, Larry spends time in his well...
Tina Dille, best known for her contemporary watercolor animal portraits has found a new medium. Spray Paint! Something she has been working with for the last six months to prepare for a 16 by 25-foot mural in Lancaster, Calif. that was completed in October. Tina Dille, in the spirit of outdoor art, used spray paint and acrylic paint to create "BearGlorious," a stylized bear with attitude. Marti Howell, an artist from Bear Valley, paints in oils and also makes sculpture and vessels from...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is featuring our jewelers and potters at our Nov. 2 First Friday. Four of our fabulous Jewelers will be displaying their beautiful items that will make holiday giving very special. Kelly Horton has been a member of our Gallery for 12 years and has been making jewelry for 22 years. She loves to come up with new designs to delight and surprise her customers. She is constantly taking classes infusing her jewelry with new and exciting looks. Amanda Tomlinson has been making her...
Gallery 'N' Gifts Featured Artist for October is Linda McDermott a world traveler, hiker and eclectic artist. Linda grew up in a rural area near Cincinnati, Ohio, developing a deep love and curiosity about the world and travel. Linda moved to the Los Angeles area in 1971 and began mountain climbing and hiking in the mountains and deserts of the southwest. At the same time, she developed a love for the arts going to UCLA and majoring in Fine Arts graduating with a B.A. After raising children and...
Diana Pittenger is Gallery 'N' Gifts featured artist for September who describes her work as being a painter in the most unusual sense of the word. Instead of using acrylics or oils, she uses bits of colored glass to illuminate her works using God's most wonderful gift – sunlight. After a lifetime of admiring this art form, she got her first exposure in its creative process in 1989 and has been creating her portraits of people, places and things ever since. After developing her skills for a coup...
Donald Towns is a fine arts painter with background as an animation illustrator for Disney Studios working on award-winning films such as "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and the original "TRON". Donald has been featured in the TV movie documentaries "Making of the Little Mermaid" and "The Art of Disney Animation". Looking over his life, Donald says "it has been a phenomenal ride." Today he is launching his collection of personal fine art paintings on his website,...
Dennis Cowden, AKA The Cookie Expert, is also a wonderful photographer. Starting at age 12 with his Kodak Brownie Hawkeye he won his first photo award. Dennis and his wife Peggy came to Tehachapi in the early 80s to work in the wind industry. Dennis says on a weekly basis he was exposed to incredible vistas in the southern Sierra that had not been available to the public before. About this time the first digital cameras came out allowing him to really pursue his interest in landscape...
Gene Stirm's wonderful mixed media art will be featured at Gallery 'N' Gifts for the month of May. The First Friday artist reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. May 4, 2018 at the Gallery, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. "The Mixed Media Art of Gene Stirm" he explains, "is visual art which is made up of more than one medium. In an art gallery show, it is when art of different mediums is shown together. This show is both." "After a career in art, the mixing of different media became natural and at times...
Gallery 'N' Gifts March guest artist is new Tehachapi resident Kathy Burns. Kathy, whose love of art began in high school, started a journey of self discovery after a broken marriage, loading her two horses in her trailer with a plan to visit every drivable state. During her 13-month trek, which began in 2013 and spanned 43 states and 30,000 miles across America's campgrounds and national parks, she took solace in painting. Kathy painted scenes of her horses, Dreamy and Wildflower, set against...
