The galleries denoted with a (*)...

The galleries denoted with a (*) participate in the First Thursday

Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m., Dec. 5.

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

Gallery McCollum*

(949) 497-4027

206 N. Coast Highway

Specializing in local landscapes, seascapes and tropicals. The

gallery is featuring Caroline Zimmermann and her collection of recent

painting from Tuscany and California, titled “Terra Bella.”

Laguna Art Museum*

(949) 376-8971

307 Cliff Drive

Currently featuring an exhibit of 25 new works by painter Hung

Liu. The exhibit, co-curated and co-organized by the Boise Art Museum

and Heather Lineberry, will run through Feb. 23 before it travels

nationally. The museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949)

494-8971, ext. 0. Web: www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

Laguna North Gallery*

(949) 494-4324

376 N. Coast Highway

Featuring new collections of watercolors and oils by Patti

Cliffton and watercolors by Yuko Blake.

Lu Martin Galleries*

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Venice Explored,” a collection of oils by Richard Ho,

as well as landscapes, still life and seascapes by Alfredo Gomez.

There is also an exhibit of new works by Ruo Li.

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art*

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Light” a collection of canvases and painted windows by

contemporary artist, Deborah Paswaters through Dec. 15.

Peter Blake Gallery*

(949) 376-9994

326 N. Coast Highway

www.artscenecal.com/ pblake.html

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

has been the definitive source for modern and contemporary art since

opening in 1992.

Quorum Art Gallery*

(949) 494-4422

374 N. Coast Highway

Gail Stahl will be the visiting artist this month. The Quorum

Gallery consists of 12 permanent artists and a guest artist rotating

every two months.

Sandstone Gallery*

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Currently featuring two new exhibits: “Autumn Tapestry,” by

collage artist Marge Chapman and “Abundance,” by mixed-media artist

Jayne Levant. The gallery will open “Reflections of Time,” mixed

media work by artist Linda Ames on Dec. 4.

Schaar Galleries Ltd.

(949) 497-7289

484 N. Coast Highway

www.schaargalleries.com

Currently featuring “Autumn Splendor,” a collection of New England

autumn scenes by California artist Robert Schaar and Brazilian artist

Ingeborg Kroeninger. The collection will be on display through Nov.

30.

Studio 7 Gallery*

(949) 497-1080

384B N. Coast Highway

Featuring painting demonstrations by artists Eagle, Wodark,

Wiederman and Anderson.

Whitney Gallery*

(949) 497-4322

350 N. Coast Highway

The Whitney Gallery exhibits works of contemporary realism. The

gallery features oils, watercolors and sculptures by exceptional

artists, most of whom are alumni from the Pennsylvania Academy of

Fine Art. Represented artists include, Marc Whitney, Giovanni Casadei

and Felipe Castaneda.

Vincent Farrell Gallery

412 N. Coast Highway

(949) 464-9705

Vincent Farrell has in been in the Laguna art scene for more than

40 years. He was one of the first artists to open his own gallery,

which continues to exhibit his work.

CENTRAL DOWNTOWN GALLERIES

Banking on Art at Wells Fargo Bank*

(949) 497-2234

260 Ocean Ave.

Currently featuring two collections by artists Roger Armstrong and

Alice Powell. Armstrong will present a series of works titled “Giant

Landscapes,” which features scenes of Crystal Cove, El Moro Bay,

local sycamore trees and the Cliffside in Oregon. In “Surf Series,”

Powell will exhibit watercolors of surfers in action. The two-artist

exhibit will be open through November . The gallery is directed by

Fitz Maurice.

Coffin/Fulton Fine Art*

(949) 497-2214

301 Forest Ave.

The gallery features the paintings of long-time Laguna residents

A. Jane Fulton and Lesanne Pelle Coffin.

Diane DeBilzan Gallery* (949) 494-5757

224 Forest Ave.

Featuring new paintings and sculpture by abstract expressionist

William DeBilzan.

Diane Nelson Fine Art*

(949) 494-2440

435 Ocean Ave.

www.dianenelson.com

The gallery is featuring a solo exhibit of recent figurative

abstractions by Linda Christensen along with a special exhibit of new

paintings by Robert La Duke and Raymond Jackson.

Fingerhut Gallery*

(949) 376-6410

210-A Forest Ave.

(949) 376-6410

The gallery is featuring the works of Jiang, Smirnov, Toomalatai,

Vanderveen and M.L. Snowden and the delightful work of Dr. Seuss.

Laguna College

of Art and Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

(949) 376-6000

www.lagunacollege.edu

Featuring “Unconventional Views,” an exhibition that represents a

renaissance in painting devoted to depicting nature. The collection,

created by Californian and national painters, will include landscape,

figure and still life.

Miranda Galleries*

(949) 497-4491

417 S. Coast Highway

Exhibiting the most recent works by Spanish master Royo, including

his newest serigraph, titled “En El Campo.”

Miranda International

(949) 376-8850

357 S. Coast Highway

Featuring a collection of new works by artists Anton Arkhipov,

Robert Cook and Michelle Samerjan.

Pure Color*

(949) 497-1129

570 S. Coast Highway

Pure Color exclusively features the photography of Mike Kelly of

Laguna Beach. Recent works are from his “Discovering America” trip.

Richard MacDonald Gallery and Sculpture Garden*

(949) 494-1878

326 Glenneyre St.

The gallery exhibits work by Richard MacDonald, Mark English,

Robert Heindel, Marc Whitney and Jian Wang. Specializing in

contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, original paintings and

drawings, the gallery is currently featuring a new series of works by

MacDonald titled “The Flamenco.”

Richard Thomas Galleries

(949) 376-4244

220 Forest Ave.

The gallery is featuring “Atmospheric Realism,” a collection of

work Alexander Volkov.

Sherwood Gallery*

(949) 497-2668

460 S. Coast Highway

The gallery represents several contemporary artists in mixed-media

wall sculpture, paintings, ceramics, indoor/outdoor sculpture and

functional art furniture. Artist Cheryl Tall will be on hand from 6

to 9 p.m. Nov. 7 for First Thursday Artwalk.

[seven-degrees]*

(949) 376-1555

891 Laguna Canyon Road

www.seven-degrees.com

Currently featuring “Odyssey Of The Spirit,” a collection of

three-dimensional painting assemblage by Dennis Hare. With this

combination of facilities, artist work/live studios, technology and

services, [seven-degrees] has quickly established itself as an

internationally recognized multimedia art and event center

contributing to the discourse surrounding the direction that the arts

will take in the next decade and beyond. For current art exhibits,

please visit its Web site or call.