The next installment of First Thursday Art...

The next installment of First Thursday Art Walk will take place from

6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 6.

CENTRAL

DOWNTOWN GALLERIES

Auster Studio/Gallery 133

(949) 494-9525

2405 Laguna Canyon Road

www.kenauster.com

Banking on Art at

Wells Fargo Bank

(949) 497-2234

260 Ocean Ave.

The Senior Art Exhibit is a project of the Laguna Beach Senior

Center and Arts Commission working with Banking on Art. Categories

include photography, oils, acrylics, watercolors and mixed media

two-dimensional. All entries must be original and have been executed

within the past two years. The winning entries will be exhibited at

the Wells Fargo Bank, 260 Ocean Ave. through Oct. 29. Reception for

participants and award winners will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 4.

For more information about this exhibit please call (949) 464-9535.

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.

The gallery features new paintings and sculpture by abstract

expressionist 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 Russian portraiture artist Sergey Smirnov with an artist

reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4. Show will feature exciting new

work and limited edition serigraphs.

Wentworth Gallery

(949) 376-3878

305 Forest Ave.

Features art by internationally acclaimed artists including Peter

Max, Howard Behrens, Charles Fazzino, Gary Benfield, Calman Shemi,

David Schluss and Janet Treby also including authenticated works by

Picasso, Miro, Chagall, Dali, Matisse and Renoir.

Forest Avenue Fine Art

(949) 376-4244

220 Forest Ave.

www.forestavenue fineart.com.

Exhibits continue with Alexander Volkov, Csaba Markus, Paige

Bradley, Alexandra Nechita, Frederick Hart, Siu Ho Lee and the Makk

Family.

Harlow’s

(949) 376-6075

332, Suite 7 Forest Ave.

New contemporary gallery featuring mixed media paintings and

sculptures by Patrick Clifford.

Laguna College

of Art & Design

(949) 376-6000

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

www.lagunacollege.edu

Society of Illustrators 45th Annual Traveling Exhibition. The

exhibit is being held at the Gallery at Laguna College of Art &

Design. The exhibition runs through Oct. 20.

Miranda Galleries

(949) 497-4491

417 S. Coast Highway

Miranda Galleries is exhibiting the latest Royo releases in

anticipation of his semi-annual appearance and the exclusive release

of “La Calma.” There are to special events planned -- a book signing

from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 and a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct.

11.

Pure Color

(949) 497-1129

570 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “Lighthouses, Pelicans, Boats and Icons of Maritime

life.”

Richard MacDonald Gallery and Sculpture Garden

(949) 497-4988

326 Glenneyre St.

Richard MacDonald continues his exploration of the human theater

with his latest series. “Cirque.” Also representing Jim Lamb:

“Visions of California: North and South,” Jian Wang, Robert Heindel,

Mark English and Marc Whitney.

Sherwood Gallery

(949) 497-2668

460 S. Coast Highway

Featuring contemporary and progressive works of art. Representing

more than 30 artists in mixed media wall sculpture, paintings,

indoor/outdoor sculpture, functional art furniture and ceramics.

[seven-degrees]

(949) 376-1555

891 Laguna Canyon Road

www.seven-degrees.com

Featuring an exhibition of work Gina Han.

Marshall Art Gallery

(949) 497-6715

357 S. Coast Highway

Marshall Galleries features California and International artists.

Robert White, Alexandru Darida, Debra Sievers, Arian, Ginger Cook.

Originals, Limited Editions, Sculptures.

Win Henstock Gallery

(949) 376-5789

550 S. Coast Highway

Showing California impressionist paintings by Roger Armstrong,

Saim Caglayan, Calvin Liang, Win Henstock and Morgan Samuel Price.

European watercolors by John Yardley and oils by Bruce Yardley.

World Treasures Gallery

(949) 376-8176

176 S. Coast Highway

Featuring art sculpture and unique furniture from Africa and Latin

America including Mata Ortiz Pottery and Shona Sculpture. Also

showing works by Candy LeSueur and Sharon Kennedy.

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

Group show featuring original paintings of the Mediterranean,

tropical and still life-style paintings.

Greenwood/

Chebithes Gallery

(949) 494-0669

330 North Coast Highway

Featuring Daniel DuPlessis and Lucy Gaylord.

Laguna Art Museum

(949) 494-8971

307 Cliff Drive

“Greetings from Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early 1900s --

featuring paintings, photographs and memorabilia that exemplify life

in Laguna from circa 1900 to 1930; “Hassell Smith: 55 Years of

Painting” featuring the first comprehensive survey of this

internationally acclaimed Bay Area artist” “Some Fuzzy Logic: The

Joan Simon Menkes Gift” featuring an exhibition of recent gift of 50

works from that collection, focusing on artists who mostly came to

prominence in the 1980s. Information: (949) 494-8971, ext. 0 or

www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

Laguna North Gallery

(949) 494-4324

376 N. Coast Highway

Featured artists: Bob Hall, Elaine Ruettiger, en plein air

watercolors by Hedy Codner and Watercolorist Brian Norkaitis, and oil

painter Maggie Jamison.

Lu Martin Galleries

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Featuring original paintings by 20 fine artists.

Marion Meyer

Contemporary Art

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Continuing until Oct. 12: “Treshold-Edge of Time,” works by James

Leonard, Suha Sin, Natasha Shoro and Walter Donnenfeld. Artists in

attendance for Art Walk. Also live music by Sean Kennedy. Oct. 18

through Nov. will be the Paula Schoen exhibit “Season of Change,”

featuring recent paintings.

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.

www.artscenecal.com/ pblake.html

Quorum Art Gallery

(949) 494-4422

374 N. Coast Highway

The Quorum Gallery celebrating 40 years in Laguna Beach, exhibits

the works of twelve members and one guest artist. New member, Patrick

Howrigan paints the California scene in oil and watercolor.

Sandstone Gallery

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Landscapes and architecture by featured artist Beverly Kadlec and

light panels by guest artist Karen Schwenger.

Schaar Galleries Ltd.

(949) 497-7289

484 N. Coast Highway

www.schaargalleries.com

Studio 7 Gallery

(949) 497-1080

384B N. Coast Highway

Featuring Plein Air painting by Laguna artists in residence:

Anderson, Eagle, Weiderman and Wodark. Also showing Cambria, Cram and

Uchizono.

Whitney Gallery

(949) 497-4322

350 N. Coast Highway

www.marcwhitney.com

Marc Whitney’s current original works reflect both East Coast and

West Coast influences, a matured but almost indefinable contemporary

realism -- a style uniquely his own.

Vincent Farrell/ Deborah Carman Gallery

(949) 464-9709

305 N. Coast Highway

Vincent Farrell is a long-standing Laguna-California

Impressionist, labeling himself a “Colorist,” has on been in the

Laguna art scene for more than 50 years. He was one of the first

artists to open his own gallery, which continues to exhibit his work.

Debbie Carman draws, paints and sculpts whimsical cats and dogs and

unique colorful fine decorative sculpture.

Len Wood’s

Indian Territory, Inc.

(949) 497-5747

305-D North Coast Highway

“California’s Basketry,” an important collection of Northern,

Central and Southern California antique Indian baskets.

SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

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.

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

John Hall presents acrylic abstractions of Desert and Sea. Skip

Rowe features flowering cactus of the California Landscape.

DeRu’s Fine Arts

(949) 376-3785

1590 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “Impressionist Landscapes: California and Beyond -- also

contemporary artist David Chapple.

The Esther Wells Collection

(949) 494-2497

1390 S. Coast Highway

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.

Gallery Grace

(949) 376-9951

1966 S. Coast Highway

www.gallery-grace.com

Kaleidoscope Gallery

670 S. Coast Highway

(949) 715-2630

August: Featuring the art of Christophe Vaucher who will be in the

gallery along with Muralist Tom Fagen.

Haupt Gallery

(949) 494-2486

750 S. Coast Highway

www.hauptart.com

The gallery features artwork by German born resident artist

Joachim Haupt. He is known for the modern abstract mixed-media

technique that he developed called “lacquer foil art” that

incorporates lacquer, gold and silver leaf, acrylic paint, abalone

shells, eggshells and mother of pearl to bring the painting to life.

The gallery also features selective sculptures of internationally

known artists, as well as collectible art. Guest artists, Ronarong

metal sculptures including life-size “Predator.” Hella Haas, and

Aristong Mars sculptures, Siti woodcarvings and teak root chairs.