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 at

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 Nov. 4.

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

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 a photography exhibition by

local photographer Milano Liberi. Liberi has a passion for travel and

exploration into western landscapes and likes to capture that in

black and white, responding to the natural beauty he immerses himself

in while studying nature. He likes to capture the west’s mountains,

deserts, canyons, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and coastline at specific

times of the year. The gallery is directed by Fitz Maurice. The

Sawdust Festival and Festival of Arts are on continuous exhibit

through this program. Information: (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.

The Crystal Image

(949) 497-3399

225 Forest Ave.

Featuring one of the world’s largest natural arts gallery with

world class gem art, museum quality home decor, as well as fossils,

minerals, meteorites and gem and mineral jewelry.

*Diane DeBilzan Gallery

(949) 494-5757

224 Forest Ave.

The gallery is featuring new works by 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 the Russian portraiture artist Sergey Smirnov. 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.

Forest Avenue Fine Art

(949) 376-4244

220 Forest Ave.

https://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.

Featuring original works by artists James Strombotne, Gerard Van

der Leun, Maureen K. Scott, Dante Liberi, Annette Reed, Patrick

Clifford, Juliane Hodjera, Suzanne de Ainza Oliver.

*Kaleidoscope Gallery

670 S. Coast Highway

(949) 715-2630

Featuring artist Aldo Luongo.

*Laguna College

of Art & Design

(949) 376-6000

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

https://www.lagunacollege.edu

McKeehan Art Gallery

(714) 883-3861

3295 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite C, at Stan Oaks

Exhibits feature flowers, landscapes, wildlife and portrait-style

paintings in oil and pastels.

*Miranda Galleries

(949) 497-4491

417 S. Coast Highway

Featuring the works of Pissarro.

*Pacific Edge Gallery

(949) 494-0491

540 S. Coast Highway,

Suite 112 https://www.pacificedge gallery.com

Featuring a collection of recent works by gallery artists John

Cosby, Sandra Jones Campbell, Tom Swimm, Brenda Bredvik and Maria

Bertran. Swimm returns to the gallery with a new exhibition of

paintings from his recent travels in Northern and Southern

California. “California Dreaming” will feature at lest 30 new oils

from the master of “Lightscapes” and will open with an artist

reception 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 23.

*Pure Color

(949) 497-1129

570 S. Coast Highway

Featuring powerful images of art in nature with the photographic

art work of Mike Kelly with the addition of African wildlife to his

portfolio.

*Richard MacDonald Gallery and Sculpture Garden

(949) 497-4988

326 Glenneyre St.

https://www.richardmacdonald.

com

Figurative sculptor, Richard MacDonald, will be showing a diverse

collection of new and retrospective bronze sculpture reflecting his

life-long interest in dancers, athletes, mimes, and Cirque du Soleil

performers.

*[seven-degrees]

(949) 376-1555

891 Laguna Canyon Road

https://www.seven-degrees.com

Group Show: featuring the work of Claremont Graduate School Alumni

and Faculty including Dawn Arrowsmith, Dion Johnson, Keith Lord,

Megan Sherwood, Gina Han, Barbara Kerwin and Roland Reiss. Also

exhibiting Scott Snibbe’s interactive, multi-media electronic

installation.

[seven-degrees] is a multi-media art and event venue that defines

experience. The technology equipped media lounge, an idea lab for the

promotion of artistic endeavor, the gallery and visiting artists

studios are open to the public.

*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.

*Studio Strombotne

332 Forest Ave, Suite 10

(949) 376-4636.

Featuring original works by James Strombotne.

*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.

*William Merrill Gallery

611 S. Coast Highway

(949) 464-0067

Featuring “Dreams and Journeys” by Cynthia Breusch, romantic and

surreal imagery from the highly collected Australian artist. Offering

an international collection of original fine contemporary art. The

principle interest of the gallery is in reflecting the diversity and

creativity found in Contemporary Modern Art and Sculpture.

*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 functional art by contemporary Brazilian designers. Now

under new ownership, the gallery features works of art from around

the world. Featuring soapstone and wood sculptures, their collection

consists of vibrant paintings, contemporary sculpture, ceramics,

functional art and furniture. Paintings on clay by J. Ortiz.

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 an exhibition inspired and eclectic works with a theme

of “Fall in the Air.”

*DeRu’s Fine Arts

(949) 376-3785

1590 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “Impressionist Landscapes: California and Beyond by

early California Impressionists. Also featuring works by contemporary

artist David Chapple.

*Contemporary Chinese Fine Art

(949) 376-6799

1099 S. Coast Highway

Featuring new landscapes by Wang Yimin -- magically illuminated

fantasy versions of his many trips to Northern China. Also exhibits

by top contemporary realist artists from Mainland China, carrying

only original oil paintings by masters of realism, including

still-lifes, figurative and landscapes.

*The Esther Wells Collection

(949) 494-2497

1390 S. Coast Highway

Featuring a demonstration by artist Jan Magdaleno for Art Walk.

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

Featuring the finest collection of Zimbabwean sculpture in the

United States. Works by two of the greatest stone carvers in the

world -- Nicholas Mukomberanwa and Sylvester Mubayi.

*J. Kamin Fine Art

(949) 494-5076

1590 S. Coast Highway

New paintings by Jacqueline Kamin featuring still life and plein

air landscape. Presenting an important collection of post World War

II Russian Impressionism. Featuring plein air landscape, figurative

and industrial scenes by painters Nikolai Timkov, Alexi Belykh and

Vladimir Danilynuk.

Li-Ying & Co.

(949) 376-0525

537 S. Coast Highway

Kaspin is back! The gallery has the 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 original artwork by Belgian artist Bruno Vekemans,

exhibiting powerful and poetic “cultural images” that portray people

or some relationship to them. The gallery is exhibiting etchings by

master Italian engravers. Their artists employ century old techniques

to create a unique perspective of their subject, in styles ranging

from precisely detailed to loose and abstract. And custom bronze

statuary and rare unique decorative arts.

The Old Picture Company

(949) 497-6337

1259 S. Coast Highway

https://www.theoldpicture

company.com

Featuring thousands of vintage photographs, ranging from small 8 x

10s to over-sized panoramas and mounted plaques, in sepia tone or

black and white. We also offer gift items, clothing, and home

accessories.

*Redfern Gallery

(949) 497-3356

1540 S. Coast Highway,

Suite 103 https://www.redferngallery.com

Featuring recent acquisitions by Guy Rose, Edgar Payne and

Granville Redmond.

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.

*The Vintage Poster

(949) 376-7422

1476 South Coast Highway

Featuring “Paying Homage to Jules Cheret,” a prolific posterist

and a printer. Cheret was the first t establish a printing house for

advertising posters in the 1890s.

*Vladimir Sokolov Gallery

(949) 494-3633

1540 S. Coast Highway

Featuring contemporary, unique mixed media collage and acrylic

paintings by Vladimir Sokolov; acrylic paintings by Alexander Sokolov

and laminated acrylic sculpture by Vasa.

*Watercolor Gallery

(949) 494-8838

1492 S. Coast Highway, No. 7

Featuring Christine Kenny’s collection of “Florals, Still Life and

Fall Harvest.”

*Wendt Gallery

(949) 497-4292

1550 S. Coast Highway, Suites 101 and 102

https://www.wendtgallery.com

Exhibiting its “Annual Women, Wine and Roses Show,” featuring the

finest women artists coast to coast.

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

*California Art Gallery

(949) 494-7270

305 N. Coast Highway, Suite A

Primary focus on early California watercolor artists.

Architectural oils by Beverly Kadlec and watercolor landscapes by

guest artist Margaret Bedell.

*Gallery McCollum

(949) 497-4027

206 N. Coast Highway

Gallery McCollum specializes in original landscape paintings of

Italy and France, tropicals and local scenes. New paintings by

Caroline Zimmerman “Passages in Time,” runs through Oct. 31.

*Greenwood/

Chebithes Gallery

(949) 494-0669

330 N. Coast Highway

Featuring new works by Sherry Karver, Tessa Mecham and Lois

Silver.

*Laguna Art Museum

(949) 494-8971

307 Cliff Drive

https://www.lagunaart museum.org

“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 artists Chuck Best and Jeanne Davis.

*Len Wood’s

Indian Territory, Inc.

(949) 497-5747

305-D N. Coast Highway

Free appraisal night at Art Walk Nov. 4. Bring in your Indian made

items and they will give you a free verbal appraisal of it just like

the “Antiques Road Show.”

*Lu Martin Galleries

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Featuring new works by Alfredo Gomez -- “Wine Series.” Also

featuring works by Stephen Shortridge, Mostafa Keyhani, Lu Martin,

Don Langford, Lin Hua Zheg, Ruo Li, Gerhard Ruhland, A. Karapetian

and Xiaoen Wang.

*Marion Meyer

Contemporary Art

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is featuring recent paintings by

prominent Mexican artist Guillermo Ceniceros. Exclusive engagement in

association with the Guillermo Ceniceros Museum of Durango, Mexico.

The Old Picture Company

(949) 497-7122

682 N. Coast Highway

https://www.theoldpicture

company.com

Featuring thousands of vintage photographs, ranging from small 8 x

10s to over-sized panoramas and mounted plaques, in sepia tone or

black and white. We also offer gift items, clothing, and home

accessories.

*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

Featuring 12 artists presenting a variety of artwork expressions.

Ron Kawezynski features palette knife textures and depth of

composition.

*Sandstone Gallery

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Mindscapes -- Celestial Skies and Mythical Mountains”

by Mada Leach and “Color and Texture by guest artist Genevieve

Wexler.