Andy Forrest's Plein Air Demonstration
Andy Forrest’s plein air demo was mesmerizing. In a brilliant arrangement, he did a south view from the Great Walkway, and another view looking north.
He started his work outside, including taking photos, then moved inside to show us his setup and how he worked. Often when he isn’t able to finish his work outside, he’ll continue it in his studio.
Below are the two pieces he started today––he considers them 85% finished.
Inspired by "Watercolors"
Water Dragon by Anne Herbst
Happy 4th!
Kit Cameron celebrating Independence Day with Anne
photo by Cheryl Cooper
A "Beyond Capacity" Event
Thank you for supporting our artists and FOG as we resumed our celebratory receptions!
Reception: Meet Our Watercolor Artists!
Reception: Saturday, June 26, 1-4 pm
Artist’s Talk at 2pm
The show will be on exhibit through September 5, 2021
Watercolors
June 19 - September 5, 2021
Reception June 26, 1-4 pm
Artist’s Talk at 2pm
Welcome to Summer and the reopening of San Francisco. We are excited to be exhibiting these four established San Francisco watercolor artists through Labor Day. Come see the variety of painting styles and subjects including landscape, ocean, urban and figurative imagery.
Our block on Taraval Street and 40th Avenue looks fabulous and is ready for action. With new streetcar tracks, water and sewer pipes, palm trees and decorative rocks, this location has never looked so good. Parking is available and sidewalks are accessible. Come visit us on Saturdays and Sundays from 12-6 and always by appointment.
Anne Herbst's "Fresh Views" Final Two Weeks
Lapin 2, oil on wood panel, 12 x 9 in. 2020 $500
Open Saturdays and Sundays 12-6 pm and by appointment
RISE SF – A Celebration of Resilience & Renewal
The last year has been tough. Here’s a tour of San Francisco that shows how we’re bouncing back–and that proves our hearts never left.
To visit Far Out Gallery, jump to 14:28!
from Anne Herbst's "Fresh Views"
My entire Figure Study series is based on my first wood carving at summer camp when I was 11 years old. I used a pocket knife on a birch branch. I traced this 1.5 inch figure and created a world for it in each painting.
Figure Study 4 oil on wood panel 8 x 8 in. 2020 $400
Our Deconstructivist Artist at Work
May Day Alert: Fresh Views
Vases, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. 2021 $2500
This exhibition includes two new series of works (Anne Herbst’s Lapin series and Figure Study series), new paintings, as well as a further migration of the birds.
Figure Study 10: George Floyd
In memory of George Floyd, 100% of the sale of this painting will be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Figure Study 10: George Floyd, oil on wood panel, 8 x 8 in, 2020, $400)
Two Moose
Anne Herbst’s Moose (oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. $800
Maya’s moose
Spring
Anne Marguerite Herbst Figure Study 11: Bird Tree oil on wood panel 8 x 8 in 2021 $400 sold
Each morning on our way to the beach, we hear birds waking up in one tree. We can’t see the birds, but I imagine they look like this.
Slowly but Surely
Taraval Street has been undergoing major construction on our block since January 25.
Streetcar rails are being replaced. Under these compromising conditions, we're continuing to show Anne's art until the road construction is finished. Thirty-one of her remaining Bird's Eye View pieces have been re-hung, along with a new series of Ocean Beach stone paintings.
Celebrating Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Life
I arrived from NY to San Francisco in 1974, and one of my destinations was City Lights. Within months I had not only made it one of my favorite haunts, I was hired to wash their windows.
Last Tuesday I faithfully fulfilled my duties, making the windows sparkle and the tiles glisten, but this was the first time I did this labor of love without Lawrence. I would often see him striding down from his Francisco street home, and I was very proud to play a small part in his fascinating world of poetry and literature and politics and community.
His voice was so alluring, it was as if he was speaking to you over some wine at a North Beach cafe - he was just there with his “lyric escape” to savor, mull and chuckle over. He was a SF legend and a literary giant and City Lights was his citadel of decency, beauty, truth and life. LF was a Life Force, and still is. I’ll be back next month to make sure Lawrence’s windows are clean. -Peter
Introducing Maya, our Newly Adopted Fog Dog!
Anne Herbst: New Work
OB Stone 7, Anne Marguerite Herbst, oil on wood panel, 6 x 6 in, 2021
OB Stone 8, Anne Marguerite Herbst, oil on wood panel, 6 x 6 in, 2021 sold
“The Ocean Beach (OB) Stone series is made from tracing stones I’ve found on the beach. Their significance for me is how the stones and I are shaped by the ocean.”
Meanwhile...
Taraval Street is undergoing major construction on our block – again. Starting today, the streetcar rails are being replaced and there is no street parking for at least four weeks. Under these compromising conditions, we'll continue to show Anne's art until the road construction is finished. Thirty-one of her remaining Bird's Eye View pieces have been re-hung, along with a new series of Ocean Beach stone paintings. We eagerly anticipate inviting new artists for a March-April show.