FOLLOW those BLUE Art Trails signs, NEW DATES October 21-22 & 28-29!

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Art Trails Open Studios rescheduled:

October 21-22 and October 28-29

In the spirit of an offering, a gift to our community, about 130 Art Trails artists throughout Sonoma County, will open studios and hearts to the public, sharing beauty and hope. My studio, #24 on Art Trails map, 2180 Beverly Way, Santa Rosa, will be open both weekends, 10am – 5pm.

Just as music can be inspiring and soothing, light and dark, taking us on emotional journeys without words, seeing wonderful art can be uplifting, inspirational, moody and joyful, bringing comfort, solace, contemplation, refuge, and pleasure. I invite you to visit, and have a hug, share a story, tea and cookies, and travel through my plein air paintings to healing landscapes, places of memory, dreams and renewal.

Our hearts are breaking for those who have been devastated by fire. Several Art Trails artists have lost homes, studios and/or their entire art inventory. The Art Trails Artist Relief Fund has been established. Donations can be made directly at many Art Trails studios and exhibits, and on-line at www.SonomaCountyArtTrails.org or www.SebArts.org. Make checks payable to SCA, with a notation indicating Art Trails Artists Relief Fund; checks may also be mailed to Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol, CA 95472.

I will be donating a percentage of painting sales, and will also be offering my contemplative Dream Vessels collages and some hand held carved clay sculptures.

An updated list of artists and maps showing participating studios will be posted by the weekend on the www.SonomaCountyArtTrails.org home page. We encourage visitors to stay up to date on road conditions.

Thank you for supporting the arts!
Marsha Connell, Chair Art Trails Steering Committee

It looked like stamp collecting. . .Artist Reception Sunday January 24, 1-3 PM, Coast And Countryside: Plein Air Landscapes of Sonoma, Marin & Mendocino

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It looked like stamp collecting. . .but this is the strategy I used to map my new exhibit, Marsha Connell Paintings, Coast And Countryside: Plein Air Landscapes of Sonoma, Marin & Mendocino, at Dutton-Goldfield Winery. Join us at the reception Jan 24, this Sunday 1-3 pm or stop in over the next two months. Enjoy the art and wine, and compare how the plan and the final outcome matched up and changed!
Artist Reception with Marsha Connell at DG
RSVP https://www.facebook.com/events/521546531342508/

We invite you to a wine and cheese reception so you can meet and talk art with Marsha in style. RSVP melody@duttongoldfield.com
* * Present this invitation at the tasting bar during the artist’s reception for a complimentary taste of two of our small-lot single-vineyard wines.

Open daily 10am to 4:30pm, January 19 – March 15.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery
3100 Gravenstein Highway North (Map)
Corner of Hwy 116 and Graton Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
http://www.duttongoldfield.com/

Nearby and Worth a Visit!
Sally Baker’s watercolors and new kimono paintings, Graton Gallery
California & National Watercolor Exhibits, Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Reds & Romance Weekend

I will also be in the tasting room on February 14 from 12-4 pm,  showing both large and small works (perhaps painting Valentines?) and available for conversations about art, life, and love.

Coast And Countryside: Plein Air Landscapes of Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin

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Wildflower Hill at Pepperwood, oil, 30×30″

Dutton-Goldfield Winery invites you    
To an Artist Reception for Marsha Connell
Coast And Countryside: Plein Air Landscapes of Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin
Sunday January 24, 2016. 1:00-3:00PM

Exhibit open daily 10am to 4:30pm, January 19 to March 15.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery
3100 Gravenstein Highway North (Map)
Corner of Hwy 116 and Graton Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
http://www.duttongoldfield.com/

Marsha Connell is a Northern California artist known for expressive colorist paintings in oil, watercolor, and pastel. We are excited to host Marsha’s show in our spacious tasting room, and invite you to a wine and cheese reception so you can meet and talk art with her in style.
RSVP melody@duttongoldfield.com

* * Present this invitation at the tasting bar during the artist’s reception for a complimentary taste of two of our small-lot single-vineyard wines.

Reds & Romance Weekend    
Marsha will be with us in the tasting room on February 14 from 12-4 pm,  showing both large and small works (perhaps painting Valentines?) and available for conversations about art, life, and love.

Fog Bank, pastel, 12×16″

Amy’s Healing Journey: A Fund- and Spirit-raiser

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FRIEND TO FRIEND, HEART TO HEART

We are so grateful for the very generous response to our recent launch of Amy’s Healing Journey: A Fund- and Spirit-raiser! We hope to conclude this active phase of the campaign by Valentine’s Day, with a spirit lifting gift to our sweethearts! Friend to friend, heart to heart, we invite you to be part of our awesome support team!

Since our daughter-in-law Amy had a stroke 2½ years ago, so many in our circles have wished they could do something to help. Amy and Sam suggested Love and Prayer. While continuing that practice, we decided to also create Amy’s Healing Journey website, to address the extraordinary expenses that can accompany catastrophic illness.

Please take a look at the opportunities to contribute! There are wonderful gifts, including art, jewelry, books and nurturing experiences, from the Studios of Marsha Connell and Family and Friends. Or you may prefer to simply donate, or to send a message. All are greatly appreciated!

I began this project with the idea of donating my own art, my living legacy. I invite you to add to your collection in this special way! This may include selecting artwork that is on my website or blog, or in the studio. (Please write to me for an appointment or conversation.)

The scope of gifts has expanded as more people kindly volunteered to participate. If you’d like to also offer a fundraising item or experience, please let me know. We’re honored to include what we can. New items in the Shop will appear in our periodic updates.

If you are moved to share this project with your own caring circles, please send the link http://www.amyshealingjourney.com/ with a personal note.

With love, hope, many thanks, and fond wishes for the new year,

Marsha
for the Connell and Monroe families