New SebArts Virtual Open Studios, SAVOS

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Aztec Dahlia Gardens, 36 x 36″, oil on canvas, SOLD, giclées available 

Art Collectors: you can now visit artists and buy art from the safety of your favorite armchair or get your mask and hand sanitizer to visit in person.

Please help test this virtual project by going to my online gallery https://sebartsvirtual.org/artists/connell/. 6 paintings at a time will be available directly from the SAVOS shop during September. Kindly share this news with friends who might enjoy the healing comfort of art, to visit online or to own, or who are simply curious. Let me know how this new site works for you.

My physical studio will not be open, but more images including oils, pastels, watercolors, drawings and giclée prints will be accessible via my website, Facebook, text, emails, phone, and Zoom. Please contact me any day this month (10 am – 5 pm) and I can help you navigate this virtual landscape. Links are at the bottom of the email.

Also my art is on the walls at Upstairs Art Gallery, Center Street next to Healdsburg Plaza, and Gallery at Corricks, 637 4th Street, Santa Rosa.

Limited outdoor appointments may be available to pick up art from my studio or to see a piece that calls to you in person. We will observe current Covid safety regulations as listed on the SAVOS website. Looking forward to in-person hugs in 2021!!

Each SAVOS artist’s page will show if their studio is open virtually or physically. There are about 137 of us! https://sebartsvirtual.org/

Check in on the website for virtual events, panel conversations, demos, videos. On Tuesday, Sept 15, at 1:00 pm, I  will be on a virtual panel with other SAVOS painters to talk about our artistic processes, motivations etc.  Please join us! You will need a zoom account. Join live

Wildflower Heaven, 2, oil on canvas, 30 x 30″, available on SAVOS website

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

Our Special Valentines

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We’d like to express deep appreciation and gratitude to the 45+ donors who have given Amy’s Healing Journey a solid footing in both spirit and fund-raising! Whether you have selected something from the Shop, or Donated Directly, or sent your good wishes and prayers, you have made a difference.And big hugs to the 25+ generous and creative friends and family whose contributions have made our Shop offerings so yummy!You are our special Valentines!Have you checked out the wonderful offerings in our Shop? Many new items have been added! February 14 is the last planned active date of this campaign, so we encourage you to act now if you are inspired or able to do so.What a perfect opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause plus add to your collection of art, your library, or pleasurable experiences for spirit and body! These would also make great Valentine’s gifts! Imagine a journey in California’s beautiful Sonoma County. . . For your body: Start with a weekend in the country and homegrown organic food with Mike and Sandy, Lunch at SRJC’s Culinary Café with Marsha D, then Wine tasting from unique vineyards: Paradise Ridge, Joseph Swan, and Ancient Oak. Complete your get-a-way with acupressure by Susan and a haircut at Rascals with Linda. For your collections: Take home memories, with paintings, prints, collages, photos, or cards from Marsha, Sally and Warren, or Jack, Designer Jewelry by Jan, Susan, and Nina, or a vase by Judy. For your spirit: Linger and luxuriate in creative practices with Maureen, Joyce, or Jo, or books and CD’s of poetry, meditation, art therapy, dreams, and more by beloved regional authors: Reba, Lee, Natalie, Laury, Adina, Rachel, and Shifrah. Here’s links to The Shop and to Donate Directly. Enjoy!  With love, hope, humbleness and so many many thanks for showing up and lending your support, Marsha for the Connell and Monroe families