Portola Art Gallery Presents Jan Prisco's "Retroscape: Memories of the Sea"

Portola Art Gallery Presents Jan Prisco's "Retroscape: Memories of the Sea" EXHIBITION: "Retroscape: Memories of the Sea" -- paintings by Jan Prisco DATES: April 1 - 30, 2023 RECEPTION: Saturday, April 15, 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. LOCATION: Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, 650.321.0220, http://www.portolaartgallery.com/ HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jan Prisco, www.janprisco.com The Portola Art Gallery presents "Retroscape: Memories of the Sea" -- paintings by San Mateo artist Jan Prisco. The exhibit will highlight wavescapes and seascapes inspired by local Peninsula locations. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. Jan creates paintings of local California landscapes and seascapes in oil and pastel. Her favorite place to do this is in nature, especially at the Pacific Ocean, where she strives to represent the beauty of the ocean in her paintings. She will admit that she is a little addicted to painting the drama of waves, as well as the healing and cleansing connection that the ocean provides to us. On days when there are especially strong waves hitting the Peninsula coast, Jan has been known to drive from Pacifica's Rockaway Beach down to Pescadero, capturing on camera the beautiful movement and energy at each site. She has also spent hours at the coast in quiet contemplation, studying waves and taking photos needed to finish her paintings due to the constant motion of the water. Her collectors have told her that when they look at her wave paintings, they can feel the ocean air and the sound of the waves crashing. In addition to exhibiting her work at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park, Jan has taught pastel painting for many years and was this month appointed as the Bay Area representative for the Pastel Society of the West Coast. An award winning artist, Jan is currently an instructor at the Pacific Art League and has taught plein air workshops for Filoli, as well as studio classes for Atherton Arts Foundation and University Art. Her work was selected in the past for reproduction and sale at Filoli's Clock Tower shop. More information about Jan's work is available at her website: http://www.janprisco.com/ About Portola Art Gallery Portola Art Gallery exhibits high quality, representational art by 20 Bay Area artists. Painting, pastel, photography, woodworking, and ceramics can be viewed at the gallery, located at the Historic Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA.

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