Riverside Arts Walk on First Thursdays, July 1, 6-9 PM

See visual and performing arts events at over 20 locations—including RAM, RCAA and division 9. Stores and restaurants will be open, some with discounts. Get the ArtsWalk map at RCAA or RAM.

For more info: Riverside Cultural Consortium

Riverside Art Museum (RAM)

3425 Mission Inn Ave, 951-684-7111
Hours: Mon - Sat., 10am to 4pm, Thurs. 10am to 8pm

2010 Memberts’ Mini Show , Jul 1- Sep 17, 2010. Reception July 1, 6-9pm during ArtsWalk. Curatorial review and awards July 22, 7pm. Members were invited to submit one artwork up to 16 inches in dimension. Joan submitted “Fricka”, to tie with the current Ring Festival in Los Angeles.

Open Studio: Paintings from the High Desert Exhibition.
June 3—Aug. 30, 2010. Reception: June 3, 6pm-9:00 pm.
See paintings by Michael Shankman, Artist-In-Residence, Joshua Tree National Park.

Seeing and Saying Exhibition thru August 19, 2010, features selections from the RAM’s permanent collection.

Sumi Ink Club at RAM. Exhibition: thru July 31, 2010.

Selections from RAM's Permanent Collection: Andrew Molles Exhibition: thru July 31, 2010.

RAM’s Gift Shop sells artworks and creative products. Three of Joan’s oil paintings are in the shop: “Castle Bridge”, “Rocks in Wash” and “Boat House No. 2”.

Some of Joan's greeting cards are also in the shop, including “A Rosy View from the Botanic Garden” (which was the featured painting in the poster for Primavera in the Gardens, Tenth Anniversary at the UCR Botanic Gardens in 2008) and “Victoria Avenue”.

RAM’s website is a mother lode of information with info on classes for adults or children, its groups (like the Plein Air Artists of Riverside) and more.

PAAR's blog is on it, with many updates, artist info, paintings and photos. Some of the PAAR artists, like Joan, have their websites linked to it.

Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA)
3870 Lemon St. 951-682-6737 Hours: Tues -Sat, 11 am - 2 pm; or by appointment
ArtsWalks on First Thursdays, 6 to 9pm

June 10-July 10, 2010:

“Au Naturel”, an exhibit by members of PAAR.

Young Artists Gallery: HeArt Enterprises presents – Art Masters – Community Children’s Art Program and a spotlight on Jessica McConnel.”

Artist Spotlight: Joanna Mersereau

Joan has two new paintings in the show, “Victoria Avenue, Late Afternoon” and “Victoria Avenue Pathway”.

July 15 to August 14, 2010:

“Hot Time in the City”, an RCAA Members Exhibit.

Joan has two new paintings, both in Riverside. "Purple and Yellow Blossoms" show trees in Fairmount Park at the beginning of summer. "Summer Sunlight in the Citrus Grove" was painted quickly in the hot middle of the day at California Citrus State Historic Park.

Young Artists Gallery: "Home: Artworks from the A.R.T.E.R.Y. Project".”

Artist Showcase: Rex Crafts.

RCAA sells many creative gifts. Joan always has greeting cards in the racks, such as those with her mission paintings.

Division 9 , 951-682-5990, Director: Cosme Cordova .

South Gallery is next door to RCAA.

North Gallery is in Life Arts Center , 3485 University Ave., along with many other galleries.

Also visit the People's Gallery, 951-715-4641, and Greg Adamson's gallery upstairs at 3643 University.

Joan’s Activities & News

Corona Art Association

Art House Gallery
510 W Foothill Parkway, (one block W. of Main St.)
at Corona Heritage Park Museum.

Gallery hours: Thur- Sat 10am-2pm. 951-735-3226. Free admission.

Buildings, Past or Present” (June 17 –July 28). Joan's ““Olive Avenue Market”, Taco Station” and “Rosa’s Cantina” are included.

Joan participated in the June 12 Idyllwild Plein Air Festival and painted a cityscape, “Tea Shop” (above, right)

Cyber World

More frequent updates on Coffey Time --The SoCal Art Scene and Joan's Art Life are so active that Coffey Time will be updated as needed, though it comes out officially once a month. Bottom Line: Keep checking back for updates.

See Joan’s website www.coffeycreations.com to view and purchase her artwork and read her newsletter. If you are reading this online, you are already on her website (the "news" section). See the upper left column of this screen to click "home", "watercolors", "oils", "cards", "news" or "contact".

See www.InlandArts.com for art happenings in the Inland Empire, as well as bios and website links of artists, like Joan, Terry d. Chacon, Lisa Mozzini-McDill and Joanna Mersereau. Just click “Directories” on the top line, then “Artists Profiles”.

Also see the sites of these other local artists: Michael Mazgai, r. mike nichols, Susan De'Armond and Cathy Maxwell.

Be sure to see the sites of two of the California Art Club artists whose Plein Air Painting workshops Joan has taken: Robin Hall and Frank Serrano. For the past ten years, Joan and Jerry have enjoyed seeing paintings by both Robin and Frank in the esteemed annual Gold Medal Exhibition of the CAC. Also, when Joan began plein air painting in oils, she began by using Frank's "Plein Air Painting in Oil" book, which spells out the basics clearly. The paintings by both Robin and Frank are breathtaking.

Interested in quilting? See the Quilt Fabric site, where you can order a “How to Make Your First Quilt” dvd created by Joan’s longtime friend, Karen Oliver, and Chris Sass, the Quilt Fabric store owner.

Getting together with artists

Art Views, July 13 at Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA), 7pm (social networking at 6:30). Bring your art to show & discuss with other artists or just come to see the artists & their works. This is ongoing on 2nd tuesdays of the month.

Print out "Coffey Time"

Print onto three sheets of (8-1/2 x 11)paper. Just press here. This moves you to a screen showing the pdf with a print option at the top.

Joan Coffey 951-789-8865
Joan@coffeycreations.com
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Riverside Arts Walk on First Thursdays (cont.)

Relish Delicatessen & Catering
3535 University Ave., between Lemon and Orange.
951-682-7011
7am-5pm M-F; 7am-6pm Sat; open for the Arts Walk
Exhibit organized by Riverside Community Arts Association.

Colorful Impressions
Paintings by Joan Coffey

at Relish Deli & Catering

June 2-July 31

Twenty of Joan’s landscapes are in this exhibit, including paintings of Riverside gardens, which provided Joan with brilliant subjects in May. This is a new venue, and it is kitty-cornered from RCAA, at University & Lemon.

See a photo of Joan painting “Morning Pathway” (below, left) at Nichols News Niche.

Below on the left is Joan’s “Tahquitz Peak, Morning Shadows” which won Honorable Mention in the 2008 Idyllwild Plein Air Festival and was in one of the juried Blinn exhibits of the California Art Club.

Below on the right is a painting from the May 16 Primavera in the Gardens in the beautiful UCR Botanic Gardens. Joan was one of three plein air painters. She completed a painting of the rose garden before the festivities began and worked on two additional paintings which will be posted soon.

These two are from the May 1 Spring Garden Tour , sponsored by the Art Alliance of RAM .

Joan’s “Colorful Impressions” exhibit at Relish also includes some of her watercolors. Here are three of the transparent watercolors.

The sand in “Grainy Beach” (below) was painted using a toothbrush.

See the above paintings (and more!) at Relish Deli, thru July 31, open Mon-Sat, 8-4, and 6-9pm on ArtsWalk, July 1

Pet Portraits

are part of Joan's product line! She will work from a photo that you have taken or, if you are local, one that she takes of your pet. The prices below are for one subject (additional pets $75 each), unframed. Prices do not include shipping.

• 8 x 10: $175
• 9 x 12: $200
• 11 x 14: $250

Ask about other sizes. Special pet toy or other item added at no extra charge. There is an extra charge for complex backgrounds. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of final painting.

Exhibits of Other Artists to See

"Saving Paradise”
June 16-Oct 23, 2010
The Irvine Museum
18881 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, CA
949-476-2565
Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm
Be sure to see the art treasures in this fine museum.

California Art Club 99th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition thru July 3.

Pasadena Museum of California Art 490 E. Union St. Pasadena, CA 91101, 626- 568-3665. Wed-Sun.  It is the best exhibition around. See it while you can!

“Interpretations”: Pastel Paintings by Ada M. Passaro
Gerard’s French Restaurant
9814 Magnolia, Riverside
951-687-4882

See beautiful paintings in an elegant setting, Wednesday through Friday, 11am to 9pm. The show will be up at least 3 months, and Ada plans to rotate some of the paintings each month.

"Artscape Spring and Summer, 2010."
Riverside County Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 680-1345; M-Th, 9 to 5

ArtScape exhibitions are consistently exciting, eclectic displays of art.

Rejuvenate Chiropractic Spa
Third Anniversary Spring Gallery Night

1525 E. Ontario Ave., #104, Corona, CA, 92881. 951-279-8900.

This 6-month exhibit features artworks by fourteen Corona Art Association artists, including Ira Yawnick, Jill Jones, Cathi Calhoun, Michael Mazgai, Adeola Daview-Aiyeloja, Susan De'Armond and more.

The Ring Festival
This pertains to the first-ever presentation in Los Angeles of the four-opera drama Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung, which promises to be the largest event produced in the Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics.

Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum

California State University San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407
909-537-7373

“Timeless Enchantment”: Retelling of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung in Visual Arts and Performance, through July 31, 2010.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Juried exhibition

May 10-July 16, 2010
909-537-7373.