As part of the Opening Weekend festivities, invited Maritime artists set out their easels early on Saturday morning, July 24th and 'painted the day'! A soupy wet fog didn't discourage the artists and by 1:00 pm, 35 paintings were brought back into CAM and placed out for a silent auction. Artists and patrons enjoyed a freshly grilled Salmon barbeque while bidding on the numerous works of art.

Grace Boothe of San Diego, both an exhibiting Maritime artist and Plein Air/Wet Paint participant, was very impressed with local scenery. "We have never been to the Southern Oregon Coast and now we know it is a treasure trove for artists to paint. The cliffs, the gardens, the coves, the waterfront and the parks are all terrific subject matter and we intend to come back to paint".

Patrons and artists mingle over seafood barbecue while enjoying the Maritime Art Exhibit.

Laurie Chase of San Francisco, CA whose travels to Greece and Half Moon Bay, CA were the locations of her 2 works in the Maritime exhibit, chose dry docked boats in the Charleston Boat Yard as her subject matter. "Everything is so close, so accessible. I could paint 8 completely different scenes in a matter of 3 miles and still find more subject matter just around the bend."

Laurie Chase, maritime plein air artist from San Francisco,
reviews the silent auction submissions.