Slightly Off Kilter Blocks – Dayna J Collins

Opportunities: To see art, buy art, take a class, tour studios

An opportunity to buy art

Emerald Pointe Christmas Bazaar

1125 McGee Court NE

Keizer, Oregon

Thursday, November 13, 2014

10:00 am-2:00 pm

I’ll have Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings. I’ll also have a few sale items. (Note: This is where my mother lives. It is an independent senior living community and the Christmas Bazaar is open to the public.)

Artful Gift Show

Left Coast Artist Collective

Multnomah Art Center Gym

7688 S.W. Capitol Highway

Portland, Oregon

Friday, December 5, 2015: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Saturday, December 6, 2015: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

I’ll have Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings.

Little Things 14

Guardino Gallery

2939 N.E. Alberta

Portland, Oregon

Show opens Thursday, November 27, 2014 and runs through December

I’ll have a grid of 6×6 inch plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings

An opportunity to tour the Art Studios at Mission Mill

Our very first Open Studios, on the second floor, and the grand opening of Compass Gallery on the first floor. Come see the art fort that Tory and I created: Studio F.

Willamette Heritage Center

1313 Mill Street S.E.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

5:00 – 7:00 pm

I’ll have a selection of Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and new paintings.

An opportunity to take a class

Oil and Cold Wax: Abstracted Play With a Punch of Texture

Art Studios at Mission Mill

January 16-18, 2015

Friday 1:00-5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Limited to six participants

$300

For more information or to register, contact me: dayna@daynajcollins.com/curele

Opportunity to see a show

"Fairy Tales & Poetry" — “Fairy Tales & Poetry”

Group Dynamics

Salem Art Group

The Art Department

254 Commercial Street S.E.

Salem, Oregon

Opening reception is Wednesday, November 5, 2014

5:00-7:00 pm

Slightly Off Kilter: The Blocks

Somewhere along the way in preparing for my upcoming show at Lunaria Gallery, Slightly Off Kilter, I had the idea to paint blocks in a style similar to a couple of the big pieces I was painting. And then I had the idea to paint little blocks, circles, and other wood tidbits, using the colors I was using in my paintings for the show. The result was a series of colorful blocks designed for adults to stack and display. I made ten sets (one will be on display showing how they blocks can be mixed and matched). Each set comes in a clear bucket with a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Here’s a little photo chronology of the evolution of the SOK Blocks.

The show, Slightly Off Kilter, opens Friday, August 2nd, with an artist reception from 7-9 pm; the show runs through September 2nd. Lunaria Gallery is located in downtown Silverton, Oregon.

Slightly Off Kilter: The Show

I’m one of the featured artists in a new show at Lunaria Gallery in Silverton, Oregon., opening Friday, August 2nd. The artist reception is part of Silverton’s First Friday event, and runs from 7-9 pm on August 2nd. The show, Slightly Off Kilter, features my art along with the art of Deborah Unger. Here’s a little blurb from each of us about the show:

Deborah Unger: Figurative wood sculptures using paint and cloth to create quiet scenes, often with an underlying sense of unease.

Dayna Collins: Vibrant, textural paintings using oil and cold wax to create layers of luminosity and interesting intersecections of lines.

In addition to Deborah’s wood sculptures and my oil and cold wax paintings, I’ll have a selection of Funky Junkyard Birds and something new: Slightly Off Kilter Blocks.

The show runs through September 2nd.