Date: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE11/15/26
DECEMBER EXHIBIT: WINTER MAGIC
EXHIBIT DATES:November 23– December 27, 2026
RECEPTION/HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: DECEMBER 5, 2026, 11am to 6pm: Join in to meet the artists and cheer the season, the show and enjoy holiday goodies. As part of the festivities, we will host our monthly free drawing for an artwork by Ron Sumner.The Gallery is pleased to participate again this year in the Healdsburg Chamber’s Holiday Sip & Shop – for more information: 2026 Healdsburg Holiday Sip & Shop, Eventbrite.com.
Sonoma County artists, Willow LaLand, Phyllis Rapp, Linda Loveland Reid, Laura Roney, Luba Stolper, Ron Sumner, Jo Tobin-Charleston, Carolyn Wilson and Gen Zorich present Winter Magic, a mix of unique artistic expressions creating a magical welcome to the 2026 holiday season.Starting with nature’s magic -the colorful painterly skies at dawn and dusk – LaLand’s “Boston Harbor” at sunrise engenders warm feelings of hope as does Roney’s “Dancing in the Snow” in the waning rays of daylight.Stolper weaves a spell with “Whispering Elegance,” objects so real – the lace, the cherries, the vase- the viewer is drawn in awe.Wilson’s “New Beginnings” draws the viewer’s eye with lively colorful flowers that seem to dance for joy.Artists Rapp and Sumner turn to our feline and feathered friends for inspiration: in Rapp’s “Emerald Eye,” the kitty captivates us with a mesmerizing gaze and Sumner’s “Snowy Owl” looks out from its perch in a moonlit snowy glen.From our abstract artists, Reid lights our spirit with “Green for Joy” and Zorich’s “Layers and Red Rock, “compelling in texture with splashes of random color shapes. To enable us to cast one’s own spell, Tobin-Charleston’s sparkle/colored-themed crystal pendant sets are the perfect ticket.
All member artists are showing many smaller works throughout the Gallery, ideal for gifting.
For the Holiday Season our Staircase Showcase features many different hand-crafted 3D artist offerings. Ceramic artists Kathy Brown, Joann Cassady, Ed Price, Karen Norton and Steve Sanders offer a variety of vases, platters, and bowls. Our glass artists, Brian & Nancy Roberts, Melissa McCann and Tim Montesouti present gorgeous fused glass art, decorative boxes, and tree ornaments. Plus, we have horsehair bowls and decorated gourds by Susan Miron and wooden bird sculptures presented by Amber Biocca.
And, as always, there is jewelry throughout the gallery. You can find the perfect earrings, necklace, pendant or bracelet from our local jewelers: Galley-member Jo Tobin-Charleston, Aaron Poovey, Laura Buckner, Melissa McCann, Patricia Reilly, Hamida Judith Dides, Elaine Greene, Heyoka Merrifield, and JoAnna Noble.
JOIN US for ARTNITE HEALDSBURG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 35:00 – 7:00 pm : Artnite Healdsburg is a community event celebrating art and creativity with more than 20 galleries participating, along with select restaurants, bars and boutiques.
Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448. (707) 431-4214.: OPEN DAILY: 11am – 6 pm; extended holiday hours: Open Fri & Sat 10am – 7pm through December 23rd; closed December 25.www.upstairsartgallery.net
For further information: Contact: Beverly Bird, Press Contact, at bvdrio@sonic.net or 707-799-1490.