SALT & SEA: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: June 13th, from 4:30 to 6:30pm.
Duration: June 13 - July 18th, 2025
Featuring: Tamara Davidson, de Camille, Silvia Trujillo, Nicole Hummel, and Debra Carnes.
Tamara Davidson: From crayons and coloring books to paint and canvas, Tamara Davidson has always felt a deep need to create. Whenever she is painting, she is in her happy place. Tamara enjoys working with acrylics for their versatility and rich textural qualities. Much of her inspiration comes from nature—the artwork of the Creator. She especially loves painting flowers, seascapes, and animals. Surrounded by so much beauty, she believes inspiration can be found everywhere. Her paintings have been exhibited in several venues, and is held in private collections across the United States and Canada. Through her art, she hopes to evoke a sense of peace and transport viewers to their own happy place.
“Art is the only proof we have of the existence of the soul.”
— Author Unknown
De Camille: A native Angeleno, De Camille attended the Lycee Francais at age six and went on to study art and fashion at the Paris American Academy and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she had a one-woman sell-out show in Montmartre. The world of the French Cabaret has continued to inspire her work. There is a sense of the collector and traveler in her work having lived abroad for five years. From the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Grenada to Paris and Bath UK, she takes from the past to update it through her unique and quirky lens. Her work is a synthesis of Pop Culture through a dream-like state; her technique is layered. It may start with the collaging of a Blue Print and images to set the scene or create the impressions for the structure of the work. She experiments with various mediums to create altered states of texture such as; saw dust, paint medium; egg yolk; tea bags; paper; found objects.
Silvia Trujillo: Originally from West Hollywood, California, Silvia began an artistic career in the fashion design industry. Upon moving to Northern California in the 1980’s, she turned her focus to fine art painting. After studying with a series of notable artist instructors ( Wayne Theibaud, Terry Miura, Suchitra Bohsle, and Susan Sarback), Trujillo continues to expand, experiment, explore, and develop her own creative style. Silvia is primarily a landscape painter who works directly from life, or ‘en plein air’ as it was called by the great French impressionists. Color, light, and atmospheric conditions are initially what attract her to a scene. Although the process of painting on location is somewhat arduous, she finds great pleasure in immersing herself in the surroundings that she captures on canvas. With a history of teaching and producing art for over 30 years, Silvia’s work is featured in gallery and museum shows, is collected by private and public entities all over the world, and has won numerous awards. Currently she stays active in the Oregon art scene where she lives.
Debra Carnes: Debra Carnes is a local fiber artist. All baskets are individually designed, and hand crafted. For more than thirty years self taught Debra Carnes has been hand-crafting woven works of art from ever changing materials. Her pieces have been displayed in juried shows and galleries in Michigan, Florida and Oregon. Debra’s baskets and sculptures are inspired by colors, textures and shapes in nature. She strives to create contemporary work while mastering historical techniques.
Nicole Hummel: Nicole Hummel is a dedicated artist and educator based in Nehalem, Oregon. She is an art teacher at Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School and outside the classroom, Nicole is known for her hyper-realistic paintings that capture the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest coast.