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Folsom Parks and Recreation
48 Natoma Street
Folsom, California 95630
916-355-7285
Gallery Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Call for occasional additional evening and weekend hours
Art Exhibits
Free and Open to the Public
Coffee Break
Last Thursday of every month 10:00 AM
Coffee and a quick gallery tour to learn more about the current exhibits
Gallery Tours
School and group tours from pre-school to scout troops to college classes and senior clubs
Art Classes
For all ages!
Contact us for more information
Gallery Director
Cindy Abraham
916-351-3506
Websites
Click to view the City of Folsom Parks and Recreation Activity Guide
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On the Right Track
July 10 to August 27, 2015
Opening Reception Friday, July 10
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Refreshments and wine
Live guitar music by Daniel Roest
All aboard for the next exhibit at the Gallery at 48 Natoma! The railroad has long been an important part of Folsom's history since the Gold Rush days. Now artwork that commemorates those historic connections will be displayed in the exhibit, "On the Right Track," from July 10 through August 27, 2015. Three premier railroad artists work will be featured, including impressionist oil paintings by Gary Symington, grand traditional oils on canvas by Patrick Karnahan and incredible scale model displays created by Scott Robertson.
Patrick Karnahan has been oil painting since he was eight years old. In addition to painting wildlands, Karnahan has been capturing the history of the American railroads on canvas for more than 20 years. He also promotes art education for children in local schools. "It's satisfying," he says. "Usually, I'll sell my paintings and won't see them again. What I'm doing becomes part of the community." For 15 years, he worked for the USDA Forest Service as a seasonal firefighter and later as a graphic artist and public affairs specialist. His paintings, based on years of personal experience on the fire lines, are full of highly accurate detail and reflect his emotional commitment to wildland firefighting and to conserving our public wildland treasures.
Gary Symington has been a full-time illustrator and graphic designer for over 40 years, but his real passion has always been painting in oils on canvas. After painting primarily landscapes for many years, his most recent work reflects his interest in trains, with particular attention paid to the quality of the surface textures and discolorations of metal on the engines. His illustration clients have included L.L. Bean, Windows magazine and McDonalds. His commercial work has been shown with the Society of Illustrators and in the Strathmore Paper Graphics Gallery. Gary received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Syracuse University, and studied at Sir John Cass School of Art in London, England.
Scott Robertson is an acclaimed railroad model maker and has been creating railroad scenes over a culmination of many years. His ongoing project called the ND&AC (Never Done & Always Changing) Model Railroad is On30 scale with construction that started in 2004 and is still evolving. The fictitious town of Hanging Rock is a combination of two modules (30"x48" each) depicting a mountain town somewhere in the Sierra Mountains. "My model railroad does not represent any specific prototype, and it takes its scenery from many different geographic settings in the western United States. The era is sometime in the mid-20th century in places that are being logged over and mined out." His models are truly an inspiration of both art and engineering combined.
The exhibit opens July 10
and continues through August 27, 2015
Click to view On the Right Track Press Release
Click to view the 2015 Exhibition Schedule
Exhibit sponsored by Dyer Family Foundation, Take pART in the ARTS, and Folsom Arts Association
Community Gallery
Adult Art Classes
In the adjacent Community Gallery at 48 Natoma, the adult art classes held at the 48 Natoma Art Center will be featured. The center offers classes to in a variety of art subjects including Chinese Brush painting, oil and acrylic painting, photography, ceramics, watercolor, drawing and more. Classes are open to the public and are offered for all ages and skill levels.
Art Center News
Summer 2015
Folsom Parks and Recreation
Art Classes
Art History, Ceramics, Dance
Drawing, Kids Art, Painting
For more information, call the Folsom Parks and Recreation office 916-355-7285
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