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With gratitude to the incredible North Coast community, our artists, collectors, and friends, RiverSea Gallery celebrates 25 years! Noel Thomas and Robert Paulmenn, two exceptional Astoria artists, mark the occasion with an exhibition of new paintings.  In addition to the new work, a curated retrospective of older watercolors by Thomas will be on view in the Alcove.

Nationally recognized for his watercolors, Thomas has been a prominent presence at RiverSea since its opening in 1997, and Paulmenn, a noted artist throughout the Northwest, has shown his oil paintings at the gallery since moving to Astoria a decade ago. The two artists have bonded over the years, entranced by the light and landscape in this magical place and the sheer pleasure of drawing and painting. They have shared many an adventure painting en plein air. This show encompasses aspects of North Coast life that the artists and many others hold dear: ships and working boats on the Columbia, sweeping vistas, favorite haunts, and simple domestic still-lifes.