Coast Highway Artists


Gallery at 284 Main St., Point Arena, CA 95468 - 707-882-3616


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CHAC comprises a collective of artists residing in a northern California coastal region known for its concentration of resident artists. The CHAC art gallery is located there in Point Arena, one of the smallest cities in the State. The open days and hours of the gallery, as well as upcoming special events, are shown on the Home page. Our artists work in a wide range of fields and mediums. Individual member artists have an artist's bio and a selection of their work shown on subpages to this page. Hover your pointer over the "Artists" label in the navigation bar above and click on the triangle and you will get a dropdown list of our current members. Click on any member's name and you will be taken to that artist's page.



chris grassano, our chac oils painter, tells us how it's done in black and white



"I have been a member of the Coast Highway Art Collective since 2016, and I'mglad to have gotten the opportunity to know so many talented folks from the Point Arena area. It has been my inspiration to integrate the special North Coast environments into my work.


During the year of Pandemic, I have been keeping busy with a series of smaller paintings of the plants that bloomed in Spring and Summer of 2020, as well as other subjects.


I am currently working on a triptych commission for friends who recently purchased a new home. This is part of my black and white series. With the black and white technique, I start with gesso boards and black oil paint. I create the images with a series of different tools including brushes, pallet knives, and other implements such as Q-Tips. Then I scratch out details in the paint using single-edge razors and other scraping tools. I continue to add paint and scratch until the objects come to life and the painting is complete. Here's my painting of Owl Thoughts, oil on 24-in. x 24-in. board."



Other b & w examples



Deer at Pond



Fishing Boat



Raptor Feather



Mates