YVONNE NEWHOUSE - Portola Art Gallery "Along the Nakasendo"

EXHIBITION: “Along the Nakasendo” — Watercolor Paintings by Yvonne Newhouse 
DATES: August 1 - 31, 2017                    
RECEPTION: Saturday, August 12, 1:00 - 4:00 P.M

LOCATION:    
Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild
75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, CA  94025, 
650.321.0220, www.portolaartgallery.com

HOURS: Monday – Saturday, 10:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.    

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Yvonne Newhouse yvonne.newhouse@icloud.com, https://yvonnenewhouse.fineart studioonline.com

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The Portola Art Gallery presents “Along the Nakasendo” — an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Yvonne Newhouse of San Mateo. The exhibit highlights scenes from her hiking and sketching trip to Japan last October. Although the paintings were completed in the studio, the essence of the trip was retained — moving slowly on foot, observing daily life and small gardens.

The Nakasendo is an ancient route the samurai and other people used to travel between Tokyo and Kyoto. While much of the original 300+-mile trail no longer exists in its historic form, some of the 69 “post towns” and sections of road have been beautifully preserved or restored for travelers on foot.

About Portola Art Gallery
Portola Art Gallery exhibits high quality, representational art by 17 award-winning Bay Area artists. Painting, pastel, photography and ceramics can be viewed at the gallery, located at the Historic Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA.

Photos: High-resolution scans (JPEGs) of the artists’ work are available. For more information, please contact Yvonne Newhouse at yvonne.newhouse@icloud.com.