Local artist Pam Dennis exhibited at CBPL, Jan. 15

A 60 year resident of Oregon’s bay area, Pam has dabbled in the arts for decades. As a youngster, she envisioned a future as a commercial artist; sent a Draw Me (you know, the girl’s profile on the matchbook) sketch to an art school and would have been offered a scholarship if she hadn’t been an eighth grader. She worked in window display for eleven years at the south coasts’ premiere department store, The Hub and followed it with another seven years at The Bon Marche’ (now Macy’s). Other than posters, award winning set designs, brochures for Little Theatre on the Bay (where she also sang, danced, acted, and directed) her work in visual merchandising was the closest she would come to being an artist. In the spring of 2000, she began a career with South Coast Hospice. It would be her re-awakening. Working with people who are facing their own mortality offered a new perspective on life altogether. The message she received from them was, “If not now, WHEN?” She began to draw suns CBS Sunday morning news. It took a decade to get up the nerve to actually send her colored pencil drawings to CBS. When she finally saw one of her suns on the show she felt validated. Since then, CBS has shown her Fall Sun several times, and many more are in their archives for future airing. Colored pencil is her medium of choice. She also enjoys acrylics, and play with fabric and beads. In 2014 her design was chosen to represent the Oregon Coast Music Festival. She is currently working on the design for the 2016 OCMF poster.