Central Coast Gallery - Paintings by Pam Ferris

Pam was born and raised in Henderson, Ky, home of famous artist John James Audubon. During her school years she always wanted to be an artist, however the weekly art teacher taught that you could only be an artist if you were born with “talent”. Not just a bit of talent, but real talent like John James Audubon. Pam feels that talent of course is part of the equation, but feels desire is just as important. Of course there’s education, discipline, vision, and even talent, etc. but without desire your art work will soon fall by the side while you let other things in life get in the way of producing art.

"10 years ago had I had a vision of what I would be doing professionally in the future I would have guessed real estate agent, perhaps paid staff for the American Red Cross, travel agent, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be an artist," said Pam. However armed with a desire since childhood to learn to paint and a very supportive husband, she took classes from Hancock College which provided the opportunity to learn technique etc. Combine education with desire and there was no looking back, the artist bug had bitten.

Thanks to being able to study under Marti Fast she has learned that art is about so much more than the tools used to produce a painting or drawing. She believes we all have a “canvas” in our world, be it gardening, cooking, sailing, quilting...we each have a personal canvas. She wants the viewer to remember it is not just about he destination, but also the journey along the way. It is her hope that those that view her work will start thinking about enjoying the journey of the art they are producing on the canvas of their world. She wants the viewer to observe the world through “their” artist eyes and ask themselves what they really see along the journey. It is not just the destination alone that inspires a finished canvas, but the journey along the way as well.”

Pam is also a decorative artist as and teaches classes both privately and commercially.

Pam shows her work with the Culture Corner Gallery, Tri-counties Blood Bank Gallery, Marian Cancer Treatment Center Gallery and the Los Olivos Gallery. She is a member of the Santa Ynez Valley Art Guild and the Los Padres Art Guild, as well as The Society of Decorative Painters.

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News about Pam Ferris

Ornament by Local Artist Displayed at the Library of Congress
Pam Ferris, resident of Orcutt, CA, and owner of Pamela Ferris Artworks is a local artist who was given the opportunity to design and hand paint an ornament that will be displayed on the Christmas tree this year at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, and houses the United States Copyright Office.

With the theme Creativity Across America, each artist designed and painted a wooden book as an ornament representing their state. The ornaments measure about 4x7, and are completely American-made. Artists from all 50 states participated in the project, creating a wonderful new collection of ornaments to grace the tree. State symbols, state songs, and state birds were featured, along with natural and historical features of the states.

All participating artists are invited to attend a ceremony at the Library of Congress on December 14th, 2005. The tree will be on display from late November through the first week of January, and is open to the public. In addition to Decorative Painting, the artist offers for sale watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings. For an interview, or to find out about Pamela Ferris Artworks and Decorative Painting Classes call (805) 938-0385 or email Pam Ferris.