Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide

Gallery 'N' Gifts features the wonderful photography of Sonja Bronson

First Friday in Downtown Tehachapi - 5-8 p.m., June 7, 2019

Michelle Miller, Gallery N Gifts Fine Art Room Coordinator | May 25, 2019
Share
Sonja Bronson count

Gallery 'N' Gifts' featured artist for June will be Sonja Bronson, one of our Tehachapi neighbors.

After a career as an actress and dancer in New York City, Sonja moved to California and began working in the educational world. Among her employers, the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where she immersed herself in visual arts programs.

She currently resides with her writer husband Dan on a mile-high ridge in Bear Valley Springs. Her neighbors? Virtually all the birds and animals of the Sierras, among them 14 condors that once descended upon her home and the black bear that decided to take a bath in her backyard pond while she was reading in the adjoining gazebo.

"Whether at home or on the road, I see compositions everywhere. It drives my husband crazy. I'll jump up from dinner to grab a shot or when we're on a drive, shout out, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

"He grumbles a lot, but he puts up with me, almost always turning around and giving me the chance to get the shot I'm after."

Sonja is clearly a photographer of opportunity, seizing moments that present themselves rather than working in the slower, more methodical Ansel Adams style which calls for patience and fortitude she does not possess.

"I get so excited by the possibilities that I see all around me. It comes from my desire to share with others the things I see before me, and that, for me at least, is what photography is all about: a great medium of human communication," she said.

Sonja's passion for birds, animals and landscapes remains undiminished, but in recent years, she's begun to explore the possibilities of discovering abstract shapes and colors in natural objects. This has resulted in a series of "Watercolors" and other nature-based photos that take on the character of Abstract Expressionism.

"As a dancer, I have always loved line, color and movement. These are the essential elements of the natural wonders that surround us here in Tehachapi and in California in general. They are the things I am trying to capture in the lens," she said.

Come join us at Gallery 'N' Gifts June 7 First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., and enjoy the wonderful photography of Sonja Bronson.

 

Most Popular


First Fridays

have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at the participating venues.

Gallery ‘N’ Gifts located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., will be featuring the wonderful photography of Sonja Bronson.

Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E. Tehachapi Blvd., right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Featuring Superbia, makers of wood rings and arrowhead necklaces. Come meet the artists, enjoy food, wine and listen to music by Art Larson on clarinet.

Oak Tree Art Antiques Etc. located at 102 W. Tehachapi Blvd. (across from The Tehachapi Depot Museum), offers a broad variety of items, refreshments and music. Open until 8 p.m.

Tehachapi Museum & Errea House on S. Green St. Treasures from our local mountains and around the world will be featured on First Friday. Stop by for refreshments.

Sheridan’s located at 114 W. Tehachapi Blvd., will be open for First Friday, June 7 and throughout the summer. Come share some refreshments, and browse our outdoor summer collection, as well as our great gifts for dads and grads. Mention our First Friday Special and receive 10 percent off your purchase Friday evening from 5 to 8 p.m.