Love is in the galleries on the Long Beach Peninsula\u00a0<\/p>\n
Published 9:31 am Tuesday, February 10, 2026<\/p>\n
The Long Beach Peninsula arts community is celebrating Valentine\u2019s Day weekend in a big way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the northern end of the Peninsula, three art institutions are offering coloful displays in a promotion called \u201cExplore Art in the Heart of Ocean Park.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bay Avenue Gallery and Studio is showcasing the work of 50 local artists.<\/p>\n
Owner Sue Raymond will have multiple items on show at 1406 Bay Ave., in Ocean Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15.<\/p>\n
As well as Raymond\u2019s creations, they will include ceramics by Taylor Marye-Baker, decorated cards by Judy Cox, mice, bunnies and other critters by Lee Plympton and pendants by Vicki Sullivan.<\/p>\n
For more information, log on to www.bayavenuegallery.com.<\/p>\n
Two arts establishments based at 25902 Vernon Ave., in Ocean Park, will be open to showcase their wares. Both will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 15.<\/p>\n
Boondocks Vintage Upcycled Art Store occupies suite D. For more details, log on to www.boondockvintage.com.<\/p>\n
Jeanne Bellinger, a mixed-media artist, has her studio at Suite C. Her work is online at www.jeannebellingerart.com.<\/p>\n
Ilwaco<\/p>\n
In Ilwaco, the Don Nisbett Art Gallery on the waterfront at 167 Howerton Way, will offer a Valentine gift with purchase from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 14.<\/p>\n
Nisbett\u2019s original artworks entitled \u201cHeart of Gold\u201d and \u201cCrab Heart Claws\u201d are the latest in his Valentine art series for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to watercolors, Nisbett makes products featuring his art at his gallery and studio. These include prints, tiles, cards, coffee mugs and T-shirts. Artwork may be customized with names or other quick renderings he does on the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gallery is closed Sundays and Tuesdays.<\/p>\n
For examples of his art, log on to www.donnisbett.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love is in the galleries on the Long Beach Peninsula\u00a0 Published 9:31 am Tuesday, February 10, 2026 The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-172176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}