Water Garden I

Title
Water Garden I
LC Subject
Aquatint Etching Prints--Technique Pond plants Water lilies aquatints (prints) etching (printing process) etchings (prints) printmaking
Creator
Wolf, Sherrie
Description
Water Garden depicts various floral forms in a pond. The vignetting of the background provides depth. Sherrie Wolf; Water Garden; 30x22 inches; 5/150; color etching; ohsc nurses unit remodel A native of Portland, OR, Sherrie Wolf received her BFA in 1974 from Pacific Northwest College of Art in printmaking and then furthered her studies at the Chelsea College of Art in London where she received her MA degree. During her time at PNCA she studied etching and worked in this medium through the 80's. She had a brief tenure of teaching at PNCA through 1986. Since the late 80"s, the focus of Sherrie Wolf's art has been painting and drawing. Many local and national corporations as well as many private collectors have collected her rich, elegant superrealistic works on canvas and paper. (Oregon Arts Commission, 1995) info@sherriewolfstudio.com The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
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full
Location
Oregon Health and Science University >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
3181 S. W. Sam Jackson Road, Portland Oregon
Award Date
1987
Identifier
1987_ohsu_nurse-unit_22_a01
Item Locator
WOL:88-24
Accession Number
1987_ohsu_nurse-unit_22_a01
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Wolf, Sherrie
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
22 x 30 inches
Material
Printmaking aquatint; etching
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1987 Oregon Health & Sciences University Nurse's Unit, Portland Oregon 1987_ohsu_nurse-unit
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) was formed in 1974 as the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center. It was renamed Oregon Health Sciences University in 1981 and took its current name in 2001, as part of a merger with the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology in Beaverton. <br><br>For a map of OHSU's Marquam Campus, see http://www.ohsu.edu/about/campusmap.pdf
Color Space
RGB
Biographical Information
This print is a continuation of my fascination with water and its reflections, in combination with nature. The floating ambiguity of the forms and lush magical environment of a garden are created partly from fantasy and partly from observation.