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1. Cats

Description: Alternating blocks of cat portraits and leafy plant matter surround the main section of this painting that depicts what appear to be two Siamese cats lounging atop a striped area. The top left section depicts a leopard or cheetah. The top right depicts a lion. The bottom two corners contain domestic species; an orange cat on the right and a black-and-white one on the left. Each corner is separated by blocks of green leaves., Cats, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html

2. Ile Gorie

Description: An oil painting of a dark human figure playing a stringed instrument with a bow, riding a large horse with a red and green tussle hanging from each side of it's mouth. Behind the human figure is a large orange leopard-like cat with large teeth on top of the horse as well., Ile Goree; (54 x 72 inches); oil/canvas; 1997, “Most of my art, in some way or another, tries to answer the question, ‘Who am I?’” says Smith, looking at a particularly aggressive piece that he painted in 2006 called “The Lower 9th.” The large oil-on-canvas features a pastiche of what he calls “derogatory caricatures” (including Aunt Jemima and “black-face” characters) surrounded by images of forgotten souls swept away in Hurricane Katrina. “I’d hate to think that my history began with slavery,” says Smith. “To me, that is a lie. But the remnants still exist today, especially in the way we have been depicted in culture. This is what I try to explore in my work.” (excerpt from online biography at http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/216/arvie-smith), The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/