This piece is comprised of four distinct sections. The left third of the picture plane is contained by a rectangle with a bottom portion that implies perspective and leads the viewer into the rest of the picture plane. It contains a decorative pattern reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. The remaining two-thirds of the picture plane are further broken down into the three remaining sections. A horizontal rectangular area across the top contains three separate squares containing three circles depicting three different views of a house. Beneath this section is the main rectangular area depicting a clump of trees reflected in water next to a checkboard-pattern floor. This section is subdivided by the fourth rectangular section that contains tapetry-like patterns., View from the Studio; Jon Jay Cruson; State Capitol, Jon Jay Cruson is a N.W. artist who grinds, draws, etches, and pulls his own prints from the lithographic stone - on a hand cranked late 1800's press. He is one of the few lithographic printmakers that has his own studio - and does the complete printing process by himself. He is also noted on the West Coast for his paintings. (Unknown, 1987), http://www.wlotus.com/JonJayCruson/default.htm, 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
A black and white rendering of a man with his back to the viewer mid-stride. The background is comprised of modulated tonal values, and several deliberate black lines intersect the picture plane. The first in a series of three., 1 of 3; Jay Backstrand; Capitol, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/backstrand.html, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A busy black and white rendering of what appears to be a patch of vegetation., Long Island #11; Christine Fry-Loftis; State Capitol, 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
A black and white rendering of a man with his back to the viewer in mid-air. The background is comprised of modulated tonal values, and several deliberate black lines intersect the picture plane. Second in a series of three., 2 of 3; Jay Backstrand; Capitol, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/backstrand.html, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black and white rendering of a large woman in a sun hat with her arm slung over the back of her chair and an empty glass sitting on the table next to her., Lois #2; Bruce Goring Dean; State Capitol, 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
A black and white rendering of a man with his back to the viewer at the pinacle of a vertical jump. The background is comprised of modulated tonal values, and several deliberate black lines intersect the picture plane. Third in a series of three., 3 of 3; Jay Backstand; Capitol, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/backstrand.html, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A line drawing of two young women sitting next to a what appears to be an end table. A car passes by in the background., Henk Pander; caryn colleen; capital, http://artistsregister.com/artists/OR9, 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
All three of Jay Backstrand's drawings shown together in context in the State Capitol., Jay Backstrand; State Capitol, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/backstrand.html, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html