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111. North Fork Green Water
North Fork Green Water
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This brightly colored rendering of moving water past an embankment of trees and other vegetation is presented large enough that it creates the illusion that the view is near life-size. Shown in context at the State Capitol., Douglas Campbell Smith; north fork green water; galleria - state capital vol III, http://www.campbellsmiths.com/index.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 view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
112. Peggy Swimming
Peggy Swimming
Description
A scene of several people in a swimming pool. The main subject, a woman with short, dark hair, floats just beneath the surface with her arms at her sides. Another woman supports her from behind, evidenced by her pink arms surrounding the waist of the woman with the dark hair., Edward Wong; peggy swimming; 34x48 inches; oil on canvas, The works in this unusual exhibit are by California artist Ed Wong. He was chosen to be artist-in-residence at Eastern Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton out of 28 applicants who applied from all parts of the country. The 4-month residency was made possible through funds from Oregon's 1% for Art in Public Places program. Ed Wong proposed to do a series of figure studies of the residents. Over the 4 months that he lived and worked in the hospital, Ed became friends with many people; he painted them in everyday situations and came to know each one as an individual. Ed's work is compassionate, immediate, and powerful. It helps to celebrate the differences in people and reinforce each personality. (author unknown; Oregon Arts Commission, 1979), ed@edwong-ligda.com, http://www.edwong-ligda.com/, 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
113. On the Bus with G-3
On the Bus with G-3
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A rendering of a black-bearded man wearing a yellow shirt and a dark cap pulled low over his eyes who is twisting backward over his seat on a bus., Edward Wong; oil on canvas; mental health; on the bus with g-3, The works in this unusual exhibit are by California artist Ed Wong. He was chosen to be artist-in-residence at Eastern Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton out of 28 applicants who applied from all parts of the country. The 4-month residency was made possible through funds from Oregon's 1% for Art in Public Places program. Ed Wong proposed to do a series of figure studies of the residents. Over the 4 months that he lived and worked in the hospital, Ed became friends with many people; he painted them in everyday situations and came to know each one as an individual. Ed's work is compassionate, immediate, and powerful. It helps to celebrate the differences in people and reinforce each personality. (author unknown; Oregon Arts Commission, 1979), ed@edwong-ligda.com, http://www.edwong-ligda.com/, 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
114. Cynthia on A-4
Cynthia on A-4
Description
A frontal portrait of a woman with short, dark hair sitting in front of what appears to be a laundry sorting area. The woman wears a red, yellow, blue, and white striped shirt and tan shorts., Edward Wong; oil on canvas; 48x34 inches; cynthia on a-4; mental health, The works in this unusual exhibit are by California artist Ed Wong. He was chosen to be artist-in-residence at Eastern Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton out of 28 applicants who applied from all parts of the country. The 4-month residency was made possible through funds from Oregon's 1% for Art in Public Places program. Ed Wong proposed to do a series of figure studies of the residents. Over the 4 months that he lived and worked in the hospital, Ed became friends with many people; he painted them in everyday situations and came to know each one as an individual. Ed's work is compassionate, immediate, and powerful. It helps to celebrate the differences in people and reinforce each personality. (author unknown; Oregon Arts Commission, 1979), ed@edwong-ligda.com, http://www.edwong-ligda.com/, 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
115. View #2
View #2
Description
Monochromatic tonal variation in the warm color range define rectangular sections in this painting. The middle rectangle contains further tonal gradation through what appears to be a stippling technique. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bunce_louis.html, 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/
116. Bounty
Bounty
Description
(Right-Center Detail) A view from above of what appears to be a table scene with linens and various dishes and foods and flowers., Bounty; 4 feet x 28 inches; oil on canvas; detail, 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), http://www.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: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
117. Bounty
Bounty
Description
(Left-Center Detail) A view from above of what appears to be a table scene with linens and various dishes and foods and flowers., Bounty; 4 feet x 28 inches; oil on canvas; detail, 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), http://www.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: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
118. A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (IV)
A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (IV)
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A geometric composition that utilizes thick brush strokes to create wavy lines and texture in the surface of the paint. This piece is rendered in pink, red, yellow, orange, and black. Predominant shapes include triangles and rectangles., James B Thompson; 1992; A mystery desired and sought; IV, (1996) James Thompson was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Ripon College, receiving a BA in Art/Art History and MFA from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO. He taught at Ripon College, University of Alaska and has been a Professor of, jthompso@willamette.edu, http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/faculty/thompson/, 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
119. Clam Diggers
Clam Diggers
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A impressionistic, pastel rendering of four men hunched over shovels on the beach., Arthur Rundquist; state capital vol III; clam diggers, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/bio/bio_runquist_ac.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 view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
120. Sunflowers
Sunflowers
Description
An impressionistic rendering of sunflowers, built up with blocks of color, predominantly yellow, green, red, and blue, with a purple background., David McCosh; Sunplowers; mental health, David McCosh was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1903. He began his teaching career at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1934, McCosh accepted a position in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon, where he taught painting, drawing and lithography. He continued in this position until his retirement in 1972. He died in 1981. McCosh's early work expressed a modern interest in scenes of contemporary life for which he received acclaim in major exhibitions in New York and Chicago. In his later years, he focused on Oregon landscapes. McCosh received national recognition throughout his painting career. His one-man, juried and invitational exhibitions took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum, among other venues., 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
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