An oil painting of a man placed in what appears to be a tropical setting, playing a gold colored flute. Only his hands and head are visible. Surrounding the figure are large green leaves with two red cardinals sitting in the tree., http://www.maryjosephson.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/
Several black shapes on a variegated white background. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Oil on canvas; 60 x 48 inches, 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/
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 blue, purple, green, red, pink, orange, and yellow. Predominant shapes include triangles, rectangles, and a circle., James B Thompson; 1992; A mystery desired and sought; VI, (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
Grainy and overexposed BW photograph of painting by Charles Heaney. The painting exhibits a road or pathway leading to a settlement of dwellings, set at the base of a mountain., Charles Heaney; The Settlement; Capitol, http://www.askart.com/askart/h/charles_edward_heaney/charles_edward_heaney.aspx, 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 compilation of horizontal lines form a rendering of a stump., Authur Rundquist; state capital vol III; beach stumps, 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
An impressionistic rendering of a woman in a red skirt and a dark top sitting on a patio at table under a canopy overlooking a seascape. A silhouetted figure in a hat looms in the background, confronting the viewer., John Rock; the canopy; state capital, John Rock (1919–1993) taught art at Oregon State University from 1957 to 1989 and was widely regarded as a master printmaker., 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 still-life oil painting of a deck of cards stacked upon each other and scattered around. There are egg shells around the cards. The left side of the composition presents a heavy, blue cloth., 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 painting of Cannon Beach,Oregon rendered in cool and neutral color tones from the point of view that looks up the beach, out over the water. The right side of the art piece contains three different shades of greens that define what appear to be trees., Acrylic/Linen, LaVerne Krause, American painter and printmaker, was born 1924 in Portland, Oregon. She was awarded a tuition-fee scholarship at the University of Oregon where she undertook drawing and painting, studying with Andy Vincent, David McCosh, and Jack Wilkinson. She received her undergraduate degree in 1949, returning in 1966 to teach art, and by 1972 was a full professor. Professor Krause taught at the University of Oregon for 20 years until she retired in 1986. She died in Eugene, Oregon in 1987., The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
Still life oil painting that includes a large glass vase with a handle, holding multiple red flowers and stems. Surrounding the vase are pumpkins and gourds, some on a plate. There are also four green apples located near the bottom of the painting., Sweet Delicata; o/c '96; (48 x 60 inches), Shelly Jordon, a native New Yorker, moved to Oregon in 1986 to accept a teaching position in the Art Department at Oregon State University where she is currently an Associate Professor of Art. A recent recipient of an Oregon Art's Commission "Individual Artist Fellowship in Painting" award, she was chosen to be a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome in 1994, where she spent three months living and painting. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country including the Adam Baumgold Gallery in New York City, the William Sawyer Gallery in San Francisco, the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, WA, the Linda Hodges Gallery in Seattle, WA and the Augen Gallery in Portland. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections nationally. She is currently working towards a one-person exhibition at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle, WA and at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana., 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/
An ominous beach scene in which the horizon line is delineated near the bottom of the picture plane. The action of the scene takes place in the broad brush strokes used to render the sky in blues and blacks, accented with pink and green., Oregon Clam Diggers; Constance Fowler; State Capitol, http://www.askart.com/askart/f/constance_e_fowler/constance_e_fowler.aspx, 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
