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
The silhouettes of two coniferous trees stand in the foreground of this slightly abstracted landscape piece that depicts choppy water meeting a shore with spotty, green vegetation., http://ghc.ctc.edu/library/archives/2007Winter/shullstatement.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 still life acrylic painting from an aerial view. Three tea kettles and two bowls encircle a glass vase with orange flowers, green stems, and yellow buds protruding out of the vase. The whole still life is laid out on a white sheet., Cobra Tea set; 1996; oil on canvas; (24 x 36 inches), 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
A watercolor painting of a winter landscape. There is a stream present in the painting. Trees, rocks and plant life are in the background. The bushes and trees are all dark brown, providing contrast with the white snow., George Hamilton; Winter Stream; justice, 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 abstract acrylic painting of what may be newspapers or papers of some sort spread out on a stairwell., William Park; 1993; Stripes #3; 58x50x1 inches; acrylic on canvas, bill@williampark.net, http://www.williampark.net, 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/
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
A painting of various birds flying around two white tree trunks with leaves being blown around with the birds. In the foreground is a river with rocks and salmon swimming towards the right., Audrey Hatfield; Creation; 2000; Birch Plywood; 64 x 64 inches; Acrylic and Mixed Media, 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/
A colorful rendering of what appears to be an architecture-inspired composition. Varying shades of blue and purple as well as reddish-orange, green, and yellow define geometric shapes that comprise the piece. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., 36"x48"; acrylic on canvas, http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=228, 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