This abstract piece consists of two separate paintings whose geometric subject matter converges when placed together. The painting on the left occupies a vertically oriented, rectangular canvas, while the one on the right occupies a horizontally oriented, rectangular canvas. They are presented flush together. The warm color palette on the left offsets the black and gray tones used on the right. Thin accent lines in bright colors connect the two., Desperate Doubles; S.T. Sonniksen; 79 x 55 inches; 1982; acrylic on canvas, http://www.alysiaducklergallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=388, 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 color photograph of a dock with three boats tethered to it., John H. Hughey; photographer; jhlensman@comcast.net; Boats; ohsu movable; 1983, John H. Hughey, an artist of diversified mediums, entered photography in 1970 under the direction of Michael P. Smith in New Orleans following an academic study as a painter/sculptor. After leaving New Orleans in 1973 and moving to Denver, he began involvement in the field of commercial photography. In 1977, John returned to the field of fine art. He moved to the Northwest in 1980, settling in Seattle. In the early 1980's he developed an interest in letterform and pursued penwork and related arts. In 1988 John devoted time to a comprehensive study under the calligrapher Reggie Ezell from Chicago. In 1989 he was awarded the title Certified Picture Framer (CPF) as recognized by the Professional Picture Framers of America., 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 painting depicting a view of the southern Willamete valley from atop Mount Pisgah near Eugene, Oregon., Grey Willamete, oil, 1984/85, Liepe, 41 x 55 inches, 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
A realistic scene from the deck of a ship at sea amongst rough water. The crew of the ship is busy at work under a stormy sky. The photograph of the artwork was taken in 1991., Henk Pander; Oceanography; OSU-Snell, 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: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
Detail view of the left canvas in the pairing of paintings by Scott Sonniksen, entitled Desperate Doubles., Desperate Doubles (left); S.T. Sonniksen; 79 x 55 inches; 1982; acrylic on canvas, http://www.alysiaducklergallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=388, 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
Two distict, rectangular sections comprise this piece that presents white marks on a black background, which begin to suggest shapes and action, but render nothing definitively., The Beekeeper, 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/
Douglas Hollis; ombi, http://www.douglashollis.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Oregon Coast Council for the Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.coastarts.org/
A print exhibiting a wide variety of animals and objects of various sizes, all of which surroundi a sleeping girl. The girl has a braid in her hair, and only the top half of her is sketched on the art piece. The objects and animals may be the focus of the girl's dream., Nov. 1987 dupe; photocraft inc; sheryl funkhouser; dreaming - alligator to zephyr; etching; 1985, http://www.luciadouglas.com/artists/artists_list/funkhouser.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 outdoor sculpture composed by the placement of various rocks. Most of the rocks are linear and rectangular in structure. Some rocks are positioned on the ground horizontally, while others are standing straight up from the ground., Bob Murase; 1987; columar basalt; dot materials lab, 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 combination of metal cylinder shapes and disc shapes arranged in a pattern across wire that hangs from the ceiling., Peter Teneau; Delta III; Revenue, Peter V. Teneau was born in 1929 in New Rochelle, New York, US., 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
This tapestry piece is organized in a tight grid pattern rendered in light neutral tones that are interrupted by randomly placed gray and white rectangles. The neutral tones are subltely inflected with light aqua tones near the top right of the piece., Tapestry; linen& cotton; 17.5 x 20 inches; 1980, bpickett@uoregon.edu, http://www.wlotus.com/BookArts/WLG/Pickett.htm, 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/
This metal relief sculpture presents layered trapezoidal forms that unite with rectangular forms to communicate a subtle variation on an overall square form., Nepali Temple Series; ohsu; Bonnie Bronson, Bonnie Bronson was born in Portland, Oregon in 1940. She attended the University of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in 1978. She was one of the first artists to develop an industrial enamel, 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/
This piece depicts a partial body of a spawning salmon with a Kwakiutt Indian representation of salmon on its sides (OAC documentation; 1989)., Wayne Chabre; Natural History, U of O, waynechabre@charter.net; 704 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, Washington, (509) 301-3596, http://www.waynechabre.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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
This long, rectangular painting, horizontally oriented, presents a succession of rectangular color blocks, including black, blue, and red. Several color blocks also present what appear to be floral arrangements. The blue section farthest to the right contains an inset of alternating blue and green stripes., Cody Bustamante; F-89 Two Lips; 1989; oil on plywood; 15x92 3/4 inches; ohsu movable, 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/
After Rain depicts a mountain landscape with a lake and forests. The sun is peaking through the thick clouds, and it glistens on the lake., Liza Jones; After Rain; 1987; 2/30 color etching; 23 1/2x32 inches; ohsc nurses unit remodel, http://www.beppugallery.com/showartists.php?ArtistID=37, 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 color photograph depicting a grouping of huts with a row of seagulls in the foreground and backed with a bleak sky that obscures the ridgeline of a mountain., F.P. Biggs, Changing Huts, cibachrome print, 29 x 32 inches, framed, 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
This photographic construction creates the illusion of a rootless tree viewed from below., Ron Paul Finne; The Six Directions; copyright 1988; cibachrome print; 15 x 17 inches; for Science Complex, UO, 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/
A black-and-white, three-quarter view portrait of an indiscriminately gendered subject., Laura Ross-Paul; 11x10 inches approx; lithograph; revenue bldg, http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=221, 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 waterfront view from a vantage point that appears to be from a porch or a window at a beachside house. Flowers and trees separate the viewer's vantage point from the water in the distance. This is one of three views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., detail, http://www.kucha.com/, 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/
This print depicts a wintertime landscape scene coupled with evidence of a human presence, rendered in four blocks of separate geometric shapes. The color palette includes blue, purple, yellow, and red., Racing the Sun; Rathbun; sertgraph; 15 x 9 inches, http://www.waterstonegallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?artistid=20, 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
This photographic collage presents a gridded combination of what appears to be goldfish swimming beneath the surface of water and plant forms., Ron Paul Finne; Duckweed Goldfish Brocade; copyright 1988; cibachrome print; 15 x 17 inches; for Science Complex, UO, 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/
A scene from the Oregon coast rendered in neutral colors, with a pool of water in the foreground, sand and rocks in the middleground, and sky in the background. A man and his dog stand on the large rock in the middle of the piece., Liza Jones; Oregon Coast; mental health, 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
Strategically cut, white PVC pipe forms an abstract pattern as it is installed side-by-side on the face of the west exterior wall., John Rogers; 1983; DVAOB detail; west entrance, 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
Strategically cut, white PVC pipe forms an abstract pattern as it is installed side-by-side on the face of the west exterior wall., Rogers; 1983; VAB, 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
Lettering across a brick wall denoting PSU "School of Education.", Elizabeth Anderson; PSU Profession Schools Bldg., Environmental graphic designer Elizabeth Anderson specializes in signs that help people learn about their environment and how to navigate their way through it. She is a principal and project designer with Anderson Krygier, whose work adorns schools, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and historic landmarks throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has taught at Portland State University and Pacific Northwest College of Art. (details obtained from: http://web.reed.edu/reed_magazine/aug2003/features/notables/index.html --checked on 05/23/07), http://www.eawatercolor.com/, 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/
This print depicts a red-and-white striped curtain with red and green tassels that is gathered into a knot toward the upper right of the piece. The black background slightly obscures the black text laid over the top of the curtain that reads "Dream.", Tad Savinar; transfer on wall paper; Dream; 1988; 12x12 inches; ohsu movable, For more images by this artist, please visit: http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/main/shows/savinar_sept06.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/
This black-and-white print depicts a profile of a salmon's head against cityscape backdrop. Three insets around the perimeter of the image provide futher detail pertaining to the subject matter., Dennis Cunningham; River City Salmon; Linocut print; 42x40 inches; 1989; ohsu movable, 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 detailed photograph showing the head portion of the male statue and the left side of his torso set against a cloudy blue sky. The statue, with his face turning towards the ground, seems to be dry in gray cement., Promises; '88; P. Buckner; Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
On the ground floor the bases of the columns are clad with steel plates. Inside there are lights and holes in the steel to suggest fragments of an atomic pattern and represent solid-state physics, the foundation of the physical sciences. The silvery steel light standards on the second floor are shaped to look like two molecules merging and are there to represent the molecular science fields. The staircase leading to the upper floors is faced with the frieze painted with a design like the spiraling "double-helix" of DNA- the molecular chain on which living matter is based. On the top floor, suspended from the ceiling, is a stainless steel sculpture of 1,800 laser-cut stars, representing the field of astrophysics (Bloomer, 1989)., K. Bloomer; Physics Wall; 6-89, kent.bloomer@yale.edu, http://www.bloomerstudio.com/, 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/
This painting depicts a two-dimensional, aerial view of what appears to be an urban environment. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Lots of Dimensions; Craig Holmes; watercolor; 38 x 28.5 inches, Craig Holmes is a 1970 graduate of Western Oregon State College. ("A Collection of Art," Oregon Art Commission, 1989), 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 color photograph of an urban environment at night., Washington H.S.; Ryan Bond; color photograph; 16 x 18 inches; 1986, 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 light orange awning form separates the blue, green, and black textured background from a yellow landscape overlook that is defined by the awning form. the foreground presents shrubs and vegetation in turqouise, ochre, and black., Passage #1; Jon Jay Cruson; lithograph from stone; 12 x 23 inches, 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
This piece depicts the head of a raven with a Kwakiutt Indian mask of a raven on top (OAC documentation, 1989)., Wayne Chabre; Raven Gargoyle; Raven Gate; copper/patina; 48 x 48 x 30 inches; Museum of Natural History; 1987, waynechabre@charter.net; 704 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, Washington, (509) 301-3596, http://www.waynechabre.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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
This abstarct painting presents roughly geometric shapes rendered in varying shades of bluish-green with thin outlines. Snippets of yellow, orange, and red highlight areas around a large section of dark blue., Ralph Baker; Dark Half; acrylic on paper; 22 x 30 inches; State Emp. Office, Ptld., 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 view of the installation process of the granite rock sculpture. A truck has lowered the biggest rock to the ground, and three men are putting it in place., For more images of this artist, please visit: http://www.imagesofseattle.org/Puget_Sound_Artists/Brian_Goldbloom.HTML, 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/
This abstract piece combines layers of color, texture, and geometric shapes that appear to address systems of chaos and order., Karen Guzak; Elements I; watercolor and crayon; 30 x 32 inches; 1989; State Office Building- Portland (Geology Dept.), http://www.angelarmsworks.com/karen/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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
A black-and-white line drawing of a long-eared rabbit sitting on its haunches and hiding its snout behind its front leg., Cody Bustamante; Peg's Rabbit; '88; charcoal, pastel; 30 x 22 inches; U of O Science Complex, 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/
This abstract painting combines shades of yellow, green, and orange that creates an atmosphere for memory., Coe; Central Oregon Moments; egg temp., http://www.zeekgallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=34, 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
This is a long rectangular black and white photograph featuring a mountainous and rocky landscape. In the foreground is a stream flowing around and over rocks, moving towards a fork. The moving white water exhibits soft edges, a sharp contrast to the dark and craggy terrain. In the background are plateau tops and monotone dark clouds., Dallas Mountain Road (sic), http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.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 large, textile wall piece presented in neutral tones and accented with a deep reddish-brown and black. The stylized human and animal forms as well as the linear and triangular patterning exhibit similarity with Neolithic art., Dana Boussard; totem of the williamette; professional schools building; psu, danaboussard@hotmail.com, http://www.danaboussard.com/, 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/
This is an image of an oil painting on wood of what appears to be a night view of a city. The art piece is painted in very dark colors, utilizing gold leaf as lighting to emphasize the lit houses and streets., Nocturne, Highland park; oil/goldleaf/wood; 8 x 12 inches; 1988, email@jamesdavidthomas.com, http://www.jamesdavidthomas.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
This abstract, geometric painting presents an ordered compilation of forms that range from linear to curvilinear. The mostly pastel color scheme is broken up by dark shades near the bottom and top portions of the image., Hausser; Short Cuts; 1984; wc; 20.5 x 13.5 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/
This black-and-white landscape photograph depicts a view from below a complex rock formation., Terry Toedtemeier; Arch in Pillow Basalt; State Office Building Portland (Geology), http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.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/
This black-and-white landscape photograph depicts a layers of a rock formation., Terry Toedtemeier; Fallen Rimrock Lower Eightmile Creek; State Office Building Portland (Geology), http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.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/
A black and white print featuring a vortex of fish and lobsters. In the upper right corner is a rectangle filled with a silhouette landscape of trees and dwellings. Below that is a clock with the hands set to 3:00 o'clock. Below the clock is a bare-footed female figure wearing a dress; she is holding some sort of blanket. The left bottom corner is a box containing a man who is holding a fish by the mouth in each hand., Spring Chinook; 42 x 40 inches; linoleum block print; 1989, 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 print of a large salmon head exhibiting different methods of texture: hundreds of white dots shading and forming patterns on the salmon's head. Surrounding the salmon's head is a cityscape, and horizontal and vertical white lines. There are also three boats placed on the top portion of the horizontal lines. At the top of the piece is a rectangle with a fishing hook inside of it, and the bottom right corner has a rectangle enclosing a map., River City Salmon; 42 x 40 inches; linoleum block print; 1989, 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 platinum/palladium-toned photograph centered from inside a "beach cave," which consists of a formation of rocks as an archway. Looking out to the beachfront and sea the viewer encounters more rocks laying in what may be the sand, land-fog or sea waves. The misty faded background makes it difficult to tell which element is in place., Beach Cave; Cannon Beach; 8 x 10 inches; 1982; Platinum/Palladium print, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, 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
This sculpture presents a bust of Marie Curie., Wayne Chabre; Marie Curie Gargoyle; U of O Physics Bld.; 36 x 30 x 18 inches; copper/patina; 1989, www.waynechabre.com, 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/
This mixed media painting depicts three bottles and one glass, each containing a flower, atop a pink surface. A blue cutaway in the otherwise black background hosts four white butterflies., Carol Riley; In the Night Garden; watercolor/pencil; 1985, http://www.carolriley.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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html