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1. The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
Description
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/
2. Wondering
Wondering
Description
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
3. River Place
River Place
Description
A blue, black and white print of a multi-windowed hotel as viewed from the dock. The roofline of the building exhibits two very angular peaks, with a white chimney shown on the right-side roof. The dock on the lower right corner is colored brown, along with three benches on the side of the hotel. There is an American flag to the right of the hotel and two boats floating in the water., Dyann Alkire; River Place; justice, I like etching because I like to draw. Things such as deep sea life, insects, birds, fish, and architectural structures appeal to me, and I combine them in my compositions. Each piece has a certain theme that just evolves as I work on the plate, rather than having a set idea from the beginning. (Alkire, 1987), 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
4. Alsea Falls
Alsea Falls
Description
Landscape depiction of Alsea Falls. The positioning of dark color schemes of trees and rocks in background and foreground, respectively, is contrasted with the white waterfall rushing through the land - creating a balanced imagery., Ken Paul; Alsea Falls; 1983; 5/10 Silkscreen; 15x22 inches papersize; ohsc nurses unit remodel; slide not overexposed, 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/
5. Ariel Canyon II
Ariel Canyon II
Description
An abstracted landscape depicted in blue, green, pink, purple, and orange., Laverne Krause, Ariel Canyon II, '85, monoprint, 32 x 20.5 inches, 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., http://www.askart.com/askart/k/laverne_i_krause/laverne_i_krause.aspx, 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
6. Fishing for the Halibut
Fishing for the Halibut
Description
A black-and-white linocut rendering of six men with different symols floating above their heads. From left to right, the items above the men's heads include a fish, a light bulb, a linear graph, a crown, another fish, and some sort of curly-cue. Below the men, there are three distinct areas that present three different scenes that all relate to fishing. The left area depicts a lighthouse along the coast, along with two smaller areas that depict a woman and a cup of steaming beverage. The middle area depicts a fishing boat and a map. The right area depicts a pile of fish and an area that contains what appears to be a fishing lure with a circle and slash over the top of it., Fishing for the Halibut; 42 inches by 40 inches; linocut print, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_11_88/ai_66888284, 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/
7. Mount Thielson
Mount Thielson
Description
Landscape depiction of Mt. Thielsen. The body of water in the foreground, grassy plain in the center, and the distant mountain tops positioned against blue sky provided immense depth to the piece., Ken Paul; Mt. Thielsen; 5/10 silkscreen; 15x22 inches papersize; ohsc nurses unit remodel; slide not overexposed, 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/
8. The Cycle
The Cycle
Description
A black and white print of the process of a salmon's life cycle. To the left of the print is a man fishing for salmon, with what looks like a net. Below the man is a salmon egg enclosed in a black rectangle. To the right of the egg is a salmon jumping upstream, and above that is an open-mouthed salmon's head., 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/
9. Blue Hat
Blue Hat
Description
A blue, domed hat, simply outlined in black, sits next to a two-tone block of blue., Michele Russo; hat; 30x38 inches; lithograph; revenue bldg., Michele Russo was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1909. In 1930, he enrolled at Yale University and received a B.F.A. degree in painting in 1934. During the depression years he was employed at a muralist through a Works Progress Administration project and in this capacity executed murals in several Connecticut schools. In 1937, Russo left Connecticut to accept a fellowship to study with Boardman Robinson and George Biddle at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado for one year. During the next ten years he was a social activist and worked for the Federal Education project in Connecticut. In the fall of 1947, Russo moved to Portland and was hired by the Museum Art School the following year to teach painting and art history, remaining on the staff until he retired in 1974. During his tenure at the Museum Art School he became known as Portland's most articulate voice of artists' political, social and artistic rights. In the 1950's, along with friends, he started a co-op op professional artists called Artists Equity. In recent years Russo has been active in various organizations to make art a more visible part of the cultural life in the Northwest; he was one of the original founders of the Portland Center for the Visual Arts. In 1975, he was Chairman of the Oregon Committee for Art in Public Places. In 1977, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Arts Commission; the first artists so honored. (Unknown, 1995), http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/russo83.htm; http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/russo.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
10. Mask
Mask
Description
A black-and-white rendering of an indiscriminately gendered person with his/her hand partially covering his/her face., Laura Ross-Paul; 11x10 inches; lithograph; Mask; revenue building, 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
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