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/
An impressionistic view of a fish in water, rendered in mostly browns and yellows with a few highlights in pastel blue and pink. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Pastel on Paper on Canvas, Christy Wyckoff grew up in Eastern Oregon. He received a BA from the University of Oregon in 1968 and an MFA from the University of Washington in 1971. In 1979, he received an Oregon Artists Fellowship. Wyckoff has taught at Pacific Northwest College of Ar, http://www.christywyckoff.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
A surrealistic conglomeration of animal forms and human forms, rendered in grayscale., Twitterpated; Adams; pencil; 18 x 24 inches, 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 view of a fish in water, rendered in mostly browns and yellows with a few highlights in pastel blue and pink. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Pastel on Paper on Canvas, Christy Wyckoff grew up in Eastern Oregon. He received a BA from the University of Oregon in 1968 and an MFA from the University of Washington in 1971. In 1979, he received an Oregon Artists Fellowship. Wyckoff has taught at Pacific Northwest College of Ar, http://www.christywyckoff.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
This drawing is comprised of geometric divisions of space and color that provide a blue and yellow atmosphere for two vases: a patterned, purple one that holds a collection of twigs and a fluted, white one that holds what appear to be seed pods., K.C. Joyce; Fall Bouquet; U of O Science Complex, http://www.alderart.com/kacey%20joyce.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 black-and-white drawing presents minimal information about the subject matter. Two, harshly lit areas break up the absoluteness of the black, but they do not reveal any recognizable forms., Martha Wehrle; Nun's Garden; charcoal and graphite; 22 x 44 inches, http://www.highlands-gallery.com/About__The_Artists_About_Martha_Wehrle2.cfm, 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 black-and-white drawing depicts several gardening tools, including a watering can, a pitchfork, and a cart amongst outdoor furniture in a garden., Margaret V.J. Via; 1935 Sylvan St. Eugene, OR 97403; Garden Cart II; '87; india ink wash; 22.5 x 29 inches; U of O Science Complex; in '89 minor changes made in SE quadrant, Via's work... ranges from simple pencil or ink sketches to finished oil paintings and includes landscapes, cityscapes, human figures and pure abstraction. (Data provided by Bob Keefer at http://www.bkpix.com.), http://www.bkpix.com/writing/via.php, 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 drawing of a group of horses on a valley floor, among a growth of trees next to a river., Peter S. Quaempts; Evening Winds; pencil on paper; 30.75 X 36.25 inches; Pendelton Employment Bldg., Peter S. Quaempts was enrolled Yakama Tribe, but born, raised and died in the same family home in Gibbon, Oregon on the Umatilla Reservation. Son of William (Yakama) and Annie (Hall) Quaempts (Cayuse, Walla Walla, Umatilla), his Indian name was Tiichum Nashat, which translates as "earth thunder," or "like a loud noise [as] from lightening hitting the earth." In February of 1994, at the age of 56, Quaempts died at the family home located in the mountains. His artistry reflects his environment: the landscape in his drawing "Evening Winds" is similar to the landscape behind the house. "My father was very private; [he] did not show his works. He created something every single day of his life, whether with his hands [by] writing, drawing, painting or sculpting...[he was] a True Artist. His philosophy was art was very individual. He would ask you 'what does it mean to you?' He knew what it meant to him. He also said, 'Culture is the knowledge of the implication of symbols,' and would depict many symbols in his art work that a person wouldn't understand unless you were a part of that Indian culture or had some identity to that." He lectured and taught art for many years. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts, Seattle University with a Masters in Fine Arts, and taught at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande and Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon. "He was the father of four children and the greatest artist in the world." (biography provided with permission by Kathryn Quaempts Burke, 2007), 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/