A bluish-gray wash covers most of the picture plane in this piece. Various geometric shapes intersect it in black and pink. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Mixed media on paper, http://www.elizabethleach.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=21, 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 colorful abstraction that employs pink, green, red, yellow, blue, and black to build a somewhat chaotic composition that is grounded by two five-pointed stars on the right and left sides of the piece., Acrylic rhoplex on canvas; 4'2 x 7'6 inches, Lucinda Parker received her M.F.A. from the Pratt Institute in New York in 1968 and started work as a professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland in 1974. Her work has been exhibited in numerous one-person shows throughout the west as well as several exhibitions nationally, including the David Findly Gallery and Sue Ellen Haber Gallery in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery in D.C., and the First Western States Biennial, that traveled to San Francisco, Denver, and Washington D.C. Lucinda Parker's public commissions can be seen in Portland: "Riversong" for the Oregon Convention Center, "Talking Leaves" for the Multnomah Co. Midland Library, and "City Rose & Rose City" for the renovated Portland City Hall. The Portland Art Museum honored her with a mid-career retrospective in 1995.<br>http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/18/embodying-exuberance, http://www.arcticrefugeart.org/parker/par_vita.html; http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/18/embodying-exuberance, 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
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 pink, red, yellow, orange, and black. Predominant shapes include triangles and rectangles., James B Thompson; 1992; A mystery desired and sought; IV, (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
An oil painting of a primarily yellow, black and white large spiral set next to a black spiral outlined in yellow. Below the larger spiral are the words "brazen serpent.", Lucinda Parker received her M.F.A. from the Pratt Institute in New York in 1968 and started work as a professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland in 1974. Her work has been exhibited in numerous one-person shows throughout the west as well as several exhibitions nationally, including the David Findly Gallery and Sue Ellen Haber Gallery in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery in D.C., and the First Western States Biennial, that traveled to San Francisco, Denver, and Washington D.C. Lucinda Parker's public commissions can be seen in Portland: "Riversong" for the Oregon Convention Center, "Talking Leaves" for the Multnomah Co. Midland Library, and "City Rose & Rose City" for the renovated Portland City Hall. The Portland Art Museum honored her with a mid-career retrospective in 1995.<br>http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/18/embodying-exuberance, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/parker.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 piece appears to be an investigation of color, form, and texture collaged together. Different layers present different colored textures and shapes that come together to create the whole piece. Reds, blues, green, a hint of yellow, and black and white are part of the color palette for this piece., Many Strange Occurrances; Margaret Coe; acrylic; 30 x 40 inches, 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 view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This piece depicts a portrait of a blue-faced individual with down-turned, green eyes and a down-turned, purple mouth., Gregory Grenon; I Will Not Be Disrespectful and Talk in Class; 1992; 46 x 35 inches, http://www.gregorygrenon.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 piece is composed in black and white, with the addition of a few minor red accents and a neutrally toned square shape at the upper left corner of the piece. The central focus of the piece lies with the two triangles stacked along the left side of the piece that are next to a large, irregualarly shaped form in the middle of the piece. The background is orchestrated with choppy, black lines and the red accent. Variation between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Etching & chine colle; 20 x16 inches, 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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
Terraced Towers depicts cell-like features with heavy emphasis on black lines. The etching is abstract and monotoned. The sketch for the plate was drawn by the artist on a digitized pad and the resulting paper printout became the basis for the original print. This process was developed by the artist and is nearly unique in the history of printmaking. One other artist, in an Eastern state, is also experiementing with the wide range of expression via such assistance., Gordon Gilkey; Terraced Towers; 7 1/4x10 1/4 inches; 19/26 etching; ohsc nurses unit remodel, 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 sculpture made of wood and ceramics has oblong shapes in the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. The shapes protrude out from a wooden platform on a wall., Dennis Cunningham and Bill Moore; Oregon Commission for the Blind;, Bill Moore: buddha-cat@mindspring.com, Brief article on Dennis Cunningham: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-66888284.html For more images of Bill Moore, check the following link: http://www.garden-art.com/sculpture/moore/william.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 piece presents an enigmatic portrait of a human form rendered in a combination of white, yellow, pink, and red. The form wears what appears to be a purple and red stylized cowboy hat. The background is comprised of blue, purple, and orange., Rick Bartow; Hen Hat on Mask; mixed media; 36 x 26 inches, The frailty of life on this planet and the need to recognize the interconnectedness of all species are common threads that weave through Bartow's work. His Yurok Indian heritage and his experiences in Vietnam are the source of these feelings and nurture his imagery. Crow/raven and a pantheon of other animals, including man, figure prominently in his work. He reanimates the ancient myths of Northwest peoples into his visual language. Once the symbol of rebirth and the spirit of all life, crow is a ghost-like figure in this monotype who knows "he" is no longer central to our lives. (OAC documentation, 1990). A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.), http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=227, 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/