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
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
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/
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
A mixed media art piece of a photograph situated from the top of a building, and looking towards a landscape beyond that. Acrylic and colored pencil were used to create a sketchy look and to make it more abstract., Porland; MaryAnn Johns; Photography; 11 x 14 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
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 landscape piece that presents a view of patchwork agricultural space presented in dark green, light brown and dark bown. Highlights are emphasized with thick black strokes, and the sky is presented in variegated blue and white., 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
This piece consists of three sections that present a total of eight black human figures amongst green vegetation, against a blue background. The top of the piece is bordered with a blue and red candy-stripe pattern that presents the following inscription: "P.S. We found the Cuban natives delightfully entertaining, naturally...", Juan Alonso; P.S.; acrylic on canvas; Ptld State Office Bldg.; Francine Seders Gallery; Seattle; 206-782-0355, http://www.juanalonso.info/index.htm, 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/
An acrylic painting of a circle, shown in shades of blue in front of a yellow and black shaped oval. In the background is a large red circle. Further back are more layers of shapes and colors., 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