A highly ornate and complex painting that combines color and pattern to construct narrative meaning.Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Mixed media on paper; 32 x 24 inches, Jack Portland graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1971 and has worked in a variety of media, most recently fresco. His interest in fresco comes from frequent trips to Italy and a summer fresco project he worked on at the Academic Caerit, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/portland.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/
An abstract color composition that utilizes red, yellow, blue, aqua, and brown., Green Stern; 30 x 40 inches, http://sitkacenter.org/invitational/artists2006_detail.php?ArtistID=76, 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 geometric composition with a black trapezoidal form isolated on three sides by a series of four white shapes. The upper right-hand corner is defined by a right triangle. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Charcoal, chalk, collage; 19 x 19 inches (30 x 30 inches framed); 1978, 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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at: http://www.racc.org/
A mixed media construction loosely depicting shape and color., Angelita Stover; scatsong no. 7; 1980; 22x29.5 inches; mixed media on handmade paper; state printer, 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 colorful rendering of what appears to be an open, yellow book with a white left-hand page and a red right-hand page. Gestural blue, green, and white lines cover the entire composition. This is one of three views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Silver Fox Series I, http://www.seattleprintarts.org/memberspgs/jsr/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 colorful rendering of what appears to be an open, yellow book with a white left-hand page and a red right-hand page. Gestural blue, green, and white lines cover the entire composition. This is one of three views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Acrylic/pastel/pencil; 29 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches, http://www.seattleprintarts.org/memberspgs/jsr/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 geometric composition with a black trapezoidal form isolated on three sides by a series of four white shapes. The upper right-hand corner is defined by a right triangle. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Charcoal, chalk, collage; 19 x 19 inches; 1978, 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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at: http://www.racc.org/
This artwork is composed of 20 framed drawings, each 20 x 16 inches, hung as a single piece. Inside each frame presents one different solid black, geometrical shape., Paul Sutinen; Constellation of Drawings--Memory; graphite acrylic; 1990; 80x80 inches; 20 fr drawings; ohsu movable, (1991) Born 1949 in Portland, Oregon. Attended Portland State University 1967-1971. Assistant Chair of the Art Department of Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon, since 1980. Art critic for Willamette Week newspaper 1974-1983. National Endowment for the Arts Art Critic's Fellowship 1979. Member of the Board of Directors of Portland Center for the Visual Arts 1983-1986., 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/
According to the artist, "Strivings" represents the desire to achieve success. This view is a detail of the image., N. Cushwa-Blake; strivings; state printing plant; mixed media; $200.00; 25x33 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
A mixed media investigation into the transfer of energy through light and media application techniques., Bloedel, Joan Ross; shimmer stacks; paint pastel pencil; 30x44 inches; 1980; collection Oregon State Printing Plant; Salem Oregon, At the time of this award, Joan Stuart Ross was known as Joan Ross Bloedel. She has been a full-time faculty member at North Seattle Community College since 1996. Her primary love is printmaking. She is well known for her monotypes but is well versed in all other print media. Ross has a BFA and an MFA in painting. She has shown frequently in the Seattle and Portland galleries and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Ross has taught many workshops in printmaking, encaustic painting, as well as other creative techniques. She is an active member of several art organizations and is also known for her poetry., jross@sccd.ctc.edu, http://www.seattleprintarts.org/memberspgs/jsr/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