This nighttime landscape piece depicts a view from what appears to be the silhouette of a screened-in porch entrance. It opens up onto a tree- and ridge-lined lake. In a separate section above the landscape scene is cloud and moon scene, offset with stylized lines., Gate: Secret Journey; Valerie Willson; intaglio/relief; 22 x 30 inches, http://valeriewillson.com/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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black, white, and brown etching of utilizing 22 different sized rectangles. The rectangles all have a border, as does the background of the piece. Displaying the word "Mexico," and exhibiting sculls and Mayan icons, the artwork appears to have a Mexican stamp theme., Jim Hibbard; 1992; Mexico; Estampas Mexicanas; etching; corrections print project; 18x24 inches, http://www.beppugallery.com/showartists.php?ArtistID=36, 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 mostly blue and white print of architectural bulidings. There are a few animals scattered through the piece including two brown birds, one on a grid platform, three birds flying on the right side, one fish, and one frog., Dyann Alkire; Etching-handcolored with watercolor; St. Basil's; 22x26; 1986, 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: Regional Arts & Culture
This composition is split into two distinct sections. The top fifth or so portion of the picture plane comprises the first section, which has a deep blue background and an irregularly shaped object that resembles a potato in form and color. The remainder of the picture plane comprises the second section, and it contains what appears to be a bundle of straw or a swatch of blonde hair over a dark brown background. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Etching, http://www.beppugallery.com/showartists.php?ArtistID=37, 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 is a detail view of a segment from the artwork "Tools of the Trade." This is an artwork etched into a glass window. The portion of the piece features two houses in front of a cityscape. Between the houses and the cityscape is a stick (perhaps a paddle) with what looks like a calculator at the end of it. The piece is surrounded by a round border or dimensional circular platform at the bottom., Tools of the Trade; etched glass; 1990, http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/main/shows/savinar_sept06.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
A black, white and brown print of objects floating in the space of the piece. Some of the objects include a coliseum or trellis, a fish, various plant leaves, and a dragonfly., Dyann Alkire; etching; handcolored with watercolor; africa; 1985; 22x26 inches, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black and white etching of a profile of the side of a female's face with long black hair. The background is mostly white but textured with some black patterns. Below the female's chin are the wores "pupetta maresca"., Pupetta; 1997; etching; 5.5 x 6.5 inches, http://www.augengallery.com/Artists/walker.html, 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 black and white print featuring numerous totums or icons, such as a fish with legs (tadpole?), a monkey, a snake, another fish, lizards, birds, mermaids, and other creatures. The creatures are in all different shapes and sizes and are facing in different directions., Bizarre Connection; Baba Wague Diakite; Etching; 15 x 17 inches; '90; DiaB9012, Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, 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
What appears to be a floral still life comes to life with the activity of a number of small figures and a ship disguised among the flowers. Red, orange, yellow, and green add color to the otherwise black-and-white composition., The Boquet; S. Funkhouser; 24 x 18 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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Thirteen Finches depicts various views and movement of finches. The finches appear to be flowing on the surface of the paper, without a definitive ground to stand on., James Hibbard; Thirteen Finches; 1979; a/p; 18x24 inches; etching; ohsc nurses unit remode, http://www.beppugallery.com/showartists.php?ArtistID=36, 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/