A black-and-white photograph depicting a rocky river bed. The title indicates that the location may be Smith Rocks in Oregon., Clair Trotter; Smith Rocks; Revenue, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), 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 outdoor sculpture composed by the placement of various rocks. Most of the rocks are linear and rectangular in structure. Some rocks are positioned on the ground horizontally, while others are standing straight up from the ground., Bob Murase; 1987; columar basalt; dot materials lab, 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 platinum/palladium-toned photograph centered from inside a "beach cave," which consists of a formation of rocks as an archway. Looking out to the beachfront and sea the viewer encounters more rocks laying in what may be the sand, land-fog or sea waves. The misty faded background makes it difficult to tell which element is in place., Beach Cave; Cannon Beach; 8 x 10 inches; 1982; Platinum/Palladium print, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, 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 is a detail view of an outdoor sculpture composed by the placement of various rocks. Most of the rocks are linear and rectangular in structure. Some rocks are positioned on the ground horizontally, while others are standing straight up from the ground., Bob Murase; 1987; columar basalt; dot materials lab, 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 and white photograph featuring what appears to be a foggy waterscape or beachscape. There are black rocks in the photograph, the largest one to the right of the center, which seems to be the focal point., Goodwin Harding; Evening Serf; justice, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, 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-and-white photograph depicting a rocky seascape., 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 view shows the work in progress. In the background is an unfinished construction project. The foreground shows an outdoor sculpture composed by the placement of various rocks. Most of the rocks are linear and rectangular in structure. Some rocks are positioned on the ground horizontally, while others are standing straight up from the ground., Bob Murase; 1987; columar basalt; dot materials lab, 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 platinum/palladium-toned photograph of a smooth sandy beach trail, harbored between very large rocks. In the middle of the rocks, is a litttle pool of water, a remnant of the tide. In the background, the mist devours the scenary and the environment fades., Winema Bluff, Oregon, 1989; 7.5 x 9.5 inches; platinum palladium print, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, 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 very realistic drawing of two rock forms, one showing a round rock, and the other a slim wedge which leans on the rounder rock. Both of the rocks have shadows pointing to the lower right corner of the piece on which they are sitting, which is a round flat platform. The rock shadows indicate that the left corner of the piece is the location of the light source., Ebony pencil; o/rag paper; 30x22 inches; 1985-86; Light Wedge; justice bldg Salem; K. Caprario, caprariok@lanecc.edu, http://caprarioart.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 black-and-white close-up of the convergence of two rounded and pockmarked rocks surrouned by a puddle of water that reflects the sky., 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