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1. Red Leaf
Red Leaf
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An abstract painting of a cup-shaped bordered in black with a dark red heart-shaped leaf above the cup. There is also a dark shape to the left of the leaf, round on one side with curves on the other side., Marlene Bauer; Red Leaf; acrylic on paper; 19x21 inches; 1993; BauM000005, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/bauer.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
2. Drywash
Drywash
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A mixed media art piece of an abstract landscape, with tufts of grass in greens, blues, and oranges scattered around on a brown and yellow ground., John Early; Drywash; acrylic/paper; 23x28 1/2 inches; 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
3. Outcrop
Outcrop
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An oil pastel and acrylic painting of a landscape of rocks surrounded by tufts of green grass. Behind the rocks are dark green trees against a blue sky., John Early; Outcrop; acrylic, oil pastel, paper; 22x30 inches; 1990, 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
4. E. C.
E. C.
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Blues, purples, greens, and oranges comprise this abstract composition of roughly geometric shapes. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/bauer.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/
5. Onion Moon Song
Onion Moon Song
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An acrylic painting featuring two spiraled round forms, mixing together in the middle of the piece., 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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
6. Stripes #31
Stripes #31
Description
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/
7. Dark Half
Dark Half
Description
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/
8. P.S.
P.S.
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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/
9. Horizons
Horizons
Description
This painting presents a nude human figure with longish black hair in profile. The figure stands against a backdrop of three bands of color: white at the top, light blue in the middle, and dark blue at the bottom., Michele Russo; Horizon; oil on canvas; 69 x 60.5 inches; 1991, Michele Russo was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1909. In 1930, he enrolled at Yale University and received a B.F.A. degree in painting in 1934. During the depression years he was employed at a muralist through a Works Progress Administration project and in this capacity executed murals in several Connecticut schools. In 1937, Russo left Connecticut to accept a fellowship to study with Boardman Robinson and George Biddle at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado for one year. During the next ten years he was a social activist and worked for the Federal Education project in Connecticut. In the fall of 1947, Russo moved to Portland and was hired by the Museum Art School the following year to teach painting and art history, remaining on the staff until he retired in 1974. During his tenure at the Museum Art School he became known as Portland's most articulate voice of artists' political, social and artistic rights. In the 1950's, along with friends, he started a co-op op professional artists called Artists Equity. In recent years Russo has been active in various organizations to make art a more visible part of the cultural life in the Northwest; he was one of the original founders of the Portland Center for the Visual Arts. In 1975, he was Chairman of the Oregon Committee for Art in Public Places. In 1977, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Arts Commission; the first artists so honored. (Unknown, 1995), http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/russo83.htm; http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/russo.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/
10. Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake
Description
An acrylic emulsion of a blue lake blocked by black slender twigs and branches., Hugh Webb; Savvie Island Sturgeon Lake; 22x30 inches; 1994; acrylic over gold leaf on paper, 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/
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