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21. Taste Test
Taste Test
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Watercolor piece featuring a hummingbird "tasting" the nectar from a blue flower., Rene Rickabaugh, a Portland painter, studied at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and has taught watercolor there as well as at the University of Oregon. His work is noteworthy for meticulous execution and details, and an almost surrealistic personal vision., http://www.gailseverngallery.com/artists_details.cfm?ID=110, 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/
22. Elements I
Elements I
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This abstract piece combines layers of color, texture, and geometric shapes that appear to address systems of chaos and order., Karen Guzak; Elements I; watercolor and crayon; 30 x 32 inches; 1989; State Office Building- Portland (Geology Dept.), http://www.angelarmsworks.com/karen/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/
23. Horizons
Horizons
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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/
24. Daniel's Tree
Daniel's Tree
Description
This abstracted scene presents a green human form dressed in a maroon hat, an orange shirt and light blue tie, and dark blue pants. The figures stands before a strange tree that emits black-and-white striped vines. The figure holds onto one of the vines. The context of the scene is rendered mostly in blue and green patterns with a varigated yellow sky., Dick Ibach; Daniel's Tree; acrylic on canvas; 36 x 48 inches, http://www.lorindaknight.com/artist_resume.asp?id=106, 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/
25. A Day in Eugene
A Day in Eugene
Description
This abstract piece presents a conglomeration of predominantly blue, white, green, and orange forms that suggest mood and location., Robert E. Dozono; A Day in Eugene, October 23; oil,collage/canvas; 48 x 48 inches, http://www.blackfish.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=10, 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/
26. 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/
27. 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/
28. Jetty II
Jetty II
Description
A geometric compostion containing triangular and rectangular shapes rendered in reddish-brown, orange, and yellow., Scott Sonnikson; Jetty II; Professional Schools Building-PSU, http://www.alysiaducklergallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=388, 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/
29. Held Over
Held Over
Description
A geometric abstraction depicting a reddish-brown rectangle extending upward from the bottom of the picture plane. Contained within this rectangle are two black rectangles with two skinnier yellow rectangles intersecting them and extending upward beyond the reddish-brown rectangle. The background is comprised of gradated earthtones that move from light to dark, top to bottom., Ann G. Johnson; Held Over; acrylic on screen; PSU-Smith Center, 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/
30. Short Cuts
Short Cuts
Description
This abstract, geometric painting presents an ordered compilation of forms that range from linear to curvilinear. The mostly pastel color scheme is broken up by dark shades near the bottom and top portions of the image., Hausser; Short Cuts; 1984; wc; 20.5 x 13.5 inches, 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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