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1. Royal with Baskets
Royal with Baskets
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A photo-realistic rendering of a can of Royal brand baking powder sitting next to a stack of wicker baskets on a black background., Royal with Baskets, The paintings of Sally Haley are much loved in the Northwest, partly at least because she often (but not always) has painted familiar domestic objects-bread, eggs, bottles, fruit, dishes, the simple, reassuring, eternal things. And she paints them with mastery so admirable that our response is a combination of delight and awe. They appear in a variety of settings and con-formations: a loaf of bread may almost fill its small canvas; a stemmed glass containing, quite surprisingly, five eggs, and standing alone, with mysterious iconic overtones, in a vast dark space; or a group assembled on a table in Haley's own subtle version of the still life. But there is a great deal more to her art than the masterly rendition of familiar objects. Many of her canvases, entirely bare of objects, are seen from, as one might say, a much wider angle; they are interiors divided into austere geometric shapes which suggest corridors, walls, windows, doors. This artist is certainly drawn by the basic architectural features of interiors, and to their meanings: the universal vertical and horizontal planes of wall and floor, the advance of corridors, the promise of doorways, the rectangles of sky disclosed by windows. She makes her own perspective, often puzzling, sometimes disquieting. In most of her painting there is…a sense of something, withheld or barely suggested, of questions unanswered, though: everything in the painting exists under the most unequivocally revealing light. Yet the surreal hovers near, is waiting in the wings, so to speak, and is sometimes evoked. At any rate, on feels , http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/haley.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
2. Moon Shadow
Moon Shadow
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An abstract collage of cutout horizontal, vertical and diagonal sets of unique colors ranging between purple, blue, orange, white, and black. There are two oval shapes and several rectangular shapes. This piece looks like it has many layers collaged on top of each other., Moonshadow; John Stahl; E.O.C.I.; 48 x 91.5 inches; acrylic painting, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
3. 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
4. Dialogue
Dialogue
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An acrylic painting featuring three human figures set against a hand-made brown background with lines of color., Dialogue; [no.] 2; 1993, Angelita Surmon is an Oregon artist who received her B.S. in 1972 and her BFA in 1977, from Oregon State University. She has continued her education at Vermont Studio School, the Sitka Center, and in Papua, New Guinea. (Oregon Arts Commission, 1995), http://www.angelitasurmon.com/, 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/
5. Untitled diptych
Untitled diptych
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A gray monochrome expression of linear pattern. Shown in context at the State Capitol., Untited diptych; Bill Hoppe; portland, whoppe@cocc.edu, http://whoppe.cocc.edu/, 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
6. Cicada #1
Cicada #1
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A diptych of a waterscape acrylic painting. Two mural panels are set against each other, combining as a single piece. The line down the middle between the pieces may be there to indicate that they are separate. In the painting is a yellow, green and blue river containing multiple white rocks with blue shadows. To the side and in the background are vague plant forms, such as bushes and a shaded tree top.The water reflects the surrounding plant life., Cicadia #1; Jon Jay Cruson; E.O.C.I.; 64 x 48 inches; acrylic diptych, Jon Jay Cruson is a N.W. artist who grinds, draws, etches, and pulls his own prints from the lithographic stone - on a hand cranked late 1800's press. He is one of the few lithographic printmakers that has his own studio - and does the complete printing process by himself. He is also noted on the West Coast for his paintings. (Unknown, 1987), http://www.wlotus.com/JonJayCruson/default.htm, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
7. Cityscape #4
Cityscape #4
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A hand-colored, black-and-white photograph of a city scene from an elevated point of view., Mary Ann Johns; Cityscape #4; 7 x 13 inches; photography: infrared, colored pencils/acrylics, 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. A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (I)
A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (I)
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A geometric composition that utilizes thick brush strokes to create wavy lines and texture in the surface of the paint. This piece is rendered in pink, red, orange, yellow, blue, and green, with some black outlining. Predominant shapes inclue a skinny, green rectangle, a red triangle, and a blue triangle., James B Thompson; 1992; A mystery desired and sought I, (1996) James Thompson was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Ripon College, receiving a BA in Art/Art History and MFA from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO. He taught at Ripon College, University of Alaska and has been a Professor of, jthompso@willamette.edu, http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/faculty/thompson/, 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
9. A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (II)
A Mystery Desired and Sought I-X (II)
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A geometric composition that utilizes thick brush strokes to create wavy lines and texture in the surface of the paint. This piece is rendered in pink, red, yellow, blue, purple, brown, and black. Predominant shapes include squares, triangles, rectangles, and trapezoids., James B Thompson; 1992; A mystery desired and sought II, (1996) James Thompson was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Ripon College, receiving a BA in Art/Art History and MFA from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO. He taught at Ripon College, University of Alaska and has been a Professor of, jthompso@willamette.edu, http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/faculty/thompson/, 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
10. 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
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