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1. Untitled diptych

Description: 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

2. Sunrise, Mary Peak

Description: An impressionistic landscape comprised of muted greens and accented with deep purple and cerulean blue., Hank Kowert; sherwood; sunrise mary's peak; s-4, http://www.markhumpal.com/specialexhibits.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

3. View From the Studio

Description: This piece is comprised of four distinct sections. The left third of the picture plane is contained by a rectangle with a bottom portion that implies perspective and leads the viewer into the rest of the picture plane. It contains a decorative pattern reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. The remaining two-thirds of the picture plane are further broken down into the three remaining sections. A horizontal rectangular area across the top contains three separate squares containing three circles depicting three different views of a house. Beneath this section is the main rectangular area depicting a clump of trees reflected in water next to a checkboard-pattern floor. This section is subdivided by the fourth rectangular section that contains tapetry-like patterns., View from the Studio; Jon Jay Cruson; State Capitol, 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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html

4. Tracking

Description: Flamboyant colors and patterns as well as human silhouettes converge toward the center of this painting., Jack McLarty; tracking; state capital v II, Jack McLarty has lived most of his life in Portland, Oregon. His family moved to Portland from Seattle in 1921. After attending the Museum Art School, he left Portland in 1940 to study at the American Artists School in New York. At the end of two years, McLarty decided New York did not suit him as a permanent home and returned to Portland. By 1945 he had reconnected with the Museum Art School accepting a teaching fellowship in lithography. He joined the regular faculty in 1947. McLarty and his wife, Barbara, opened the Image Gallery in 1961. (online biography obtained from Preservation of Oregon's Artistic Heritage–A Production of the Salem Art Association.) Other biography information available at http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/139/jack-mclarty-40, http://www.poahonline.org/bio_mclarty.html <br>http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/139/jack-mclarty-40, 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

5. The Settlement

Description: Grainy and overexposed BW photograph of painting by Charles Heaney. The painting exhibits a road or pathway leading to a settlement of dwellings, set at the base of a mountain., Charles Heaney; The Settlement; Capitol, http://www.askart.com/askart/h/charles_edward_heaney/charles_edward_heaney.aspx, 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. Beach Stumps

Description: A black and white compilation of horizontal lines form a rendering of a stump., Authur Rundquist; state capital vol III; beach stumps, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/bio/bio_runquist_ac.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

7. The Canopy

Description: An impressionistic rendering of a woman in a red skirt and a dark top sitting on a patio at table under a canopy overlooking a seascape. A silhouetted figure in a hat looms in the background, confronting the viewer., John Rock; the canopy; state capital, John Rock (1919–1993) taught art at Oregon State University from 1957 to 1989 and was widely regarded as a master printmaker., 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

8. Oregon Clam Diggers

Description: An ominous beach scene in which the horizon line is delineated near the bottom of the picture plane. The action of the scene takes place in the broad brush strokes used to render the sky in blues and blacks, accented with pink and green., Oregon Clam Diggers; Constance Fowler; State Capitol, http://www.askart.com/askart/f/constance_e_fowler/constance_e_fowler.aspx, 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. Bringing Up the Team

Description: An impressionistic rendering of a man driving a team of two horses toward the hitch of a covered wagon., Phil Tyler; bungin' up the team; state capital, (1970) Phil Tyler was born in Alabama. Eventually he moved west and settled on a small ranch at the base of Mt. Hood. A painter of the cowboy life, his subjects come from personal experience with that life. HORSEMAN focuses on a lone horsemen cantering across a pale green, light-washed space. The background is simply a wash of color which modulates from soft green to soft brown. The horse and rider are carefully and lovingly delineated from curb bit, to girth, to chaps. The acquisition of this work was made possible by Oregon's Percent for Art in Public Places program which is administered by the Oregon Arts Commission., 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. Manuel Izquierdo

Description: A portrait of the artist, Manuel Izquierdo, in a yellow and black striped shirt, blue pants, white hat, and a pipe extending from his mouth. He is portrayed sitting on a stool next to a bench and what appears to be a ventilation duct., George Johanson; manuel izquierdo; state capital v II; H-3, George Johanson attended and taught at the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon. He divides his time between painting and printmaking. In 1992, he received the Governor's Award for the Arts. (Data provided at http://www.kpchr.org/public/sawardart/apps/Johanson.htm. Reviewed on 04/07/07., http://www.kpchr.org/public/sawardart/apps/Johanson.htm; http://www.hareinthegate.com/portfolio_pages/equivalents.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

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