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1. Triple Decker '87
Triple Decker '87
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This piece depicts a woman with yellow hair, dressed in a yellow dress and a red hat and red shoes, sitting amongst a roomful of empty ice cream dishes. She holds a triple-scoop cone., Rene Rickabaugh; Triple Decker; '87; U of O Science Complex II, 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. In 'Triple Decker' a special treat is magnified to dreamlike proportions by the rows of sparkling glassware and accented detail. (Information provided by OAC documentation.), 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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
2. Sally
Sally
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This piece presents an intricate mixture of dots of color that work together to comprise an abstract, geometric picture plane. Colors used include pink, red, orange, green, blue, and white., Jack Portland; Sally; U of O Science Complex, Jack Portland graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1971 and has worked in a variety of media, most recently fresco. His interest in fresco comes from frequent trips to Italy and a summer fresco project he worked on at the Academic Caerit, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/portland.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
3. Rabbit and Tulip
Rabbit and Tulip
Description
This somewhat abstract and thickly rendered painting depicts a mostly gray rabbit holding a long-stemmed, yellow tulip., Cody Bustamante; Rabbit and Tulip; 40 x 36 inches; U of O Science Complex, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
4. Same Old Forest Blues
Same Old Forest Blues
Description
This painted construction employs paint to dimensionally break the confines of a rectangular frame. Thick swirls of blue, white, and pink define an interior, geometric space rendered in gold, dark blue, red, and yellow as well as thin, black lines., George D. Green; Same Old Forest Blues; U of O Science Complex, (1996 press release from Oregon Economic Development Department, Salem, OR) George Green has, for the past twenty years, been a leader in the development of new forms of tromp l'oeil illusionism (painting with photographically realistic detail). Green has had over 50 national and international solo exhibitions and is represented in 44 museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, The Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts. He has been represented by the Meyerson Nowinski Gallery in Seattle, and the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City. George Green was born in Portland, Oregon in 1943., http://www.bernarduccimeisel.com/artistImages.php?id_artist=8, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
5. Harvest
Harvest
Description
This painting depicts a group of orange and blue fruit that supports a halved apple and a small blue fish., Rene Rickabaugh; Harvest; U of O Science Complex II, 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. "Harvest" is a good example of the artist's favorite imagery. Fruits, vegetables, flowers and fish become nearly animated in his richly detailed watercolor paintings. (from OAC documentation.), 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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
6. Something to Say
Something to Say
Description
This painting depicts two geometrically composed human figures with white, faceless heads. The figures also appear to wear large, white boots. The figure on the left extends one arm and kicks on leg behind while the figure on the right appears to be striding in the same direction as the other figure. The background is split in half, white on top and gray on the bottom., Michele Russo; Something to Say; U of O Science Complex, 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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
7. Same Old Forest Blues
Same Old Forest Blues
Description
This view presents context for George Green's painted construction that employs paint to dimensionally break the confines of a rectangular frame. Thick swirls of blue, white, and pink define an interior, geometric space rendered in gold, dark blue, red, and yellow as well as thin, black lines., George Green; Some Old Forest Blues; U. of OR Sci. Complex II, http://www.bernarduccimeisel.com/artistImages.php?id_artist=8, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
8. Reflex Action
Reflex Action
Description
In this piece, orange human forms with white, linear body art and black halos occupy a red background. Additional red, white, and blue geomtric shapes as well as white hand prints are overlaid on top of the human figures., Angelita Surmon; Relex Action; 30 x 44 inches; acrylic on handmade paper, 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: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
9. The Never Say No Man
The Never Say No Man
Description
This piece depicts a strange man with a thick brow dressed in a white Oxford shirt with a pocket protector. His legs are cork-screwed around one another, and he has six arms that move in different directions and interact with the other smaller, peripheral figures that surround him., Claudia Cave; The Never Say No Man; U of O Science Complex, Claudia Cave, a Salem painter, studied art at Western Oregon State University and University of Idaho and has participated in many regional exhibitions. Ms. Cave's mixed media paintings are carefully rendered excursions into the world of psychological archetypes. 'The Never Say No Man' resonates with symbols and tensions and his dilemma activates the composition. (Information obtained via OAC documentation.), http://www.zeekgallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=80, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
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