A color photograph of a dock with three boats tethered to it., John H. Hughey; photographer; jhlensman@comcast.net; Boats; ohsu movable; 1983, John H. Hughey, an artist of diversified mediums, entered photography in 1970 under the direction of Michael P. Smith in New Orleans following an academic study as a painter/sculptor. After leaving New Orleans in 1973 and moving to Denver, he began involvement in the field of commercial photography. In 1977, John returned to the field of fine art. He moved to the Northwest in 1980, settling in Seattle. In the early 1980's he developed an interest in letterform and pursued penwork and related arts. In 1988 John devoted time to a comprehensive study under the calligrapher Reggie Ezell from Chicago. In 1989 he was awarded the title Certified Picture Framer (CPF) as recognized by the Professional Picture Framers of America., 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/
This metal relief sculpture presents layered trapezoidal forms that unite with rectangular forms to communicate a subtle variation on an overall square form., Nepali Temple Series; ohsu; Bonnie Bronson, Bonnie Bronson was born in Portland, Oregon in 1940. She attended the University of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in 1978. She was one of the first artists to develop an industrial enamel, 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/
This long, rectangular painting, horizontally oriented, presents a succession of rectangular color blocks, including black, blue, and red. Several color blocks also present what appear to be floral arrangements. The blue section farthest to the right contains an inset of alternating blue and green stripes., Cody Bustamante; F-89 Two Lips; 1989; oil on plywood; 15x92 3/4 inches; ohsu movable, 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/
This print depicts a red-breasted crow adorned with linear accents. A swatch of light blue near the crow's head creates visual interest and directs the viewer's attention to a mirror-image of the word "crow" near the top of the image., Rick Bartow; wounded crow; monoprint with mixed media; 44.25x30 inches; 1991; BARR91 (inv. 1029), The frailty of life on this planet and the need to recognize the interconnectedness of all species are common threads that weave through Bartow's work. His Yurok Indian heritage and his experiences in Vietnam are the source of these feelings and nurture his imagery. Crow/raven and a pantheon of other animals, including man, figure prominently in his work. He reanimates the ancient myths of Northwest peoples into his visual language. Once the symbol of rebirth and the spirit of all life, crow is a ghost-like figure in this monotype who knows "he" is no longer central to our lives. (OAC documentation, 1990). A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.), http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=227, 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/
This print depicts a red-and-white striped curtain with red and green tassels that is gathered into a knot toward the upper right of the piece. The black background slightly obscures the black text laid over the top of the curtain that reads "Dream.", Tad Savinar; transfer on wall paper; Dream; 1988; 12x12 inches; ohsu movable, For more images by this artist, please visit: http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/main/shows/savinar_sept06.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/
This black-and-white print depicts a profile of a salmon's head against cityscape backdrop. Three insets around the perimeter of the image provide futher detail pertaining to the subject matter., Dennis Cunningham; River City Salmon; Linocut print; 42x40 inches; 1989; ohsu movable, 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/
A watercolor painting of what may be a potato farm. There is a multi-windowed dwelling in the middle of geometrical shapes (planting patches) surrounded by a black picket fence. At the painting's top is a light brown hill with red and orange bushes lining the hill. Each geometrical shape is a different color., Ruza Erceg; Potato Farm #287; watercolor; 1986; unframed 8x10 1/2 inches; framed 17x21 inches; ohsu movable, Ruza Erceg In 1961, Ruza Erceg said to her daughter, Helen, "If I have paint brush, I start to make painting." Helen relayed this message to her brother Joseph, a graphic designer, who, that same day, bought her watercolors, brushes and paper. She immediately began to produce delightful, colorful images. Ruza was born in the fanning village of Imotski, Yugoslavia in 1898 and came to this country in 1922. She and her husband first settled in Pennsylvania then moved to Oregon. Ruza Erceg paints images of her past in Yugoslavia. They are soft and colorful images of rural scenes (farms, fields and farm houses), villages, white buildings with red tile roofs and an occasional painting of a sailboat or of a larger city. Her images are of no particular site but rather of a collective spirit of the land she left so long ago. Numerous paintings are surrounded with delightful painted borders which suggest a painted frame to contain the image., 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/
An abstract painting rendered mostly in dots of varying shades of green, blue, pink, and brown. Dominant shapes in the piece include a vertical horn form; linear, rectuangular forms intersected by decorative swatches of color; and circular shapes., Jack Portland; 1989; Four Games; oil on canvas; 27x21 inches; ohsu movable, 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, For more images by this artist, please visit: 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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
This pastel drawing presents the hybridization of a shovel and a tree on a yellow ground., Helen Lessick; 1988; Delve; pastel on paper; 50x38 inches; ohsu movable, director@lessick.net, http://www.lessick.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/
An aerial, color photograph of deserted pasture land. Artifacts like horse trailers and equestrian fencing suggest the imposed use of the land., Mark Abrahamson; stillaguamish equestrians; $500.00; cibachrome print; 19 1/2x12 3/4 inches, Mark Abrahamson was born in Seattle, Washington in 1944. He received a BA degree in chemistry from Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. in 1966 and a DDS degree from the University of Washington in 1970. In 1987 he received a grant from the Seattle Arts Commission, in 1991 and 1995 he was awarded GAP Grants from Artists Trusts, and also in 1995 a Washington State China Relations Council Travel Grant. (Unknown, 1995), For more images by this artist, please visit: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/arts/Mark_Abrahamson.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/