While my work reflects many different genres, my Big Fruit series is always a favorite. So I am pleased the Beaverton Arts Commission will be showing some of these paintings at Beaverton’s City Hall. Conveniently located near Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and Highway 217, the City Hall is an easy stop to make when you are in the neighborhood. So swing by between May 2 and May 31, 2012, and see a selection of my Big Fruit paintings.
Beaverton City Hall 4755 SW Griffith Dr. Beaverton, OR 97076Archives for April 2012
Wine & Pear Fest
Come celebrate the bounty of the Columbia Gorge and join the festivities at the upcoming Wine & Pear Fest in Hood River. This annual event will feature Columbia Gorge wineries and eateries as well as local artisans, including me! There will be entertainment, live music, wine tasting, fruit samples, and many local products. And to top it off, proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Hood River Scholarship Program, funding scholarships to area youth for higher education.
So please join me in Hood River the weekend of May 19-20, 2012 and enjoy what makes Oregon unique.
Time in my Studio
I’ll be opening my workspace to the public as part of Portland Open Studios in the fall, but until then, here is a peek inside my studio in St. Johns. Here, I surround myself with photos and sketches to work from, past paintings and current inspirations, and all the tools of my trade.
I use a large glass palette for mixing my colors. Because I often paint using the technique known as impasto, I sometimes let paint dry a bit on the glass and then scrape it off to use for texture as I continue painting.
Sometimes I turn my paintings upside down or look at them in my studio’s large mirror to see them in a different way. Reviewing and revising each painting becomes a vital piece of the artistic process. I work from photos, building rough sketches, charcoal drawings, and eventually the finished painting in my studio space.
I also teach students in my studio. With true natural light coming in through the large window and skylight, it’s a wonderful place to convey my painting techniques. Here, we can look closely at all the different aspects of painting, find inspiration, and enjoy art.
Portland Open Studios
This year I’ll be a featured artist again during the Portland Open Studios event. October 13 & 14, 20 & 21 from 10 am to 5 pm, a hundred artists around Portland open their studios to the public to share their art and creative process. This is my fourth year participating in the event; the first year I featured my doll stills, then fruit paintings, and last year it was people in landscapes. This year I’m thrilled to highlight my portraits.
Portland Open Studios creates a unique educational opportunity for the public to witness art in the making, learn about media and materials, and the business of creative endeavor. Through this interaction, Portland Open Studios creates a platform for local artists to thrive, to engage and to foster a community that values the arts.
You can learn more about Portland Open Studios @ http://www.portlandopenstudios.com/