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Bill Oyen Aboriginal Dot Painting |
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Casie Mendez Hume Pottery |
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Christina Fowler-Thias Jewelry |
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Dale Johnston Wood Boxes |
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Dale Larson Inlayed Cement |
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Heidi Undeerwood Giclee of Original Oil |
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Ingred Aubry Ingrid Vance Aubry is a graphic designer and photographer who has combined her two loves into a unique form of photographic art. Her primary inspiration comes from the exquisite forms of flowers and foliage of the Northwest. Ranging from traditional photography to avant-garde photocollage, she often incorporates whimsical or interesting found objects in her photos. Some involve the application of real pressed botanicals layered on top of the photographic art (called "photanicals"). Her photocollage technique involves combining, interweaving,
and manipulating multiple layers of images on the computer, resulting
in a dreamlike and fanciful quality. |
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Jeff Womack Bronze Work |
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Jennifer Cox Watercolors Jennifer Cox graduated from Portland State University with a bachelors in Anthropology.She has three years experience as a graphic designer for Portland State and as a volunteer designer for Kumoricon, an annual Anime convention in Portland. Jennifer has five years experience as a watercolor artist. She has had several spotlights in Deviant Art (an online art community) for "Stellar Jays" and "Chickadees". She gains her inspiration not only from the wildlife outside, but from contemporary artists, ancient art and tradition art forms such as traditional Asian art. She works as a freelance artist and a part-time Editorial
Assistant for a Pacific northwest free publication.
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Jill Montgomery Mosaics |
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Laura Rambo Photography At my husband's insistence, I purchased my first digital camera to take pictures of his radio control flying. One afternoon while at the flying field the most beautiful moth landed on a daisy; at that moment I knew that my focus would turn to macro flower photography. Some of my fondest memories as a child are of my grandmother's
garden and the wonderful floral scents. She once said, "wherever
you go and whatever you do, tend your garden with passion and it will
make your soul blossom." My art, like my grandmother's garden is
in continual evolution; I am also pursing my photographic interests in
landscapes, people, and animals. "Rambeau's Reflections" (my logo) is in honor of my French ancestors who, when they immigrated to this country had their named changed from Rambeau to Rambo as they were processed through Ellis Island. "A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed." Ansel Adams
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Stephanie Gillette Original Oils I have always drawn or painted and cannot imagine my life without doing art. It is just part of who I am. I combine my classical art training with my love for pure colors to create "bright art." I use my knowledge from designing and building stained glass windows for more than ten years to enhance my realistic paintings with brilliant color. I love the challenge of capturing the spirit and personality of the subject in a painting. I begin by studying the subject from different angles to see which best brings out their character. I often do several charcoal or pencil drawings to capture the nuances of their features. I draw the image in charcoal on my prepared canvas without projections and make changes to emphasize various lines. Then I usually paint the whole painting in a monochrome. This allows me to study the effects of lights and shadows to see how they interplay within the painting. The underlying color will subtly affect new colors added later which ties the painting together and stimulates the specific feeling I am creating. I use oils because it adds texture and allows layering of colors. I paint primarily with Gamblin paint and medium. I obtain a wealth of color by painting bright colors infused with sunlight. I select colors to enhance warm and cool areas as well as light and shadow. I love the interplay of the enhanced colors of the subject's spirit with reality. It is like the subtonic note - a little edgy but exciting within a world of major chords. I know a piece is finished when my spirit resonates with its message. When people see my work, I would like them to interact
with the painting and be touched by the subject's character. Their mind
finds the realism within the brilliant colors. I want my paintings to
communicate the subject's spirit and fill the viewer with a sense of awe
and magic - Bright Art. |
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Mick Dack Walking Sticks Mick dack is a native Oregonian. He started his journey in art as a child of ten publishing his own poetry in the school newsletter. "Making something beautiful from something ordinary, ugly or plain; that's the language of art and it has worked for me for years." |
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Shirlee Lind Acrylic Fairy Paintings
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