New paintings by Meg Kaczyk @ Studio 2507 in October
Artist Statement from Meg Kaczyk: To me, paintings are unconscious metaphoric reflections. Flowers and still lifes embody personal growth and fruition of my history, with paint recording the splendid reality of living. Energy that runs deeply through us is presented in the emotion of line, color, texture and pattern – transient and fluid experiences captured ...
The Art of Marjorie McDonald @ Bryan Potter Design
Late in life, Marjorie McDonald began to create collages to ease her migraine headaches and to keep her mind occupied. When she passed away in 1995 in Corvallis, she left left behind an inventive and original body of work, thoroughly infused with imagination and zest. Her subject matter ranges from portraits and floral arrangements, to ...
Free Artist Talk – Holly Senn @ 23 Sandy Gallery
Holly A. Senn has transformed 23 Sandy Gallery into a botanical-inspired forest called Tale for the month of September. Senn states, “I create sculptures and installations in which I explore the life cycle of ideas—the organic, non-linear process in which thoughts have a genesis and then are disseminated, adopted or refuted, forgotten or referenced.” Here, ...
Jolyn Fry painting classes @ Radius Studios
Sign up for painting classes taught by Jolyn Fry at Radius Community Art Studios. Registration details below. Introduction to Painting -$175 Learn how to paint (oils or acrylics) or continue to develop your skills. This workshop is designed to accommodate those who have little to no experience with painting. Emphasis is placed on material properties, ...
Same Street/Different Cities @ Luke’s Frame Shop
A Group Show Curated by Sage September 12-October 8 Artists’ Reception: Saturday, September 12, 6-9 pm Featured Artists: Triston Eaton, Logan Hicks, DFace, Sage, Mear One, The London Police, Scribe, Flying Fortress, Pez, Dabs & Myla, Galo + more DJ + Food + Drink Luke’s Frame Shop 2707 SE Belmont 503-841-6090
Meet Leonard Ruder @ 12×16 This Saturday
Meet longtime Northwest artist Leonard Ruder at 12×16 Gallery during a special artist reception for his exhibition constructedspaces this Saturday, September 12 from 2-4 pm. 12×16 Gallery 8235 SE 13th AVE No. 5 (in Sellwood) 503-432-3513 12-6 pm, Thurs-Sat.
Luciano Monetti @ Janovec Studio/Gallery
Luciano Monetti grew up in Livorno, Italy, in the heart of the Tuscan region, and experienced the many hardships created during World War II. As a child in the mid-1940s, he began painting and would often bicycle into the country taking with him his palette and canvas to paint the surrounding landscape. Perhaps it was ...
Busy September schedule for Christopher Bibby
First Friday artist Christopher Bibby is branching out from his SE Division Street gallery and studio during September with a busy schedule of events. Don’t miss his artwork on display, starting tonight with First Thursday in the Pearl District. Pearl District First Thursday Thursday, September 3, 5-10 pm NW 13th Avenue and Johnson Albert Street ...
Erik Abel opens @ Studio 2507 this friday
Annie Meyer and Studio 2507 host a September show by artist Erik Abel that opens on First Friday this week. Being heavily influenced by and involved in the surf/skate/snow sports industry and working as a freelance graphic designer and art director for over 10 years, Abel‘s method of bold, graphical imagery fused with his loose ...
Holly A. Senn installation @ 23 Sandy
During the month of September, 23 Sandy Gallery will be transformed into a botanical-inspired forest created from the discarded book materials that Holly A. Senn collects during her day job as a librarian at Tacoma’s Pacific Lutheran University. Narratives of real or imagined events create living landscapes of time and place. Here, on this tree-lined ...