Online Gallery Notes, May 28, 2020

Harley Talkington: “Pondering.” Probably my most FREE painting. Given to my sister as an enticement for her to come from California and fetch it. She now lives here. From Fernhill Water Refuge in Forest Grove.

Rebecca Arguello: 1. Ecola State Beach. This piece was an exercise in thicker paint app for plein air. 12x16 oil on panel 2. As far as I got today alla prima. Im at that place of creative numbness. Putting paint on mindlessly. Brushes down for the day. 16x20 oil in birch panel

Regina Atwood:  “Free Range” Heathyr’s barn dates back to 1903. Painted Plein air, finished in studio. 11x14

Jeanie Bates: 1. Something from an Oregon tidal pool.

Celeste Bergin: 1 Painting flowers in a loose style  2. I painted from most of the fresh flowers that Joanne gave me but I was sad that I didn’t get around to painting he yellow tulips before they were falling apart. Then I had this idea (based on the prompt ‘free’). I took the expired flowers into the back yard and danced around in a carefree way (like a 60s hippie). I threw the tulips into the air and David took a photo of me as reference for this oil sketch.  ("I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”--Claude Monet)

Marti Brandtner: no text

Tracie Broughton: Kind of a toughy!... looking away from my canvas, oddball foreshortened pose, acrylic mix up, etc... Donesville !

Stephanie Cissna: "Rockaway Beach", 16'x20". This gives me a sense of freedom as I remember the many times I've walked on this beach with my hubby, often just the two of us. Not ever crowded. Quiet except for the infinite sound of waves, the horizon fading to infinity suggesting endless possibilities. The rocks remind us of a sea dragon or an elephant, or a castle with an arch. 2. Mt. Hood at Trillium Lake, almost twilight. This may not be so much about "free" as "peace", but peace & freedom go so well together. Oil on 12"x12" gallery wrapped canvas.

Mark Ivan Cole: 1. ”Hope Abides" Various soft and hard pastels on Sennelier, 8x10" With each footfall, we enter a new world. We are not who we were moments ago. If our eyes are open, wherever we look, hope abides. 2. "Is This Best For Everyone?" Various soft and hard pastels on UART Dark, 10x8" My choices affect others. Family is impacted most. Time and time again, I wonder if I'm making the best decision.

Hilarie Couture: The epitome of feeling Free! 20x 16 oil

Tom Daniels: 1. Old house and shed in the woods 2. A swamp down by the river

Serena Dinsmore:  1 Rembrandt Transcription. 2 Raphael Transcription.

Karen Doyle: I painted this new abstract floral on a canvas that Ciara had originally painted half green and half red. I put down a new ground of grey oil paint, which was a mixture of leftover paint from my last painting, and then sketched and painted roses on top. Since I like to scratch and carve back into my thick paint, I took advantage of the green underpainting on the left half to carve in leaves and scrape away to create stems. Look carefully!

Geri Graley: “Perplexed Woman with Steak”, Acrylic on cradled board, 8x8” 2.Self portrait, graphite on paper.

Dotty Hawthorne: From and visit and a study from Hug Point last Fall, "Stillness and Motion" oil, 8x16

Blaine Johnson:  abstracts 1,2 &3

Tara Kemp: “Caught the Limit”, 15 x 15", oil on canvas. It was a good day on the river. He and Nancy were out early and they caught their limit in the first hour. (From a reference photo by Nancy McKinney.)

Joanne Kollman: FREE up with watercolor...leaving it up to my imagination.

Bhavani Krishnan:  1. For the prompt 'Free'... Perhaps the most abstract landscape I've painted.. I've been experimenting in the studio.. trying to let go of reality. Instead of dictating my will on the painting I've been letting the painting speak to me and guide me.. I find this process more satisfying and freeing. This one is 8x8in 2. 6x6in acrylic I shared in the (Zoom) meeting today.. it was so good to see everyone.. like I said, the forced studio time has given me the freedom to explore and experiment. So I broke out my acrylics which I haven't used in 5 years and I really enjoyed it.

Susan Kuznitsky: 1. Nepal, 2. Hard at Play. Pastel 12 x 12.

Robin Laughlin: getting my “free” on with abstract! Hope to take this loose approach to plein air some day. 12x12

Lisa Marshall: This is a looser and "freer" version of a painting of Sabino Canyon that I did earlier. I like this one better.

Cheryl Mathieson: Thank you to Lisa Moss Marshall for inspiring me to revisit my Sabino Canyon hiking photos (many years worth) and paint Canyon Blooming. Gouache 6x8.   2. Taking a painting I’m not quite happy with and FREE-ly and loosely painting over those parts feels fantastic! Ridgefield Sunset, gouache 6x12”

Ken Mazzochi:  This painting, (Secret Garden) was a bit FREEing, using colors I don't usually use.

Mary McNeil: ‘1. Free’ Remembering why I bought cold wax one time: I did this abstract in oil on masonite and buffed it with cold wax. 11x14  2. Oil & cold wax 3. Oil & cold wax exercise

Kathleen Mitchell: 1. Free! Floating freely in the Pacific Ocean, the common jellyfish, Aurelia. I have titled this painting, Ballet Aurelia. Aurelia rise and fall, moving with the currents....freely enjoying the calm dark of the deep or the illuminating light of the sun.

Pamela Orazio-Mlady:  A watercolor that is pretty light and “cool” in tone. 2. Pen and ink for a client that will be also converted into a wood etching 3. Sauvies island plein air 4. My grandmother’s house. Pen and ink.

Mike Porter: 1 & 2:  Did a couple of watercolor sketches of wild roses today. This time of year is when I don't mind their normally invasive growing habits. Not really why they can vary so much in their color. Perhaps there's more than one variety in the wild.

Eunice Sause:  "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" by Eunice Sause

Jeffrey Scherer: no text

George Schweser: 1. I just learned this drawing that is part of the Pittock Mansion exhibit sold ! This view is from I 205 at the West Linn exit ramp . Jeanne was with me at the same time . This is charcoal and pastel on gray Strathmore paper 9x12  2.Here’s a sketch I did while my wife
was in a doctor appointment . I was happy how the van turned out . It was a challenge ! Great to “see” everybody today !

Dianna Shyne: "The Hunter" 36" x 36" acrylic. When I was staying in downtown Seattle for a summer, I would pass this big boy on Lake Union every day. He was not afraid of people, but more interested in the little frogs and fish. I used him as a model for quite a few other paintings.

Donna Sires: "Trillium Reflections"

Nancy Smith-Klos: Orange Rose's Free form Sumi.e style Ink and wc. On 12 x 18" rice paper 2. Coast Pines 11 x 14" oil on canvas 2. Oregon's coastline is free to the Public, the entire length of the state. From California to Washington there are beautiful and accessible parks. A unique place to live for sure.

Donna Stevens: ‘Flight of Fancy' This tree lives in New Mexico on a very steep, loose slope. I love the sense of carefree abandon in its gesture.

Sara Stevenson: “Free” piece of Driftwood, that I’ve had for a few years, I always thought it looked like an Angel, I had a pile of other pieces, a Dremel tool for carving & a wood burning tool. But didn’t have any idea what to do, until today with some acrylic paint. .. it 44” tall I call it “My Angel”.

Jim Syfert:  Topic “free” - beaches are generally free in Oregon, except for a few day use parks. Also my still lifes this week include items on hand that did not cost, thus free. ( Dessert wine did cost but the bottle was free.

Kathy Towne: 1. Paris street scene painted from a photo I took a few years back when visiting there. 18x24 oil on canvas.

Loretta Unger: I recently finished a new commissioned painting (that I painted from this predominately blue previous painting)   2. Sailing seems like freedom to me.

Elo Wobig: The theme is free. I picked this for the theme because I felt so free as I painted it. With simple shapes, I was free to experiment with how to apply the paint, without constraints of drawing. Also when it’s small, I feel bolder with my brush and knife work. This image was one I captured when my family and I visited Seaside, OR a couple winters ago. 6x8 oil Sold

Tim Young: 1. 16x20 oil on canvas panel. Warrior Rock 2. Lazuli bunting.
The lazuli bunting is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.

Vicki Zimmerman:  What could feel more "free" than birds in flight. I thought I'd use this prompt as an opportunity to experiment with acrylics.

Yong Hong Zhong: 1. I tried to capture the translucency of rose petals  2. The elegant white Japanese wisteria.

Phil Alexander: “Water Dancing”. 20x16 oil on canvas. Tip tap flow the dancers on waters moving rapidly, the orchestra’s fiery notes flow. Three dancers dancing, the music climaxing and over the falls the three go. It was a short but lovely program.
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 Our next Thursday Online Gallery is Thursday, June 4. The optional prompt is ‘DREAM' The prompts remain optional, we continue to be interested in your current projects, whatever they might be (“Artists Choice” :)

Thanks everyone for coming to the Zoom meeting today—there were 24 participants. Great to see everyone.  Watch for updates about the next Zoom meeting.

Message from Eric Bowman: For those in Oregon and SW Washington: Please come to our OUTSIDE Open Air, virus-free STUDIO SALE! Eric Jacobsen and I are holding our LAST Joint Studio Sale before Jacobsen moves to the east coast —
HUNDREDS of paintings and sketches (many new) will be available in the great OUTDOORS, shaded under protected awnings for your health and safety! Original, unframed paintings at low, studio sale prices! Sorry, no online previews available; this is for in-person, local sales only.
When: Saturday, May 30th, 10am to 3pm
Where: 7311 SW Pine Street, Tigard, Oregon 97223

CASH ONLY (checks okay, no credit cards please).



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