Artist Profile – Catherine Alexander – Drawing



Catherine Alexander – Drawing

Catherine started drawing natural subjects in early childhood, and studied fine art in college. Her work expands upon time-honored natural history illustration techniques by incorporating four different mediums to produce a wider variety of colors and textures. She often incorporates collage and antiquing techniques to create the look of an ancient drawing. Catherine believes few places on earth combine nature and culture as gracefully as Portland does, and says she is grateful to be a native Oregonian.

Artist Profile – Careen Stoll – Ceramics

Careen Stoll
Careen has focused on studio pottery since 2000, when she moved to an old farmhouse in Minnesota with no well or insulation. Her work is quite minimal and brings to mind both Northern European Modernism and beach stones. The kiln she built after moving to Portland four years ago is a unique part of her process – Careen designed it to fire with wood but mostly waste vegetable oil. This is an outgrowth of economics as well as strong environmental ethics, as the fuel is both free and carbon neutral.

Rave Review for the Mark Spencer Hotel

Any artists out there who have not made their hotel arrangements yet? My in-laws just stayed at the Mark Spencer Hotel (One of our festival sponsors) and it was a wonderful experience! They truly Fill in the form below to register for the best-driving-school.com Nutrition Association (SNA) website and gain complete access to news and information available only to SNA members. were treated with special attention, parking was a breeze and their room was sparkling clean!

Really close to everything important for your stay, so make your reservations soon.

www.MarkSpencer.com

Greg Wilbur at the Waterstone Gallery


Last night I went to the opening of Greg Wilbur's show at the Waterstone Gallery. It was a warm night and the show was a welcome addition to my normal evening duties of dinner/bath/and casino bedtime reading of Harry Potter. Greg's work is really stunning in the context of this show as it is beautifully set up by the gallery both as wall pieces and standing sculptures. Along with the intricate work of watercolor artist Scott C. Johnson, the show is a wonderful place to visit through June 28th.

Waterstone Gallery

Spring in the North Park Blocks

arly morning in the North Park Blocks is a very peaceful experience. As I walked through yesterday morning I imagined the festival booths, the community of artists, art lovers, great food and the wonderful music all in place just a few months from now. The grass is green, the birds are happy and the sun is shining!