Rocky Creek Communion

Rocky Creek Communion in Black & White

charcoal and gouache on paper

18x22 inches

by Katy Cauker

This small cove where the Pacific crashes repeatedly onto the rocks is a favorite spot. I never tire of watching the rhythmic flow, nor hearing the sound as it reverberates off the cliffs.

On the Edge at Cape Perpetua

On The Edge at Cape Perpetua
watercolor
18x22
by Katy Cauker

This piece is part an exhibition at the Berryman Gallery inside the Craterian Theatre in Medford, OR. The show is up through March 5, 2012.

Midge Black - Spiral Fall

Midge Black

Midge Black

Joan Franklin - Across The Pond 3

Joan Franklin - Creek 3

Joan Franklin - Tree Gathering

David Lorenz Winston - Sanctuary Path

Taken at Sanctuary One in Southern Oregon's beautiful Applegate Valley.

Katy Cauker -- Shore Garden

      Katy Cauker's  Shore Garden, based on the monoprint "Flower Garden and Shores Edge" by Nelson Sandgren, is an acrylic on canvas, 24 x36 and is available as giclee prints size 18 x23.7 $250. To view Nelson's monoprint go to: http://www.karinclarkegallery.com/artists/nelsonsandgren

Karin has a selection of Nelson's work posted there and this fabulous monoprint is among them.  I own Nelson's preparatory drawing that he used when making the print.  When I did my painting I worked from both the drawing and the computer image of the print. Someone else was lucky enough to purchase the monoprint.

      

The journey Nelson took me on was a personal discovery of the amazing impact of subtle shifts in line and color.   I painted each summer with Nelson and a group of other wonderful artists who gather on the Oregon Coast each summer to paint the dynamic views in the glorious sun, wind, rain, hot and cold weather of the Oregon coast.   I knew him the last 6 years of his life and learned a great deal about my own art and the art of the world. I continue to learn and paint with his son, Erik Sandgren, on the same glorious coast but this painting is particularly about what I learned from Nelson.

When you try to recreate the feeling and impact of a particular piece, especially one not your own, you must studied it carefully to determine what it is that gives it that important ambiance. It is a kind of "seeing" that artists develop in order to communicate details that most experience without seeing. My trip through Nelson's monoprint lasted a couple months. I would paint along and think I had it, then take it inside, hang it on the wall, compare it with the original via a computer image and the drawing only to find I was miles from my mark so back to the studio with painting in hand.

This Sunday, December 11, 2011, I am giving a presentation about my journey along with a show of my recent work.   Please join me at Terra Firma Gift in Jacksonville, OR.  3:30 to 5.  My work is upstairs with the furniture.

http://terrafirmahome.com/designdesk/index.php?categories=Gift

Darlene Lyon Kruse 1942-2011

In October we lost a wonderful friend, colleague, avid photographer and artist, Darlene Lyon Kruse. I have always loved Darlene's Polaroid Transfers, the one above being one of my favorites. Darlene's work can be seen on her website:  http://www.darlenelyonkruse.com  ~David 

Midge Black - Painter, Printmaker

Night Flight
Swamp Road

Mill Road

I love to draw and I love surprises. Printmaking allows me to experience these pleasures together. In prints I can explore natural and abstract forms by creating carved blocks, etched plates or cut stencils. I use a Whelan press to print the blocks and at the end of the effort I have a family of original prints that surprise me and inspire the next exploration.

Midge Black

Dan Elster - Lots of Geese

"Lots of Geese"

Joan Franklin - Oregon Coast 1

"Oregon Coast 1"

watercolor
www.joanfranklin.com

Katy Cauker - Willamette Fall

I enjoy painting in all types of weather. This day was cold and wet but the colors were vibrant and the company good.

"Rogue Red Pears"

18 x 24

acrylic

also available as giclees beginning at $60

www.katycauker.com

David Lorenz Winston - Blank Billboard

"Blank Billboard" was taken in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, my old stomping ground, in March 2011 during a visit.
www.davidlorenzwinston.com

Dan Elster - Bull at Dawn

"Bull at Dawn"

David Lorenz Winston - Airport Moment

Airport Moment was taken at The Ashland Municipal Airport in Ashland, OR and is a merging of two photographs taken from the same angle.

Mary Hills

Mary's art is not defined by any particular style; paintings range from botanical watercolors to impressionistic oils, taking cues from interactions with daily life - the hues of an avocado on a happy tablecloth or a memory triggered by something as seemingly ordinary as a plate of pancakes.