A large invitational exhibit celebrating the beauty of WATER, featuring some of the Pacific Northwest's finest artists: Marit Berg, Margaret Coe, Matthew Dennison, Tallmadge Doyle, Heather Jacks, Hart James, Erik Sandgren, Craig Spilman, and Betsy Wolfston.
Printmaker Marit Berg of Tacoma, Washington, recnt series Swimmer are a small editioned, hand-painted reduction prints using drawing fluid and screen filler. She refers to her style as expressive-realist and her work often has a dreamlike quality.
Margaret Coe presents a new, dynamic, grand-scale oil of her favorite spot on the Calapooia River.
Erik Sandgren will exhibit several of his new relief prints (linocuts) from his River Story series. These works "tell a tale of the Pacific Northwest," and are based on the artist's experience of walking along the Chehalis River for many years.
Best-known as a ceramic artist and commissioned public artist, Betsy Wolfston offers a first look at a new series of small, two-dimentional works. This compelling Water Lines series is based on her exploration of using watercolor and graphite on clayboard.
