Prize winning Northwest artist Mike Mason
Carefully dried, pressed and placed botanicals. Floral impressionism is created with nature’s color and form as brushstrokes. Mike Mason has been using the flora and organic palette for over 9 years. His body of work which contains over 150 pieces consist of: landscape studies animal images and abstracts. Art is created using all botanical material and made into various fine art collectables. Mike is using his art to support natural habitat conservation.
Above: Blue Sun by Mike Mason.
Inspired by the graphic design of the Zia symbol which is a sacred cross, sacred sun symbol. Image consists of rhododendron, rose, carnation, Protea, love in the mist, hydrangea and dill.
Above: Star of Bahai by Mike Mason
Symbol of faith. Nine point star. Peaceful Religion. Image consists of hydrangea, queen anne’s lace, tulips, rose, rhododendron, peony and foliage.
Above: Red Shift by Mike Mason
Reference to the “Big Bang Theory,” Suggesting a point of origin, a catalyst for the expansion of the known of the universe, and beyond. Image consists of, but not limited to: Iris, squash blossom, fuchsia, rose, gerbera daisy and peony.
“Artist Hope: Natural color and form used as brushstrokes is the next step in the journey of understanding. Timeless tales of truth resound in each petal, leaf and root. The impressions of ideas expressed in botanical source material magnify when shared with each other.”–Mike Mason
About Mike Mason
Evergreen State College Olympia, WA 1973-1974
Portland State University Portland, OR 1975
San Francisco Art Institute BA Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 1978
BA Arts Administration 1983
2017 Juried Shows:
Beaver Tales Oregon Wetlands Conservancy Art Sale and Exhibit:
OSU LaSells Stewart Center Giustina Gallery, Corvallis, OR 1/2017
Lake Oswego Arts Association, Lake Oswego, OR 2/2017
Fairweather Gallery, Seaside, OR 5/2017
North County Recreation Facility, Nehalem, OR 8/2017
Oregon Zoo Portland, OR 10/2017
Beaverton City Hall, Beaverton, OR 11/2017Portland Open Studios 2015 & 2017
Washington County Open Studios 2016 & 2017
Fairweather Gallery Color Exhibit Seaside, OR 9/2017
The OSU 150 Space Grant Art Exhibit Corvallis, OR 8/2017
Art Splash Tualatin, OR 7 2015-2017*Award
Art Over Macleay Park, Portland, OR 2014-2017
2017 Community Display
Garibaldi Maritime Museum Garibaldi, OR 2013-2017
OSU LaSells Stewart Center Giustina Gallery Fish and Fish Habitat Exhibit Corvallis, OR 2017
The Gaufre Gourmet (Gigi’s Cafe) Portland, OR 2017
Insomnia Coffee House Hillsboro, OR 2017
503 Salon Portland, OR 2011-2017
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway
Through September
The summer art season ends with a most perfect exhibition titled COLOR IT FALL.
New original art compositions revolve around the complementary clash of the deliberately heightened blues, bright oranges and warm yellows.
Color is the dominant element in art.
Featuring prize-winning artist Mike Mason, who uses carefully dried, pressed and placed botanicals to create art to support natural habitats conservation.
