Impressionistic oil painter
GOOD STUFF vignette #1: Oil painting, impressionistic, by Melissa Jander, pottery by Forest Bash, jewelry by Mary Truhler. Handmade glass by Christine Downs, vintage mouth-blown glass, selected fused glass pieces made available from a private collector, ash wood serving tray…
French artist Claude Monet painted “en plein air,” which literally translates to “in the open air,” which enabled him to notice and record the subtle shifts in light and color in good natural light. As a native Oregonian who…
“Places I Remember” by Melisaa Jander oil painting “This still-life painting features a bouquet of vibrant red tulips in a silver pitcher resting on a green patterned cloth. The vibrant petals stand out against a peek of the landscape outside,…
Made Mostly by Hand. “Mermaid on Shell” by Sandy Visse was created for Fairweather’s September exhibition, BALANCING ACT. Look. Mermaid turned. Perfectly balanced. For BALANCING ACT, a Fairweather exhibition, summer and fall oil paintings by Michael Muldoon, a collection of…
I took advantage of some figure drawing sessions from life.These drawing sessions were so engaging, I felt swept up in the moment. The time flew as I went from pencil, to fountain pen, to charcoal and sumi ink. Small sketches…
“The Balance” Acrylic on wood cradle 24×18 MARGA With each coat of paint, whether watercolors, gouache, acrylics, or oil comes depth and motion…it’s exciting and satisfying to see my work evolve from one layer to the next. I love…
Raw edge wood sculpture with inlaid marble and slate mosaic by mater artisan Stuart Dittbrenner. Also showing artist Gary Pearlman’s abstract strokes series Fairweather’s DIFFERENT STROKES August exhibition. For DIFFERENT STROKES, Fairweather’s August exhibition, watercolor artist Lieta Gratteri featured art…
At the opening reception for the Fairweather exhibition THIS PLACE, en plein air artist Barbara Bacon Folawn is pictured with her art. In the background are musicians Chelsea LaFey and Richard Thomasian and artist Paul Brent Painting Seaside LIVE ™…
LIFE FORMS vignette #1 facing left to right: Oregon crab still life oil painting by Michael Muldoon, dragonfly themed lampwork earrings, handmade glass sandpiper coasters by Bob Heath, pottery by Marilyn Cohn, seeded glass bubble mushrooms, felted textile bunnies, handmade…
The daffodils. The hibernation wakeup. The dawn chorus of migrating birds. The forest awakenings. The spring breakers. The fresh grass. The trees in leaf. Bumble Bees and Lady Bugs. Baby Lambs and Courting Birds. And the musings of one…