Beware mildew

On a recent trip to Georgia, I saw what mildew had done to one of my old drawings that had been temporarily stored in a garage that was too humid. It is sad. Be careful or mildew can ruin a piece of art (brown stain above).

Flower Petal Collage

This is one of several of my recent collages whose surface is made completely of flower petals. This original collage will be part of a raffle for the Linn County (OR) Master Gardeners Garden Tour. Raffle tickets will be available at the Master Gardeners demo garden at the fairgrounds, one of the 8 stops on the tour. More info on the Garden Tour...

Summer Solstice Art Auction Preview Monmouth, OR

On May 19, at 7 pm, a preview of Partnership in Community Living's Summer Solstice Art Auction will be held at the Main Street Coffee House in Monmouth. My donated painting for the auction, Surf, is shown above.

More info on the auction, which will be held in Rickreal at Eola Hills Wine Cellars on June 21, 2008 at 5 pm (registration required).

Acrylic painting

The page needs some color.

A new acrylic painting...
And a detail area...

Other tasks

Ah, the joy of art exhibit entries. I just got one to the Post Office with 4 minutes to spare on the deadline to have it postmarked.
Now to wait for the acceptance or rejection letter....

A mid-valley call for artists

Local artist op - the deadline for entry for the Mayor's Art Exhibit at the Salem Conference Center is April 30. Prospectus

WSO Watercolor exhibit in Hood River

This Saturday, April 5, the Watercolor Society of Oregon's 43rd Annual Aqueous Media Exhibition will open in Hood River. During most of the month of April, the 80 paintings juried into the show by artist Donna Zagota, will be on display at the Columbia Art Gallery. At the end of April through September, the 20 paintings that have won awards will tour the state at five other locations in Grants Pass, Springfield, Salem, Newport, and Bandon. See the Watercolor Society of Oregon's website for details.