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Living in an Artsy Town

Posted on June 2, 2013

I don’t know anywhere else in the Pacific Northwest where you can look out over a breathtakingly beautiful river that also happens to be a major shipping channel, right from the center of town. People live where they live for lots of reasons: job, school, family, or simply because it’s where their parents and grandparents have always lived. Even so, there’s a complicated mixture of … Continue reading →

An Afternoon with Jennifer Diehl

Posted on January 20, 2013

We met Jennifer Diehl for the first time at the Lawrence Gallery in downtown Portland sometime in 2009, well before the economy forced the gallery into an unfortunate closure. We loved Lawrence for it’s selection of realist art, and Jennifer works in particular were compelling. My recollection of our conversation is that Jennifer comes from an artistic family who nurtured and supported her talent, allowing … Continue reading →

Holiday Greetings from the PRSA Portland Metro Chapter

Posted on December 22, 2012

I’ve found my day career in public relations to be a positive and affirming endeavor, with boundless opportunities to impact people’s lives in important ways! This year has been memorable, for so many reasons, one of which has been my involvement with the Portland, Oregon chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. I’ve made new and lasting friendships, and explored exciting projects! I’ve found … Continue reading →

Je Suis Toute (I Am Whole)

Posted on April 28, 2012

She is calm and whole in a green and peaceful place. Our lives are an assimilation of family, culture, beliefs and experiences, leading us to believe in what we are. Discovering one’s self can be easier for some, than for others. For me, the process seems more like eliminating what I am not, in order to understand what I am. What a person is, is … Continue reading →

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Tulip Magnolia for the Twitter Art Exhibit

Posted on February 26, 2012

I’ve entered another Twitter fundraising art exhibit! In November 2010 I entered my first Twitter Art Exhibit, a collaborative fund-raising effort to help a library in Moss, Norway. All I had to do was submit a postcard sized painting and share it on Twitter. Sales of paintings contributed by artists all over the world raised enough money to purchase 220 new children’s books for the … Continue reading →

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Making a Painting Together

Posted on December 18, 2011

“Painting together is all about trust. Trust that the other person will make what you’ve done better, not mess it up.” View from Ecola State Park by Allan Marie 12 x 16, oil on canvas done en plein air at Ecola State Park on December 17, 2011 I’ve heard of a few partner painters: mother and daughter, even a husband and wife. Allan and I … Continue reading →

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Art in the Pearl

Posted on September 4, 2011

Portland (Oregon) has an energized yet comfortable art scene. Art in the Pearl is the annual Labor Day arts festival in the northwest Portland Park blocks and we never miss it, rain or shine. I don’t recall there ever being any rain though, and this year’s weather was perfect; slight breeze and around 78 degrees. What fascinated me the most were Andrew Carson’s kinetic wind … Continue reading →

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Tuscan Art Therapy at the Bread & Ink Cafe

Posted on May 15, 2011

Rx for a Stressfull Week – Soothing Visuals at the Bread & Ink Cafe. Whenever I get so stressed out that nothing seems manageable, the best therapy is focusing on the soothing visuals of color-infused paintings. I’m not a member of the Portland Plein Air & Studio Painters group because of my work, but I get notices and announcements about their paintouts and shows. The … Continue reading →

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