“Jackson Creek”
Steve Bennett
Artist Workshop Show & Sale
August 2-25
This year, the Artist’s Workshop will be holding their 29th Workshop and Sale at Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville from August 2nd-25th. This is the second year at the new Art Presence Art Center and with 23 local artists presenting work, the show is sure to be both varied and colorful.
The exhibit will be open from 11:00am to 5:00pm each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the month of August. The Art Presence Art Center is located at 206 N. 5th Street, near the corner of 5th and “D” Streets. An opening reception will be held on the first Saturday, August 3rd from 3:00 to 6:00pm for art fans who wish to be the first to view the exhibit and visit with the artists.
The Artist’s Workshop is a group founded by Elaine Witteveen over 28 years ago and has provided an opportunity for the
Elaine Witteveen
Rogue Valley’s finest artists to paint together weekly, to exchange ideas and constructive criticism and to put on a public show and sale of their work. This year, 23 artists will hang all original work as well as have prints available in this wonderful venue.
One of the aspects of The Artist’s Workshop group is that there are no boundaries on type of art or medium used. The artists show work in media including acrylic, pastel, printmaking, mixed media, watercolor and oil. The artist’s backgrounds are varied and many show work in other galleries, both in the Rogue Valley, throughout Oregon and in other states.
Artist represented in this year’s show are Joan Adkins, Wendy Adler, Rae Aubin, Bruce Barnes, Betty Barss, Steve Bennett, Sue Bennett, Peter Coons, Susan DeRosa, Rick Evans, Joellyn Fuller, Virginia Govedare, Mae Heideman, Marilyn Hurst, Katherine Lundgren, Christina Madden, Charlotte Peterson, Dolores Ribal, Carolyn Roberts, Janice Rosenberg, Anne Schurman, Deanna St. Martin, and Elaine Witteveen.
Featured work includes a beautiful pastel painting entitled, “Jackson Creek,” which reflects Steve Bennett’s love of Jacksonville-area waterways and the Jacksonville hiking trails he’s used for 18 years.
“Off Old Stage Road”
Peter Coons
The second painting is by local popular pastel painter, Peter Coons. “Off Old Stage Road” was inspired by an old dirt road and charming oak tree which Coons took poetic license painting to give a sense of distance. The view was originally from a barn at the edge of Old Stage Road which has since been torn down.
The third painting by Katherine Lundgren is a wonderful Oregon landscape, done in oil. The “Applegate Valley” was
“Applegate Valley”
Katherine Lundgren
one of her first Oregon works inspired on a sparkling morning with the Applegate River singing in the background.
For more information on this show, please contact Deanna St. Martin at deannastmartin@gmail.com or at 503-706-3334.
Posted July 29, 2013