Last week the newest portrait of an Oregon governor was unveiled at the State Capitol. The portrait was 6 years in the making, partly because former governor Kitzhaber wasn’t sure he really wanted a portrait of himself. Jane Cease assured him that he did. Portland painter Henk Pander was engaged, and the portrait was painted. […]
Author: bonniehull
Bonnie Hull is a painter. Transplanted from the urban mid-west, she works in Oregon's capital city living in a mid-19th century house. Studio, garden, quilting, coffee, preservation, the Oregon art world are among her topics.
Memorial Day at the Beach
My computer has been acting up hence the long silence. So now a little catch-up. Memorial Day was a beautiful weekend–really began to feel like summer. Doug & Marie, Emma & Finley were visiting. We had some fun. Fin leaps from a log and falls to earth: When they went home Monday the big event […]
Living the Creative Life: Eunice Parsons
This July will be a month of showcasing the work of a incredibly talented artist who has been working in Portland making interesting work for 60 years, and is still working daily. Eunice Parsons will be showing new work at the 12X16 Gallery in Sellwood July 2 to August 2 (and showing with her will […]
Living the Creative Life: Ella Rhoades
I first got to know Ella at the beach through shared Urban Renewal meetings and projects. When visiting her beach house (“The Cosmic Cottage”) I was delighted by all the mosaic work underway: The Cosmic Cottage (the porch columns are all mosaic). The mermaid shrine… kitchen backsplash at Cosmic. So yesterday I visited her home […]
For a Good Time…
go to Corvallis! Another lovely Corvallis day (who knew it was so much fun there???) today. I went down to see Ella and to visit her studio and it was a magical day. First the day, then the studio. I drove to the Rhoades’ “new” house (they moved in December). I know the rowdy Rhoades […]
Sunday business
Today is graduation day at Willamette, and it couldn’t be a more perfect day–sunny and warm and bright. Roger went off in his Andy Warhol tie (and other clothes too…no worries) while I went to my FAVORITE place before heading to the studio–don’t these kind of look like paintings??: Who knows–by the end of the […]
Getting Ready
Just a few more weeks in the studio before my show opens at 12 X 16 Gallery (July 2 through August 2). Last week Frank came to photograph: It was fun to watch him set up strobes and stuff, then I got to be the photo assistant. The pictures are nice and here are just […]
Queen of the Garden
The tree peony is Queen of the garden again ths year. It bursts so fast–3 warm hours and the buds are blown into plate-sized flowers. A lovely plant:
Living the Creative Life: Laura Mack
Our small group of collaborators for Project Space 2 met this week to create our statement. Corrie, Paula and I descended on Laura’s house and after some buckwheat pancakes we considered our plight. Just before we left Laura gave us the studio tour of her new studio, built last summer by her husband Phil. This […]
Living the Creative Life: Kay Worthington
Kay retired this spring (from being a graphic artist at the newspaper) and is in that first giddy hysteria–working 12 hours a day, sleeping four, afraid to miss a moment of doing what she wants after a working life. I went by today to see her new stuff and was delighted. But first the work […]
On The Way 