Dodging raindrops was not an option yesterday as we headed north to hear Jackie Johnson talk about her new work at the Laura Russo Gallery…it was POURING! The show opened last week and runs through March…terrific new paintings and Saturday Jackie was on hand to talk about the work. Even though as an artist […]
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Portland Art Day
It’s been a while since we had the luxury of just random looking, but today was such a day…we started with Fay Jones…up for another week at Laura Russo Gallery…the work had much in it that “spoke” to me…acrylic on paper…strange narrative…intriguing cast of characters…I love her work. on to George and Phyllis Johanson’s for […]
Art All Day…Again…
I’ve used the headline “Art All Day” before, and it seems to refer to a day like Thursday…a day filled up from morning to night with a wide variety of art work to consider, which for people like us is about the best possible day. We headed to Portland early and the first stop was […]
Jackie Johnson
A week ago we went up to the Laura Russo Gallery to see Jackie Johnson’s new show, and thought the paintings were beautiful. The colors, the symbols, the implied combo of cityscape and excavation site, were very appealing to me…take a look and then put it on your calendar…the show is up all month… the […]
Jack Portland on Louis Bunce, Blackfish at 35
To Portland yesterday to see a nice show of work on paper by Louis Bunce (1907-1983) at the Laura Russo Gallery. R has begun the long and interesting process of researching the life and work of Louis Bunce for a show at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in January/March of 2017. There was a […]
Tom Cramer at Laura Russo
We were in Portland Saturday to hear Tom Cramer talk about his new work on view at Laura Russo gallery this month. For me the show is a knock out, and if you’re near the gallery on NW 21st take a look. The work is beautiful, but also fresh and original. Martha introduced Tom… and […]