Artist in Residence

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Painting Big in the Playa

In the foothills of the Steens Mountain and minutes away from the playa of the Alvord Desert, John Simpkins paints in a one-room schoolhouse in the ghost town of Andrews.

Art from War

Out of clay, veterans at the LH Project, an artist residency in Joseph, shape vases and grenade-shaped teapots, targets and canteens.

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Talking About Color

When teenage Arvie Smith walked into the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, he couldn’t get past the receptionist.

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Of Ink and Accidents

Portland artist Ursula Barton has made a career built on spilled ink.

analee fuentes, eugene pavlov, willamette valley, oregon artist

Skeletal Celebration

A tall charcoal drawing hangs prominently in the dining room of Analee Fuentes’ Coburg home.