Artwork by Southwest Washington and Oregon artists.

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November 2014: Pause, smile and be intrigued!

Kay Crawford, River Run

Each of our November artist brings a unique focus to fine art. Kay Crawford hopes her pastel paintings make you pause, smile, be intrigued or simply rest for a moment. She’s inspired by Pacific Northwest landscape scenes.   Janet Ellis is fascinated when the color, shape and texture of cut glass pieces change dramatically in […]

October 2014: Inspirational Painters

Debra Chase, painter

Join us for an inspirational October show! Our painters: Debra Chase and Ramona Lauzon each have a unique style. First Thursday – October 2 5:30 – 7:30 pm Music by Keith Hinyard Miniatures Show Awards Featured Artists Debra Chase (paintings), Sandy Brown (pottery), Ramona Lauzon (oil paintings), Collen Little (teapots) About Debra Chase (paintings) Art is a […]

July 2014: Celebrating our Local, State and National Parks

Lake Sacajawea in Spring, Longview, Washington

On this Fourth of July 2014, we take a moment to honor parks. They are our nation’s treasures; preserving local history, celebrating local heritage, and creating close to home opportunities for kids and families to get outside, be active, and have fun. This month we feature original paintings showing the beauty of our local, state and […]

June 2014: Science and Art

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This month’s featured artist, Barbara AW Wright, brings a background of science and art to her illustrations of natural science. Join us for First Thursday on June 5 at 5:30 pm to meet Barbara and enjoy music by Dennis Harris Other artists on display this month include Beth Bailey with small paintings, and our Student Art Show! […]

May 2014: Nature, Gardens and the month of May

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It’s May and Mother Nature is in full bloom! Each of our featured artists this month incorporates nature themes into their artwork. Gayle Kiser’s pastels of bighorn sheep, a waterscape, and even a blooming rose display the colors of nature. Linda Kliewer’s vessels allude to nature in some way, and Pei Pei Hsu’s pottery shows an Asian influence. […]

Artistic Camelot

Quentin Robbins, paintings

March brings us fine paintings by Woodland painter Quentin Noel Robbins, sculptural and wood works by Walt Bensman, and whimsical metal sculptures by Corey Bishop. It’s an eclectic mix of classical, functional and modern. Two of Quentin’s paintings pay homage to The Lady of Shalott, the romanticized, Arthurian heroin of English poet Lord Alfred Tennyson. […]