October 2007

"Birds in Fact and Fantasy"

October 9 - November 2
Reception October 14, 1-3 pm

The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society will present a special display about birds and the Society’s programs during the reception. Artists will be available to discuss their work, with the songs of birds as background music.

This invitational exhibit includes five artists using at least five different kinds of materials, techniques, and styles to express their varied insights into the avian world.

Donna Arntzen of Richland works magic with soft pastel to render highly realistic portraits of Eastern Washington birds in their appropriate habitats.  These will be satisfying to bird lovers as well as to people who admire the artist’s mastery of a difficult medium.
 

Mary Dryburgh, also of Richland, uses ink and pastel on frosted Mylar to share her interest in crows.  Mary transforms crows and trees into calligraphic lines, not as exact depictions but as symbols of mythology of many cultures.  She draws in black, white, and shades of grey and occasional misty color to tell her mysterious visual stories.

Carol Hassen, former Director of Larson Gallery in Yakima, uses torn pieces of painted or found papers to create color-filled, expressionistic collages.  Carol combines reality and her imagination to depict fanciful birds in a new kind of nature.

Mel McCuddin, a Spokane painter with a reputation throughout the Northwest, combines elements of folk art with sophisticated ideas of Abstract Expressionism. His unique handling of the oil medium results in paintings with luscious textures and haunting images.

Teri Silva brings her ceramic sculpture and vessels from Sedro-Woolley.
Teri is also interested in mythology and stories about crows but makes realistic clay birds that perch on the rims of pots and play games on the lids.

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See images from the previous month's show: September 2007