Invitation: Monthly Artists' Reception Friday Sept. 5th 5-7pm Jacksonville, Oregon.

ROGUE VALLEY, OREGON:

~ ~ ~ Invitation ~ ~ ~

Artists' Reception
~ ~ ~September ~ ~ ~
Friday 5th, 5pm-7pm.
~ ~ ~ Art Presence Art Center ~ ~ ~
(Museum grounds, old Children's Museum bldg) JACKSONVILLE, Oregon.
Please come. Support your local artists. Thank you!

Plein Air at Hanley Farm, Jacksonville. Painting SOLD!

In June (on Flag Day) I went to a Plein Air/Watercolor paint-out at Historic Hanley Farm, in Jacksonville. I was motivated to do this pen and wash of the front of the old house - it was all decked out for the occasion, and for the up-coming 4th of July.

I had just been accepted as an artist in the "Art Presence Art Center" in Jacksonville (museum grounds), and so planned to frame it and put it in their July "Red, White, and Blue" exhibition.

I ended up with about 16 paintings in the exhibition, and included 4 of my miniature watercolors, along with a large magnifying glass so that the details in these paintings could be enjoyed.

Being a "Co-Op" gallery, I was doing my turn to tend the gallery one Saturday, and a gentleman came in and purchased this artwork. It was a lovely surprise!

It's a SFA (Small Format Art), 7x5".

"Wash House Whores" watercolor painting in progress.

First time I've done a larger watercolor in several years. My inspiration is two wonderful women who constantly are part of dress-up re-enactments of the old west in a nearby historic town. This was at a special event, where they guarded the 'wash house'.

So is from photo studies I took.
It's about 14" x 22". I'm thinking of possibly entering some competitions with it. I just got downsized from my job (the 5th downsize in 20 months :( ).

This is not easy to photograph - so bear with me.



~Jillian