Washington County Art Alliance is proud to announce The David Falconer Memorial Education Fund Youth Artist Mentorship Program
The Washington County Art Alliance (WCAA) is offering up to three (3) student studio mentorships for youth artists who will be in their junior or senior year of high school in October 2018. If you have a passion for art and want to pursue opportunities to learn more about being a professional artist, we invite you to submit an application for consideration.
Artist and gallery registration is open until May 1st. See here for more details.
The artists listed below have registered in Eventzilla for the 2018 Open Studios Tour. All registrations are provisional until high quality photos of the artwork have been received. If paying by check the registration will not be complete until the check has been received and processed.
Who is “Mad Moisan” and why is that the name of your studio?
My husband and I built my studio last year, and I named my watercolor business Mad Moisan Watercolor.
My father died several years ago at 98 years old. During his life he built several dairy farms from the ground up. Also helped to raise 8 children. He was quite a guy, and was affectionately named Mad Moisan. He always wore a red and white striped night shirt, and my mother had the back embroidered with his nickname. Every one of us have some amazing stories about our dad—getting lost at sea, herding cows in the middle of the night to name a few. My favorite story is one that all of us have different versions of, and that is our dad’s practice of suddenly appearing on the front porch, just as we were saying goodnight to our dates, wearing his red striped night shirt, usually carrying a shot gun and yelling “What the Hell is going on out here?!!”.
My dad was also quite artistic, and usually carried a notebook in his pocket for an occasional sketch. I named my studio after my dad to honor him and his vibrant spirit. I’m looking for a red and white striped night shirt to fly as a flag. This is my first year on the tour, and I’m pretty excited!
My Beaverton neighbor, Linda Gerrard, makes fused glass work that has this wonderful depth of color and texture that you just have to see. Wetlands (above) and Turning (below) are both new wall pieces just finished for Washington County Open Studio Tour on October 21st and 22nd.
Like many of our Washington County Artists, Linda uses her art to support causes that are dear to her. Her 22 month old grand daughter was born with Cystic Fibrosis and besides loving her to bits, she’s trying to help the foundation raise funds for continued research. She just donated Mountain Stream (18″ in stand) and Haystack Rock (9×15″ self-standing) to their dinner and auction coming up in a couple of weeks. Says Linda, “It’s a pleasure knowing my work goes to an art-loving contributor and toward such a worthy cause.”
Stop by Linda’s this coming weekend to see these wonderful pieces and find out how they are made.
JoAnn Pari-Mueller
This is my third year in the Open Studios Tour. I love peoples’ reactions to my country studio and my work. They have thoughtful questions and are genuinely interested in how some painting, calligraphy, pastel, or collage was created. One woman asked me if I’d be willing to paint a beaver and it led to being part of the Wetlands Conservancy Statewide Beaver Tales Exhibit. One of these beaver exhibits also led to my being asked to participate in a group show at the lovely Fairweather Gallery in Seaside, OR
Watercolors are my first love – I was introduced to them 8 years ago. I started calligraphy a year later and gradually started exploring pastels and collage, and recently, acrylics.
My two-year-old studio addition is a lovely space with big windows and skylights in a park-like setting with a wooded backdrop. It is full of my books and inspirational materials such as rocks, shells, feathers, and art objects collected from around the world. My two papillons, Daphne and Minerva, like to hang out there, too.
My mother is a painter a printmaker (age 96!). While growing up I was surrounded by art and artists. I was also a Portland Art Museum Docent (tour guide) for many years. Although I chose a career as a registered nurse I feel as though those art genes were just lying dormant – ready for exposure.
I love demonstrating various interesting art techniques in my studio and have added a few new techniques since last year – especially experimenting with beautiful natural plant materials and acrylic overlays.
During these past 8 years I have discovered that nothing is as exciting as seeing an idea come into existence. Flora and fauna provide endless inspiration that allow me to continue exploring the use of rich backgrounds, detailed subject matter, calligraphic words, and sometimes grids or elaborate borders.
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