| By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Three beautiful paintings were chosen as winners at SOSA’s 2011 Year-End Banquet and Juried Critique: Big Sister by Janet Rawlings won First Place, with Charlotte Peterson’s watercolor, “‘Tis the Raven, Nevermore,” coming in second and Alx’s own mixed-media abstract, “Bliss” taking third. See them in the slideshow below. Continue reading Southern Oregon Society of Artists Year-End Update By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Holiday Gift Bazaar – Refreshments and light appetizers will be served. Mark your calenders for this fun event. Many one of a unique and creative items will be sold. Attached is a event flyer in case you want to print it out to share with your friends. Continue reading Area Artists Present Holiday Gift Bazaar in December By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Artist Alx Fox just got word that her painting “Bliss” has been juried into her fourth national show this year! Congratulations, Alx! Continue reading Congratulations to Alx Fox! By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. It has been a while since I posted. The summer has been a whirlwind of workshops, new endeavors, shows and of course painting. A theme has shown up over the past month or two. Of course there are the comments from viewers at shows, those are alway… Continue reading Be True and Enjoy By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Artist Alx Fox’s career continues to take wing, this time with the acceptance of abstract “Zen 1″ to another national show! Way to go, Alx! Continue reading Another Congratulations to Alx Fox! By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. Lately I have been doing some personal housecleaning. Reviewing old files, remembering times past, shredding and letting go. I do not only mean old bank statements or scrubbing floors either. We all carry a great deal of our past with us. Some of … Continue reading The Past is Now By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. Emotions. They rise and fall. Come and go. Own us. Drive us and even control us. They can lead us into bliss or destruction. We do it all the time; action begets reaction. How many times has a person done something to us; … Continue reading Emotions By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. What a month was May! My work was out there in 4 totally differant venues. From a national show to a welcome sale during an exhibition in a cafe. And there was little time for rest. As the mind never sleeps I had a great deal of interactions… Continue reading Fierce or Focused By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. Woke up the other day and looked at the pieces art in progress on my worktable and thought; good grief what am I doing. I was not sure if those works were the result of repetition or trying too hard. Regardless, they obviously were not happening… Continue reading Dissatisfaction By Alx, 17 contributed posts About the author: Alx Fox is an experimental mixed media artist born in Upstate New York who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Throughout her extensive travels, Alx developed an appreciation for the majestic surroundings she encountered around the world. Years of study made it clear that Alx's life would be centered upon her passion for art and self expression. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo and Barat College in Lake Forest Illinois where she discovered a love for photography. Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and technique. Alx has developed an innovative style that blends thought provoking mystery with abstract expressionism. Her use of striking colors and strong 3 dimensional textures make her work an excellent choice for a wide range of projects and purposes. Alx is accomplished in using modern methods as well as classic technique. See Alx' listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more. Musing on creativity took me back to the topic of redirecting the urge to create. Last time I covered the instance where a lack of materials prevented the creation process. Today I would like to mention there are also times whe… Continue reading More on Redirecting | DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. Purchases made through our links give us a small commission. 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