| By soar, 592 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. The giving season is upon us and once more an artist has an opportunity to contribute to the community. Many time-worn charity art auctions need a shot of vitamins. Fortunately, some charities are coming up with interesting new spins. Continue reading Benefit Art Shows – Putting the Fun in Fundraisers By soar, 592 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. These calls were forwarded to me by Dianne Erickson, a listed member artist of SOAR. We hope you will find a suitable opportunity to exhibit your work here! Winter and Spring Call for Art Center for Visual Arts Southern Oregon University, Ashland. Five galleries for which Students and Community Artists may apply. www.soucvagalleries.weebly.com Au Naturel, The Nude in the 21st Century Clatsop Community College Art Center, Astoria, OR www.aunaturelastoria.com 27th Annual Juried Show North Valley Art League Redding, CA www.nval.org Couplings, A Juried Exhibition Gallery 110, Seattle, WA www.gallery110.com Thanks for your contribution, Dianne! Dianne will be displaying New Encaustic Paintings at Liquid Assets in Ashland from December 10 through February 11. Stop by on February 4, from 5 to 7pm during the Ashland Art Walk and join her for a glass of wine. Liquid Assets Wine Bar is in the first building on the left as you enter Ashland, Continue reading Calls For Art By soar, 592 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. Just got Dianne Erickson’s newsletter and right now she’s reading (and recommending) these books. Thanks, Dianne! Visitors can also find them in the new bookstore at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource, too! By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Encaustic workshop was great, many new techniques and materials. Continue reading Encaustic Workshop By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. First prize winner at Expressions West; Finished BFA in studio art; Art workshops Continue reading Wow! Things are a happenin’ By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. It is always a thrill when artwork I have created is accepted into a juried exhibit. Two of my paintings, “White Gloves,” and “Showing Off,” will appear in the Expressions West exhibit at the Coos Bay Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon. They are both oil on birch, 24″ square, and taken from family photos. You [...] Continue reading Juried In By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Working with encaustic wax, building a hot box and making prints. Continue reading Spring Break By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Donating or creating art work for free for charitable and non-profit organizations. Continue reading Art for Good Causes By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. As you might have noticed, blogs are not happening as often. Busy schedule with painting and sculpture classes. But so I don’t fall through the cracks totally, here is a new painting. I’m continuing my quest to paint “Snapshots,” moments in time from other era’s. My dad was maniac with his SLR camera, so I [...] Continue reading Back to classes By Dianne Jean Erickson, 11 contributed posts About the author: Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art. See Dianne's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Art blog, about my art, insights, techniques, and more. Continue reading BlogCatalog |  DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. If you make a purchase from one of the sites below, it helps defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists, so please use our links!   Utrecht's online discounts have been updated, though the graphics remain the same. The link above saves 40% off your highest priced item (coupon code AP1), the one below gets you 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! (coupon code AP3)    Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery hereNow thru April 30: 
Delphi's Annual Glass Bevel Sale - Save up to 40% OFF retail price! 1/2 OFF standard bevels when you buy the 60-piece box. Make a beautiful art book yourself with Blurb's online service. Artists Danna Tartaglia and Olivia Schemanski both self-published books featuring their art using Blurb. Check them out in SOAR's bookstore, then make one yourself!  ImageKind, a Cafepress company, now has an artist shop site you can join for free to sell your art online. Join the Imagekind community and start selling your art today CafePress lets you design a huge variety of products with your own art and sell them for a profit! A great way to gain more exposure for your work and make a few extra bucks. Janet London of London Hummingbird Arts and Hannah West, the founder of SOAR and Art Matters!, use CafePress to sell products with their own designs.  |
