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Life Drawing with Professional Models

…with respected local artists, Anne Brooke and Ilene Gienger-Stanfield!

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AGA Art Classes and Opportunities

Ashland GalleriesApril Visual Arts News April = Art OpportunitiesWe’re excited to share a handful of art opportunities that are being offered this month to foster your inner creativity.  Ashland Gallery AssociationAGA Summer Art Show!Saturday, June 19, 2021 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Open to members, and in lieu of the traditional Open Studio Tour, the AGA is coordinating a Summer Art Show at Ashland Art Works that will allow members to showcase their artwork outdoors! For those who are interested in participating, please register here no later than April 20, 2021.Send promotional images of artwork to [email protected] and sign and send the attached Liability Release Form along with the $20.00 participation fee to: Ashland Gallery AssociationPO Box 241Ashland, OR 97520Image Credit: Suzanne Etienne, Ashland Art Works, Acrylic ART BEYONDSaturday in the Park: Lithia Park Plein Air Painting Event   Saturday, June 19, 2021 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Open to all, artists can come and

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Big Weekend! 3rd Friday and THE AUCTION!

Rogue Gallery and Art Center's annual auction is our most important fundraiser of the year. Please join us. Rogue Valley Country Club 2660 Hillcrest Road, Medford 5:00 p.m. Evening includes silent auction, cocktail hour, dinner, live auction, and live music by "Band du Pays Swing"

Detail of Home Invasion, woodblock print by Stefan Wolf 3RD FRIDAY RECEPTION Meet the artist!

IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY

Deep Impressions: Handmade Prints by Stefan Wolf

October 11 – November 22, 2019

Reception: Friday, October 18, 5:30-8:00 pm

Stefan Wolf demonstrates his passion for relief printing with his striking hand carved linoleum and woodblock prints. His work reflects on universal themes inspired by orthodox Christianity and Western tradition. . . . . IN THE MAIN GALLERY

THE CUTTING EDGE: Ceramics by Baba Wagué Diakité & Collages by Penda Diakité

September 27–November 8, 2019

Baba Wagué Diakité, Mami Wata with Turtle, ceramic; PendaDiakite, CabaKo, collage on board This exhibit features a collaboration of father and daughter artists, Baba Wagué Diakité and Penda Diakité. Ceramic artist Baba Wagué Diakité and collage artist Penda Diakité create vibrant work featuring expressive narratives. Each artists has a unique approach, embracing styles and

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August Guest Artist Ilene Gienger-Stanfield

August Guest Artist Ilene Gienger-Stanfield has master signature status with Women Artists of the West and signature status with American Impressionist Society, Pastel Society of America & Northwest Pastel Society.

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Vintage Figures by Ilene Ginger-Stanfield at Art Presence

Painting by Ilene Gienger-Stanfield at Art Presence for August 2019

Art Presence Art Center, 206 North Fifth Street in Jacksonville, will feature vintage figurative pastel paintings by Ilene Gienger-Stanfield. The exhibit, “Vintage Figures,” opens August 2nd with colorful, professional and nostalgic paintings for the curious and art lovers alike.

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New Exhibit in the Main Gallery – Dianne Jean Erickson & Barbara Martin

left to right: Dianne Jean Erickson, Stripe Stack; Barbara Martin, Don’t Be The Bunny Reception: Friday, February 15, 5:30-8:00 pm Portland artists, Dianne Jean Erickson and Barbara Martin, create highly imaginative contemporary works. Erickson creates encaustic monotypes and mixed media prints. Martin uses acrylic, oil pastel and pencil in her mixed media paintings. Their work is infused with energy and expression.

Detail of “Red-Brown Stack” by Dianne Jean Erickson Beginning Friday, March 1, 2019 IN THE MAIN GALLERY

Adventures in Experience: Imaginative Works by Dianne Jean Erickson & Barbara Martin March 1–April 12, 2019

left to right: Dianne Jean Erickson, Stripe Stack; Barbara Martin, Don’t Be The Bunny

Reception: Friday, February 15, 5:30-8:00 pm

Portland artists, Dianne Jean Erickson and Barbara Martin, create highly imaginative contemporary works. Erickson creates encaustic monotypes and mixed media prints. Martin uses acrylic, oil pastel and pencil in her mixed media paintings. Their work is infused with energy and expression. 4TH ANNUAL CELTIC CELEBRATION SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 5:30-7:30 PM Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Rogue Gallery!

The Rogue Gallery celebrates the Art of Celtic Tradition with art, food and traditional Irish music. The evening includes: Irish food and beer Musicians performing traditional Celtic music including “Pat O’Scannell and Friends” and the “Southern

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Betty Barss Exhibit at Rogue Gallery: An Oregon Love Story

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In the Community Gallery Exhibit Reception: An Oregon Love Story: Watercolors by Betty Barss January 18 – March 1, 2019

Rogue Valley artist Betty Barss is an accomplished and versatile watercolor artist. This exhibit showcases a wide range of subjects from her beloved state of Oregon.

Betty Barss has been painting for close to five decades. She taught fifth and sixth grade art in the Medford schools for twenty-five years. Her painting expertise is with watercolor paint. She is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, Southern Oregon Society of Artists, and the Artists’ Workshop. She has received several awards and has exhibited throughput the Northwest. Her work is exuberant in color. Barss describes her use of color in her work, “Color is an element I can’t live without. For that reason, many of my paintings are vivid

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Rogue Gallery Presents Capturing Beauty: Paintings by Sheri Dinardi , Ilene Gienger-Stanfield, and David Terry

Rogue Gallery New Exhibit and Reception

Main Gallery exhibit:

Capturing Beauty: Paintings by Sheri Dinardi , Ilene Gienger-Stanfield, and David Terry January 11 – February 22, 2019 Reception Date: January 18, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

Last of Summer 18×24 oil on linen by David W Terry

Artists Sheri Dinardi, Ilene Gienger-Stanfield, & David Terry create luminous works in the time honored tradition of oil painting. Their paintings of people, structures, and landscapes beautifully capture a moment in time and the essence of the subject.

The Capturing Beauty exhibit features three artists who paint in the traditional oil medium. Creating figurative oil paintings require talent, training, skill, and perseverance. The process of creating an oil painting requires many hours work due to the slow drying time and the paint properties required in layering the

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Ilene Gienger-Stanfield 3 Day Portrait Workshop

Ilene Gienger-Stanfield 3 Day Portrait Workshop with live models at Central Art Supply. Oils, pastel or drawing. September 16-18

Ilene Gienger-Stanfield 3 Day Portrait Workshop with live models at Central Art Supply. Oils, pastel or drawing. September 16-18

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