Thermos, acrylic on panel

Eva is a two-dimensional artist with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Washington State University. Being a collector of things, old and new, she often combines these items into her acrylic paintings.

Eva's acrylic painting series "Collections" is an exploration of how human beings place emotional value into inanimate objects or use items to recover fond memories. Using imagery of everyday items with dated details to depict collections, Eva is interested in the life that these cast-off objects have lived. She enjoys the visual aspects of collectivity and the nostalgia it can draw out of viewers. Eva considers the series a collection within itself.

Running with the Wind, oil on canvas

Royce has been pursuing her professional art career painting the subject she is inspired by the most, the natural world. She has shared her gift by teaching art in oil painting and drawing for over 25 years in the Northwest and locally in Washington and Multnomah counties. Her studio is located in Aloha, Oregon, where she teaches private classes and small groups. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, Painter's Showcase and Sequoia Gallery and Studios.

Look for her show, The Wildness of It All, during the month of February at Sequoia Gallery, Hillsboro, where she is a featured artist. Additionally, Royce is currently showing at Wild Rain Gallery in Tillamook and at Jones Farms Intel, Hillsboro. You can also view her work on her website www.roycekugler.com and www.art_exchange.com.

Tom's unique skill in producing realistic-looking metal sculpture of wild life began when he started "tinkering around" with metal. His art goal is to trick the casual observer into seeing a "crab on the wall", until they get closer and begin to see the individual pieces of metal "junk" that combine to create his creatures. He says people who call him a welder are missing the point; he is "an artist who welds and there is a big difference between the two!"

Pintail Landing, recycled metal

Tom is a graduate of David Douglas High School and the University of Oregon.  After completing graduate work at Cal State East Bay, he became an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the school. His interest in metal sculpture developed after he retired from a 35 year career in the Forest Products Industry.

His 18 years of experience in metal sculpture have increased his expertise to the extent that he participates in art fairs throughout the Northwest. His coastal themed works are especially popular. But he looks forward to less travel to the labor intensive art fairs now that he is showing locally at Sequoia Gallery.  

Whether you are an artist, collector, or someone who just appreciates fine art, you can help Sequoia by volunteering to help staff the gallery.  Gallery staffers serve 4 hour shifts on the days of their choosing, depending on slots available. Volunteer applications are available at the gallery.