In her oil paintings for July, Linda Jerome explores the idea

She Hesitates, Linda Jerome

After taking many classes at PCC, Linda received her Bachelor's degree in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking from PSU in 2005. With the thought of teaching in mind, she went on to get her MAT from Pacific U. However, soon after, she was included in the group that started Sequoia Gallery + Studios, and she began to paint full time in studio # 9. Linda now divides her time between painting at Sequoia and working for the Hillsboro School District as a substitute teacher. 

Elkhorn Valley, Christy Perrine

Christy has been on a discovery of the wild and will be sharing a few of her favorite Pacific Northwest finds in her pastel works. Opal waters are at the center of her inspiration for this series. While the internal structure of precious opal diffracts light causing it to take on many colors, the actual story behind the naming of these waters is about the beauty of a woman named Opal. Both stories hint at the wild, untouched beauty of this landscape. 

 Christy works predominantly in the medium of soft pastel.  Pastels, a very immediate tool, are cherished for their vibrancy and expressiveness. Christy is a self-taught artist who also enjoys a career as a Crisis Therapist. Her retreat into nature, as well as the pursuit of capturing those images in her artwork, are her therapy and balance. Christy's award winning work can be seen at Sequoia Gallery & Studios, Art on the Boulevard in Vancouver, WA and Riversea Gallery in Astoria, OR, as well as on her website christyperrine.com.

Elaine Treadwell's works in our July show include each of the

Rockswirl, Elaine Treadwell

3D forms she has been developing over the past ten years: sculptures hung from the ceiling, others freestanding, and relief sculptures in her own encaustic mosaic technique. All works are based on found natural materials gathered in the Pacific NW. From her experience with the talented community of artists at Sequoia Gallery she has found a new emphasis on creating collaborative works. She will also show collaboratively created forms using her found materials: hats with Paula Smith-Danell, steel armature for large sculpture with Beth O'Mahony and jewelry with Christine Johnson.       

Sculpture was the primary focus of Elaine's art education, after which she earned a Masters in Architecture. Following her 20-year career in commercial architecture, she wanted to return to a more hands-on approach, leading her into 5 years of museum exhibit fabrication, installation and design. Since moving to the Pacific NW in 2003, Elaine has developed new works to express her love of natural elements with playful sculptural forms. Responding to her NW environment, she began using the forms of vessels and nests, hanging kelp constructions, paper-based media, and encaustic relief sculptures with beach objects.