Anne's recent experiments are in collage, but oils are still

Great Expectations, Anne Ferguson

her favorite medium. She invites you to come see them at her August show. Anne has worked in many mediums including, India ink with a fine nibbed, crowquill pen, a Uniball pen (for sketching), charcoals, pastels, acrylics, oils, poster paints, colored pencils, and pens, ink brushes and has even done some lithography and silverpoint.

Anne double-majored in Illustration and Painting at Syracuse University, and won a scholarship there. After graduation she traveled from the New Jersey coast to Galveston Texas, then back thru the everglades to Florida. It was there, in St. Augustine, where she married her favorite husband, Hugh. From there, they were stationed in Norfolk, Va. where she learned cartoon animation for TV, while Hugh was in the navy on a battleship maneuvering thru the Panama Canal to Chile, with only inches to spare. When his stint was up, they moved to Callao, Va., where they bought and managed a weekly newspaper.  

Anne was the mother of two young sons, when she began painting again, and her first gallery sold a painting to The Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond. That collection included an awesome Helen Frankenthaler. 

The Good Ol' Summertime at Sequoia is the theme of

Orange Creamsicle, Paula Smith-Danell

Paula's August show. Playful or provocative; clothing can be art. Paula will have texture, rhythm, and proportion all play together in a summertime game of tag. Delicious fabrics and sumptuous colors are always the springboards for her creations. Hand dyed laces and recycled silk saris combine this time to reflect the season of sun. Paula will show the "Art" behind the craft of clothing.

Paula has been playing with fabric since she was 6 years old and continued with that love of the needle arts by graduating from the American College in London with her BA in Fashion Design (Summa Cum Laude) and awarded "Most Outstanding Graduate" for her class in 1984. Paula started her own clothing business, Fletcher Artworks in 1988, designing and creating custom bridal gowns for over 15 years. Now she works as a Contract Design Tech at Norm Thompson Outfitters, and creates one-of-a-kind studio pieces that she sells on her website: www.fletcherartworks.com

In this acrylic painting series, Jane captures moments in time in nature and western action. A bull elk challenged for his herd; a quail family outing on a spring day and a barrel racer maker her final turn. In each piece, the colors, depth and detail draw the viewer into the scene.

Spring Outing, Jane Vanderzanden

Jane combines her interests in nature, horses and art into wildlife and western paintings and drawings. Both her acrylic paintings and scratch-board drawings display her finely detailed style and depth. Her concepts, details and colors come from first-hand observations while traveling, hiking and trail riding throughout the Northwest.

A native Oregonian, Jane Vanderzanden grew up appreciating the outdoors and developing her artistic talents. She pursued her art when she attended Art Center College of Design.