In the collections of
In 2022, I met Jan Bernau, who was putting together an art collection for the new tasting room, Domaine Willamette, that she and her husband Jim were building. What an incredible honor to have my work chosen for inclusion in this grand and beautiful space in the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. I love it when such visionary people work so closely with artists to make our work so spectacular. Open to the public daily.
Oregon’s Endangered Treasure
Commissioned for the new Oregon State Treasury Resiliency Building, I worked with the theme of the endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly, In a hand carved white oak frame, at 48”x 66”, the aluminum print has a powerful presence in its new home.
You can read all about the building itself in this fascinating article in the New York Times, “A Super Building for Fragile Times”.
Portland Building Collection
The Regional Arts and Culture Council in Portland, Oregon is a powerful force for artists. Every once in a while, they put out a call for entry for their collections, some for specific places, and others for a roving collection called “Portable Works”. “Hellebore and Pieris Japonica in Winter” was acquired in 2019 for the renovated Portland Building. Since it was hung in 2020, I haven’t even got to visit it in place! At 35” x 26”, it’s an invitation to look closely.
In University of Oregon’s Straub Hall, "Columbine and Hibiscus"
A 40"x55" face mounted plexiglass piece. The acquisition was the result of an Oregon Arts Commission juried panel's choice from an invited group of artists that I was happy to be a part of.
NW Natural Gas HQ
A favorite springtime piece printed at 47” x 34” on aluminum for the new NW Natural Gas Headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Sometimes I forget...
Sometimes I forget that everyone doesn't automatically know how big my photos are. We're all so used to looking at photographs on our phones, that it may be a bit of a shock to see these in their intended size. Here's Patrick M. standing in front of "Other Things That May Be Happening During the Eclipse". This aluminum print is 56" tall by 40" wide. So the beans coming out of his ears are about 2 feet long. In perfect resolution.
Edition 1/3 in the collection of JAF, 2017.
Summer Marigolds and Poppy
In the home of collectors Jeff & Peter in their home in Portland. Originally framed with a black wood frame and thick 8 ply white mat, Peter got the genius idea to frame it with a black mat board. On the grey walls, the black just draws you into the image. Fantastic.
Edition 1/3, 34"x46" image on Canson Baryta paper.
Superbusy with Clover
A large black and white piece. I love it when collectors choose to hang my work in their bedrooms, the first piece of art they see upon waking. In the home of R&C in the uber-flora fabulous neighborhood of Alameda ridge.
Edition 1/3, 31" x 43", 2016.
Delphinium and Bee
It took two to tango with this one, at the 2015 Oregon College of Art and Craft annual fundraiser, Art on the Vine. This piece, at 31"x43" sold Editions 1 and 2 of 3 at that size that night.
At Alchemy Jewelry
This pair of vintage framed works make up the diptich "Blueberries and Ferns". Each piece is 30"x40", so together they take up a bit over 60" x 40". I wish I still had the photograph of them installed in a corner in a different gallery...taking up the 90 degree angle. Beautiful.
First Public Art Collection for me…
In 2014, Portland’s Regional Arts and Culture Council purchased this piece for their Portable Works Collection. It now lives at the 1900 Building, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, 7th floor. Made from St John’s Wort and Begonias from my friends’ Deborah and Kit’s garden, a bright spot on a dreary Portland day…and the start of some significant public art collection acquisitions.