(Walruses in Svalbard Archipelago by Sue Dougherty) Wildlife photography is not an easy pursuit. It requires hiking long distances to remote areas while carrying heavy equipment, enduring all sorts of weather, sometimes not finding the animals you seek, and possessing incredible patience to wait for the right moment to click the perfect shot. Sue Dougherty…

((Left) Implosion beads by Larissa Spafford (Right) Larissa Spafford in her studio | Photo courtesy of Red Chair Gallery) Larissa Spafford has been making glass beads for more than two decades. During that time, she has experimented with many different techniques for forming vividly colored torch-made beads, yet she still is learning new methods to…

((Left) Kenneth Marunowski painting at Black Butte Ranch | Photo courtesy of Red Chair Gallery (Right) Painting by Kenneth Marunowski) Painter Kenneth Marunowski’s work combines two artistic styles: abstract impressionism and abstract expressionism, both of which hail from the Baby Boom era, the 1940s and 1950s. The difference between them, respectively, may be boiled down…

((Left) Journal page by Jacqueline Newbold, (right) Orvieto by Jacqueline Newbold) For Jacqueline Newbold, a watercolor and mixed media artist, adapting to the social distancing of the COVID-19 pandemic meant reviving her interest in a childhood hobby: bird watching. On trips to locales such as Mexico and South Africa, she was inspired to paint tje…

((Left) Support with Joy (Right) Instincts Call Me Home | Sculptures by Alisa Looney) Creating art as an instrument for change is the goal of many artists. In creating her art, Alisa Looney’s goal is to foster ecological and social healing. “I want to bring into light the interdependence of all living things,” she explains….

(Multimedia mosaic art by Joanie Callen) The mosaic art pieces made by Joanie Callen are a feast for the eyes. They sparkle with crystal beads, flash with iridescent dichroic glass, shimmer with gold and silver glass feathers, and bristle with pointy dagger beads. Her shapes are also distinctive: Animal shapes like birds and frogs are…

((L) Columbia River Gorge, (R) Hedgehog Cactus | Photography by Mike Putnam) For landscape photographer Mike Putnam, timing is the key to success. Many of his stunning shots show brilliant arrays of mountain wildflowers or blazing autumn foliage, with the Cascade Mountains as a backdrop. They are the result of his painstaking effort to be…

((L) Michelle Lindblom in her studio (R) Water by Michelle Lindblom. Photo courtesy of Red Chair Gallery) Introspection and self-evaluation are always alive in Michelle Lindblom’s paintings. The artist is a prolific blogger who analyzes her emotions and behavior to fuel her art. “I’ve always painted as a means to release what’s inside,” she says….

((Left) Melissa Woodman. Photo courtesy of Red Chair Gallery (Right) Blue Spruce baking dish by Patrick Woodman) When a new generation takes over a family-owned business, there is usually an orderly transition. In the case of Blue Spruce Pottery, the changeover was completely unexpected, due to the death of founder Michael Gwinup one year ago….