Oregon Art Beat :: Sara Swink

Sara Swink creates human and animal figures with a psychological stance and a dash of humor. As she describes, her work comes out of her own pysche. Beginning with collage and sometimes doodles and sketches, she then transforms her compositions into something that is sculpted from clay. For Sara, if she can't make a decision about how she wants something to look, then she pictures how she would want it to be if it were kept in her own bedroom.

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TedX Talk :: Tom Hausken

Tom Hausken, whose paintings are currently on display for the months of September and October, has a great TedX Talk. From his intimate relationship with the material of art, to finding the essence of landscapes in their silence, Tom explains his philosophy of painting and his perspectives of the world.

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Behind the Scenes :: Randall David Tipton

The environment that Randall has lived in and the landscapes that he travels to have always been the content of his paintings. Needing personal contact with a place in order to have the sensory information needed to create something convincing, his paintings always begin with an experience whether it's a walk to the local park or a destination trail. From there, Randall relies on memory to manipulate the paint once he is back in the studio. Though he is dedicated to interpreting the natural world, he does so as a secondary concern as he responds to the painting process taking place before him.