 Artist Bio Kristie Mooney has a B.A. in Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts from O.S.U. She works in Water Media and is best known for her Watercolor Batiks. Kristie is a Signature member of NWS, WFWS, NWWS, and WSO. She teaches Workshops at Oregon Society of Artists, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and in her studio. She has recently been chosen for the Artists Magazine-Splash 25 The Best of Watercolor. Her work has been exhibited in a wide selection of galleries, has participated in international shows and her paintings are in public and private collections throughout the U.S. My creativity comes from observing the beautiful scenery around me. I live on the Clackamas River surrounded by landscapes of flowers, trees, birds and water. I am constantly inspired by the way light filters through the lush greenery we have in the Pacific Northwest.Recent Travel throughout Europe, Canada and Mexico has opened up a whole new world of creativity that I try to bring to my paintings. I try to capture special moments with my camera-the light, the textures, the colors, the mood- and recreate them in my studio. Always with the intent, as a painter, to show something in a way that has not been seen before. I want people to like my work but more importantly I want viewers to spend time with my work, to look at it more closely and contemplate the narrative of it, to travel to the place and time that I have painted. http://watercolorbatiksbykimartstudio.com https://kimartiststudio.com/collections(Artstyle) [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/Artstyled/   Artist Statement I believe that art should be more than a pretty painting. It should reflect something meaningful and should cause us to respond, either by reliving a memory, by laughing or simply by thinking. I believe a painting should be simple and straight forward in a way that invites you to participate. I often paint an analogy and I try to tell a story by using composition, color, shapes, edges and brushwork. The titles of my paintings will often hint at the story behind it. Painting is my way of sharing with you, what’s important to me. Resume Beth has earned signature status in Northwest Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO). She has served on the Board of Directors of many non-profits, including Watercolor Society of Oregon since 2010, where she served as President in 2018 and 2019. Beth has enjoyed jurying and judging art competitions around the state of Oregon for several art organizations. She has taught weekly watercolor classes and workshops throughout Oregon for the past 30 years. She is an active member of Rain Spark Gallery in Lake Oswego and has been an exhibiting artist with the Lake Oswego Reads program since 2013. Her paintings have been featured in numerous art publications and books, and her awards include many at the state, national, regional and international levels, including Best of Show. She has been honored to receive the 2020 WSO Outstanding Service Award, and the 2021 WSO People’s Choice Award.   Artist Resume & Statement: BFA (1983) Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Oregon. Signature Member of NWWS. Recent exhibits & awards include: 2021, 2023, published artwork in SPLASH Magazine, “The Best of Watercolor”. Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Member show 2022, 2023. WSO Spring 2022, Show 4th place, 2023 Honorable Mention. 2021 Rose Festival Art Show award Best In Show, 2021 WSO Fall Show award 6th place .2019, 2020 NWS Member Shows, 2021 NWWS International Show, 2020, & 2019 NWWS Waterworks Member Shows. Awarded Betsy Pitts Award in NWWS 2019 Member Show. I own a Pop-Up Gallery in downtown Portland showcasing my art, and the work of local artists. The Robin Becic Gallery opened in February 2021, with the desire to bring retail energy into the downtown business community by showcasing fine art by local artists. We continue to believe in the vitality of Portland and its diverse community members, dedicated to a prosperous future for all its citizens. Like most creative individuals, I have many curiosities. Currently, I’m exploring water media on Yupo paper, and a batik method using watercolors and wax on rice paper. I dapple in monotype printmaking. Three completely different mediums. I am enthralled with the never ending effects of color in these genre. Each of these processes offer me elements of surprise and wonder. I believe this strengthens my artmaking path. I use whatever method necessary, being fluent in my processes, in order to express my world view. Some art mediums begin with a little chaos, others, like printmaking, require a very methodical approach. Working in these three mediums, I enjoy the push and pull of color, light and value in my subject matter. I let go of pictorial logic and local color. In this way, I’ve found freedom in developing my subjects. Over the years, this act of artmaking has become a dialogue between myself and the viewer in this creative journey.  www.robinbecicart.com
 For me, art is a playground for the expression of spirit, so I whimsically wander through a variety of mediums, palettes and styles. I am inspired by themes of nature, sacred geometry, peace and spirituality. I hope that my images will take you out of the mundane and into your own inner realms of exploration, curiosity and heart. Acrylic and mixed media are my most recent favored formats. I am a signature member of the National Collage Society, and a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and Lake Area Artists and have exhibited in a variety of galleries over the years.Favorite Quote: Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde Painting Motto: Paint as you like and die happy.” Henry Miller   I primarily paint with molten, pigmented beeswax, an ancient art known as Encaustic painting. Because of their translucent appearance viewers often think my paintings are tile, glass, or porcelain, or they ask if they are oil paintings with wax brushed over the top of an underpainting, but none of these is the case. To explain further, artists working with wax have a wide variety of techniques, and there is no right or wrong, just different methods. My Encaustic method does not include mixed media, nor is there any underneath painting. I paint entirely with brushes and layers of molten beeswax, using a propane torch to fuse each new layer into the underneath layers. Although I do paint landscapes and florals, I lean toward painting faces and figures. I am intrigued with using the molten wax and propane torch to get facial details even though the molten wax moves as I work with it and the process is challenging. After some years of pursuing a career not related to art I am now in an especially peaceful and fulfilled state doing what I believe I was ultimately meant to do. My paintings were awarded Best of Show blue ribbons in the previous 2 Lake Area Artists Shows in 2019 and 2022.  www.instagram.com/JanetsArtStudio
www.facebook.com/janetsartstudio  While I paint, I focus on my mission to bring beauty into the world that did not exist before. The joy I experience as I paint is similar to the pleasure I enjoyed as the author of the national best-selling book series, Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul, heartwarming stories for women, Inspiration feeds my soul, whether from art or books.    The detail and extensive planning that has gone into the Persian Miniatures inspires me. I also have an affinity with lose abstract paintings. My work is a combination of both, some planned and some very lose by throwing and pouring paint and letting it do its dance on paper. Some paintings come together quickly and some become a prolonged and perhaps demanding, and draining journey. They are all cherished and loved! I was very fortunate to study under Master Mahmood Farshchian early on. That training has become the well that I keep drawing from. I also consider myself lucky to have my own style to nurture and to create the jewel tones and depict the beautiful patterns of the Persian Miniatures. As time has passed the Persian Miniature influence seems to surface more and more in my work, whether intentionally or not! I seem to notice more of it appearing on the surface I am painting on and I just make it materialize the best I can. My mediums are pigments that are water-soluble mostly, paint, pencils, markers, aqua sticks, gauche, wax sticks and some acrylics. My brush sizes vary from 2” to 4 zero for fine details. The search to become a better painter is still young in me, even after fifty something years. Meanwhile, I will nurture this gift of Persian Art and Nature series.   Art is a way of life for me. I cannot remember a time when I have not been involved in some type of artwork. I enjoy art immensely. I am usually busy in my studio almost everyday of the week. I am an experimental artist. I create abstract works. I take pleasure in trying different mediums and exploring different methods of creating paintings. particularly love working on collage and mixed media works, utilizing watercolors, acrylics, and inks, and the last several years studying the ancient art of marbling. While I am marbling, I am often surprised at the interesting results.   Painting has been part of my life for over 50 years. I recall sitting outside at the age of eight painting a small watercolor of my red metallic reading lamp and told my parents I was going to be an artist when I grew up. Landscapes have taken my attention for the past 20 years. In the warmer months I paint outdoors. Winter finds me in the warmth of my home studio reworking studies from the summer or creating new works from my travel photos. I am attracted to subjects that express nature with a nod towards human activity. Typically this may include abandoned structures, farmland, pathways, and wooded trails. Currently my compositions are driven by moody light and unusual weather effects. Curiously I have noted that each painting develops a childlike personality as I work. Some are cooperative and others simply misbehave. I enjoy guiding the process intuitively through the last finishing touches towards the maturity of the final result. My artistic influences include the Italian Renaissance painters, Dutch Masters, Andrew Wyeth and my father who taught me technical drawing skills at an early age. Please visit my website at www.lisawiser.com   Terri was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, graduating from Lewis and Clark college with a degree in art education. After a long career in law enforcement and safety, she spent the last few years concentrating on her love of painting. Terri was and instructor in her own private studio as well as at the North east Community center in the Hollywood district of Portland for eight years. Many of her paintings have been turned into greeting cards, calendars, and fine art prints. She has been featured in the tabletop hardbound book “Pacific Northwest Artists”. Terri is currently a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the Oregon Society of Artists, Dry Canyon Artists of Central Oregon, the Sisters Art Association, and the Lake Area Artists. She is a former member of Buffalo Grass Society of Artists and Color fusion. She has exhibited her work at the Belinki Gallery, W”East Book and Gallery (Welches), the gift shop at the Oregon Zoo and numerous shows in various Oregon locales.  |