Events at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center; Baker City, Oregon

Featured Artists, 2012

February

Jennifer Godwin of Baker City and Abbey Godwin-Prevot of Seattle.

A mother and daughter, both artists, working in oils, acrylics, watercolor, pencil and gesso. Jennifer has a “very calligraphic” method of working on her abstract oils and acrylics. Abbey is finding inspiration in her new home of Seattle and the cityscapes she sees daily. The show opens Friday, February 3, with an opening reception from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. Refreshments will be provided by Friends of Jennifer and Abbey. Music by Leon Brown. The show will be on display through Saturday, February 25.

March

Ruth Stomswold and Marlene Kingman, both of Richland, Washington. Professional artists that met as teacher/mentor and student, working in oils and pastels in the tradition of the old masters. Ruth says that her love of all things that nurture and quiet the soul inspire her to paint traditional images. Marlene enjoys capturing the essence of nature’s display of light, space, beauty and color. The show opens Friday, March 2, with an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:00pm. Refreshments will be served. The show will be on display though Saturday, March 31.

April

Inspired by…Venturing into the Unknown/Crossing the Creative Divide Open regional show. Artists working in all media are encouraged to participate in the April open show. *Artists will stop by Crossroads during the month of January and be given a randomly selected object as their source of inspiration. The show will feature the art piece and the object or photo of the object. This show is intended to challenge artists and encourage new discoveries and ways of working, relating to the materials and thinking about art. Artists are encouraged to write about their experience. Business sponsor: Grass Growers. Click here for details.

The Great Salt Lick!

The Great Salt Lick Art Auction is now an annual event to benefit Parkinson's research. It was featured on a recent broadcast of OPB's Oregon Art Beat television show. Simultaneously, the program's premier showing was held at the Thursday Art Night Movie at the Eltrym Theater, sponsored by Baker Art Guild. Here is a link to the OPB program, featuring Whit Deschner and the whole community, from ranchers, to art lovers, to the bovine artists themselves.

Here is a humorous promotional video featuring a number of his supporters in Baker County, both human and four hoofed.

And here is Whit's essay on living with Parkinson's Disease, presented in his gentle, inimitable style. For example: "So what is Parkinson's really like to have? It’s a nagging disease, like having your mother-in-law as your guardian angel....."