March 4-27, 2010

THE LAURA RUSSO GALLERY IS PLEASED TO PRESENT:


Lucinda Parker: Clouds - New Paintings

René Rickabaugh: Recent Work

OPENING RECEPTION:
First Thursday March 4, 2010
First Thursday Hours, 5-8pm

Please join us for an artist talk with Lucinda Parker, Saturday, March 27, at 11 a.m.


Lucinda Parker



Lucinda Parker
Sky Figment 2009
acrylic on canvas
15" x 30"

Regional painter Lucinda Parker creates energetic paintings inspired by natural forms. This exhibition, titled Clouds, expands on an ongoing interest Parker has in the natural phenmena of weather, especially as it effects the Northwest where she has lived for over 40 years. Using the bold shapes, colors, and gestural techniques for which she is well known, Parker offers a painter's perspetive on the constantly shifting geography of the sky. Incorporating this subjectmatter, she works vigously within the boundaries of abstraction, while exploring formal issues of geometry and the formal issues of foreground and background.

Originally from Boston, Lucinda Parker received a BA jointly from Reed College and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She went on to receive an MFA from Pratt Institute, New York in 1968. Her work has been exhibited at numerous one-person shows throughout the West as well as in several exhibitions nationally, including the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Seattle Art Museum, the David Findlay Gallery and the Sue Ellen Haber Gallery, both in New York. The Portland Art Museum honored her with a mid-career retrospective in 1995, andthe Boise Art Museum gave her a one person exhibiton in 2002. Parker's work is extensively collected throughout the Northwest. Major public collections include the Boise Art Museum, Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University, the Portland Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum. Major commissioned projects include the Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA; Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA; the Oregon Convention Center, Portland; Midland Library, Gresham; City Hall, Portland; and Southern Oregon University, Ashland.

More examples by Lucinda Parker

René Rickabaugh


René Rickabaugh
Spider Lily 2009
watercolor and transparent ink on clayboard
25.5" x 21.5 "

René Rickabaugh paints with a virtuoso's skill and imagination. His astoundingly intricate paintings become objects of awe, tempting the viewer into a place of delicate beauty, lush color, and almost scientific precision. The amazing detail Rickabaugh brings to the intimately scaled flower images of his latest work, opens up a fantastic world of elegance and wonder. His intricate skill is breathtaking to behold, and his sense of beauty takes viewers into an otherworldly dimension. In addition to paintings, this exhibtion also includes dimensional flowers, bowls and platters. Watercolor, spackling paste, epoxy, and wire are among the materials Rickabaugh uses to create this fascinating work.