In February we will feature recent landscape paintings and monotypes by Mia Meyer. This will be her painting exhibition debut. Meyer is well known in Portland for her fused glass work. She also has strong ties with the art community as an art teacher in PPS Sunnyside Environmental School.

Artist’s Statement for Mia Meyer:
Mia Meyer was raised near the shores of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin. While this body of work is based on Eastern Oregon and Washington landscapes, she attributes the undulating patterns, shapes and colors in her work to childhood observations of the changing colors and shapes of the Great Lake of her childhood.

Be sure to join us for First Thursday, February 2, 6-9 p.m. This will be a great chance to meet Mia and learn more about her work. We always have wine tasting by K & M Winery, so come early and join the fun!

Image: Exhale, 12 x 12″, acrylic

Petits Trésors/Little Treasures

First Thursday, January 5, 2012, 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit runs: January 30, 2012

Gregg and Jaqueline will be exhibiting the latest in their beautiful “NaturaDesigns’: encaustic wax creations on metal with bits of nature incorporated in the design.  They live in Sequim, Washington, but will be here for the artist reception on First Thursday from 5-9pm.  They are known to many Portlanders as juried artists in Art in the Pearl Festival. They won Best of Show at the Festival in 2008.

In addition, Larry McLaughlin’s “Cochons” cement sculptures, and Natali Warren’s ceramics will be on exhibit.

I will be exhibiting my latest paintings from my 18th year of traveling to the Sancerre region of France for a September plein air painting sabbatical.  I focused this year on some single trees.  Small little acrylic/gouache paintings.  I have been expanding the work to some oil monotypes based on our beautiful fall colors this year in Portland. Both bodies of work will be available.

Gregg and Jaqueline will be exhibiting the latest in their beautiful “NaturaDesigns’: encaustic wax creations on metal with bits of nature incorporated in the design.  They live in Sequim , Washington, but will be here for the artist reception on First Thursday from 5-9pm.  They are known to many Portlanders as juried artists in Art In The Pearl Festival. They won Best of Show at the Festival in 2008.

I will be exhibiting my latest paintings from my 18th year of traveling to the Sancerre region of France for a September plein air painting sabbatical.  I focused this year on some single trees.  Small little acrylic/gouache paintings.  I have been expanding the work to some oil  monotypes based on our beautiful fall colors this year in Portland. Both bodies of work will be available.

Come down, have a glass of wine or cheer, and visit with us this first Thursday. The show will remain up through the month.

New Beginnings: A Celebration of Possibility
Featuring Raquel Edwards in November
Artist Reception, First Thursday, November 3, 6-9 p.m.

New Beginnings: A Celebration of Possibility is the result of a 2011 Regional Arts & Culture Commission Project Grant. “Created during a time of personal and creative transition, these works utilize the visual language of plant and animal forms to explore the promise, as well the fragility that accompanies starting all over again. They are inspired by hope, daring and the wonder found in nature’s little details.”

For the past decade, Raquel Edwards has been a silver gelatin printmaker, winning multiple awards and inclusion in numerous corporate and private collections. In 2009, after a long struggle with the environmental pollution and egregious water usage that the silver gelatin process requires, she began printing digitally. After a few months, her enthusiasm for the process waned. Missing the hands-on process of the darkroom, but not wanting to return to an environmentally harmful process, Edwards began to experiment with combining encaustic and photography. Made from natural materials (beeswax and tree sap), generating very little waste, free from solvents and chemicals—encaustic was the perfect solution. 

Image: Out on a Limb © Raquel Edwards

Come in Peep It, or How to Romanticize
in the 21st Century

First Thursday, October 6, 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit Shows October 1-31, 2011

Portland artist David Shratter will exhibit his pen and ink drawings during the month of October. Shratter’s urban Portland landscapes are drawn outside, directly from the sidewalk. Be sure to take in his interpretation of local urban scenes. Meet David Shratter and Annie Meyer and enjoy wine tasting by K&M Winery on First Thursday, October 6 from 6-9 p.m.

Born in Pittsburg, PA, David Shratter has been a popular Portland artist for over 20 years. Originally an oil painter, Shratter embraced pen and ink drawing in 2005. It was after painting his first landscape in Greece, that Shratter turned from still life to exploring the urban landscape of Portland. Shratter can be found sitting for hours on any given Portland sidewalk. Preferring to draw directly from observation, the noise, smells and passersby become integrated into the character of each piece. 

“Since 2005 I have worked exclusively in pen and ink on rice paper. Pen and ink lends itself to much detail and complexity which results in a wonderful expression of character. Unlike oil paints, pen and ink is a medium that challenges with an unforgiving attitude. Mistakes often mean starting over completely. The rewards, however, are immense. I am able to work with an immediacy and spontaneity that encourages intimacy and living in the moment. I have a great love for painting and drawing outside. In the end my work is about creating intimacy with the world around me”. 

Shratter’s work can be found in many public collections including the Tacoma Art Museum, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portable Works.

Preview: Wed., August 31, 2011 5-7pm
Opening Reception: First Thursday, September 1, 2011 5-9pm

In conjunction with Leo Michelson, Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the unique works of 21 artists with fascinating cross sections of ideas in box assemblage from the Pacific Northwest. Michelson, a passionate art enthusiast and collector of over 100 assemblages, has been organizing shows since 1985. His enthusiasm for this art medium was cultured in the 1960s while visiting museums and galleries in New York and being introduced to the many works of American Artist Joseph Cornell.

An assemblage is an artistic process. In the visual arts, it consists of making three-dimensional artistic compositions / vignettes putting together found objects of various mediums shown in ‘boxes’.

Cornell is one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. His most characteristic works were simple boxed assemblages created from found objects. The boxes were fronted with a glass plane in which he arranged surprising collections of photographs. The result combined the formal austerity of Constructivism with the living fantasy of Surrealism. Today, many artists continue to gain inspiration from his work.

Image: Heidi Kirkpatrick, Reveal

Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery
120 NW 9^th Avenue, Suite 102
Portland, Oregon 97209
www.anniemeyergallery.com
503.224.3150

We will be showing new work by Portland artist April Coppini in August. Join us for our Artist Reception on First Thursday, August 4, 2011, 6-9 p.m.

Annie Meyer will also show her new work. As always, enjoy wine tasting by K&M Winery.   

April Coppini was born and raised in a wooded suburb of Rochester, NY. She attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1990 and Alfred University, School of the Arts from 1991-1994. She received her BFA from Alfred in Printmaking and Drawing, and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1995. April works from her home in NE Portland and finds inspiration from her daughters, her cats and the best dog ever, Duke. When she is not working, she spends her time watching children, fussing over the chickens, computer stalking other artists and running with Duke.