Paint the Town 2023 Exhibition Video & Awards Presentation
This movie offers views of the art, the event judge, Jane Castelan Buccola, bestowing her award selections, and beautiful poetry recitations by the writers. Enjoy. You can see more about Jane on her judges page – by clicking here. She did a thoughtful, eloquent and overall wonderful job. Thank you so much for your involvement Jane! A special Thank You to Joel Zak for creating the video and to all of the poets who read their poetry for the video!
Paint & Write the Town 2023 Gallery of Art
Artists in Action’s Paint & Write the Town Exhibition of Art & Poems ison display during the month of October 2023 at the Elsinore Framing and Art Gallery. This diverse show was the culmination of a summertime of creating en plein air.
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Charles Bailey – Bread Baskett – Acrylic on canvas – 9″ x 12″
Plein air painting at Baskett Slough
Pauli Bailey – Long View – Acrylic with palette knife – 9″ x 12″
Chemeketa Cellars provides a spectacular view looking over the vineyard. What a beautiful place to paint
Pauli Bailey – Up the Road – Acrylic with palette knife – 9″ x 12″
A fine day of painting at Baskett Slough.
Barbara Barrick – Native African Dancers – Mixed media – 12″ x 9″
Pen & ink, acrylic, pastel, watercolor
Richard Berry – The Water Wheel – Photography – 19″ x 15″
The Woolen Mill is powered by the energy of falling water. Water enters the powerhouse, passes through gates and control valves, and falls through the great iron wheel that spins and powers the machinery that processes the wool.
Richard Berry – The Workbench – Photography – 15″ x 19″
2nd Place Award – At Willamette Heritage, I found this workbench used by the mechanics at the mill to construct, maintain, and repair the wool-processing mechinery.
Richard Berry – The Writer – Photography – 14″ x 19″
From the Minto Brown farm, a young woman (perhaps writing a poem for Paint the Town / Write the Town) writes ideas in her notebook.
Nikki Burke – Conservatory Garden – Photography – 8″ x 24″
35mm film photograph, archival inkjet print
Nikki Burke – Light in Bush Park – Photography – 8″ x 24″
35mm film photograph, archival inkjet print
Nikki Burke – Sunset, Baskett Slough – Photography – 8″ x 24″
35mm film photograph, archival inkjet print
Lorraine Dye – PATHWAY TO WINE MAKING / Chemeketa Vinticulture Center – Pastel on sanded paper – 16″ x 9″
Honorable Mention Award – The beautiful flowers in bloom made such an inviting path to travel down.
Lorraine Dye – The Perfect Park – Pastel on sanded paper. – 14″ x 10″
Bush Park is always a great subject to paint what ever the season is!
Virginia Gay Hopkins – The Bridge, What do you see? – Acrylic – 20″ x 20″
Looking west from the east side of the Willamette River in Salem Oregon. I loved the arches supporting the bridge. The red arch is a misty look at the view.
Carolyn Lehl – Linda’s Garden – Colored Pencil on Black Paper – 12″ x 12″
From a photo taken by the Artist at Rhoten Filbert Farm on June 17, 2023 of the owner’s garden.
Carolyn Lehl – Poppy Pods – Colored Pencil on Black Paper – 12″ x 12″
Honorable Mention Award – Original Colored Pencil Drawing from a photo taken at Gaiety Hollow at the Lord & Schryver Garden on July 8, 2023.
John Mohney – Conservancy House -Watercolor – 12″ x 12″
A view of the house and grounds.
John Mohney – High Noon at Misner Farm – Watercolor – 16″ x 20″
This was painted on a very hot day at noon.
Ann Moore – Chemeketa Winery – Oil – 15″ x 17″
Chemeketa Cellars Winery with a distant view of the Coast Range.
Ann Moore – Pink Checkermallow – Oil – 19″ x 16″
A view of Baskett Slough NWR in early July featuring pink Nelson’s Checkermallow, a threatened species.
Ann Moore – Sleeping Bumblebee – Oil – 13″ x 15″
A bumblebee sleeps in a flower at Lord & Schryver Conservancy before being warmed by the sun.
Jim Richards – Baskett Slough Mallard – Oil on Panel – 10″ x 20″
3rd Place Award – A duck soaring above a fog-ladened pond at Baskett Slough Preserve near Salem, Oregon. Placed in a silver Plein Air Frame.
Jim Richards – Japanese Butterfly Koi #1 – Oil on Canvas – 8″ x 8″
A Japanese Butterfly Koi
im Richards – Japanese Butterfly Koi #4 – Oil on Canvas – 8″ x 8″
A Japanese Butterfly Koi
Diane Trevett – Chemeketa Wine Cellars View with Red Lily – Oil – 12″ x 24″
The view from Chemeketa Cellars with a portrait of a red lily
Diane Trevett – 1st Place Award – Minto Growers Field with Dahlias – Oil – 12″ x 9″
The Dahlias at Minto Growers Farm with field and hills in background
Diane Trevett – Misner Century Farm Barn – Oil – 7″ x 5″
Doorway and flowers at entry to the red barn
Deanna White – Hot Summer Day at Baskett Slough – Acrylic – 12″ x 12″
Honorable Mention Award – Sketched and then painted with acrylic on a black gessoed substrate
Deanna White – Minto Island Growers – Acrylic – 10″ x 10″
plein aire acrylic
Deanna White – Misner’s Century Farm – Acrylic – 10″ x 10″
Sketched and took photos and then painted with acrylic on a black gessoed substrate
Patricia Young – Basket Slough View – Acrylic on canvas, framed – 12″ x 16″
Painted “en plein air” at Basket Slough with a view of Mt. Jefferson in the distance.
Patricia Young – Milling Around the Mill – Acrylic on canvas, framed – 12″ x 16″
Painted “en plein air” at the Willamette Heritage Center, once known as Mission Mill. The restaurant was serving many customers outdoors on warm summer day.
Patricia Young – Yellow Roses & Heliotrope – Acrylic on canvas, framed – 8″ x 8″
Painted “en plein air” at the Lord & Schryver historic garden, Gaiety Hallow.
Eleanor Berry – Not Just for Themselves, but for Where They Take Us
Eleanor Berry – When you visit the historic woolen mill – Language and lines
Marilyn Johnston – IN THE HERE AND THE NOW – Writing: Poetry
Marilyn Johnston – THOSE WHO PAINT WITH BRUSHES, THOSE WHO PAINT WITH WORDS – Writing: Poetry
Arthur McCaffrey – FAMILY PRONOUNS – Words
Susan Woods Morse – Pasture Park the Day After – Poem
Sarah Rohrs – Gaiety Hollow Open Garden, Page 1 – Written on paper
Sarah Rohrs – Gaiety Hollow Open Garden, Page 2 – Written on paper
Michael Shuler – Notes from the Filbert Farm – Poem
Michael Shuler – Tastes of Harvest – Poem
Michael Shuler – View from Baskett Slough – Poem
Paint & Write the Town 2023 Award Winners
Congratulations to the P&WTT award-winners!
1st Place: Diane Trevett, “Minto Growers Field with Dahlias“
2nd Place: Richard Berry, “The Workbench“
3rd Place: Jim Richards, “Baskett Slough Mallard“
Honorable Mentions:
Carolyn Lehl, “Poppy Pods“
Lorraine Dye, “Pathway to Wine“
Deanna White, “Hot Summer Day at Baskett Slough”
People’s Choice:
Art: Nikki Burke, “Sunset Baskett Slough”
Poem: Marilyn Johnston, “In the Here and the Now”
Paint & Write the Town 2023 – Opening Reception
