Tag: painting

Helvi Smith

Helvi Smith

When I was a child, that 8 pack of Crayons was simply not enough. Now, that 64 pack with the built in sharpener was the way to go! I loved colors and I still do. Except beige. And taupe. And tan. Oh, you get it. When I started painting, I knew that I had found… Continue reading Helvi Smith

Roylene Read

Roylene Read

Enchanted by fairy tales and a love of animals, Roylene has incorporated these themes into her artwork since grade school.  After moving to Forest Grove with her family in 1989.  At that time she was making and selling hand-built clay animals (ornaments and nursery rhyme characters).  Roylene slowly transitioned to working with acrylic paint and… Continue reading Roylene Read

Donna Clark

Donna Clark

As a native Oregonian, Donna Clark paints Northwest landscapes as a means to celebrate the joy, beauty and magic of nature, specifically that in the Northwest. Her oil paintings are rich with sensuous colors, expressed often with palette knife in an impressionist style. And “en plein air” (painting on location) is her favorite way to… Continue reading Donna Clark