Oregon Art Beat

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Artist Jerry Werner: When God was passing out artistic talent, Jerry Werner got back in line two or three more times! This Tumalo artist can paint, carve, design, sculpt, and more. He's done everything from art for Disney, to creating his own dining room set. And he has more ideas than he can probably ever use, but that isn't stopping him from trying!; Watch this story now
On the web:: wernergraphics.com

Painter Alice Wanke Stephens: Alice Wanke Stephens was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Stanford University. Her mission is to promote awareness of the beauty that surrounds us, and to inspire conservation of our world. She works on stretched linen or Masonite with acrylic paint and palette knives. Her paintings are in collections all over the United States. She shows locally at the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, the Oregon Society of Artists, and in her studio. Her several series of paintings include Filbert Farm, the Portland Japanese Garden, The Organ Coast, and Forest Park.
On the web:: AliceWankeStephens.com

Ceramicist Lillian Pitt: Born in Warm Springs, Or, in 1943 Lillian Pit comes from the Native American tribe of the Columbia River Gorge and has been praised as one of the great innovators within her own tribal tradition. After high school, she moved to Portland and began a career as a successful hairdresser. During the 1980s, after many years in the field, she began to experience back problems and was forced to make a career change. Lillian enrolled at Mt. Hood Community College, where she took her first ceramics classes. At age 35, she began working with clay as a medium, using Asian techniques like raku and anagama. Since then she has also worked with bronze, precious metals, wood, copper, glass, shell, leather, feathers, and a wide variety of other materials. Lillian has also dappled in mix media and various technologies from around the globe. In 2000, Lillian and a team of Native American artists were commissioned by the city of Portland, the Oregon Convention Center and Portland State University to create public art that reflected Native American heritage.; Watch this story now
On the web:: LillianPitt.com

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