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Watercolorist Gene Gill

One of Portland's most admired watercolorists, Gene Gill specializes in city street scenes, especially rainy ones. His paintings are easily recognizable as scenes from downtown Portland, but Gene's ultimate goal is to evoke a mood from what he observes.

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Thangka Painter Sonam Phuntsok

At the Pacific Northwest College of Art, we watch as Tibetan artist Sonam Phuntsok works on a giant painting called a thangka, a form of Buddhist meditation. Having been awarded a grant and finding the perfect work space at the PNCA, Sonam started on his current piece but has been creating thangkas for more than twenty years.

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Musician Reggie Houston

Saxophonist and singer Reggie Houston moved to Portland recently, leaving the rich music scene in New Orleans where had been a fixture for decades. He led Charmaine Neville's band and playing with greats such as Fats Domino. In Portland he leads two bands, one R&B and one jazz. He's also teaching and also coming out with his own line of praline cookies.

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