Oregon Art Beat

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Painter Tom Browning: Tom Browning has been a professional artist since 1972. Although his true passion for art is best seen in his fine art genre paintings, he is perhaps best known for his wonderful images of Santa Claus. A commercial venture launched by Tom and his wife, Joyce, twenty-two years ago created an entirely new market for Santa Claus and put Tom at the top when it comes to depicting the beloved icon both at work and play. Tom's treatment of these paintings as fine art was a key factor in their success and popularity. Tom has painted over 144 delightful scenes of Santa since 1984 when Arbor Green Publishers began printing greeting cards and prints.; Watch this story now
On the web:: TomBrowning.com — Tom has several traditional American art galleries that feature his fine art oil paintings. His impressionist style can be seen in his figurative, still life and landscape paintings.; TheSpiritofSanta.com — The Spirit of Santa features the best of Tom Browning's Santa paintings. His Santa Christmas Cards and Christmas Prints bring to life Santa's timeless warmth and humorous charm in a style that is itself timeless and treasured.

Wheeler County Bluegrass Kids: At the Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival, Chick Rose teaches young musicians the joys of bluegrass and Americana music. This festival has grown steadily over its history and is noted for its pleasant rural atmosphere in the old pioneer town of Fossil. There's no admission charged for most festival events.; Watch this story now
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On the web:: WheelerCountyBluegrass.org — Home site for the Festival.

Portland Art Center: Gavin Shettler left the commercial gallery world to help found the Portland Art Center. It is a part of a new arts neighborhood, based around NW 5th and Couch in Old Town Portland. The building which houses the PAC is actually 5 connected buildings which are being rebuilt as studios and rehearsal spaces. The Portland Art Center is a nonprofit exhibition space and resource center for the contemporary arts. Its mission is to cultivate informative and innovative interactions between the art world and the public. Portland Art Center serves as a support network and information hub for the contemporary arts in Portland, Oregon and the Northwest. The dynamic programming offers unique opportunities to contemporary artists whose work is outside the commercial gallery system.; Watch this story now; Watch this story now
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On the web:: PortlandArt.org

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