Original paintings, water colors and ethings of Pacific NW artists, Betty Lofquist, Louie Bunce, Byron Gardner, Clyde Leon Keller Senior, Clyde Leon Keller Jr., Arthur Selander, Joseph Knowles, Thayne Logan, Percy Manser, and others are featured upon occasion.

1975, Louie Demott Bunce, The Stolen Kiss, Clyde Keller Photo

The Stolen Kiss
Louis Demott Bunce (1907-1983)
Portrait of the Artist, Summer 1975
Portland Tavern, Late Nite

This impromptu portrait of Louie Bunce (famed NW abstract expressionist/surrealist painter) was taken late night at a tavern in NW Portland where local painters (including Jackie Johnson) had gathered. The pose resulted from a "stolen kiss" from Jackie, a fait accompli and a moment savored by Louie in his moment of triumph. One of my favorite "bar portraits" here presented of this great artist in a beautiful giclee rendering.

16x20 Inch Art Print
Image Dimensions are @14x18 inches
Heavyweight Epson Satin paper
Signed/Dated on lower white border

Clear Sleeved on foam core
Shipped flat, insured with delivery confirmation

Louis Demott Bunce (American Abstract Expressionist, Surrealist Painter 1907-1983)

Louis Bunce attended the Museum Art School in Portland from 1925-26 as well as the Art Students League in New York from 1927-31. During the 1930s Bunce worked for the WPA Easel Project in New York and the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon as an instructor and assistant director. According to the biographical information obtained from the Saward Art Collection (website) "two of his murals are in the post offices in Grants Pass and St. Johns. Bunce taught at the Museum Art School in Portland until his retirement. He introduced the serigraph technique to Oregon and worked in many styles - cubism, expressionism, surrealism, and abstractionism."

Exhibited: Northwest Artists at Seattle Art Museum in 1934; San Francisco Museum of Art in 1935; 1939 World's Fair in New York; Various Federal Buildings in 1936. Please see the Laura Russo Gallery for a complete listing of his work held by collections, or to view his list of solo and group exhibitions and awards.

The Stolen Kiss Copyright © 1975 Clyde Keller

Price: $195.00

Betty Lofquist oil painting, The Eyes, Native American theme motifs

Betty Moore Lofquist, The Eyes
Original Oil on Canvas, Native American Theme Motifs

49x39 Inches, Signed, Framed, Untitled

Description: Original late 1990s oil painting from a series based upon her experiences with the Navajo Indians and other Native American influences, resembling Northwest Coast Indian Artwork as can be seen in this series of paintings. Note the use of eyes painted with flat perspective.

This beautiful framed canvas is signed as shown in photo detail directly above. This work is several we are offering that come directly from her studio which we recently purchased. As such, this particular painting is one that was particularly valued by Betty as one of her prized works.

Betty Lofquist (January 11, 1924 -- April 8, 2008) a native Oregonian Artist was affiliated with Art Central, the Mirror Pond Gallery, the Bruce Spruce Gallery, the Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program for Native American Weavers and the Lake Oswego Crafts & Art League. Born in Portland, Oregon, Betty studied art at Oregon State University and Marylhurst College. Believing that learning is essential to continuing growth, she has studied with several well known Northwest artists and was affiliated with major art organizations. Betty Lofquist's work has been shown at the Portland Art Museum, at several major galleries, and in many juried shows. Her collages and weavings are in private corporate collections throughout the Northwest. Extensive world travel and an interest in Northwestern archeology have also been an influencing factor in her work.

Condition: Both Wood Frame and Painting are in pristine condition.

Price: $3,495.00

SAUVIES ISLAND ARTISTRY, Art Print, Clyde Keller Photo

"Sauvies Island Artistry"
Interpretive Pastoral Landscape
Oregon, July 1975

16x20 Inch Archival Giclee Print
Satin Paper, Pigmented Inks
Image Dimensions @ 11.6x17 Inches with white border
Signed/Titled and Dated by Clyde Keller

Presented in Archival Sleeve, Unframed
SHIPPED FLAT, Insured with Tracking

From Original Kodachrome

"Sauvies Island Artistry" is an interpretive landscape captured on Sauvies Island during the summer of 1975. The fauvish color palette is evocative of impressionist works from the last century and in particular my grandfather, Clyde Leon Keller Sr., who was well known as one of Oregon's premier impressionist oil painters. Sauvies Island held a particular fascination for him; he is highly regarded for his prolific love of this scenic island, first visited by him in the early twentieth century-- he returned to paint there for nearly fifty years through 1959 and worked on unfinished canvasses until near his death in 1961.

This poetic image is included in a larger documentary project concerning the beauty, folk and history of the inhabitants of the pacific Northwest.

"Sauvies Island Artistry" Art Print Copyright © 2010 Clyde Keller

Price: $195.00