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Inspi-RAIN-tion

Inspi-RAIN-tion

Inspi-RAIN-tion:
Refreshing Words on La Lluvia / THE RAIN Art Exhibitionby our October Exhibiting Artists

“Rain, most ancient of storytellers, teaches us the connection of the sky and the earth in this splendid Land of the Columbia River Gorge.

In my work, I want to show Rain as I see it in moments, before it dances into something completely different, as Rain loves to do.”

Cindy

CINDY RIDDLE
PASTEL, WATERCOLOR, INK
Hood River, Oregon

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“As a native Oregonian I was raised on rain. It was a rainy day in Portland when I was born. Rain permeates me as both a poet and a visual artist. I empathize with salamanders and snails. Sometimes I go outside because it is raining.”

Christine

CHRISTINE COLASURDO
POETRY, PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY
Portland, Oregon

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“Rain. Light sprinkles on a cool morning, refreshing the earth and lungs. Heavy drops on a metal roof in the night, wrapping my world in security. Clouds on the horizon, bringing in the watering, or sweeping it away with the wind. Thunder, moisture in the air, a summer storm coming. The sun, breaking through, giving sparkle to the wet. Rain. Restorative, revitalizing, right.”

Rachel

RACHEL HARVEY
OIL
Mount Hood, Oregon

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“Painting the rain with the backdrop of the Columbia Gorge has been a wild and wonderful journey. The Gorge has always been a site of personal fascination. The opportunity to paint the rain in the Gorge was inspiring. Armed with my umbrella, I tried to capture the wild rains coming in from the east and the gentle rains that come from the west.”

Jean

JEAN HAUGE
WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC, PASTEL
Spokane, Washington

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“Rain—the giver of life to plants, fish, insects…and us humans. I couldn’t live where there isn’t lots of rain….I love the Northwest. For my photography rain creates atmosphere, light, patterns, reflections and saturates colors. It gives my photographs life too.”

Jurgen

JURGEN HESS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Hood River, Oregon

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“When I think of rain, I think of movement. Why does this essential ingredient of life fall from the sky, animating us to scamper and scurry about in search of refuge? For the Rain Show, I couldn’t help but imagine creatures bustling about as we do when it rains, always in search of some cozy place within.”

Joanna

JOANNA KAUFMAN
WATERCOLOR, PEN & INK
Trout Lake, Washington

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“Philosopher Alan Watts observed that the interdependence of a bee and a flower make them a single, inseparable organism. Neither exists without the other. Our relationship with rain is similar. We don’t own it. We don’t control it. We can’t live without it. We are simply another form of water. Whether I’m painting rivers, clouds, plants, or people, I see a single organism – elements of a continuous cycle. There is no separation, only different expressions. We are rain.”

Chas

CHAS MARTIN
WATERCOLOR
Portland, Oregon

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“Water is becoming a more important issue to everyone, especially this year because of the drought the West Coast has been experiencing. I have almost forgotten what rain feels like, we have had so little this year. I hope this show is a reminder for all of us, how the rain feels.”

CATHLEEN REHFELD
OIL
Hood River, Oregon

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