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I painted this abstract watercolor using a limited palette of primary yellow, red and blue to create a striking image with high visual impact...

I was staring at the skull of a cow in an art class at Portland Community College and was mesmerized by its empty eye socket which became the focal point for the painting. The style of this painting was influenced by my love of the work of Georgia O'Keefe and her paintings of the Southwest United States. The artwork is matted and framed in a large 5 inch bevelled weathered wood frame resembling barn wood which compliments the painting's theme perfectly.

This painting currently is on display at the Oregon Society of Artists Gallery at 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, OR 97205 for the month of October, 2012. The gallery is open Monday to Friday 1:00PM to 4:00PM. After November 1, 2012, please contact me at [email protected] for pricing information or to arrange a private viewing.

Anna Porter Artist is pleased to announce that her painting "fiji dreams", 2003, watercolor on hot press paper is on display at the Oregon Society of Artist's Gallery at 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, OR 97205 for the month of October, 2012. The gallery hours are Monday to Friday 1:00PM to 4:00PM. 

Message from the Artist:

This beautiful abstract watercolor painting is filled with meaning for me. It was inspired by a dream about the island of Fiji, where I have never been, but would love to visit one day. The floral images are based on flowers from my gardens, another passion. The crinkly gentleman in the turban at the center represents wisdom. And, like the delicate monarch butterfly, we have the ability to choose our own path in life, unfold, change, and soar. I painted it on 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper. It is matted with a 3 in. acid-free archival white beveled cut mat and framed with a 3/8 in. black metal frame that is 1 1/8 in. deep. Currently this painting is in my private collection. It is not for sale at this time but may become available in the future.

Other works by the artist can be viewed online at https://annaporterartist.com.

I am pleased to announce that there is a new collection of landscape paintings in watercolor available to view on my website at http://annaporterartist.com/collections/51563. I love to paint outdoors en plain aire in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where I currently reside in Lake Oswego, OR. My favorite places to paint are in the Columbia River Gorge, at the Oregon Coast, in the mountains of Central Oregon, in the Parks and Hiking Trails in and around the City of Portland, OR, and on vacation, preferably in exotic places. Since it rains frequently here and watercolor is my favorite medium, I never leave home without my digital camera also in tow. Frequently I begin a painting onsite and finish it in my home studio if the weather turns inclement.

All of the paintings in this collection were painted on location or from digital photographs that I took while on location. For pricing information or to arrange a private viewing of any of the paintings in this collection, please contact me at [email protected].

I will be one of the featured speakers at Marketing Your Art Workshop II created by Lake Oswego Consulting Group. This is the second in a series of three workshops for artists and other creative professionals that will be held at Oregon Society of Artists, 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, OR on October 18, 2012 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. With hands-on demonstrations and interactive slide presentations I will be:

• showing workshop participants how to quickly set up and optimize social media to help drive traffic to their websites; and

• providing tips for writing press releases, internet ads, email newsletters, art blogs, artist statements and resumes.

George Porter, the Managing Director of Lake Oswego Consulting Group, will be presenting a newly revised Art Gallery database that he has been creating for the Portland, OR area. Using examples from his extensive research, he will examine traditional versus non-traditional channels of distribution that are available to Portland artists, photographers, sculptors, artisans and other creative professionals in the Portland, OR metropolitan area.

A poster that I created for the workshop is shown below: