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In a show that was open to the entire Portland Metro Area, 17 of West Linn’s own students were selected to be featured. The show is called “Artist Statement” and will run from Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at Pioneer Place, with the opening ceremony on Dec. 1 from from 5 to 9 p.m.
“Artist Statement” is a juried art show put on by the Oregon Art Education Association where different artists’ works are featured.
“It is a multi-part art exhibit at Pioneer Place with artwork from students in Portland and Portland area suburbs,” Roxanne Stathos, senior, said. “I know that there are both two dimensional and three dimensional pieces, and installation art.”
Stathos is one of the many WLHS students who has artwork that will be featured at this show.
“I have two pieces being featured,” Stathos said. “I like to concentrate on people and telling their stories, so I do portraits. One of my pieces is a man in black ink with a collage of about 100 figures of women in the background, and the other is a portrait of a woman done in colored pencil.”
Stathos receives inspiration for these pictures through finding out of the ordinary things in her everyday life.
“I don’t look at pictures when I draw portraits generally, so they are just kind of a combo of random people that I have seen before all mixed together,” Stathos said. “They represent all of the day to day people you see that are mysterious but that stick out and make you want to know more.”
Stathos is excited for the show because she has never done anything like this. Along with Stathos’ drawn pieces, other types of artwork will be featured at the show. Hannah Beauchemin, senior, has a photograph that is being featured.
“I chose some of my best photos that I thought were good for this,” Beauchemin said. “I picked out five, and one of them was chosen.”
The photograph that was chosen is a picture of her aunt’s kitchen. According to Beauchemin, the picture was chosen because it had good lighting.
Beauchemin was “shocked” upon finding out that she was chosen, and she is very happy with this achievement.
“I wasn’t really expecting anything to happen when I entered,” Beauchemin said.
In a show that was open to the entire Portland Metro Area, 17 of West Linn’s own students were selected to be featured. The show is called “Artist Statement” and will run from Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at Pioneer Place, with the opening ceremony on Dec. 1 from from 5 to 9 p.m.
“Artist Statement” is a juried art show put on by the Oregon Art Education Association where different artists’ works are featured.
“It is a multi-part art exhibit at Pioneer Place with artwork from students in Portland and Portland area suburbs,” Roxanne Stathos, senior, said. “I know that there are both two dimensional and three dimensional pieces, and installation art.”
Stathos is one of the many WLHS students who has artwork that will be featured at this show.
“I have two pieces being featured,” Stathos said. “I like to concentrate on people and telling their stories, so I do portraits. One of my pieces is a man in black ink with a collage of about 100 figures of women in the background, and the other is a portrait of a woman done in colored pencil.”
Stathos receives inspiration for these pictures through finding out of the ordinary things in her everyday life.
“I don’t look at pictures when I draw portraits generally, so they are just kind of a combo of random people that I have seen before all mixed together,” Stathos said. “They represent all of the day to day people you see that are mysterious but that stick out and make you want to know more.”
Stathos is excited for the show because she has never done anything like this. Along with Stathos’ drawn pieces, other types of artwork will be featured at the show. Hannah Beauchemin, senior, has a photograph that is being featured.
“I chose some of my best photos that I thought were good for this,” Beauchemin said. “I picked out five, and one of them was chosen.”
The photograph that was chosen is a picture of her aunt’s kitchen. According to Beauchemin, the picture was chosen because it had good lighting.
Beauchemin was “shocked” upon finding out that she was chosen, and she is very happy with this achievement.
“I wasn’t really expecting anything to happen when I entered,” Beauchemin said.
