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Painter Kirk Lybecker
Artist Kirk Lybecker likes to work with watercolors, but sometimes traditional watercolor technique doesn't render the bright colors and vivid details he prefers. For that, he uses an airbrush. His paintings are realistic images of flowers, as well as city scenes and junkyards.
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Graphite Pencil Artist David Bjurstrom
Not many artists work in graphite pencil... and for good reason. It's so hard! But David Bjurstrom makes it look easy. His drawings are so detailed, they're often mistaken for photographs. See how this Ashland artist captures the world in black and white.
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Portland Youth Philharmonic Photo Project
Composer Aaron Copeland's "The Tenderland Suite" was inspired by the Great Depression photography of Walker Evans. As part of performance of Copeland's piece, the Portland Youth Philharmonic sponsors a collaborative music/photography project. Art Beat follows a George Fox Univeristy student taking pictures inspired by both.
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Polly's Cakes
Polly Schoonmaker of Polly’s Cake’s is semi-retired from cake baking. She changed course, calling herself a “re-ginner” getting back into the art of ceramics. Yearning for some permanence in her art, Polly looks forward to people not eating her work!
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