From February 2, 2016 to February 29, 2016 the  Library will exhibit paintings by local artist, Janet Bland.  The title of the show is “Presence” and the art will hang in the Community Room and the foyer.

On the north coast of Oregon, just south of the Columbia River, Janet Bland paints and draws.  Her work features the beautiful and lush coastal landscape of the area.  Bland’s work is a personal response to nature and to the experience of painting.  She emphasizes color, gesture, and the tactile qualities of paint.  “It is about the process of looking and response.  Let the paint tell the story.  I am painting an idea of what things are; it is a dialogue—a conversation.”  Her painting encourages looking at ourselves and at our surroundings.

Janet Bland is a graduate of Stanford University and has studied in California, Oregon, and at the New York Studio School.  Her work is collections in the United States and Canada.  She is represented by the Cannon Beach Gallery and the Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum.