My Art at the West Linn Library Preview Show for LOOS

Summer Day in Santa Cruz Mountains - colored pencil on Arches watercolor paper, 14.5" x 10.5"
Summer Day in Santa Cruz Mountains – colored pencil on Arches watercolor paper, 14.5″ x 10.5″
Winter Dawn - colored pencil on Bristol paper, 20" x 16"
Winter Dawn – colored pencil on Bristol paper, 20″ x 16″

I will have two pieces in this preview exhibition for the upcoming Lake Oswego Open Studios – “Summer Day in Santa Cruz Mountains” and “Winter Dawn.”

Both are colored pencil on paper. Show runs August 1-31, 2026, at 1595 Burns St, West Linn, OR 97068. More info: https://www.lakeoswegoopenstudios.org/preview-shows-and-promotions.

The dates for Lake Oswego Open Studios are September 26-27, 2026. I will be once again a guest artist at the Studio #5: https://www.lakeoswegoopenstudios.org/studio-5.

Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour 2026

September, on 27-28, 2026
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days

I am happy to reunite with will my gracious host Caroline Sainis who creates acrylic folk paintings and the metalsmith Lilly Parker and to also greet the abstract expressionist Garrick Arnold. We will be at the Studio #5 (13300 Fox Run, Lake Oswego, OR 97034).

This Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour will be my third one, and I can’t wait for it to get here!

Folk art painting by Caroline Sainis with two antelopes under a tree
Caroline Sainis
Yelena Shabrova
Lilly C Parker
Garrick Arnold

Visit the Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour website for the full list of participating artists, the map, and the details for winning a $100 gift certificate.

34 studio locations and 81 artists! Painting, fiber arts, jewelry, woodworking, metal and stone sculptures, and pottery are just a few of the kinds of art being demonstrated and displayed.

First Look Friday will be September 25, 4-7 p.m. at select studios. Studio #5 will not participate, but there will be a lot to see at other studios.

Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour 2025 – Thanks!

Many thanks to everyone who came to the Lake Oswego Open Studios this past weekend! It was a pleasure to see old friends and patrons, meet new art lovers, catch up, answer many thoughtful questions, see my drawings find loving homes, and appreciate genuine interest in how my drawings are created.

Thank you Caroline Sainis for being such a wonderful host and to Lilly Parker and Susana S. Sandmann for a great company. It felt like being a small pop-up gallery.

A special thank you to the LOOS board of directors for all the work they put into organizing and promoting the event.

There will be over 40 studios and over 160 participating artists this year – an event not to miss! Come see artists at work, see their studios, and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of art.

Full list of participating artists
Tour map

My Art at the Justice Center Preview Show for Lake Oswego Open Studios

Mixed media artwork, tinted pieces of tracing paper with pen an black ink drawings of flying birds, a bare tree, and a landscape placed on a paper collage made with old book pages and torn tissue paper of warm earthy and green colors
Piecing It All Together I ~ mixed media, 12″ x 12″
Several mountain ridges with patches of snow in the background with snowbanks in the foreground, soft sunset colors in the clear sky above them
The Mountains Stand Silent ~ colored pencil on cradled birch board, 12″ x 12″

I will have two pieces in this preview exhibition for the upcoming Lake Oswego Open Studios – “Piecing It All Together I” and “The Mountains Stand Silent.”

The Justice Center in downtown Portland features street-facing windows that serve as exhibition space for local artists to share their work with the public.

Show Dates: September 7th – October 5th, 2025.
Location:  SW Madison between SW 2nd and 3rd, downtown Portland.

“Fortitude” at the Dee Denton Gallery Preview Show for Lake Oswego Open Studios

A close-up of a philodendron  leaf with distinct veins and cutouts, showcasing intricate textures and shades of green and yellow.
Fortitude ~ colored pencil on paper, 9″ x 6″

“Fortitude” will be a part of the group show featuring artists participating in the Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour.

The preview show will be held at the the Dee Denton Gallery, Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego (map).

Show dates:  August 25th – September 29th.
Reception: September 15th 4:30 -7:00 p.m.

Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour 2025

This September, on 27-28, I will be a part of the Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour 2025 for the second time. Hard to believe a whole year has passed!

Caroline Sainis who does acrylic folk art will graciously host me, Lilly Parker (metalsmith jewelry) and Susana S. Sandmann (ceramic sculpture) at the Studio #5.

There will be over 40 studios and over 160 participating artists this year – an event not to miss! Come see artists at work, see their studios, and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of art.

Full list of participating artists
Tour map