A Tribute to the Trees: In honor of the Gorge

September 24, 2017

This post contributed by Tianna Lewis.

Larry Olson, Oaks, 7 Mile Hill, Columbia River Gorge, OR, archival pigment photograph — Larry Olson, Oaks, 7 Mile Hill, Columbia River Gorge, OR, archival pigment photograph

Due to the wildfires in the Columbia River Gorge, the landscape we love will be scarred for years to come. Many of us have been haunted by images of the devastation. As a means of catharsis, we have hung the gallery walls with images of the Gorge, and of our beloved trees. These pieces will be on display for the next couple of weeks, so please stop by and enjoy them. For those of you that can’t make it, here are but a few, we hope they make you smile.

Joyce Tolley, Gorge Overview, oil

Sharon Engel, Spring Flowers, Sparks Lake, oil — Sharon Engel, Spring Flowers, Sparks Lake, oil

Leland John, Winter Woods, oil on linen — Leland John, Winter Woods, oil on linen

Shelley Chamberlin, Skyline #3, charcoal — Shelley Chamberlin, Skyline #3, charcoal

Maud Durland, Sunspots II, water color — Maud Durland, Sunspots II, water color

Yvonne Branchflower, Summer Calm, oil — Yvonne Branchflower, Summer Calm, oil

Don Bishop, Tree Line 4-18-15, acrylic on canvas — Don Bishop, Tree Line 4-18-15, acrylic on canvas

Gregg Frederickson, Columbia River Gorge #1, acrylic and pastel — Gregg Frederickson, Columbia River Gorge #1, acrylic and pastel

Anton Pavlenko, Mid Afternoon in the Gorge, oil — Anton Pavlenko, Mid Afternoon in the Gorge, oil

Ken Klos, Columbia River Sunset, oil on canvas — Ken Klos, Columbia River Sunset, oil on canvas

Cathleen Rehfeld, Columbia Gorge, oil — Cathleen Rehfeld, Columbia Gorge, oil

Janet Bland, Pines, ink and charcoal — Janet Bland, Pines, ink and charcoal

Jean Thomas, Golden Light:Columbia Gorge, acrylic — Jean Thomas, Golden Light/Columbia Gorge, acrylic

Patty Bentley, Oregon Landscape, oil on canvas — Patty Bentley, Oregon Landscape, oil on canvas

Christopher Bibby, The Columbia River Gorge, oil & wax — Christopher Bibby, The Columbia River Gorge, oil & wax

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The Rental Sales Gallery, Portland Art Museum recognizes and honors the Indigenous peoples of this region on whose ancestral lands the museum now stands.

These include the Willamette Tumwater, Clackamas, Kathlemet, Molalla, Multnomah and Watlala Chinook Peoples and the Tualatin Kalapuya who today are part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and many other Native communities who made their homes along the Columbia River.

We also want to recognize that Portland today is a community of many diverse Native peoples who continue to live and work here. We respectfully acknowledge and honor all Indigenous communities - past, present, future - and are grateful for their ongoing and vibrant presence.