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Book Covers & Album Art

July 21, 2017

This post contributed by William Burns.

Rich Bergeman, Juniper Post and Desert Storm, Fort Rock, Oregon, pigment ink print
Rich Bergeman, Juniper Post and Desert Storm, Fort Rock, Oregon, pigment ink print

There are several pleasures of volunteering at the RSG: being surrounded by wonderful art, discovering new pieces, as well as rediscovering a piece.  For me there is also the enjoyment I get from imagining a piece as an album, or book cover.

It is fun to imagine what musical or literary genre a piece might go well with.  One might go very well with poems or stories.  Another might set the mood for a rock opera album, or perhaps for a collection of classical, jazz, or blues standards.  A piece could even be included in a coffee table tome on Portland, or Europe, or animals. Here are some of the pieces I have imagined gracing an album or book cover.

J Swofford, Fortune Spirit, archival inkjet print
J Swofford, Fortune Spirit, archival inkjet print
L. Marie Miller, Sky Koi, oil
L. Marie Miller, Sky Koi, oil
Guy Gilray, Landscape, oil
Guy Gilray, Landscape, oil
Sandra Pearce, Cafe et Conversations, water color
Sandra Pearce, Cafe et Conversations, water color
Leland John, From Singer Hill to Marquam Hill, oil on linen
Leland John, From Singer Hill to Marquam Hill, oil on linen
Brian Cameron, 50's Splash, oil
Brian Cameron, 50’s Splash, oil
Peter Greaver, Flying, mixed media
Peter Greaver, Flying, mixed media
Ruth Armitage, Golden Shore, acrylic
Ruth Armitage, Golden Shore, acrylic
Jon Jay Cruson, Field Fragments #6, acrylic
Jon Jay Cruson, Field Fragments #6, acrylic
Christopher Bibby, Willamette Path, oil and wax
Christopher Bibby, Willamette Path, oil and wax
Heather Goodwind, High Tide, Series 20 #13, mixed media
Heather Goodwind, High Tide, Series 20 #13, mixed media
Harry Greaver, Winter Visitor, water color
Harry Greaver, Winter Visitor, water color
Sarkis Antikajian, Coming Home, acrylic
Sarkis Antikajian, Coming Home, acrylic
Gregory Pfarr, South Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm, Alaska, etching
Gregory Pfarr, South Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm, Alaska, etching
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