About this event
This event is provided by Salem Art Association
Confluence presents paintings by April Waters and Bets Cole that highlight
the painters’ differing approaches to capturing the beauty of the Oregon
landscape and beyond. The waterways of the Willamette Valley and Oregon coast
have been a focus for April Waters for more than 20 years—both in terms of
her paintings and environmental concerns. Bets Cole primarily works in the
plein air tradition, traveling throughout the United States and Europe from
her home in Eugene. She is process-oriented in her work, layering with a
variety of media—acrylic, gouache, watercolor, pastel and pencil—as she
reworks and builds layers to create a sense of history. Both have exhibited
widely in the United States and are in several private and public
collections. Waters earned a BFA from University of Colorado, Boulder. Cole
earned a BS degree from Cornell University in Design and Environmental
Analysis and a BFA and MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of
Oregon. Waters and Cole met while National Park Artists-in-Residence for the
Crater Lake Centennial Celebration in 2001.
A reception will be held in conjunction with the openings of Window/Mirror
– Photographs in India by Frank Miller and Featured Artist: Anton Pavlenko
from 6-8 pm on Friday, September 23. April Waters and Bets Cole will talk
about their work at 6:15 pm. The reception and the exhibition are free and
open to the public.
Sponsored by Roth’s Fresh Markets