VANCOUVER, Wash. – Maria Anderson, Denise Beuselinck and Kathy Pugh will exhibit their artwork at Washington State University Vancouver Mar. 10 to May 30 in the Engineering and Life Sciences Building gallery.
The three artists in this exhibition have in common a colorful and painterly style that shows brushstrokes and the texture of thickly applied paint. They also draw inspiration from the natural beauty of the Northwest and practice plein-aire painting, a method that requires painting on location. Although their techniques are similar, each woman’s work is distinct in flavor and subject.
Anderson studied graphic design, and while taking required lessons of fine art decided that was her true talent. The work she is showing at WSU Vancouver is rendered in pastels, watercolor and oil paint.
Beuselinck describes her work as contemporary and expressionistic. She has studied a variety of styles and techniques at Clark College and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her art work is influenced by the French Impressionistic artist Pierre Bonnard and the paintings of the American artist Milton Avery.
Pugh discovered an outdoor painting group in the Portland area that forever changed the way she saw art. Before that everything had been painted from photographs. It’s a little like running a race, she said, “You are trying to catch the light in your painting before it changes.”
Entry to campus exhibits is free. WSU Vancouver galleries are open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Parking is available in metered spaces and in the Blue Lot for $3 per day.
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. WSU Vancouver offers 16 bachelor’s degrees, nine master’s degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 35 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu.
Plein-aire artwork by Kathy Pugh.
