I am thrilled to share that my painting “Rose City Blues” has been awarded 2nd Place in the Portrait Society of America’s Members Only competition, “Outside the Box” category! It is such an honor to be included with these wonderful artists! And a special thank you to Norman Sylvester, who was the inspiration for my painting! Visit the Portrait Society’s website to see my painting plus all the other winning artworks, https://www.portraitsociety.org/moc-2025-winners. And to read my comments or purchase a print, visit https://www.dianerussell.net/portfolio/rose-city-blues-norman-sylvester//
I recently returned from the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, and I was honored to create the commemorative artwork for the cruise! The theme of the painting this year was chosen to express the need for unity, which is much needed in this world. Music and art have always brought people together from all walks of life, so the title “Unity” seems appropriate at this moment in time. This is my third poster for the LRBC, and I’m honored to be a part of the tradition of artists representing this wonderful organization. The image was featured on much of the merchandise, and it also appeared as the backdrop of the main stages. I was thrilled to be asked to create this painting, and to be a guest onboard along with my daughter, and it was so cool to see my painting everywhere we went! Artists included Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland, Kingfish, Maria Muldaur, Rick Estrin, Eden Brent, and so many others. See my photos from the cruise at https://www.oregonmusicnews.com/blues-cruise-2025-photos. To find out more about LRBC, which offers two fully chartered cruises a year, visit https://bluescruise.com/. The original painting is sold, but prints are available for purchase! Check my painting page at https://www.dianerussell.net/portfolio/unity-blues-cruise-43/
I’m pleased to be participating in the Portland Open Studios tour again this year! This is a city wide juried artist studio tour taking place over two weekends, October 11-12 and 18-19. All artist studios are open from 10-4pm each day of the tour. My studio is in the beautiful SW Portland Historical neighborhood at 2021 SW Main St. There is a call box so I can let you in. If you are unable to navigate the stairs, call me at 503-720-0162 and I will let you in the side door. In addition to my entire collection of paintings and drawings, including my dance paintings, I will have smaller works that are available only once a year during this event! And I will be working on two new paintings both weekends! One is a portrait commission, and one is a personal piece and a big departure from my music themed portraits! More info at Portland Open Studios, https://portlandopenstudios.com/2025/
I’m pleased to be participating in the 18th Annual Mt Tabor Art Walk again this year! 10-5pm the weekend of May 17&18. I will be located at site #21, Caplener Realtors on the corner of 50th & Hawthorne. Maps and more information on the Mt Tabor Art Walk website https://www.mttaborartwalk.com/maps
This annual city-wide artist studio tour is taking place during the weekends of October 12-13 and 19-20. My studio will be open to visitors from 10-4pm each day of the tour, at 2021 SW Main St. There is a call box so I can let you in. If you are unable to navigate the stairs, call me at 503-720-0162 and I will let you in the side door. In addition to my entire collection of paintings and drawings, including my dance paintings, I will have smaller works that are available only once a year during this tour! And I will be working on a commissioned painting both weekends! More info at Portland Open Studios, https://portlandopenstudios.com/2024-artists/artist-communities/southwest-portland.html.
A map of the Southwest Area artists is below. I hope to see you there!
I’m pleased to be participating in the Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival again this year! Headliners include Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, and Stanley Jordan! For more information and tickets, visit https://www.vancouverwinejazz.com/
Recently, I was commissioned to create a drawing of the late Kyle Rieger for the first annual Seaside Jazz & Blues Festival, which is a benefit for the Kyle Rieger Memorial Scholarship fund. Kyle was an award winning composer, director, and a beloved band director in the Seaside schools, who tragically lost his life in a car accident in 2022. The original drawing was presented to Kyle’s parents, who were in town for the event. Presenting them with the drawing of their son was an emotional moment, and I was honored to be a part of the ceremony.
I’m excited to be participating once again in the Mt. Tabor Art Walk! This is a wonderful neighborhood art studio tour, with many of the artists studios within walking distance. My location is at Realty Trust on Hawthorne, close to Mt. Tabor at 5015 SE Hawthorne. I’ll have new paintings and drawings for you to see, and I will be working on a new painting all weekend! May 18-19, 10-5pm both days. More information at https://www.mttaborartwalk.com/ I hope to see you there!
It was an honor to create this painting commemorating David Leiken’s 52 year career in Portland. From the Paramount to the Roseland, Double Tee and Fastixx, and all the bands from Pleasure to Taxxi, Bonnie Raitt and Curtis Salgado – David Leiken did it all. David founded Double Tee Concerts in 1972, and produced the largest concert event in Oregon history at Autzen Stadium in 1994. He managed the Paramount Theater and the Roseland Theater in Portland, along with founding Double Tee and Fastixx. He also managed numerous artists including Pleasure, Nu Shooz, Shock, Sequel, and Lilla. Thank you to Terry Currier and Bob Ancheta for commissioning me to create this piece of Portland history!
Portland Open Studios October 14-15 & 21-22, 10-5pm
I’m so happy to be participating in Portland Open Studios again this year! This is the 25th anniversary of this annual city-wide artist studio tour, taking place during the weekends of October 14-15 and 21-22. My studio will be open to visitors from 10-5pm each day of the tour, at 2021 SW Main St. #27. There are some stairs to my building, and a call box so I can let you in. If you are unable to navigate the stairs, call me at 503-720-0162 and I will let you in the side door. In addition to my entire collection of paintings and drawings, I will have smaller works that are available only once a year during this tour (color studies and 8×10 original drawings). And I will be working on my new painting of Keb Mo both weekends! More information, and an artist directory, can be found at https://portlandopenstudios.com/
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