Expired Plant Based

March 3 – April 30, 2022

For the first themed community exhibit at the J since 2015, it was important to us to select a theme that was both approachable and interesting enough to push emerging and experienced artists out of their box. Natural beauty is all around us, we practically couldn’t avoid it if we tried. But how can we go deeper with the idea of nature and art?

Plant Based invited artists to submit work with subjects of nature, botany, and flora, pieces made from organic materials and those which incorporate plant matter in the process. The theme was open for interpretation and the artists delivered a dazzling array of takes, with 104 pieces in the final juried exhibit.

You’ll see work of extreme precision such as in Nikki Furlong’s cross-sections of trees made entirely out of paper, a full circle statement in more ways than one. Global warming threatens animal species across the globe and conversations around it can be held via the medium art, as Kelton Nix’s ink and colored pencil pieces. Dia Calhoun’s magical, fantastical sculptures are intricately constructed, each with its own distinct personality, and situated under hand blown glass cloches. Explore work made with unique creative processes like Suzanne Steel’s Van Dyke print. Behold the dynamic wonder of HyunJu Padilla’s abstract painting Wild Fields at Jeju Island, measuring 8’ long and depicting the wild flowers and vegetation seen along hikes up South Korea’s tallest mountain.

Thank you for joining us for Plant Based.

Artwork can be purchased through our Gallery Shop and will be available for pickup when the exhibit closes.

Lisa Aikenhead
Autumn Leaves of Red and Gold
Photography – Archival Ink/Paper
33″ x 26″

$800

Lisa Aikenhead
Winter’s Portal
Photography – Archival Ink/Paper
20″ x 25″

$425

Kate Allen
Flower Shower
Digital Painting on Canvas
14″ x 16″

$100

Kate Allen
Summer Morning
Digital Painting on Canvas
15″ x 17″

$100

Jeff Aspnes
Touch
Metallic Color Print
16″ x 20″

$175

Penny Bamford
Creeping Bramble Roots
Needle-Felting
9.5″ x 16.5″

$100

Penny Bamford
Woad Roots
Needle-Felting
16″ × 13″

$100

Kelcey Bates
Flower
Pastel
24″ × 18″

$550

Sue Bloomfield
Carrizo Plains in Spring
Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
16″ x 20″

$480

Sue Bloomfield
Bear Creek
Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
12″ x 9″

$150

Camille Brighten
Swamp Lily
Acrylic
16″ x 20″

$250

Liane Budden
Hariette Shelton Dover
3-D Diorama
3″ x 9.5″ x 11″

NFS

Liane Budden
Hiking to the Waterfall
3-D Diorama
5.5″ x 4″ x 4″

NFS

Richard Bulman
Sunflower Symphony
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 34″

$1,800

Greg Caldwell
Lunch Anyone?
Archival LightJet Print
18″ x 24″

$500

Greg Caldwell
Night in the Cemetary
Archival LightJet Print
18″ x 24″

$450

Greg Caldwell
The Nobel Celery
Archival LightJet Print
18″ x 24″

$450

Dia Calhoun
Daphne Becomes Laureate
Wood, Moss, Leaves, Shells, Paint
12″ x 10″

$475

Dia Calhoun
Fay
Wood, Moss, Lichen, Feather, Stone
13″ x 9″

$200

Dia Calhoun
Grail Dancer
Wood, Moss, Feathers, Stone
20″ x 13″

$625

Dia Calhoun
The Green Slipper
Wood, Feathers, Leaves, Stone
15″ x 13″

$525

Dia Calhoun
Totality: Flowering of the Third Eye
Wood, Moss, Feathers, Acrylic
20″ x 13″

$975

Linda Calkins
Veggie (Plant Based) Burger
Acrylic
12″ x 16″

$175

Cathy Crabtree
Rainbow Plant
Paper on Canvas
10″ x 8″ Oval

$300

Cathy Crabtree
Rest Here
Paper & Glass Beads on Clay Board
6″ x 6″

$125

Cathy Crabtree
Treescape
Paper & Glass Bead-Mounting Board
15″ x 15″

SOLD

Cathy Crabtree
Weird World
Paper & Glass Bead-Mounting Board
18″ x 12″

$550

Liz Cunningham
Tree of Life
Glass Beads & Turquoise Chips
28″

$150

Sarah Dalton
Garden Party 3
Acrylic Painting and Crafted Frame
28″ x 12″

$350

Sarah Dalton
Song Birds
Acrylic Painting on Wooden Panel
12″ x 12″

$160

Barb Diltz Chandler
Harrow & Meadow
Textile Wall Hanging
47″ x 30″

$250

Carolyn Doe
Blackberry Skies
Mixed Media
15″ x 30″ x 1.5″

$750

Carolyn Doe
Dark Skies and the Wind Blows
Mixed Media
24″ x 36″ x 1.5″

$1,800

Carolyn Doe
Flight
Mixed Media
24″ x 36″ 1.5″

$1,650

Ellen Dooley
Honeybee on Agapanthus
Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper
8″ x 10″

$125

Ellen Dooley
Sweetpeas
Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper
8″ x 10″

$125

Nikki Furlong
Autumnal Findings
Paper
25″ x 25″

$3,800

Nikki Furlong
Revival
Paper
25″ x 25″

$2,500

Anne Gibert
Lummi Tree
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″

$250

Tommy Gibson
Portland Japanese Garden #1
Infrared Photography
12″ x 18″

$200

Tommy Gibson
Reaching for the Sky
Photography
12″ x 18″

$200

Tommy Gibson
Standing in the Water #1
Photography
12″ x 18″

$200

Tommy Gibson
Valley Oaks Trail IR #1
Infrared Photography
12″ x 18″

$200

Gary Giovane
Trees III
Acrylics on Cedar
27″ x 18″

$530

Holly Glass
Summer Sun
Watercolor
8″ x 10″

$160

Kevin Hoover
bluegrass
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage
12″ x 15″ Framed

$195

Kevin Hoover
thicket
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage
12″ x 15″ Framed

$195

Kevin Hoover
veil of autumn is upon us
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage
12″ x 15″ Framed

$195

Julia Kerl
Orchid
Oil on Gessoed Paper
25.5″ x 20.5″ Framed

$980

Jean Kinney
White Hydrangeas and Eucalyptus
Oil on Stretched Canvas
24″ x 18″

$520

Galina Lintz
Orange Lily
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 20″

$560

Galina Lintz
Peach Hibiscus
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 20″

$560

Galina Lintz
Plumeria
Oil on Canvas
20” x 20”

$560

Galina Lintz
Portrait of a White Lily
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 20″

$560

Fiona McCargo
Extruding Fall
Fiber Art – Felted Wool & Masher
14″ x 42″ x 7″

$1,000

Fiona McCargo
Extruding Fall 3
Fiber Art – Felted Wool & Syringe
12″ x 14″ x 1″

$200

Thea Mercer
Sage Steppe Study
Ink & Watercolor on Wood Panel
12″ x 12″

$850

Claudia Meyer-Newman
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve_#3
Photography
17″ x 13″

$500

Lori Nelson Clonts
New Gravel (Dalia)
Acrylic on Canvas
40” x 48”

$1,632

Lori Nelson Clonts
New Gravel (Gourds)
Acrylic on Canvas
40″ x 36”

$1,224

Judy Newland
Black Walnut Boogie
Eco-Dyed, Stitched Silk & Wool
27” x 27”

$175

Judy Newland
Floating Leaf Surprise
Eco-Dyed Silk, Cannabis Leaves
26” x 20”

$150

Kelton Nix
Koalas’ Homes
Ink, Colored Pencil, & Paper
14” x 11”

NFS

Kelton Nix
Orangutans’ Environment
Ink, Colored Pencil, & Paper
14″ x 11″

NFS

Kelton Nix
Poaching Rhinos
Ink, Colored Pencil, & Paper
14″ x 11″

NFS

Maren Oates
Botanical Block 2 
Mixed Media
13″ x 13″ Framed

$125

Maren Oates
Botanical Mini Quilt 2
Acrylic Monoprint, Hand Stitching
16″ x 13″ Framed

$200

Jennifer Oberheuser
Orbis Elatus
Photography
8″ x 13″

$150

Jennifer Oberheuser
Snowberries
Photography
11″ x 14″

$200

People’s Choice Winner 🏆

HyunJu Padilla
Wild Fields at Jeju Island
Acrylic on Canvas
Set: 96″ x 53″

$5,800 each

Louise Perram
Tomatoes
Oil on Canvas
5″ x 7″

SOLD

Linda Pierce
Shorter Path Through the Woods
Wall Quilt – Cotton
19.5″ x 22″

NFS

Laurie Potter
Among Grassy Hills and Poppies Frills
Pastel on Paper
27″ x 39″

$1,500

Laurie Potter
If We Travel by Dragonfly
Pastel on Paper
22″ x 27″

$1,000

Laurie Potter
Summer Foxgloves
Pastel on Paper
36″ x 24″

$980

Laurie Potter
Swirl Into the Sun
Pastel on Paper
27″ x 26″

$1,100

Laurie Potter
We Bee-Long in the Sun
Pastel on Paper
27” x 26”

$1,100

Jesse Rasmussen
Out of the Ashes: Emerge
Ceramics
7” x 6” x 4″

$325

Jesse Rasmussen
Out of the Ashes: Perseverance
Ceramics
11″ x 7″ x 5″

$325

Jesse Rasmussen
Out of the Ashes: Resurrection
Ceramics
8” x 6” x 4″

$325

Alan Sanders
Impermanence No. 2
Photograph
11″ x 14″ Framed

$150

Alan Sanders
Impermanence No. 4
Photograph
11″ x 14″ Framed

$150

Chloe Smith
Fiddle Leaf
Ink on Paper
11″ x 14″ Framed

SOLD

Chloe Smith
Thicket
Ink on Paper
11″ x 14″ Framed

$150

Sheila Sondik
Cathedral Fig IX
Collagraph & Monoprint
16″ x 20″

$800

Bridgett St. Meave
Cactus
Gouache on Tea Bag Paper
7.5″ x 5.5″ Framed

NFS

Bridgett St. Meave
Flower I
Ink on Tea Bag Paper
7.5″ x 5.5″ Framed

NFS

Bridgett St. Meave
Flower II
Ink on Tea Bag Paper
7.5″ x 5.5″ Framed

NFS

Bridgett St. Meave
Forget Me Not
Gouache on Tea Bag Paper
7.5″ x 5.5″ Framed

$75

Leslie Stark
Overwinteren (Winter)
Encaustic, Mixed Media on Wood
8″ x 8″

$325

Suzanne Steel
Hydrangea, Peony Petals and Grasses
Van Dyke Print with Watercolor
23″ x 26″

$800

Sheila Steinborn
Neighborhood Cattails
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 20″

$400

Stephanie Strong
Crocus
Silk Painting
11″ x 14″

$225

Stephanie Strong
Garden Flowers
Silk Painting
10″ x 10″

$85

Stephanie Strong
Tulip Fantasy
Silk Painting
10″ x 10″

$85

Karen Theusen
Dainty Dancers
Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
12″ x 12″

$265

Karen Theusen
Lilly Regalia
Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
12″ x 12″

$265

Cynthia Topp
Curlicue Vines Bracelet
Argentium Silver, Serpentine
2.5″ x .5″

$256

Cynthia Topp
Curlicue Vine Earrings
Argentium Silver, Serpentine
1.5″ x .5″

$195

Cynthia Topp
Goddess Pendant
Argentium, Seraphinite, Garnet
2.5″ x 1.5″

$395

Cynthia Topp
Moon & Vines Pendant
Argentium Silver, Rose-cut Apatite
2.25″ x 1.5″

SOLD

Cynthia Topp
Rose and Vine Earrings
Argentium Silver
1.5″ x 1″

$160

Evelyn Turner
Stout Grove, the Redwoods
Photography on Canvas
24″ x 30″

$150

Scott Ward
Hollyhock Hotel
Oil on Canvas
36″ x 12″

$1,000