Bio: Connie Stricks has taught workshops at the NPBAF and in Fairbanks through the Northwoods Book Arts Guild and Folk School.
To purchase work(s), or for more information and images, contact OCCA VAC Director Tom Webb at twebb@coastarts.org or 541-265-6569
Connie Stricks - Fairbanks, AK
Autumnal Botanical Screen - (5-panel, eco-dyed botanical print, screen book with paper slip case), board, Tsasho, Arches Text Wove, Canson watercolor papers, 5 ¼ x 7 ¼ (closed), 10 ½ x 7 ¼ x 3 (partially open), 12 ¼ x 7 ¼ x 2 ½ (fully opened), $75
Kit Sugrue - Siletz
Rick Bartow - Numbered prints of color pencil original, 18” x 22”, $80
Bio: Kit Sugrue creates detailed color pencil portraits of people, animals, birds and fantasy. She works mainly on a commission basis.
Note: Memorial portrait of a beloved friend/community member. Original work is in family’s collection.
Debby Sundbaum-Sommers – Coast Range Foothills
Multiple Connections - Charcoal with watercolor, 28” x 24” (framed), $370
Bio: Debby Sundbaum-Sommers grew up on the Oregon Coast but now works out of her home studio located in the Coast Range foothills.
Maria Esther Sund - Otis
The Blue Dress - Collage/Mixed media, 20”x16”x2”, $500.
Note: My paintings have many layers of paint and collage until it has a rich texture. My work is connected with my life and personal experiences
Quin Sweetman - Portland
Cape Arago Tides - Oil on canvas panel, 11” x 14”, $375
Bio: In the Impressionist tradition, I work from life to bring out the energy of the subject I am painting.
Note: This painting was made in plein air (on site/from life) at Sandgren Paintout.
Emy Syrop - Newport
Osprey - Gouache, 8” x 10”, $150
Bio: Emy is a biologist and artist. She loves being outdoors and cycling through her many hobbies–currently knitting and gardening.
Note: Osprey: patience, focus and endurance