March will feature Rae Campbell & "Explorations In Glass"

The above image is a detail from a new glass piece by Rae Campbell. Her latest work will be featured during the month of March at Art On Broadway Gallery. The show opens on March 7 and continues through March 30. A public reception in Rae's honor will be held on Saturday, March 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.

High fired and fused glass will be the focus of these latest creations. We hope you will join us for a glass of wine and lively conversation with our artists.

Our Artists Are Always Out & About

Diana Unterspan, who designs the custom wool, silk, and straw hats available at Art On Broadway, has a framed fiber art piece juried into "Freedom Imagined, Freedom Lived, An Artistic Review of the Passover Promise," at The Museum of Imajewnation in St. Louis, Mo. Her piece is titled "Haggadah" and was made from wool, silk, and silver nuggets.



Congratulations to Roberta Babcock and Gretha Lindwood, two of our talented local artists, whose work will be well represented at the Southminster Presbyterian Church's annual Celebration of Creativity. The church is located at the corner of Hall and Denney in Beaverton. For more information on dates and times, go to http://www.celebrationofcreativity.com/

Roberta is known for her elongated ceramic sculptures of horses and dogs, and Gretha is an accomplished plein air painter of oil and pastel landscapes. Both artists always have artwork in our gallery, so be sure to visit both venues to see their creations.

Gretha is very busy this month. She is also one of 13 artists represented in the 2nd Annual Plein Air Painting Show at Golden West College Community Gallery in Huntington Beach, CA. Gretha has six pastel paintings in this exhibit, which runs through April 4. http://goldenwestcollege.edu/finearts/gallery.html

Art On Broadway is proud of our gallery artists and their individual accomplishments.

Cohen & Unterspan, "Feminine Finery"

Bert Cohen and Diana Unterspan team up for the month of February at Art On Broadway to present our featured show, "Feminine Finery." Bert creates fine art jewelry and Diana builds women's hats from raw materials - mostly silk, wool, and straw. The gallery will host an Artists Reception on Saturday, February 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the latest work by these two talented artists.

Bert has always enjoyed wearing beautiful jewelry; several years ago she discovered she enjoyed creating it even more. For this upcoming show, she will present a number of heart shaped copper pendants, worked with a torch to create fascinating patinas or embellished with enamel for added texture, color, and finish. Visit the gallery between February 5 and March 2 to see how the heart shown below is transformed into a finished piece of jewelry, perfect for Valentine's Day gifting.

As much as Bert loves jewelry, Diana loves hats! She loves working with the materials, creating the designs, adding the finishing touches, and fitting her customers with the perfect hat for their style and individual features. "My hats have become unique pieces of wearable art," says Unterspan. "No glue goes into the process. Every part of the hat is sewn by me and each hat is a one-of-a-kind creation."

Be sure to mark your calendars for a free demonstration offered by Diana on the art of working with felted wool. The demo is scheduled for Sunday, February 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Art On Broadway. There will be a hands-on opportunity for those attendees who are interested in Diana's process. One of her felted wool hats is pictured below.

Our Artists are Out & About

Gretha Lindwood's People's Choice Award-winning pastel painting from 2012 is featured on the 2013 Carmel Art Festival promotional poster. Not only did this piece win the People's Choice Award last year, but it also took 1st Place in Pastel. The Carmel Art Festival is one of the top plein air events in the country and we salute Gretha for achieving this recognition. Posters are availale for sale through the Carmel Art Association.



Kris Paul is enrolled in a Sodafire Ceramic Workshop offered by Lorna Meaden of Durango, Colorado. The workshop will be held at Mt. Hood Community College the first part of February. The sodafire process actually injects soda bicarbonate into the kiln during the firing process to brighten glazing and add texture to the piece at the same time. Look for evidence of this process in Kris' ceramic offerings in the near future.

Steve Kekule is the newest member of the "Waterworks" critique group which meets monthly to discuss each others' latest works in progress. Steve joins Art On Broadway members Sue Jensen and Donna Sanson, along with 10 other local watermedia artists who make up the Waterworks group.

Steve brought his painting "Into Air" to the critique to get feedback on the addition of the moon to the composition. He added the moon recently after letting the painting sit for a period of time. Below are the before and after versions of this striking painting.

"Beginnings" - Guest Show at Art On Broadway

Art On Broadway is proud to present the works of thirteen local guest artists whose pieces were juried into our "Beginnings" guest show for January and February. Congratulations to Sandy Arbogast, Rose Caffarelli, Jane Levy Campbell, Marilyn Davis, Chris Helton, Sam Hingston, Diane Holland, Patti Isaacs, Denise McDonald, Mac MacDonald, Shelley Radovich, George Schweser, and Don Schwartz.

In addition to works in pastel, acrylic, photography, ceramic, silk painting, and watercolor media, we have a mosaic piece in the show for the first time since we began the guest wall program. Sandy Arbogast's mosaic entry combines real stone along with porcelain and glass tile in her depiction of conestoga wagons along the Oregon Trail. Of special note is Sam Hingston's mixed media sculpture which is a marvel of craftsmanship featuring a rich mixture of alabaster, glass, and wood.

"Beginnings" runs from January 4 through March 2, with an reception on Saturday, January 5, from 6-9 p.m. to meet the artists and celebrate the exhibit.

"Dare To Be Square" - January @ Art On Broadway

"Windswept Coastal Hillside," Collage on Canvas by Donna Sanson


It can define a deal, a mile, a root, a dance, a city block - to name a few things - but for Art On Broadway's member artists, "square" is the format of choice for the month of January.

This group show features 12x12 square formatted pieces of original artwork in ceramic, glass, encaustic, collage, acrylic, oil, and pastel. It even has a square handmade wool hat! In addition, there are various other sizes of squares on exhibit throughout the gallery. It was a fun show to install; come and see how various styles and palletes work together as a whole.

Please stop by in January during regular gallery hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and select a new piece of "square" artwork for your home or office.

Be sure to join us on Saturday, January 5, from 6-9 p.m. at our monthly Artists Reception - enjoy a glass of wine and a visit with our talented local artists.

AOB Artists - Out & About

Congratulations to Gretha Lindwood, plein air artist, who was one of three new artists recently juried into the Lake Area Artists group. Gretha joins Linda Baker, another of our gallery artists, as a member of this elite group. http://lakeareaartists.com/

"Field of Golden Dreams," a pastel painting by Gretha is depicted above.

On February 1 and 2, 2013, Gretha will participate in the 23rd Annual Buckman Art Show and Sale, which features the artwork of 140 artists and craftpersons, and benefits the Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School in Southeast Portland.

Best Window Display

Art On Broadway won the prize (a gift basket with donated items from downtown businesses) for having the best holiday window display for "The Taste Of Vintage Holidays" event. Visitors from the community voted on their favorite Christmas windows following the tree lighting ceremony last Saturday night, and we received the most votes! Fellow gallery artists Carli Kruse and Diana Unterspan joined me for a photo with the basket of goodies.

Diana and I are wearing two of the hats that Diana creates from raw wool. Her work will be featured in February along with contemporary jewelry by Bert Cohen.

December Events

Linda Baker's oil painting of "Silver With Nectarines" is on the cover of her newly published 2013 calendar, available at our Holiday Boutique this month. It's one of many items by member and guest artists offered as unique gifts for family, friends, neighbors, teachers, etc.

The gallery will be open late on Friday, December 7, as part of the Beaverton Downtown Association's open house event, "A Taste of Vintage Holidays." Following the tree lighting ceremony at Beaverton's City Park, be sure to stop by for hot mulled cider and cookies at the gallery as you enjoy our latest exhibit of fine artwork by our 19 local artists. At the same time, shop for great gifts of ceramic/glass/porcelain ornaments, holiday greeting cards, fused glass jewelry, handmade purses, small/tiny paintings and assemblages, tabletop trees, etc.

The following night, December 8, we host our monthly Artists Reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Sparkling wine and refreshments are offered, as well as lively conversation with our talented artists! Hope to have you visit on one or both evenings!

AOB Artists - Out & About

Susan Schenk -
Susan Schenk reports that she has been selected by the Clackamas County Arts Alliance to be a featured artist in one of their public space exhibits in 2013. Congratulations Susan!

In addition, she is teaching a series of collage classes at Collage PDX on NE Alberta in Portland. Her next class is "Collage Your Pet," on December 30. For more information, check out www.CollagePDX.com.

Diana Unterspan

Congratulations also go out to Diana Unterspan for taking an Honorable Mention Award for her fiber art piece, "Pupu Lips," at The Art Place Wynnewood in Miami, Florida.

The American Craft Festival in New York City has invited Diana to participate in their prestigious show at the Jacob Javits Center on October 25, 26, and 27, 2013. Kudos to Diana.

Still Time To See November's Featured Shows

Members Featured Show: "Nature's Impressions, Abstract & Ikebana"

Abstract color photography printed on metal or traditionally framed, and porcelain vessels for ikebana floral arrangements continue to grace the main gallery at Art On Broadway. These exceptionally beautiful creations are the work of Lake Oswego artists, Willy and Kris Paul. If you haven't had an opportunity to stop by to see this month's show, be sure to schedule a visit before the end of November. The gallery is closed on Thanksgiving but will offer extended hours on November 23 and 24. Join us between 11 and 8 p.m. on those dates and enjoy light refreshments and leisurely shopping.

Guest Featured Show: "Beaverton Arts Commission Retrospective of Past Showcase Winners"

Seventeen area artists are represented in our November Guest Show, each one a past winner of an award presented by the Beaverton Arts Commission at one of its thirty annual Visual Arts Showcase events. This guest show also continues through November 30.

Two great shows at one location - Art On Broadway!

Face To Face With Our Artists

With three new artists joining us in October, it was time to update the group photo. We are a happy smiling bunch of local artists.

(Columns left to right and top to bottom)-
Linda J. Baker, Stephen Kekule, Rae Campbell, Susan Schenk
Bert Cohen, Mila Raphael, Carli Schulz Kruse, Willy Paul
Gretha Lindwood, Kris Paul, Diana Unterspan
Nikki Dilbeck, Elaine Tan, Annie Salness, Roberta Babcock
Sue Jensen, Donna Sanson, Myla Keller, Susette Wilson

Shop Local For The Holidays

We are excited to offer our annual Holiday Boutique once again at Art On Broadway. Our talented artists have come up with beautiful hand crafted ornaments and holiday decor, small original paintings and assemblages, gift sets of artist illustrated greeting cards, fused glass cheese plates and photo frames, and many other creative gifts for those special people on your list. If you love cats, you'll have to see the felted wool mice cat toys made by Diana Unterspan; and if you're a fan of pigs, Donna Sanson's "Pigs On The Runway" series is a must see.

Our gallery will soon be decorated for the holidays and the boutique items by our members will be available starting Tuesday, November 20. Below are images of some of the wonderful items you can purchase at Art On Broadway!

Images From November's Exhibit @ AOB

What an exciting collection of artwork we currently have on display at Art On Broadway gallery! This exhibit continues through the end of November. Stop by Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 5, to enjoy this show.

Works by Steve Kekule, Willy Paul, Kris Paul, and Roberta Babcock are shown below:

AOB Artists - Out & About

Gretha Lindwood, whose featured show at AOB continues through October 27, has two paintings juried into the Northwest Pastel Society's Members Show on display now through October 29 at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Street, Hood River, Oregon. "Countryside Walk" and "The Breckenridge Place" are both pastel paintings. The latter was painted en plein air during Telluride Plein Air 2012.

Also, congratulations to Gretha for having her pastel painting, "The Harmony of Winter," juried into Beaverton's 30th Annual Visual Arts Showcase. This event takes place from November 3-11, at Beaverton City Library. View Gretha's painting in person at the Showcase's Gala Reception on November 3 from 7-9.



Steve Kekule has two paintings juried into the Beaverton Showcase. Both are acrylic and both highlight Steve's strong use of form and content. Congratulations to Steve.

"Night Thoughts," by Steve Kekule

"Venus In The Afterglow," by Steve Kekule



Kudos to Diana Unterspan as well. Diana is a recent addition to AOB and had her "Pointillist Portrait" accepted by Gallery 114. The 8x8 piece of art was created using encaustic (beeswax). Diana exhibits her handmade wool and straw hats at AOB.

Linda J. Baker was honored with an array of awards at the recent Painters Showcase exhibit at Jenkins Estate. Her oil painting, "Storm Lifting," took 3rd Place; and she tied for Artists Award ("Caroline In Silver") and People's Choice ("Silver With Nectarines"). What an achievement! Congratulations, Linda.

November 10 and 11 are the dates for the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Artisan Fair, 147 NW 19th at Everett, Portland. Elaine Tan will be there with her stunning stone jewelry designs, and Sue Jensen will have her ornaments made with wine corks for sale. Stop by between 10-4 on Saturday and 9-3 on Sunday.

Sue will be a very busy lady in the next couple of months. She will have work in an International Encaustic Artists exhibit at Milepost 5 for the first two weeks in November, as well as participating in the Local 14 Holiday Gallery, 1st and B, Lake Oswego during November and December.


We're so proud to have all these talented artists as members of our gallery!

Art On Broadway Partners with Beaverton Arts Commission

During the entire month of November, Art On Broadway gallery will host the Beaverton Arts Commission's Past Showcase Award Winners Exhibit. In honor of the 30th anniversary of Showcase, BAC asked our gallery to partner with them and display this special exhibit. We are proud to be a part of the 2012 Showcase.

"Spring Mountain Hikers," by Leslie Cheney-Parr


The artwork will be displayed on the guest wall in our West Wing and will include work by the following artists: Brett Anderson, Adam Bacher, Don Bailey, Sara Bouwsma, Leslie Cheney-Parr, Sven Durland, Sandy Dutko, Jeanne Henry, Molly Cliff Hilts, Clay Hoffman, Ann McGlade, Brian Mock, Chris Mooney, Kim Short, Nancy J. Smith, Mike Southern, David Trowbridge, and Gina Wilson.

"Red Tree in Fall," by David Trowbridge


A reception open to the public will be held on Saturday, November 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. The gallery is a short walk from the Beaverton City Library where the 2012 Opening Night Gala will take place from 7-9 p.m. Plan to visit both exhibits and enjoy the evening's celebration of the visual arts in our community.

Coming In November: The Pauls

During the month of November, the featured walls and pedestals at Art On Broadway will be graced with the work of Kris and Willy Paul. The husband and wife team from Lake Oswego have collaborated on "Nature's Impressions: Abstract/Ikebana." Their show will open on November 1 and close on December 1, with an Artists Reception on Saturday, November 3.

Kris is a ceramic artist whose featured work is for use in Ikebana floral design. Expressing the raw clay, she creates forms that are simple in design but add a complexity intricate in the completion of Ikebana arrangements. The piece depicted is "Crimson Thread," made of Black Mountain Stoneware with Copper Red Glaze. Maple boughs and Iris complete the design.




Willy, an architect by profession, will feature abstract flora photography taken to the extreme. His images are manipulated in the camera and then printed on metal, resulting in an extreme view of the natural landscape. Abstract L157 is shown below.

Come and enjoy lively conversation with these talented artists at the reception in their honor on November 3 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Active Artists In October

October is a busy month for artists in our area. We wish our fellow artists much success in the following events:

Local 14 celebrates its 45th Annual Show & Sale at the World Forestry Center from Thursday, October 4, thru Sunday, October 7. AOB artists Sue Jensen and Elaine Tan will be represented. Check out www.local14.org for more information.

Also, Bert Cohen and Diana Unterspan, AOB member artists, will be featured in ORA NW Jewish Artists’ annual art event, "Celebration of Art."

Bert will be showing her handmade jewelry and Diana will display her unique hats.

The event is Sunday, October 21st from 10:30am to 4:30pm at Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Highway‎, ‎Portland. The public is invited.




Art On Broadway is pleased to be a sponsor of the Washington County Open Studio Tour this month. Visit www.washcoart.com for details. The event takes place on October 20-21 from 11 to 5. Former AOB member, Bruce Ulrich is on the tour and Art On Broadway will be open on Saturday.