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Jewish Family & Child Services

MIARIAN FENIMORE’S PORTRAIT JUST COMPLETED! Jewish Family and Child Services offers a wide range of human services including individual, couple, family, and group counseling, services for seniors and people with disabilities, emergency assistance and referrals during time of crisis, and other specialized assistance for Holocaust survivors. All our services are offered without regard to age, […]

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Community Partners for Affordable Housing Portrait

Just completed Sheila Fink’s portrait of Community Partners for Affordable Housing. This non-profit builds  great housing communities for the low income citizens in Washington and Multnomah counties. They are having their annual fundraising event on  Friday April 5th, their fifteenth annual “HomeWord Bound” from 6pm to 10pm at the Tualatin Country Club on 9145 S.W. […]

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Order Your Valentines!

I am getting in the “love” spirit this month in my studio! You can order a custom card or original hanging heart art for your favorite Valentine. Please contact me via email, text or phone. Tell me your special colors and symbols to create a custom gift for your love.Deadline for orders is February 9th. […]

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Impact NW Portrait

Just finished Susan Stoltenberg’s portrait from Impact NW.  They are  located in Portland, Oregon. Impact NW helps people in our community from childhood to seniors.  Here is what one of their clients had to say about their service – “Impact is a vital service for me to get rides to life saving doctor appointments.” Check them […]

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Happy New Year & Happy New Studio

I am ushering in the new year in a new studio!  I have moved into ActivSpace located at 1720 NW Lovejoy Street in downtown Portland.  I am getting use to a smaller work area and getting to know my new neighbors.  I sold my home along with my home studio this past fall, downsizing everywhere […]

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A Portrait per Week Simply Means Summer Joy!

I am busy in my studio wrapping up my “Women Who CARE Portrait Project”. I have embarked on a schedule of completing a portrait each week during the summer months! The one word that keeps running through my mind is simplify! Easy to think about but hard to do. If I see 5 shapes that […]

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Great Student Birds from May Workshop

All the great women and teens who attended the “Put A Bird On It” May Workshop created fabulous birds! The workshop was held in a new location, my friend Maria’s studio in southwest Portland. Her studio proved to be a cozy and comfortable place to be creative. Look for more workshops in the Fall of […]

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Bienstar.org Portrait Complete

Just finished a portrait of Karen Shawcross, who heads up Bienstar, located in Hillsboro, Oregon.  They have several programs which aid the low income communities like; adult workforce training program to develop community leadership and educate low-income parents about health, school and job resources, housing/financial information, and prepare selected residents for future jobs in outreach. […]

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