Eugene

Eugene

Elizabeth’s printmaking began at Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene and continued with LaVerne Krause at the University of Oregon. She developed her approach to the reduction process (also known as the suicide method) on her kitchen table as she began raising the first of her three daughters.Moving to Florence, Oregon, working at a wallpaper factory under the direction of a Gemini Master Printmaker, not only provided a unique mentorship, but also afforded the opportunity for her first One-person show at Arakunen Gallery.As Art Director for Eugene Saturday Market during the Fifteenth Anniversary she created posters for the event as well as arranging music on Saturdays.Studios in Eugene moved from the space above Newberry’s Five and Dime on Willamette Street to the Eugene Planning Mill warehouse west of Skinner Butte and finally a garage in her home on 16th Street.A motorcycle road trip to the Midwest in the early 80’s inspired the highway series where the full sheet blend was developed. The blend served as a base for collage using printed papers and found objects, themes that run through her career.The relationship with Loci Pfeiffer and Opus 5 Gallery provided long-term strong support as Elizabeth moved north.The Northwest Print Council (now Print Arts Northwest) took Elizabeth to Portland for Board meetings and began a long-term relationship with established Northwest printmakers and Beverly Shumaker at Image Gallery.


MirageWithCadmiumStripe
Mirage with Cadmium Stripe
Screenprint 1978
12 x 19
ThreeCloudFlagsFlyingOnTheRainbowPole
Three Cloud Flags Flying on the Rainbow Pole
Screenprint 1979
28 x 10
Springtime
Springtime
Screenprint 1979
14 x 21
SeptemberFlowers79
September Flowers 79
Screenprint 1979
28 x 19
StudioWindow-Spring
Studio Window Spring
Screenprint 1979
23 x 12
BrushPrintBlack
Brush Print Black
Screenprint 1979
21 x 13
QuietPiano
Quiet Piano
Screenprint and Collage 1980
14 x 22
Valentine80
Valentine
Screenprint 1980
5 x 6
Jazz-Guitar-1
Jazz Guitar
Screenprint 1981
21 x 14
Highway#3
Highway Number 3
Collage on Screenprint 1981
22 x 18
GoldCloud
Gold Cloud
Screenprint & Collage 1982
20 x 20
AmericanHighwayConversation
American Highway conversation
Screenprint & Collage 1982
13 x 12
HydrangiaInWineGlass
Hydrangea in Wine Glass
Watercolor 1986
16 x 11