April 5 - 29, 2017
Divided We Fall, 2017
oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Michael Parsons Fine Art
716 S.W. Madison
Portland, OR 97205
Phone 503-206-8601
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12pm-5pm
E-Mail: michaelparsonsfineart@gmail.com
Can You Hear Me Now?, 2017
Standing Behind Myself
oil on canvas, 10" x 8"
oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
No Matter How Hard You Try, 2017
MELINDA THORSNES
Both Sides Now, 2017
Perplexed, 2017
oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Opening Reception:
Saturday, April 8 1:30-3:00pm
Artist Talk & Reception:
Saturday, April 22 1:30-3:00pm
oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Melinda Thorsnes is an artist who feels the world deeply, expressing her observations through richly colored, narrative paintings that continue the traditions of American genre painting. She has exhibited her work widely since graduating from the Museum Art School in 1971, (now PNCA), where her thesis advisor was George Johanson. Thorsnes' work is in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum, and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem. This is her 3rd show at Michael Parsons Fine Art.
"Anything I can say about this new work is preaching to the choir. I long for the halcyon days of thinking, 'Things couldn't possibly get any worse.' I stand behind my beliefs, my people, and this work." - Melinda Thorsnes