July 17, 2015

       Great News For Melinda Thorsnes!

"Twisted", 2007, oil on canvas, 29" x 45 1/4"

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon has selected Melinda Thorsnes' painting "Twisted," from our five-decade, mid-career retrospective of her work. The vivid colors and narrative imagery of her work will be an excellent addition to the permanent collection of one of Oregon's great art museums. Congratulations Melinda!

August 12, 2015

       MORE Great News For Melinda Thorsnes...

The Portland Art Museum has selected Melinda Thorsnes' painting "Saturday Morning 8:00 A.M." from our five-decade, mid-career retrospective of her work to include in their permanent collection. This piece was exhibited at the Portland Art Museum's 1995 Oregon Biennial and in Melinda's April 1995 one-person show, “All Day Long” at the Foster Goldstrom Gallery in New York City which was 1 of 6 shows singled out by New York Times’ art critic Pepe Karmel that month, who wrote “…brightly colored, broadly brushed paintings of Americans relaxing at home or outdoors: through Ms. Thorsnes’ eyes, this is a scary spectacle.” The vivid colors and narrative imagery of Melinda's work will be an excellent addition to the permanent collection of one of Oregon's great art museums.

Congratulations Melinda!

"Saturday Morning 8:00 A.M.", 1994, oil on canvas, 54" x 60"

Artist Michael Gibbons and former Governor of Oregon Barbara Roberts chat at the opening of the "Michael Gibbons - Oregon Painter" show at Michael Parsons Fine Art.

November 9th, 2014.

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