WAN Directory

WAN Members | Adrienne Fritze - Collage, Assemblage, Doodles, Writing

The Art, Work and Life of Artist-Entrepreneur Adrienne Fritze

a@adriennefritze.com | 503-349-6075

WAN Members | Karen L. Dixon - Artist, Illustrator, Animator

I am an illustrator with a cartoony style and an ironic sense of humor. I like to zoom in on odd moments in peoples lives. Some are universal and some are specific to individuals. With either, I like my subjects to make you smile and get you to think.

As a artist, it’s my job to let the world know when it’s taking itself a little too seriously. I rely on the world to do the same for me.

karen@karen-l-dixon.com |

WAN Members | Jackie D. Blank - Painter, Mixed Media Artist, Photographer

I have been an ‘artist’ since the age of 5 - that is, if drawing cane-style birds with weird wings, funky looking hearts, 3-point tulips, and stick figure family portraits that included pets drawn with Crayola crayons - qualifies a person as an artist.

I am having fun and still love the adventure of learning new things. As I evolve as a spiritual/human being, my art evolves. Who knows what will be next? My current focus is on painting/collage, spirit masks, and nature photography.

drgonfly25@msn.com | 971-404-9922

WAN Members | Melinda E. Pittman - Playwright, Artistic Director, Actress, Comedienne

The mission of BroadArts Theatre is to create artistic events that celebrate the impact women and minorities make as we all work together to create a more equal, peaceful, compassionate and just society.

broadarts@gmail.com | 503-288-5181

WAN Members | Patti Acres - Results Coach and Fabirc Artist

pattiacres@hotmail.com | 503-449-5252

WAN Members | Jackie B. Peterson - business counselor to creative entrepreneurs and artists

Jackie B has been an entrepreneur and a teacher and a creative for over 30 years. She is also a teacher, currently teaching business and entrepreneurship skills for hundreds of small business at the Small Business Development Center of Portland Community College.

Jackie is well known in the Portland Area by hundreds of entrepreneurs particularly those with creative endeavors; photographers, artists, graphic designers, fashion designers, potters, and fine and performing artists. Jackie has helped many of them find their focus and become financially independent.

jackieb@jackiebpeterson.com | 503-978-5093

WAN Members | Gary R. Moor - author

I am a storyteller. I am committed to having facility with stories, to being a master of the art of creating and enacting stories. More importantly I am committed to every human being on the planet having this mastery.

galenfreeman@hevanet.com | 971-322-6101

WAN Members | Michael Chudzik - photographer and Vision Path Workshop facilitator

Photography has been an integral part of my artist profession for close to 30 years. Vision Path Photography is so named for what I seek in all of my artwork.

Each of my subjects is a special entity expressing itself to me with a story. When they permit me to share their story in photos, it's a wonderful thing.

mike_chudzik@hotmail.com | 503-679-2165

WAN Members | Sarah A. Morrigan - designer and artist

IrisCat Designs exists: (1) to bring the luminous vision of the sacred tradition in the contemporary fine arts; and (2) to help showcase your organization and its mission through creating visual tools for your growth and transformation.

catlady@storecats.info | 503-427-8269

WAN Members | Mark Lysgaard - writer of political humor

Mark Lysgaard is the author of four other books: Perishing Thoughts on the Perishing Gulf (1992, out of print); How the Gingrinch Stole Christmas (1994, out of print); Out of Body and Out of Mind (1997, out of print); Dark Side of Buffoon & the Spectrum of Scandals (2007).

Mark is founder of Poetic Polemic Publishers LLC and co-founding member of Working Artists Studios in Portland where he can also be found painting scenarios, sketching his memories, or drawing conclusions.

BEWARE:
The author has two arms and is considered dangerous. He has been thrown out of new houses, old houses, random houses, and ransacked houses . He is wanted by the authorities for his views against corporatism, and unwanted by the authorities for supporting the US Constitution. Mark is available for interviews when he is not eating his words, or on the run from the authorities.

markoolio@comcast.net | 971-235-4237

WAN Members | Amy Buchheit - Thought-provoking art that heals the soul

"Excellent art sets the mind dancing. I hope my art will cause your mind to dip, twirl, and bow deeply in thought ... drawing you in to consider what it has to say." - Amy Buchheit

amy@amybuchheit.com |

WAN Members | Jonquil LeMaster - Artist, Sculptor, Painter

I have been a sculptor and exhibit professional for 29 years. Throughout this time, I have provided a variety of skills and services to new and seasoned clients, including exhibit fabrication, project management, and exhibit design consulting. I pursue my own artwork in sculpture and painting. Many of my expressionistic landscape paintings are in private and public collections in the United States and Canada. The sculptures live on in institutions and private homes throughout the U.S.

jonquillemaster@mac.com | 503-860-5650

WAN Members | Gretha Lindwood - Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Artist

A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, Gretha Lindwood delights in capturing the richness of Oregon and Washington's varied landscapes on canvas or paper. She can be found in the studio or in the field creating works of art using oil paints, soft pastels or watercolor. Years of experience working as an illustrator and graphic designer have provided the artist with the strong sense of color and composition which are displayed in her paintings. Gretha is a member of the Village Gallery of Arts and the Beaverton Arts Commission.

gretha@artbygretha.com |

WAN Members | Erica Collins - art jewelry and sun catchers

radhablue@comcast.net |

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