Rhodopis JoEllen Elam Conway Oregon and as the curator

Oregon and as the curator for the Visual Arts Gallery at Mt Hood Community College

The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of amusing things at a given location

at times ominous religious imagery

through the creation of secular memento-mori pieces

Rhodopis JoEllen Elam Conway Oregon and as the curatorDetails About Oil on linen 28 x 22 in. 2024 Luke Hillestad is a kitsch painter in the tradition of the Ancient Greek painter Apelles. He is a student of Odd Nerdrum and lives in St Paul, Minnesota. His work aims towards the primal beauty of humans at their most noble, with narratives that revolve around archetypal themes.