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About Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 2015)
A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM GUNN: continued from page A1 her favorite pieces of art have been of people who had a sig- QL¿FDQWEXWLQGLUHFWHIIHFWRQ her life. Hanging on the walls of her home are black and ZKLWH SRUWUDLWV RI PXVLFLDQV and President John F. Kenne- G\ ZKRVH VXQJODVVHV UHÀHFW newspaper clippings she re- FHLYHGIURPKHUDXQW ³0\ DXQW JDYH PH WKH newspaper of when JFK was DVVDVVLQDWHG´VKHVDLG³,GH- FLGHGWRXVHLWLQDQDUWSLHFH DERXWKLP´ *XQQ VDLG SXEOLF ¿JXUHV VXFK DV -). -RKQ /HQQRQ and others who have tried WRFKDQJHWKHZRUOGWKURXJK love have given her a new RXWORRNRQOLIHDQGKDYHLQ- spired her to live the same way. She said they have also LQVSLUHGKHUWRVWHSRXWRIKHU comfort zone to experiment with different types of art as a way to change the world. *XQQ VDLG VKH VWLOO XVHV art as a means to cope with SDUWLFXODUO\HPRWLRQDOSRLQWV RIKHUOLIHEXWVKHZRXOGOLNH to share her skills with oth- HUVE\HYHQWXDOO\RIIHULQJDUW FODVVHVWRSHRSOHZKRVXIIHU ZLWK SRVWWUDXPDWLF VWUHVV GLVRUGHU 6KH VDLG LI FUHDW- ing art has helped her deal ZLWK SDUWLFXODUO\ GLI¿FXOW PRPHQWVLQKHUOLIHLWFRXOG DOVREHQH¿WRWKHUV ³,W WDNHV P\ PLQG RII RI whatever is going on in my OLIH´VKHVDLG³,JHWORVWLQ GRLQJDUW,ORVHWUDFNRIWLPH DQG , ]RQH LQ RQ ZKDW ,¶P FUHDWLQJ,ILWKDVKHOSHGPH LWFDQKHOSRWKHUSHRSOHWRR´ *XQQ VDLG VKH IROORZV D VSHFL¿FSURFHVVZKHQFUHDW- ing an image. She said she XVXDOO\ VWDUWV ZLWK D SKRWR- graph or image that she has taken herself or from anoth- HUVRXUFH6KHVDLGVKHWKHQ SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015 SURMHFWV WKH SLFWXUH RQWR D FDQYDVRURWKHUPHGLXPXV- ing an overhead projector DQG VNHWFKHV RXW D FRQWRXU image. She then slowly starts WR VKDGH LQ WKH LPDJH XVLQJ a variety of shades and art tools. *XQQVDLGVKHFUHDWHVWKH majority of her portraits and DUW SLHFHV XVLQJ SULPDULO\ black and white pigments and shades. She said she has GRQH DERXW WR SLHFHV and only eight or so have FRORULQFRUSRUDWHGWKRXJKLW is something she is trying to incorporate more. ³,¶YH EHHQ WU\LQJ WR VWHS RXWRIP\FRPIRUW]RQHDQG XVH PRUH FRORU´ VKH VDLG ³6ORZO\,¶PJHWWLQJWKHUH´ *XQQVDLGVHHLQJWKHDS- preciation and joy her art- work gives others is what she HQMR\VPRVWDERXWSUHVHQWLQJ her paintings to others. ³, OLNH JLYLQJ SHRSOH DUW- ZRUN EHFDXVH LW WRXFKHV WKHP PRUH WKDQ LW ZRXOG LI , ERXJKW WKHP VRPHWKLQJ´ she said. 3HRSOHFDQ¿QGH[DPSOHV RI*XQQ¶VZRUNRQ,QVWDJUDP E\VHDUFKLQJVDPDQWKDJXQ- nart. For those interested in commissioning pieces from *XQQ WKH\ FDQ FRQWDFW KHU DWXULDKVBVN\#KRWPDLOFRP *XQQVDLGSULFHVUDQJHRQ KHU SDLQWLQJV GHSHQGLQJ RQ KRZPXFKWLPHWKH\UHTXLUH and how large they are. She VDLG DQ E\LQFK SLHFH PD\ FRVW DERXW /DUJ- HUSRUWUDLWVVXFKDVKHU-). SDLQWLQJ PD\ FRVW XSZDUGV RI *XQQVDLG'HFHPEHUZDV SUHWW\ EXV\ DV VKH ¿QLVKHG ¿YHSLHFHVIRURWKHUVEXWVKH is open to taking commis- sions from anyone. ³,¶P UHDOO\ MXVW JHWWLQJ VWDUWHG ZLWK WKLV´ VKH VDLG ³,WLVH[FLWLQJ,DPVRKDSS\ that people are liking what ,¶YHEHHQGRLQJ´ MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTOS Hermiston resident Samantha Gunn said she uses a variety of brushes and other tools to create her realistic portraits. Hermiston resident Samantha Gunn is a fan of art of all kinds. Her body even features some of her favorite art in the form of tattoos. Hermiston artist Samantha Gunn, right, takes a break from painting to feed her pet pot-belly pig and two dogs Thursday afternoon with the help of her boy- friend, Spencer Jacks. M RE Portraits and paintings line the walls of artist Samantha Gunn’s home. JANUARY 2015 WINNERS. MORE OFTEN. SPIN THE WHEEL FOR YOUR SHOT AT $ 100,000! 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