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Event to discuss aerial spraying Artist depicts the ‘Waters’ of Astoria
ASTORIA — Clearcuts in
Oregon forests are often fol-
lowed by aerial spraying of
herbicides. What does that
mean? How is this spraying
done, and who or what is
affected by it?
Learn more about the
issue Thursday, Oct. 20 in
a talk by Lisa Arkin from
Beyond Toxics. Arkin is a
state-wide leader in address-
ing air and water quality
issues related to pesticide
application.
Arkin will speak about
Beyond Toxics’ current
research on trends in aerial
herbicide spray, successful
community action projects
and new legislative projects.
She will be joined by Roger
Dorband, writer of a series
of articles about aerial spray-
ing for Hipish Monthly.
The discussion is spon-
sored by the Columbia River
Estuary Action Team. The
group will hold its monthly
meeting at 6 p.m., and the
talk by Arkin and Dorband
will follow at 7 p.m. The
public is invited to attend
both or come for just the
talk.
The event will be held
at KALA, located at 1017
Marine Drive.
For those who come hun-
gry or thirsty, KALA will
have chili baskets and drinks
for sale.
Beyond Toxics works to
guarantee environmental
protections for communities,
researching causes of pol-
lution and solutions. Learn
more at BeyondToxics.org
See paintings by
Mark Andres at
Cannon Beach
Gallery Oct. 22, 23
CANNON BEACH — The
Cannon Beach Gallery will
hold an opening artist recep-
tion for the new exhibition
“Waters” from 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22. Artist
Mark Andres will also speak
about his recent paintings in
the show at an Artist’s Talk
set for 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct.
23 at the gallery.
The reception and talk
are open to the public. The
gallery is located at 1064 S.
Hemlock St. The exhibition
will run through Nov. 27.
In “Waters,” Andres
explores the landscape of
Astoria and its views of
the Columbia River. In his
depiction of Astoria, Andres
balances a sentimental
affection for the town’s
quaintness with the matter-
of-fact inclusion of harsher,
less picturesque elements —
in much the same way the
town balances leisure and
industry.
Andres is drawn to this
small coastal town at the
mouth of the Columbia Riv-
er, as part of an instinctive
need to seek waters.
“I grew up in Maine near
the sea and ever since have
found myself drawn back
to waters as if my legs were
connected to a divining rod,”
he says. “The paintings in
this exhibit were all made
on site, even the ones made
in the dark. Waters run
through them whether those
of Portland or Astoria; when
I stand at the easel in front
of these scenes I feel those
waters running through me
as well.”
Andres is a multi-media
artist luent in drawing,
painting, animation and
ilm. Stylistically, his color
palette evokes comparisons
to Fauvism, and his work
pays some tribute to German
SUBMITTED PHOTO
“Australian Sector” by Mark Andres.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
“Wires” by Mark Andres.
Expressionism. The paint-
ings are a product of an ex-
periential process where, in
his words, “the mysterious
rhythms of the place reso-
nate in my body.” His inten-
tion is to communicate the
freshness, excitement and
brevity of his irst glimpse
and initial experience of a
place. He is keen to qualify
that this is no Impressionist
manifesto, explaining, “the
rhythms I refer to are also
abstract and graphic, not just
about the leeting effects of
light.”
For nearly 30 years,
Andres painted and drew
what he terms “observa-
tional paintings from the
landscape and the model,”
characterized by an unerring
color sense and impeccable
compositions. More recent-
ly, though, Andres has been
combining imagery in paint-
ings that suggest a narrative
low, although not a linear
one, because, as he notes,
past, present and future
often collide in these works.
Andres, who studied at the
Art Institute of Boston and
the University of Massachu-
setts, has taught at Portland
Community College since
1991.