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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 9 A Backstreet Gallery welcomes Estill as new member Last chance to enroll Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay Street, welcomes oil painter Caroline P. Estill as a new member. Recently back from a museum viewing trip to England and Paris, the experi- ence has influenced her work. The rich colors, the soft impressionistic strokes and the luminous light bathing her subjects create a peaceful essence about her paintings. Her art takes the viewer from the serene garden to the rest- less sea, across tranquil land- scapes and back home to appealing still lifes. Estill initially studied painting techniques at art schools in Tennessee and in Denver, Colo. For several decades, she has studied many artists connected with the International Impressionist Movement. taught painting is a suburb of Houston, then took a 24-year break to raise her two daugh- ters before moving with her family to Florence in 2003. From 2007 to 2011, Estill served on the board of the Siuslaw School District, She is happily married to “Dr. Bob,” a mathematician teaching at LCC. Her daugh- ters are completing their edu- cation at Oregon State University and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. Join Estill and the other Backstreet artists as they illustrate the theme of “Stormy Weather.” COURTESY PHOTO Backstreet Gallery is open An oil painting by Caroline P. Estill is part of Backstreet daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is Gallery’s “Stormy Weather” art theme on display. on the Second Saturday Gallery Tour. Among several of her Zorn and Peder Kreyer. The gallery will be closed favorite international artists Estill was a corporate artist through Saturday. are Joaquin Sorolla, Anders in Houston, Texas. Later she It will reopen Jan. 31. DENTURE SERVICES INC. 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