2B | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Viks
from 1B
time,” said Johnson. “You
lay out a cross country
course [and] it’s really
kind of hard to visualize
how it’s all going to play
out. So, it was a little bit
nerve-wracking just to
make sure everything
Art
was going to work —
and it was a little bit wet,
so some of the footing
was a little bit slippery.”
Despite the new
course and the rain,
which was coming down
heavily at the finish of
the girls’ race, the team
persevered and ended
strong.
The boys team also
finished on top, defeat-
ing Bandon 25-30, with
five runners finishing in
the top 10. As with the
girls, the Vikings had
runners come in first
and third, with junior
Chad Hughes clocking
in at 17:24.7, and sopho-
more Samuel Ulrich
crossing the finish in
17:42.1.
Sophomore Kyle
Hughes (18:17.0), senior
Jaxson Jensen (18:29.1)
and senior Ryan
Jennings (19:03.8) placed
fifth, sixth and 10th,
respectively.
With such a positive
beginning to their sea-
from 1B
Jacobs Gallery and
Portland’s Blue Sky Gal-
lery. Her work has been
juried into numerous
shows: Corvallis Art
Guild, Florence Festival
of Art and Jazz, Flor-
ence Artistic Visions,
and more.
Pattie Brooks-Ander-
son, Backstreet Gal-
lery’s President, creates
her signature paintings
with a wash of rich col-
ors in various water me-
dia.
Though she starts
with an idea, the flu-
id motion of the colors
and patterns begin her
inner inspiration and
reflections of images
filtering through her
mind.
Bro oks-Anders on’s
spontaneous, intuitive
process combines natu-
ral locales with animals
or people in a magical
way. Trees are an ev-
er-present subject that
surround her subjects.
With no particular
subject in mind and
with no “why,” she s
says the painting im- Photography by Stephanie Ames (top) and art by Patty Brooks-Anderson (above)
parts this knowledge to brush, she adds a layer the subject which slowly pen and ink.
her.
of black ink, a web-like reveals itself to her.
“I have believed for a
Beginning with a structure that defines
She refines this with a long time that these im-
150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
son, Viking runners
from both teams said
they can’t wait to com-
pete again.
“All in all, it was a
good time,” said
Johnson. “We had fun
and we got a chance to
compete again. We’re
looking forward to more
opportunities as the year
progresses,” said
Johnson.
Siuslaw competes
again March 4, when the
Vikings host Tillamook
High School at Florence
Golf Links beginning at
3 p.m. As with all races
this season, no specta-
tors can attend the
meets.
ages and the subsequent
messages are transmit-
ted through a source
greater than myself, or
perhaps, from a part of
myself that is connect-
ed to this source,” says
Brooks-Anderson.
Once the idea blos-
soms, she often uses the
Internet to find multiple
images that enhance her
ideas.
A remarkable cre-
ation, in an unusual and
unique style, emerges.
After completing her
paintings, Brooks-An-
derson’s mind turns to
inspirational words. Her
love of nature, animals
and her concern for
the environment result
in animal stories that
touch the hearts of both
children and adults in
her illustrated books.
Backstreet
Gallery
is located at 1421 Bay
Street, across from Mo’s.
Due to Covid-19, lim-
ited hours might deter
your preferred shopping
time.
Make an appointment
by emailing nichols kar-
en222@gmail.com.
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