Pelicans On Parade (POP!)

Klamath Falls, Oregon
Benefiting Birds in the Basin
Through the Arts and Community Outreach

POP! is endorsed by the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts

POP! Artists
Bev Fairclo-Ott and Daniel Rey

(Photo by Ron Larson)

POP! pelican 1: "Rainbow Flight"

POP! sponsor: Rogue Federal Credit Union

POP! location: Rogue Federal Credit Union
3211 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603
(800) 856-7328
(541) 885-5404 FAX

(Photo by Larry Ott)

 

POP! pelican 2: "Midnight at the Oasis"

 

POP! artist:  Bev Fairclo-Ott

 

POP! co-sponsor:  Raul A. Mirande, M.D., FACS, P.C. (General, Vascular, Thoracic, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery in Klamath Falls)

 

POP! location: 
Sky Lakes Medical Center
Surgery Waiting Area
(next to Birth Center)
2865 Daggett Avenue
Klamath Falls
(541) 882-6311
www.mwmc.org  

 

(Photo by Ron Larson)

                      

POP! pelican 3:  "Mustang Moons & Tatanka Vision"

 

POP! artist: Bev Fairclo-Ott

 

POP! sponsor:  Favell Museum of Western Art & Indian Artifacts

                                

POP! location:  Favell Museum of Western Art & Indian Artifacts
125 W. Main St.
Klamath Falls
(541) 882-9996

   

Bev Fairclo-Ott

Biography: Bev grew up in the Tulelake Basin. "It allowed me to see first hand the migratory birds and animals in a beautiful high desert landscape," says Bev. After college, she lived in Medford and Seattle, but relocated to Klamath Falls where she married her husband Larry Ott.

Bev is a watercolorist and has been painting for 20 years, studying under various instructors, with her favorite being the acclaimed watercolorist, author and international teacher Judy Morris with the American Watercolor Society. In 2005, Bev's husband encouraged her to become a professional artist.

Bev now exhibits and galleries in 14 locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, and Arizona. Locally, she galleries at Frames and Things gallery and Two Rivers Village Arts gallery, and is a member of the Klamath Art Association in Klamath County. As a watercolorist, she displays vivid colors in her paintings of dramatic images, often on a black background.

"The joy of watercolors moves me to paint many subjects - including birds, flowers, animals, cowgirls, landscapes, oriental, floral paintings, and American Indians. The more you paint, the more creativity comes from within. The area in which I live is filled with wonderful bright light to paint by, and with so many subjects of nature to paint."

Bev is also an art instructor for children and adults. She writes: "teaching is very rewarding for me in that it allows you to pass on your skills to people who enjoy painting. It also allows the painter to emerge and express themselves." She tells her students to "paint what you know best", and the painting becomes easier.

"Learning to paint with watercolors is a life-long journey. There are so many watercolor techniques, and to become a master watercolorist takes many years of training. The joy of watercolors for me is that it is always entertaining and challenging yourself to a higher level, and that's what it is all about."

Bev co-painted her POP! pelican with artist Daniel Rey whose daughter named the pelican "Rainbow Flight." Their pelican depicts a rainbow, done in acrylic with iridescent highlights. Bev writes: "The pelican is a fantastic bird, gliding 2 inches above the water and riding the thermals high in the sky; in flight, you can see the gracefulness of this powerful bird. We are very lucky to see the pelicans up close in our environment. Bev would like to thank Rogue Federal Credit Union "for allowing us to be painters for Pelicans on Parade." It was "bliss" to paint "Rainbow Flight."

New POP! pelicans painted in 2006: Bev has painted two more POP! pelicans in 2006, which include "Midnight at the Oasis" and "Mustang Moons and Tatanka Vision."  The first was "Midnight at the Oasis" --- a design inspired by a 4-day float trip this summer with six of her girlfriends down the lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River.  Bev writes:  "This river float was a true inspiration to paint this pelican.  On the float, we saw a lot of wildflowers, river plants and foliage.  Also, in my painting are large river rocks, sand beaches, and trees.  From the base is also a water lily pond depicting the yellow pond lily which is a native lily on Klamath Lake.  At the middle sections of the pelican are an emergence of my favorite flowers, with the sunflower at the top depicting the sun in midnight.  I envisioned the pelican flying at midnight through a cornucopia of flowers, and since we are in a desert setting in the Klamath Basin, I called it "Midnight at the Oasis" after one of my favorite songs in the 60's.  I want to personally thank Dr. Raul Mirande for sponsoring me as an artist to paint this "Pelican on Parade."  Dr. Mirande appreciates the arts and has an original painting in his office of "Bird of Paradise Dance" that I painted for him.  Also, a personal thank you to all the volunteers associated with the Migration Bird project, especially Ron and Kathy Larson."  Bev Fairclo-Ott, Aspen Gold Studio. 

Artwork on display: Bev's artwork can be seen in Klamath Falls at: Frames and Things gallery, Two Rivers Village Arts gallery, Linkville Kitchen, Captain Jack's Stronghold Cafe, Antonio's Cucina Italiana, Sugar Pine Cafe at the Running Y Ranch Resort, Klamath Art Association Gallery, Southern Oregon Laser Engraving (S.O.L.E.) and at Nightfire Natural Foods.

Contact:
Bev Fairclo-Ott
Phone: (541) 273-1666
website: www.aspengoldstudio.com

Related contacts:	Frames and Things and gallery 633 Main Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 882-4455
Two Rivers Village Arts gallery 141 South 1st Street Chiloquin, OR 97624 Phone: (541) 783-3326	Southern Oregon Laser Engraving (S.O.L.E.) 133 S. 9th St. Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 880-0133 email:
Linkville Kitchen 1771 Washburn Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Phone: (541) 883-2941	Captain Jack's Stronghold Cafe Along Highway 139 approx. 7 miles south of Tulelake, CA Phone: (530) 664-5566
Antonio's Cucina Italiana 1012 Main Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 850-4500	Sugar Pine Cafe at the Running Y Ranch Resort 5417 Running Y Road Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 850-4883
Klamath Art Association Gallery 120 Riverside Drive Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 883-1833 email: website: hometown.aol.com/klamathartassoc/ myhomepage/artgallery.html	Nightfire Natural Foods 919 Klamath Ave Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 850-1100 email:

Daniel Rey

Biography: Daniel was born in 1965 in Laguna Beach, California, and raised in Sacramento. "I have always been artistically inclined," says Daniel. "I was an avid young bird watcher, and some of my best times were spent in the wild areas along the Sacramento River, drawing and sketching wildlife."

When eleven years old, Daniel was introduced to sculpture and worked for a year with a woodcarver in the German tradition. In later school, he favored the more plastic clay sculpture, concentrating on the figure and anatomy studies. Although lacking the funds for a formal art education, Daniel tried to follow the "Royal Academy path" - with years of practice at sculpture, followed by years of drawing while studying the technical aspects of archival painting.

At age 22, Daniel began painting, and left Sacramento for Los Angeles where he found work at a gallery, in addition to invaluable community with other artists. After three years, he took the opportunity to move to Dunellen, New Jersey, just a short train ride from Manhattan. From there, Daniel moved to Atlanta, Seattle, and then Portland.

"During this time," says Daniel "I accumulated a large body of finished work and continued to paint, in spite of frequent dire financial straits. I have always built my own strong stretchers for linen, and many from those years are built of hardwoods scavenged from abandoned, roadside furniture."

In Portland, Daniel met his current wife Tricia, and they moved together to Klamath Falls eight years ago for the chance to buy a fine, affordable, old house. They have two daughters now, one of whom 6-year-old Brinhanala Rey named the POP! pelican "Rainbow Flight."

A couple of years ago, they decided to remedy the lack of art supplies in town by opening their own store "Artizen" on Main Street in Klamath Falls. This lead to "many wonderful opportunities," says Daniel, that included friendships with local artists "whose existence I might have never otherwise discovered." Daniel also began teaching - both at his shop and for Klamath Community College - which allowed him to learn quite a bit himself, as well as to pass on to others starting out - what he had learned over the past 25 years.

Recently Daniel and his wife purchased the Arcade Hotel "which at the moment is a wonderful working studio for myself, and hopefully in the near future may house our store, art studios, classrooms, and perhaps other related businesses."

Representation/Shows:

• Madison Galleries, Los Angeles. 1991-1993
• Caravaggio Fine Art, Los Angeles. 1993
• Morrison Street Gallery, Portland. 1995-1996
• Klamath Art Gallery. Group Show. November 2004
• Alfred Voegels Gallery, Klamath Falls. Summer/Fall 2005

Current Exhibition of Work:

• Artizen at 1026 Main Street
• Alfred Voegels Gallery (Nash Building, 2nd Floor)
• The Ross Ragland Theater
• Nightfire Natural Foods

Contact:
Daniel Rey
1860 Melrose Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 281-6635

Related contacts:	Artizen Graphic Supplies 1026 Main Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 273-6993
Alfred Voegels Gallery (Nash Building, 2nd Floor) 404 Main St., Ste 5 Klamath Falls, OR 97601 T: (541) 884-2600 F: (541) 884-2608	The Ross Ragland Theater 218 N. 7th Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 884-LIVE
Nightfire Natural Foods 919 Klamath Ave Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 850-1100 email: