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Write Around PAM: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer

Image Description: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, Antoine Monnoyer. “Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, a Parrot and a Monkey.” 1690/1699. Oil on canvas. 43 ⅜ “ and 59 ⅛”. Large painting with a dark background and brightly colored flowers with a thick gold frame with ornate filigree. A dark blue sky filled with a thin layer of flat clouds fills the background. Rolling hills can be seen in the distance with sunlight illuminating low clouds behind them. A dark tree trunk raises up behind a large plant with layers of leaves that are green at the tips and purple at the base. A tiny monkey hides in the darkness at the base of the plant. Only its head is visible. The monkey has black fur, a dark brown face, and small teeth. It looks towards the middle of the painting with its mouth gently open, teeth visible. To the right of the monkey is a large pile of fruit. Two large clusters of grapes are stacked high. Those on top are oval shaped, with a darker blue and purple color. The smaller grapes are round and a lighter blue color with purple accents. The grapes reflect the light source that seems to be illuminating the middle of the painting. Under the grapes are five dark blue oval plums, still on the branch with small dark green leaves. Two sets of three peaches are set below and above the grapes on the right. The peaches are cream and orange and blend into the dark shadows. Above the fruit is a large plant with pinnate leaves each with eight, serrated leaflets. Above the leaves, long thin green stems reach out and curve downward with eleven large blossoms with white centers and feathered red petals. Light reflects off the white portion of the petals creating a striking contrast to the dark shadows covering the leaves in the background. To the right is a large peony plant with sixteen buds and blossoms growing from thin green stems with light green oval leaves with strong veins. The large blossoms have dark pink centers and light pink outer petals and stand out, reflecting the light. Under the peonies is a smaller plant with large dark green leaves that have thin stems growing outward with groups of round flowers with white centers with a shiny black ball in the middle. Three groups to the left and back of the leaves are red and green striped. The groups in the middle and front are light pink with green stripes. Next to them are clumps of four-petaled star-shaped purple flowers. A bunch of these flowers extend upward past the peony leaves. The clumps at the top right are light blue and white. Next to them a dark colored parrot with a blue body, brown head, red forehead, black beak, and golden round eyes camouflage behind dark leaves. Behind the flowers, tree branches with large dark green leaves extend to the edge of the painting.
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, 1636-1699); Antoine Monnoyer (French, 1670-1747), Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, a Parrot and a Monkey, 1690/1699, oil on canvas, 43 3/8 in x 59 1/8 in, Museum Purchase: Support provided by Laura and Roger Meier through the Director's Fund and the North Building Campaign. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 2004.1

This still life painting by Jean-Baptiste and Antoine Monnoyer captures a richness of color, texture, shadow, and light. The blossoms and fruits evoke a bountiful energy that invites us to step further into the scene. Our own lives also offer places of abundance, richness, and delight, if we take a moment to step further into…  Read more

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Write Around PAM: Charles-François Daubigny

Image description: “Field of Poppies.” Charles-François Daubigny. 1860/1878. Oil on panel. 11 1/4 x 23 7/8 inches. This warm, rural landscape features a field of bright red poppies in the foreground and a dense row of leafy green trees along the horizon. The luminous sky--golden on the right, suggesting the rising sun just below the trees--melts into lavender on the left punctuated by a bright, white moon. On the right, a figure on horseback rides away from the viewer, following the diagonal line of a river behind the poppies and leading toward the center of the painting, where two people work the field. The painting style anticipates Impressionism in its attention to light and the use of visible, expressive brush strokes.
Charles-François Daubigny (French, 1817-1878), Field of Poppies, 1860/1878, oil on panel, 11 1/4 in x 23 7/8 in, Bequest of Miss Mary Forbush Failing. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 48.1.7

As we reach the end of August, with concerns of drought and fire risks continuing across the region, we also are so grateful for the bounty the Pacific Northwest summers offer. Charles-François Daubigny’s Field of Poppies, though painted in France, seems to capture this energy of summertime in the Northwest—expansive sky, green landscape, bountiful flowers.…  Read more

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Write Around PAM: Marie Louise Feldenheimer

Image description: “Rhododendrons.” Marie Louise Feldenheimer. 1933. Bronze. 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 6 inches. A rectangular, monochromatic, bronze plaque with four rhododendron flowers in relief. A tight bud appears in the upper left corner, fringed with leaves and pointing toward the corner. Two, fully open flower clusters form a diagonal from the lower left corner to the upper right corner, each framed by large, smooth leaves. In the lower right corner, a partially open flower is seen from the side, facing toward the edge, the edges of its leaves curve gently. Strong sunlight on the relief creates deep shadows and glossy areas, suggesting the shine of actual rhododendron leaves.
Marie Louise Feldenheimer (American, 1894-1993), Rhodedendrons, 1933, bronze, 19 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in x 6, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 45.11

This sculpture by Marie Louise Feldenheimer, mounted in the Museum’s outdoor sculpture court, captures the beauty of the rhododendrons native to the Pacific Northwest. It also offers an opportunity to reflect on all that this piece sees as it rests in downtown Portland. We invite you to take some time today writing about this piece’s…  Read more

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Write Around PAM: Théo Van Rysselberghe

“Plage à marée basse à Ambleteuse, le soir (Beach At Low Tide, Ambleteuse, Evening)”. Théo Van Rysselberghe. 1900. Oil on Canvas. 21 ½” x 24 ¾”. Series of bright vividly colored dots fill the canvas depicting the sunset, ocean, and beach. The bottom third of the canvas has a base layer of blue and green dots with purple, pink, yellow, and white drops on top. Estuaries run from the bank, curving through the sand, and into the sea. They are made up of light yellow and orange dots, reflecting the sunset. Near the middle of the painting darker sand depicted by dark green, blue, and brown dots runs along the edge of the ocean which is composed of longer ovals of green, blue, yellow, and pink brushstrokes. Light blue sky covers the top of the canvas with yellow, pink, and red rays extending to the right. Above, red, purple, and orange clouds dot the sky. Long linear clouds on the right and small oval clouds on the left. The painting is framed in a gold frame with highly detailed filigree loosely resembling vines, leaves, and flowers.
Théo Van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862-1926), Plage à marée basse à Ambleteuse, le soir (Beach At Low Tide, Ambleteuse, Evening), 1900, oil on canvas, 21 1/2 in x 24 3/4 in, Gift of Laura and Roger Meier. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 2011.142

Théo Van Rysselberghe’s painting beautifully captures the summertime: a beach at sunset. Step into this scene with us today, and take a moment to rest. Soak in the colors of the sky, hear the ocean waves, feel the sand between your toes and the breeze on your face. And then, take a few minutes to…  Read more

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Write Around PAM: Ansel Adams

Image description: Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, Ansel Adams, 1941, (negative) printed later, gelatin silver print. A black and white, landscape photograph showing a moon in a dark night sky over mountains, a church and graveyard. The photo is divided roughly in half with the top portion holding the dark, almost black sky. Towards the center of the work the sky lightens, and wispy clouds stretch across the photo. An almost full moon sits just left of center in the lighter sky above the light gray clouds. A snow-peaked mountain range sits under the clouds with scrubland below it. At far left a pueblo-style church with steep flat walls rises in the foreground topped with a small white cross. Low lying outbuildings and trees continue across to the right side of the photo where they meet with a cluster of crosses and headstones. Each cross is slightly different, and all seem to reflect the light and show up brightly against the darker background. Dark scrubby bushes continue to the bottom of the photograph.
Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984), Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941; print date: 1965–75, Photograph, gelatin silver print, 2018.2730, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Lane Collection © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Ansel Adams took this photograph on the side of the highway, after glancing out the window while driving. It has since become one of his most famous pieces. We invite you to use it as inspiration in your own writing today. First, think of a moment when you were out in the world and caught…  Read more

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Write Around PAM: Ansel Adams

Image Description: Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California. Ansel Adams. 1939. Photograph, gelatin silver print. Square black and white photo of a statue of a female with flowing wavy hair parted in the middle and gently falling onto her shoulders. Her eyes are closed and she has a peaceful, but solemn expression on her face. The figure is wearing a flowing robe-like garment with several ripples and folds. Her chin is gently resting on the folded fingers of her right hand and her elbow is resting on her knee. Her right foot and toes peek out from under the robe. She holds a wreath of daisy-like flowers in her left hand as it rests on her lowered left knee. The sculpture is on a cement pedestal that is partially visible with rounded corners decorated with filigrees. The figure seems illuminated while the evergreen trees, fifteen oil derricks, and sky in the background are much darker.
Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984), Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California, 1939, Photograph, gelatin silver print, 2018.2572, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Lane Collection. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In addition to grand sweeping vistas, Ansel Adams spent time photographing the urban landscapes surrounding his home. This weekend, we invite you to spend some time closer to the city, writing within this place. Take a moment to imagine standing where Adams did when he took this photograph. What do you notice? What if you…  Read more

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Art and Writing During the Pandemic: Celebrating the Write Around Portland Partnership

It has been more than one year since Write Around Portland and the Portland Art Museum began collaborating on weekly, art-inspired writing prompts to sustain our souls and our sense of connection during the pandemic. Write Around Portland staff and writing workshop facilitators have created over 60 writing prompts inspired by works in the Portland…  Read more

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Blazers star Carmelo Anthony nominates PAM for $100,000 prize supporting Black Art and Experiences

Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony was named the winner of the first Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award in recognition of his work for civil rights, Black empowerment, and racial equity.  Last week’s NBA announcement was reported by local, national, and international outlets including The Oregonian, ESPN Global, ABC News, and Sports Illustrated.  In…  Read more

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Podcast—Certified Fresh

In 2019, The Portland Art Museum partnered with local radio station The Numberz FM for the exhibition, Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… The partnership grew and the Art Museum is currently the home base for daily operations for The Numberz. This partnership is described in detail in a post on our blog titled…  Read more