Shining the Spotlight on Local Artists
We will dedicate prime property on our website to feature a local artist willing to share their work with our community. We will give first priority to artists living or working on or near Alberta Street. Check out previous featured artists here.
FEATURED ARTIST: Mark DOwning
Mark Downing is an artist – designer, craftsman, and builder.
His work is very diverse, ranging from home remodeling to very special pieces. All work is spirited, whimsical and always beautiful. He designs and builds projects as large as home remodels and smaller projects like the very special doors that suggest the beautiful life within the home.
Pictured are two of his doors. One of them has a portrait of his wife, Fern, painted by Patrick Gracewood. The third picture is of his studio and shop in the backyard.
He has lived and worked out of his studio at 5125 NE 19th since 2001. His wife Fern, whose portrait is on one of his doors, creates their home’s beautiful garden setting. You can see more of his work at markdowning.blogspot.com.
Mark Downing
Atelier
(503)709–4049
craftmark@gmail.com
Become our next featured artist: Please submit your artwork by the 15th of the month in electronic format to Alberta Main Street.
Please include the following to be considered as our next Featured Artist:
- Photo of art work, scaleable to about 180px x 270px (vertical)
- A short bio 100 – 150 words
- Affiliation with Alberta Street, i.e. live in the neighborhood, have a studio here, etc.
Your artwork will show up on the right sidebar on almost every page of our website.
