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Photographer John Maher
You'll feel as if you stepped back in time when you see the work of Columbia Gorge photographer John Maher. As photographers did before the age of color film, he hand-tints his photos to create a look that evokes a long-ago era. We'll learn the secrets of his amazing pictures and see whether the talent lies in the original photograph or the tinting work that he does later.
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Sculptor Margarita Leon
Margarita Leon is becoming well known for her fanciful wood sculptures. Her life-size figures often appear whimsical but as she will tell you, there's more to each gesture than meets the eye. Margarita seeks to create a form that she can put her arms around, something that she and the viewer can touch and feel.
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Architecture Critic Randy Gragg
As the architecture critic for the Oregonian, Randy Gragg often tells us what's wrong with Portland's architecture. He takes Art Beat on a tour of some of his favorite local buildings.
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