New Visions
by Lauri Sturdivant
Artwork by Eve Syrkin Wurtele
Eve Syrkin Wurtele is one of three Ashland, Oregon artists who will be showing her work in the upcoming New Visions exhibition at the Siskiyou Arts Museum (SAM). Artists reception for Leif Trygg, Eve Syrkin Wurtele and Desmond Serratore coincide with Dunsmuir 2nd Saturday April 8, 2025 from 4-7 pm. Eve uses traditional pencil, oil pastel, watercolor and gouache for her landscapes and figures.
Eve believes “Nature is a glorious combination of repetition and diversity. Despite the limited senses and intelligence through which humans experience nature, we are able to represent our universe in multiple ways with only simple materials. I explore the world using visual representations and molecular research.”
Q&A with Eve
Lauri: Hotel or tent?
Eve: Both, with glee!
Lauri: What's next on your bucket list?
Eve: I just don't have a bucket list...
Lauri: Comedy or Mystery?
Eve: Both!! My favorite genres.
Lauri: Beaches or Mountains?
Eve: Both
Lauri: What artists inspire your work?
Eve: Giotto, I love his rich colors, sense of form, and the anguish on the faces of his angels.
Lauri: Sushi or pizza?
Eve: Sushi
Lauri: Taco Truck or fine Dining?
Eve: Fine dining every time.
Lauri: 1st Job?
Eve: Hauling 100 lbs sacks of grain, paid by the sack.
Lauri: Summer or Winter?
Eve: Summer! Hiking, gardening, jogging, swimming.
Lauri: If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Eve: Way too hard a question. I'd love to be able to see into the future, how humans will integrate computers into their beings, but it might be too depressing...
Artwork by Leif Trygg
Leif Trygg creates figurative and landscape artwork using traditional art materials, pencil on paper and brush on canvas. He paint on canvas sizes 11" x 14" to 24" x 30"
“I’ve been involved with art most of my life. From art school to working as a graphic artist and illustrator, and now as a fine artist. The subject of my artwork is the natural world as I see it, whether it’s a landscape, children playing or a woman dancing. Working from life, I strive to visualize my view of what the world looks and feels like to me.”
Q&A with Leif
Lauri: Rock n Roll or Jazz?
Artwork by Leif Trygg
Leif: Jazz
Lauri: What's next on your bucket list?
Leif: Visit and paint every lighthouse on the Oregon coast
Lauri: Spring or Autumn?
Leif: Spring
Lauri: Beaches or Mountains?
Leif: Mountains
Lauri: What artists inspire your work?
Leif: Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth and Georgia O'Keeffe
Lauri: Sushi or pizza?
Leif: Pizza
Lauri: Cake or Pie?
Leif: Blueberry pie
Lauri: 1st Job?
Leif: Hand painting sale signs for a furniture store’s front windows
Lauri: Dog or Cat?
Leif: Cats
Lauri: If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Leif: Flying like Superman
Artwork by Desmond Serratore
Desmond Serratore creates alabaster sculptures and 2 dimensional works using oils, watercolor and pencil. Desmond states “New Visions represents 3 separate visions of the world by 3 separate artists through traditional media of drawing, painting and sculpting.”
Q&A with Desmond
Lauri: Coffee or tea?
Desmond: Tea
Lauri: What's next on your bucket list?
Desmond: Taxes
Lauri: Chocolate or Vanilla?
Desmond Chocolate
Lauri: Beaches or Mountains?
Desmond: Beaches
Lauri: What artists inspire your work?
Desmond: Egon Schiele and Edward Hopper
Lauri: Sushi or pizza?
Desmond: Pizza
Lauri: Cake or Pie?
Desmond: Pie
Lauri: 1st Job?
Desmond: Art factory painter
Lauri: Spicy or mild?
Desmond: Mild
Lauri: If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Desmond: Fly like a bird
Artwork by Desmond Serratore
New Visions runs through June 7, 2025. Refreshments will be served by our extraordinary Hospitality Ladies and live music by Kevin & Tom. Donations and tips are always welcome. SAM is located in the heART of Historical Downtown Dunsmuir at 4824 Dunsmuir Ave., open Wednesday through Sunday 12-4 pm.
