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Artist Statement:
A year and some months into life, I didn’t know how to walk. Ironically, I did know something special about drawing. Looking back, I probably didn’t have the time or interest to learn how to toddle as I was too busy developing a more important skill.
ART.
Paper and crayons filled my first toy box even before I could walk past it. My interest has only evolved and that grown-up toy box remains s
My style today tends to combination of tight and realistic representation with a painterly approach and impressionistic touch that add passion and motion to the final pieces. tocked with art supplies supporting my passion and way of life.
I pursued my interest in Art studying first at the University of Oregon and then completing my education at the Pacific Northwest College of Arts, where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration, with a strong emphasis on Painting and Graphic Design.
The paintings shown here are inspired by people I’ve met and places I’ve seen during my travels in Bulgaria, France & US in the last year. ...
Further Information
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Michael Orwick:
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ONE AND TWO PERSON EXIBITIONS
1999 – Ron’s, Portland, OR.
1999 – Low Brow, Portland, OR.
1999 – PNCA Student show Portland, OR.
2001 – Billy Reeds, Portland, OR.
2001 – Beaverton Mall Gallery, Beaverton, OR.
GROUP JURIED EXIBITIONS
2000 – PNCA Juried Painters show, Portland, OR.
2000 – PNCA Illustrators, Portland, OR.
2000 - Thesis Show, Portland, OR.
2001 - Fine art and Wine festival, Beaverton, OR.
2001 – Beaverton Mall Gallery, Beaverton, OR.
2001 – Beaverton City Hall, America, Beaverton, OR.
2001 – Hillsboro Festival of the Arts, Hillsboro, OR.
PUBLICATIONS
2001 – The Oregonian
2001 – The Hillsboro Argus
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