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	<title>Lorna Nakell</title>
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	<description>Fine Artist, Portland, Oregon</description>
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		<title>COCA&#8217;s 16th Annual Art Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I participated in COCA&#8217;s 24hr art marathon.  I drove up to Seattle Thursday eve, stayed the night with friends, and arrived at an old brewery at 9am with several other artists - mostly from Seattle and Portland.  Once there, we all made art non-stop for about 24hrs.  Finished works [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2008/08/11/cocas-16th-annual-art-marathon</link>
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		<title>Monothon PDX 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 11th I went to a state of the art print facility here in Portland called Atelier Meridian. I was there because I was included as one of about 40 artist taking part in a three day print making event called Monothon PDX. Each artist was given a session consisting of four hours of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2008/05/29/monothon-pdx-2008</link>
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		<title>April Works in Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been in the studio again working on some more paintings incorporating figurative imagery.  I have been reading and thinking about travel, nature and adventures.  I think these new paintings reflect that.
This is what&#8217;s brewing in my studio:

These are two new paintings.  The one on the left is based on a poem about a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2008/04/29/april-works-in-progress</link>
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		<title>Art Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to making art I continuously apply for a variety of art opportunities throughout the year.  Some of these include grants and residencies.  Well, I am please to announce that I have just been accepted to not just one, but two residencies.  The first is to Weir Farm Art Center in Connecticut.  I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2008/04/29/art-award</link>
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		<title>March at Beppu Wiarda Gallery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month I shared an exhibition with two other new-comers to Beppu Wiarda Gallery (the gallery now representing me).  The two other artists are Kathleen Caprario and Susan Harlan - both abstract painters and teachers residing in Portland.  We had a great time at the reception.  I answered many questions about my new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2008/03/11/march-at-beppu-wiarda-gallery</link>
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		<title>Beppu Wiarda Gallery - &#8220;Confluence&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband, Noah Nakell, and I had our first official opening at Beppu Wiarda Gallery for their December group show titled, &#8220;Confluence.&#8221;  We had a lot of fun chitting and chatting with the several friends and art patrons who attended.  We stayed from 6-8pm then rushed over to our other reception at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2007/12/14/beppu-wiarda-gallery-confluence</link>
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		<title>November in the Studio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[November was a busy month.  I was busy preparing work for three Dec. exhibitions.  Below is a photo I took looking outside my studio window on a typical gray Portland day (although we have had a lot of sun this winter - can&#8217;t complain yet!).

Me pouring resin on &#8220;Submerge (for Noah)&#8221;.

Placing the paper cutouts before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2007/12/04/november-in-the-studio</link>
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		<title>Portland Open Studios - 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone who made it to my studio for Portland Open Studios last month.  Here are some photos from the event:

Me talking to visitors about the painting I was working on for the Portland Art Center fund raising group show this Dec.

I met lots of interesting people and had several good art-related conversations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2007/11/12/portland-open-studios-2007</link>
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		<title>Works in Progress - November</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are the beginning stages of a grid painting I am working on.  Each canvas panel is 12&#8243;X12&#8243;.  I have ordered several more panels from Utrecht.  Unfortunately, they are on back order - so I wait, and work on other paintings in the meantime.  There is always  something else to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2007/11/11/works-in-progress-november</link>
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		<title>Portland Art Center Reception</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Thanks to everyone who came to support me and my Portland family during our exhibition, “The Family Dynamic” at the Portland  Art Center.  For those who weren’t able to make it, here are some photos of the event.  The exhibition will last through September  28, 2007.  View show details [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lornanakell.com/art/2007/09/19/portland-art-center-reception</link>
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