Artwork copyright Lucinda Parker. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Druidic Hoard, 1994
Lucinda Parker
American (born 1942)
Location: English Crossing Elementary, Arlington
About the Artwork
Druidic Hoard is a painting created by artist Lucinda Parker. It is part of her series of paintings that use black ink to create texture and gestural surfaces. She based the abstracted forms on observations of natural elements and leaves gathered on walks. The artist notes, “The center almond shape has consistently been left blank-paper white through the whole series, partly as a formal challenge for myself, and partly to play with making the physically left-out shape look positive.” In this piece, the spiral form references an ancient Celtic symbol.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lakewood School District.
About the Artist
Portland, Oregon-based painter Lucinda Parker creates landscapes and other compositions in an expressive, cubist style. She uses strong, visible brush strokes and bold colors. Her art expands on her personal interests in the natural world, literature, and music.Born in Boston, Parker moved to Portland, Oregon in 1969. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree jointly from Reed College and the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She returned to the west coast in the 1970s and became an associate professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, for over thirty years. The Portland Art Museum honored her with a mid-career retrospective in 1995, and the Boise Art Museum presented a one-person exhibition of her work in 2002.
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