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January 27th, 2009
michelle ramin


with the economy the way it is right now, one of the few things i feel good about investing in is artwork. portland, or artist michelle ramin sent over her beautiful watercolor and gouache paintings and i was instantly hooked. she focuses on local portland scenes and other cities she’s visited and i think the contrast between industry and nature is really lovely. click here to check out her full series and shop online.


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27 comments
January 27th, 2009 - 10:16 am

SO beautiful! Great find.

fabi said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:24 am

BEAUTIFUL!!! it’s great to see artists who can show us the poetry of urban scenes…

Erin said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:26 am

wow, these are really beautiful.

January 27th, 2009 - 10:28 am

these are LOVELY. like them alot

Marlene said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:31 am

Beautiful! I love the contrast between color and white areas.

kelly jo said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:35 am

the colors are really vivid, and i love the mix of neighborhood with tech. good to go!

jHill said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:43 am

oh these are so lovely.

Amy G said:
January 27th, 2009 - 10:56 am

Very nice! I just started a body of work based on abandoned and run-down houses, so this is right up my alley! :)

January 27th, 2009 - 11:22 am

The colors are vivrant! The first one resonates with me the most.

January 27th, 2009 - 12:41 pm

Absolutely gorgeous! I have the utmost respect for those that can master water colours, I’d forgotten how tricky it was until I took a class last year, and needless to say my efforts were laughable.

Add to that the graphic strength of the linework and the unpainted areas, and these are just pure perfection!

January 27th, 2009 - 1:55 pm

these are great watercolors…a cross between illustration and painting. The colors are right on vivid and play well off the black and white drawings. These make me think they were fun to make.

Leslie said:
January 27th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

Really stunning work & is totally making me homesick for Portland. Her pieces seem to right near my old hood.

Kristan said:
January 27th, 2009 - 2:40 pm

How gorgeous!

josephine said:
January 27th, 2009 - 2:43 pm

beautiful artwork!

rhaya said:
January 27th, 2009 - 3:17 pm

These are so striking. I love the ones with the telephone poles and wires.

amy said:
January 27th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

beautiful! I love the color and line work and composition.

Kaitlyn said:
January 27th, 2009 - 4:01 pm

i don’t usually comment twice in a day, but these are gorgeous! thanks for featuring, checking out her other works now!

January 27th, 2009 - 4:29 pm

love the 3rd one. the intense colours are great and i like how parts are left sketched in contrast :)

kathryn said:
January 27th, 2009 - 7:48 pm

amazing art! very inspiring!

January 28th, 2009 - 2:49 am

awesome – and instantly became one of my favorite sellers on etsy!

Ben said:
January 28th, 2009 - 10:31 am

I think these are terrific. The telephone poll!

christina said:
January 28th, 2009 - 10:47 am

oooohh, these are wonderful! the bright colors really stand up to the crisp black details.

Chloe said:
January 28th, 2009 - 4:44 pm

i’m moving from eugene, or to portland at the end summer. these pieces make me excited on two levels, one because they capture the quirky beauty of p-town, and two because i’m a curator and gallery director and seeing this kind of talent coming out of my future home turf makes me feel very inspired!

Ashley said:
January 28th, 2009 - 11:24 pm

I love these. The colors are so beautiful and vibrant.

sandra said:
February 11th, 2009 - 9:59 am

me gusta mucho tu trabajo!!!

rebecca said:
July 12th, 2009 - 12:00 pm

michelle is by far one of my favorite artists! she keeps astonishing me with what she can do.

August 4th, 2009 - 10:04 am

magnifique
tres beau

stephane cohendy
de belfort

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