The Portland Tribune

Endangered Oregon Plants Thrive in Oils

 Joseph Gallivan  April 15 2022

Susan Harrington is inspired to paint Oregon plants that are being squeezed to extinction.

Environmentalist Greta Thunberg's 2019 statement that "I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is" when it comes to global warming, inspired Portland painter Susan Harrington.

Over a long career as an artist, Harrington has painted the human form, still lifes, landscapes and gardens. More recently she became an activist and focused on waste plastics, even incorporating pieces of packaging into her canvases.

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