Category Archives: Cradle to Grave: The Color White

What? The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Looks Like Nurses? It’s The Color White

Posted on July 13, 2011 by jparadisirn

The Christening Gown. mixed media by jparadisi This morning fellow nurse blogger Joni Watson at Nursetopia urges our friends here in Oregon, Nike, to make scrubs for nurses. I like the idea, considering the physical nature of our jobs, which … Continue reading →

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From Cradle to Grave: The Color White Reviewed in Willamette Week

Posted on October 14, 2010 by jparadisirn

Portland based art critic Richard Speer writes about the paintings of From Cradle to Grave: The Color White, my art show at the Anka Gallery, in the visual arts section of this week’s Willamette Week. “The highlights of the four-person … Continue reading →

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Cradle to Grave: The Color White VII

Posted on July 28, 2010 by jparadisirn

The White That Binds (Pinning Ceremony) 10″ x 13″ is available for purchase online through Anka Gallery. The color white is prominent in traditionally female rituals and ceremonies of western culture. Nursing, with its iconic white uniform, began as a … Continue reading →

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From Cradle to Grave: The Color White VI

Posted on May 25, 2010 by jparadisirn

Argonauta-The Beach at My Back by JParadisi 13 x 13 1/2 ” oil, graphite & wax on paper 2010 Argonauta-The Beach at My Back is available for purchase online through Anka Gallery.

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From Cradle to Grave: The Color White V

Posted on May 18, 2010 by jparadisirn

The Bride by JParadisi 11″ x 9″ oil and graphite on paper 2010 In Western culture a woman wearing white so often represents purity that it is easy to imagine the paint itself having that squeaky-clean reputation as well. But … Continue reading →

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Cradle to Grave: The Color White IV

Posted on May 11, 2010 by jparadisirn

Mean Girls (First Communion II) by JParadisi oil and ink on paper 2010

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From Cradle to Grave: The Color White III

Posted on May 4, 2010 by jparadisirn

Little Girls in White Dresses (First Communion) by JParadisi 13″ 11 1/2″ oil and charcoal on paper 2010 Little Girls in white Dresses (First Communion) is available for purchase through the Anka Gallery.

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The Color White

Posted on April 27, 2010 by jparadisirn

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The Color White: Christening Gown (Cradle to Grave)

Posted on April 19, 2010 by jparadisirn

The Christening Gown by JParadisi pencil, ink, watercolor on paper, 2010 The Christening Gown is available for purchase online through the Anka Gallery.