Bill Rutherford This is Me

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1. 1. The Skanner - Challenging People To Build A Better Future Now

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   Published on: 2/1/2007   Last Visited: 2/2/2007

   Native Portland artist Bill Rutherford, is one of those artists who can, and does, work in various media.
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   Because Evans is known as a melodic, sensitive musician, Rutherford has included two inserts inside the main portrait.
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   Rutherford captures the vitality and spirit of the heavy-set pianist, even catching the twinkle in Waller's eye. Vocalist Billie Holiday, dressed in a long, white, form-fitting gown, stands out in bold relief from her sidemen, lined up in silhouette behind her.
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   Rutherford includes a partial image of a farmyard chicken (yardbird) with two of the great Charlie Parker; a profile of Parker blowing and a glamour head shot.
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   Rutherford, who graduated from Benson High School where he excelled in drawing, began painting while in the U.S. Air Force. He was assigned to the Strategic Air Command where he was an illustrator. In 1965, he moved to Los Angeles and held his first solo show there in 1968.