The Portland Art Museum is on a roll. First was the spring/summer Rembrandt show, which was one of the best exhibits I’ve seen in Portland. If you missed it, that’s a bona fide shame.

And now we jump forward about 400 years for a show devoted to the portraits of painter/printmaker Chuck Close. If you don’t know Chuck Close, Google him. You’ll see what all the fuss is about.

The problem is his work tends to be huge, so you won’t get the full effect in a picture or on your computer. You really need to be in the same room with it. And now, for the first time in Portland, at least as far as I know, you can.

So don’t miss this opportunity to get up close *ha!* and personal with this great artist.

Till later,
Emily