Ws Cranmore

“I feel every opportunity must be taken to draw the eye to the art of W.S. Cranmore.” Elvis Costello (Singer/Songwriter)

Considering the centrifugal role that music plays in W.S. Cranmore's process in making Art, there could be no greater accolade than that from a musician and one of W.S. Cranmore’s musical inspirations.

W.S. Cranmore’s artworks are known for their distinctive geometric patterns, bold lines and borders, and nontraditional composition. At the intersection of Expressionism, Geometric Abstraction and Pop Art, W.S. Cranmore’s artworks meld early modernist with later post-modernist influences. His art invites subjective interpretation, emotional introspection and personal appreciation, telling personal stories and re-imagining memories in a uniquely unconventional way.

But it would be incorrect to say these artworks are created with a specific goal in mind. Instead, Cranmore focuses on the process, letting the paintings imagine themselves into being along a creative journey that starts and ends with music.

W.S. Cranmore’s approach to Art is to let the image come to him and for the image evolve through a completely abstract process – led by emotions and feelings evoked by music.
Cranmore harnesses the power...

Salem On The Edge, Salem, OR
Guest artist exhibition, Sept-Nov 2022

Brassworks Annex, Portland OR
“Modern Debris” solo exhibition, July 2022

Gravity Water, Santa Cruz, CA
“World Water Day Artisan Auction”, March 2022

Halo Arts Project, Sarasota FL
“Angels For Artists” art auction, Jan 2022

Sergiogomezcurates.net
“Opening” virtual group exhibit, Sept 2021

Ford Art Gallery, Portland OR
“artists On Rotation” Group exhibit, June-Oct 2021

Milwaukie City Hall, Milwaukie OR
Solo exhibit, Dec 2018-Feb 2019

Milwaukie City Hall, Milwaukie OR
“A Diversity Of Abstracts” group exhibit, Oct 2018

Brassworks Gallery, Portland OR
“Urban Funk” group exhibit, July 2018

Starry Night Inn, Seaside OR
Group exhibit, June 2018-Sept 2018

Milwaukie City Hall, Milwaukie OR
“American Impulse Artist” Solo exhibit, Jan-Feb 2018

Milwaukie Cafe, Milwaukie OR
Solo exhibit, Dec 2017-Jan 2018

Pioneer Place Mall, Portland OR
“Big 500” Group art show, Dec 2017

Red Fox Lounge, Portland OR
“From Reid To Queen House” Solo exhibit, Sept 2017

Ford Gallery, Portland OR
“Big 500” Group art Show, Dec 2016