About the Artists

Kitty Paino:

Kitty Paino lives on the river at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. She has studied the ethnobotany of the region and painted and photographed the turn-of the century buildings and wild habitat of Northwest Oregon for over 35 yrs. She holds a Masters in Art Education, and also Curriculum and Instruction, and has worked at coastal jobs as varied as cleaning tuna to being as an art instructor and community college administrator.


Terrie Remington:

Terrie Remington was born in Rockville Centre, New York, and studied art in Phoenix, Arizona; the University of Arizona at Tucson; in San Francisco with Frank Milner; the Esquela de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain; and the Mendocino Art Center in California. Remington's work doesn't just capture the essence of a subject, but the passion she feels for the people and nature around her. Her combination of clay, acrylics, and fiber are used in unique forms to connect the emotional and spiritual to the physical art form. Terrie Remington resides in Astoria, Oregon

Terrie’s words about her art: “It’s not enough for me to capture the essence of a subject .. I need to get to the passion of it, the emotional fire, the driving force. I choose to work with sculpture and color. The tactile quality of the sculpture provides information of depth and energy; the colors speak in a more spiritual realm. I use whatever media necessary to manifest that elusive quality that connects the emotional and spiritual to the physical art form.”


Patricia Diebler-Cates:

Patricia Diebler-Cates received a BS degree in West Virginia, after which she moved to Indiana to teach equestrian studies.  After several years, she returned to school to pursue her passion for art.  She became a television video designer and has won several awards including an Emmy for her work.   

Always having had a love of animals, Ms. Diebler-Cates visited Yellowstone Park in 1989 and that trip inspired her to change the direction of her private art portfolio.  Inspired by the wildlife she sees, she brings their very essence to her artwork.

Ms. Diebler-Cates love for animals continues with her support of wildlife organizations with pledges of portions of the proceeds from much of her wildlife art.

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