Portland State Magazine Fall 2019

8 FANFARE EAGLE CREEK , Oregon, is the small-town home of a big-time artist: Oscar Flores-Fiol ’77. His impressionistic and abstract oil paintings are in collections in Italy, Germany, England, Canada, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and nearly all 50 states. Most were created on his remote16-acre farm where he lives with his wife, Lynn. The world around him, as well as his dreams, inspire Flores-Foil’s paintings, which are brightly colored and full of whimsy. Now in his 80s, the Peru native continues to exhibit his work—most recently at The Spiral Gallery in Estacada. From Oregon to the world