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# Nate Orton

Nate Orton Art

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## Posts

- [MY DAY the first 10 years box set](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/my-day-the-first-10-years-box-set/) - The first 10 years of MY DAY (issues 1-35) is available as a box set. The handmade box sets include all issues from 2005-2015, letterpress broadside, statements, bios and catalog. Available at Passages Bookshop and Reading Frenzy in Portland or by emailing me.
- [Swimming Off I84. Mixed media on board. 9X12′. 2019](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/swimming-off-i84-mixed-media-on-board-9x12′-2019/)
- [September Show!](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/september-show/) - Dates: September 5- September 28 Opening Reception September 7, 5-7pm Statement: Nate Orton and Cynthia are colleagues and friends who have collaborated on many projects in the past and regularly explore the world together through museum visits, plein air drawing and thrift store shopping. Their artworks share the beauty and depth of mark making and
- [Happy New Year!](https://nateorton.com/new-art/happy-new-year/) - Work is slowly being produced as I teach art full time in 2019. Look for new issues of MY DAY this winter and spring and art shows in Portland and New York this year.
- [MY DAY at the 18th annual PZS](https://nateorton.com/my-day/my-day-at-the-18th-annual-pzs/) - I'll be tabling at the Portland Zine Symposium Sunday July 29th. Will be digging deep into the MY DAY archives and will have extremely affordable prints as well. Come say hi! FREE! 18th Annual Portland Zine Symposium to be held at The Wattles Boys & Girls Club in Lents. Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July
- [MY DAY #44 Out Now!](https://nateorton.com/my-day/my-day-44-out-now/) - MY DAY #44 is finally out! Chris Ashby and I Spent the day at the Lloyd Center Mall for MY DAY #2 way back in 2006. Twelve years later we came back to do it again. Turns out we are less cynical in our old ages. Available at Passages Bookshop in Portland, Open Books in
- [A New Year](https://nateorton.com/new-art/a-new-year/) - As I give an extremely sad goodbye to my teaching position at The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science, I welcome my student-teaching position at Wilson High School starting in mid-January. In addition, Ill still be instructing Letterpress and Adult drawing in the evenings at The Multnomah Arts Center. Also, I will make a MY
- [August News](https://nateorton.com/new-art/august-news-2/) - Monday, August 28th I'll be instructing a quick polyester plate lithography one-day workshop at the Multnomah Arts Center. In class we will focus on producing a small edition of our own lithographs and we will review the history of the process from early printing communications to industrialization to lithography's role in the digital age. There
- [MY DAY #40 finally out!](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/my-day-40-finally-out/) - Forget the fact that MY DAY #41 came out waaaay earlier. MY DAY driving The Dalles ORE to Lewiston IDA is here! Find it at Passages Bookshop or from my studio. Edition of 50. My Day #40. Driving The Dalles ORE to Lewiston IDA. Xerox, Letterpress and Linocut on found paper. 16 pages. 2017. -Nate[/caption]
- [Spring news](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/spring-news/) - As my school-year as a K-8 art instructor begins to wrap up I look ahead to a wonderful summer at the Multnomah Arts Center teaching adult letterpress, lithography and drawing fundamentals as well as a slew of youth art camps and afternoon classes. Rumor has it Ill even be instructing set-design and cartooning classes! Below:
- [](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/453/) - My Day #41. "Chopsticks III" AKA "A temporary hold on a temporary ban" AKA "Fake News Karaoke". James-Writing. Nate-Images. Xerox, fold-out, pop-up, handwriting and pochoir on paper. 12 or so pages. Avalibale at Passages Bookshop or through me.
- [MY DAY books at Passages](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/my-day-books-at-passages/) - My daughter editing my mural at Passages Bookshop. MY DAY issues 1-40 on display and for sale at Passages Bookshop in NE Portland till February 25th 2017.
- [Winter News](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/winter-news/) - Happy Solstice! This winter I will be instructing adult drawing, adult letterpress and two youth drawing classes at the Multnomah Arts Center. Check their catalog at multnomahartscenter.org or email me. For this school year I am also the resident art teacher for Southwest Charter K-8 School, so, um, register your child for a new school? Im
- [MY DAY 38 out now](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/my-day-38-out-now/) - I decided to focus on Portland's very large homeless and housing crisis for MY DAY 38. After hearing my neighborhood's resistance to a proposed homeless shelter THEN hearing our mayor's decision to sweep the city's Springwater Corridor of the 500 homeless campers with few alternatives for them, I was left very confused as to the ethics and function of
- [Summer Show!](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/summer-show/) - This month and next I'll be showing new and old work concerning the neighborhood that I live in. Over the 3 years that I've lived in Sellwood/Westmoreland I've made countless etchings, books and drawings that come from my sketchbook that I pack with me every day. I'm very happy to have this art show in
- [Float by Peter Broderick](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/float-by-peter-broderick/) - Almost a decade ago I was asked to illustrate a record cover for my old pal and incredible composer Peter Broderick (peterbroderick.net). The LP has been out of print for years until Hush Records (hushrecords.com) re-released it this year. This is minimal/avant piano compositions at its best!
- [Summer!!??!!](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/summer/) - I can't believe it's already here. Over the next couple months Ill be taking time away from instructing my usual youth art camps to spend time in my own studio, HOWEVER Ill be instructing a quick Polyester Plate Lithography Workshop Saturday June 25th from 10-3pm at the Multnomah Arts Center (multnomahartscenter.org Class number: 1049032) and
- [Spring!!!](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/spring/) - I'm in the Middle of instructing Letterpress, Children's Drawing Classes and Adult Drawing Classes at the Multnomah Arts Center this Spring and I have an Upcoming Polyester Lithography Plate Workshop Monday, May 23d from 9:30am-2:30pm. Contact: multnomahartscenter.org. 503-865-3487. Class# 1044867. Contact me with questions.
- [January Show at the Multnomah Arts Center](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/january-show-at-the-multnomah-arts-center/) - This January 2nd to February 3rd Ill be showing my prints, paintings, books and wood-burns at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland. 7688 SW Capitol HWY. Portland, OR 97219. 503-823-2787. There is no opening, instead I am happy to accompany anyone interested in meeting me at the gallery over the month.
- [Letterpress class in January and February at MAC](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/letterpress-class-in-january-and-february-at-mac/) - There are a couple spots left in my beginning/intermediate letterpress class on mondays, 10-2pm. Class starts January 26th thru March 2nd at the Multnomah Arts Center. multnomahartscenter.org. 503.823.2787.
- [Picture Sentence Literary Magazine](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/picture-sentence-literary-magazine/) - My friends Robert and Margaret Tomlinson were unbelievably nice enough to dedicate an entire issue of their arts journal, Picture Sentence, to the first 9 years of James Yeary, Chris Ashby and I working on MY DAY! Just got the proof this week. Issues will be out in March and available in person, through the
- [Reading at the IPRC, Friday, March 14th.](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/reading-at-the-iprc-friday-march-14th/) - Friday, March 14th at the IPRC, I'll be live drawing to James Yeary and Chris Ashby reading from past MY DAY books. This Is a reception for the last two issues of the arts journal, Picture Sentence, the third issue being dedicated to the 10 years of MY DAY. Hope to see you there!
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- [Summer art classes here and there.](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/summer-art-classes-here-and-there/) - All July and August Ill be teaching a slew of youth art camps and classes at the Multnomah Arts Center. Check their catalog at multnomahartscenter.org Sunday, August 16th Ill be teaching a poster-press class at the Independent Publishing Resource Center. Check their catalog at iprc.org Tuesday, September 1st Ill be leading a Polyester Plate workshop
- [Winter Art Classes at MAC](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/winter-art-classes-at-mac/) - Contact: multnomahartscenter.org 503.823.2787 Monday evenings in January and February I will be instructing various youth drawing and painting classes. Students will concentrate on the fundamentals of modern art with fun and energy! Mondays starting January 25th from 930am-1pm I will be instructing Beginning to Intermediate Letterpress. We will work on an antique clamshell press
- [August News.](https://nateorton.com/uncategorized/august-news/) - Sunday the 30th I'll be working the Multnomah Arts Center booth at Art in the Pearl from 10-2. Ill be assisting people with pulling relief prints. Come by and say hi, pull a print and browse MAC's fall class catalog!

## Pages

- [Paintings](https://nateorton.com/)
- [Books](https://nateorton.com/my-day-books-old/) - Over twenty years old, MY DAY is an ongoing self-published chronicle of the greater Northwest. Nate spends a day drawing his surroundings often times accompanied by writers Chris Ashby or James Yeary. Each issue is constructed using cut and paste techniques with combinations of letterpress, relief, lithography, rubbings, photocopy, offset printing, hand coloring and/or pochoir.
- [Artist Resume/Bio](https://nateorton.com/resumecontact/) - Nate Ortonnateorton.comnateorton@gmail.comInstagram SELECTED SOLO SHOWS 2026 I love from Memory. The Purple Door Gallery. Portland, OR 2025 King Tide in Empty Spaces. after / time Gallery. Portland, OR 2024 Recent Paintings. Lake Oswego Library. Lake Oswego, OR 2023 New Light. One Wall Gallery. Eugene, OR
- [Mixed Media](https://nateorton.com/mixed-media/)
- [Prints](https://nateorton.com/prints/)
- [Sample Page](https://nateorton.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Prints Portfolion OLD2](https://nateorton.com/print-portfolio/)
- [My Day Books OLD 2](https://nateorton.com/my-day-books/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://nateorton.com/category/uncategorized/)
- [New Art](https://nateorton.com/category/new-art/) - New art
- [My Day](https://nateorton.com/category/my-day/) - My Day

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