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Pendleton artist celebrates 50 years of painting windows

By Samantha Matsumoto (OPB)
Oct. 15, 2020 3:22 p.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, Oct. 15

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Laurie Doherty started painting cartoons and illustrations on Pendleton storefront windows when she was in her early 20s. This year marks the 50th year she’s been painting windows. To mark the anniversary, the Pendleton Center for the Arts organized a display of Doherty’s work on downtown storefront windows. Doherty joins us to talk about her painting career.

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