LOCAL ARTIST FEATURED AT
TIGER WOOD'S NEW TOURNAMENT

SALEM, OR ARTIST BARB NARKAUS HAS PAINTED 5 NEW PAR 3 SIGNATURE GOLF HOLES FOR THE BRIDGES AT RANCHO SANTA FE. SEVEN YEARS AGO, BARB BEGAN HER CAREER AS A GOLF COURSE ARTIST WITH THE "5TH AT CREEKSIDE GOLF" AND HER PORTFOLIO HAS GROWN TO OVER THIRTY IMAGES. ALTHOUGH BARB HAS FOCUSSED PRIMARILY ON THE NORTHWEST GOLF COURSES, WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAME UP, SHE WAS VERY ENTHUSED ABOUT THE PROJECT. "THE BRIDGES IS A FANTASTIC AND CHALLENGING COURSE AND THE PAINTINGS WERE ALSO A BIT OF A CHALLENGE. THE LANDSCAPE AND TERRAIN WERE CERTAINLY DIFFERENT THAN I'M USED TO HERE IN OREGON."

ADDING TO THIS NEW VENTURE WAS THE ENCROACHING DEADLINE OF JULY 28TH, WHICH WAS THE DATE OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED "BATTLE AT THE BRIDGES" GOLF TOURNAMENT. THIS TOURNAMENT FEATURES TIGER WOODS PAIRED WITH ERNIE ELS AGAINST PHIL MICKELSON AND SERGIO GARCIA. FOMERLY, THE "BATTLE OF THE BIGHORN," THIS PRESTIGIOUS EVENT, SPONSORED BY LINCOLN FINANCIAL, WAS A ONE-ROUND, TWO PLAYER BEST-BALL DUEL WHICH WAS NATIONALLY TELEVISED IN PRIMETIME, LIVE ON ABC SPORTS. THE EVENT DREW A CROWD OF OVER 2,000 MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS. AFTER THE TOURNAMENT, BARB HAD THE UNIQUE PRIVELEDGE OF PRESENTING A LIMITED EDITION CANVAS TO EACH OF THE PLAYERS. THIS IS THE LARGEST PROJECT FOR BARB AND CERTAINLY THE BIGGEST EXPOSURE FOR HER ARTWORK.

THE FIVE PAR 3 PRINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HOLE IN ONE WINNERS AT THE COURSE. A VERY FEW ARTIST PROOFS OF THE 13TH TOURNAMENT HOLE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE LOCALLY. PRINTS OF BARB'S WORK ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ELSINORE GALLERY AND FRAMING AND MARKETED THROUGH PACIFIC GOLF ART AND BENTLEY HOUSE PUBLISHING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BARB'S WORK, SEE HER WEBSITE, HTTP:// WWW.PACIFICGOLFART.COM. AND FOR UPDATES ON THE "BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES OR COURSE INFORAMATION," VISIT HTTP://WWW.THEBRIDGESRSF.COM.

NEW RELEASE!

"13TH at the Battle"

Limited Edition Print Now Available to the Bridges members

   
Own the same exclusive print that was presented to the "Battle at the Bridges" players.
A limited edition release of 100 Giclee' prints is being made available to club members and guests through September 30. Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist Barb Narkaus and a laser-engraved plaque with the Battle Logo.
These unique giclee' prints are available as

Watercolor edition...$200
Canvas edition...$275
To reserve a copy, email us at: elsinoregallery@yahoo.comclick here




#1                                    #2                                    #3                                   #4

#1- 10th at Battlecreek/Salem    $95.00    ( Order )

#2- 12th at Eagle Ridge/Bend    $95.00    ( Order )

#3- 12th at Oregon G.C/Portland    $95.00    ( Order )

#4- 12th at Rotal Oaks/Vancouver    $95.00    ( Order )


Pacific Golf Art / Barb Narkaus Studios
Inside Elsinore Gallery
142 High St. SE Salem, Or 97301
503-581-4642     Fax: 503-581-1843