<p>"Camouflage," an oil and mixed-media painting on canvas by Charles Schweigert.</p>

ASTORIA Astoria artist Charles Schweigert will be at RiverSea Gallery from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16 to talk about his work. He will demonstrate how he combines liquid graphite, ink wash and sheer oil glazes with unusual substrates, including TerraSkin, a paper made from ground limestone.

This event is part of the gallerys Artists on Sundays series, which is intended to connect people with artists and the proces of making art. The casual format encourages questions and interaction with the artist. Schweigert will be surrounded by the paintings of his solo exhibition, Flock: Birds of a Feather, which continues at the gallery through April 8.

Schweigert is known for his contemporary mixed-media paintings, both abstract and figurative, and his work is in corporate and private collections in the United States, Europe, Japan and the Caribbean. He has exhibited widely throughout both the Southwest and the Northwest since the 1990s and is represented by galleries in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico. Schweigert holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, and his professional background includes teaching and urban planning. In the 1960s he spent a summer working at the Art Institute of Chicago and was exposed to the paintings of Willem de Kooning, which had a profound effect on his future path as an artist. Buddhist teachings and an interest in wood-fired ceramics and Japanese textiles also inspire his art. He has made his home in Astoria since 2009.

Discover fine art, contemporary craft, jewelry and gifts by Northwest artists working in a great variety of mediums at RiverSea Gallery, open daily at 1160 Commercial St. For more information on Artists on Sundays and other events, call 503-325-1270, or visit riverseagallery.com