A new exhibition entitled Mild Climate is a collaborative exhibition between artists Blaine Fontana and Amy Ruppel that opens November 17th 8pm-11pm at Art Whino Gallery. These paintings have a common theme of nature and their unique mix of realism and a heavy graphic style. Both artist are from Portland, Oregon and worked together to depict paintings that illustrate the environment that they live in. This collaboration is done with a multi media approach and includes seven pieces that are part of the collaboration as well as indivual paintings.