Van Hevelingen discusses her family history and early life on a rose farm in the Willamette Valley, her encaustic painting technique, and her career as an artist.

Bunce discusses education in art at the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon , his influences, including Cezanne and Picasso, his involvement with the WPA during the Depression, working in the shipyards during World War II, his artistic style, and his career as an artist. He also discusses some of his exhibitions and a commission he was currently working on for the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California.

Wilson discusses his education and dropping out of school, his career as an artist in both Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California, and his artistic style and process.

Smith discusses his interest and education in forestry work, working for the Forestry Department in the Pacific Northwest and developing the forestry management technique of individual tree selection.

Givler discusses his art education and his career as a teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon. He also discusses his work in painting and printmaking.