Cassie Taylor is used to painting musicians while they play, committing to canvas the mood of a jazz band grooving in the middle of a set.
Last week, her live painting was focused on a new group: the protesters gathered for hours at the Eugene Federal Building Friday, Jan. 30, before federal officers used tear gas to disperse them.
Taylor is a 23-year-old painter born and raised in Eugene. She frequently paints musicians as they play, at Tsunami Books or Dark Pine Coffee…