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ecurring themes in her textile art have to do with her fascination with color and natural configurations: rocks, trees, grasses, flowers and the land. As a Central Oregonian for all but 12 years of her life, the natural beauty around her is a constant inspiration. This is the common thread running through her mind as she works, intuitively designing quilts, while letting the pieces take on a life of their own. Jean is fascinated with line, pattern, shape, color and texture, and how to design with these elements to capture the essence of what she sees and feels. Exploration is a running theme in her work. Her favorite quotation is from Emerson: “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.�
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Jean is an educator at heart, having taught home economics in the Beaverton area for eight years before returning to Central Oregon to raise a family. She chose Sisters as a place to relocate because of the strong school system. Jean ran for the school board and was chairman for two years. At the same time, she looked for opportunities to teach patchwork and quilting. She opened the Stitchin’ Post, a fabric store, in order to have supplies for her students. That was 1975 — when Sisters had just adopted the 1880’s theme for the downtown, and Black Butte Ranch was being developed. Since then, Jean has written 30 “how-to� quilting
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books, been inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame, won numerous awards (for her quilts and Stitchin’ Post) and traveled the world teaching quilting. However, her home base has always been the Stitchin’ Post, and she thrives on her involvement as an educator. She has been known to say, “I just need my student fix.� Jean loves the process of connecting with students and seeing their progress as they learn new skills. The first summer the store was open, Jean and her business friend Cathy Howell decided to have a summer faire of sorts — with Jean’s quilts and those of her family on display outside, along with Cathy’s pottery and handmade goods. The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show launched that summer, and has grown to be an iconic art event for the whole country. On February 19 of this year, Jean received the Ben Westlund Memorial Award for her founding vision and tireless stewardship of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show over the last 45 years. stitchinpost.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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Featuring Mary Wonser of Bend. “My inspirations for my weavings come to me first through color,” states Mary. “I feel the color. Color talks to me and the designs evolve from that point. Texture evolves from a desire to give the weaving personality and life.” Mary was born and raised in Owosso, Michigan. It was after graduating from Valparaiso University in Indiana followed with a move to Colorado that Mary found weaving becoming a focus in her life. With classes Lucas Stovall Designs, Lucas Stovall, Artist and workshops in Images courtesy of Lucas Stovall Southern Colorado and Taos, New Mexico, Mary discovered the Southwest style of weaving which continues to be the basis of her designs. After moving to Bend in the early 90’s she continued to refine her weaving techniques with workshops throughout the Northwest and Southwest. Mary is a six year member of the Sunriver Artist’s Gallery and shows her work there. She will be one of the featured artists in Sunriver in June of this year. She will be collaborating with Diane Miyauchi who it a ceramic artist to create some new pieces.
Mary is also active with the Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild. In addition she served as Fiber Arts Superintendent for the Deschutes County Fair from 2004 through 2007 and now again from 2013-2020 where many people young and old are exposed to the fiber arts with demonstration and hands-on projects. Mary is currently exhibiting in Bend, Sunriver, Sisters, Prineville and Michigan. Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin St. Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, exhibits artwork by Lucas Stovall Designs, Lucas Stovall, artist. The exhibit continues thru March 29. The public is invited to the opening at Franklin Crossing (corner of Bond and Franklin) First Friday, March 6, from 5-8pm. Noi Thai serves complimentary appetizers and wine and the Tommy Leroy Trio performs jazz. Jeffrey Murray Photography 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 jeffreymurrayphotography.com Features American landscape and fine art images captured by Bend nature photographer, Jeffrey Murray. Visit and enjoy a visual adventure of illuminating light and captivating panoramas from scenes in Central Oregon and across North America. John Paul Designs Custom Jewelry + Signature Series 1006 NW Bond St. johnpauldesigns.com Specializing in unique, one of a kind wedding and engagement rings in a variety of metals. Karen Bandy Design Jeweler 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 5 541-388-0155 • karenbandy.com Tucked between Thump coffee and Alleda Real Estate, Karen Bandy is a Central Oregon national/international award-winning jewelry designer HIGH DESERT ART LEAGUE DEE McBRIAN -LEE
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Please send First Friday submissions no later than march 18 for the april Issue to: AE@CascadeAE.com Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107 mockingbird-gallery.com On First Friday, March 6 from 5-8pm, Mockingbird Gallery presents an Exhibition of New Works, a two-person show for artists Kathie Odom and Barbara Jaenicke. Join us as we celebrate their talent and show off their beautiful new works. We will have wine, cheese and the lovely music of the Ryan Camastral Trio. This show will run thru March. It was 2009 when Kathie Odom found a home in painting oils en plein air. “I call myself a ‘Nostalgic Impressionist’ as a way of identifying the subjects and style of painting that inter-est me most.” Barbara Jaenicke works in oil and pastel, and strives to capture light-filled landscapes using an impressionist style. Barbara and her family moved to Bend in 2015 and although primarily a landscape painter, she’s excited to explore and Artwork by Summit High School Student, 2019 paint the spectacular scenery of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
and abstract painter, specializing in custom design in downtown Bend since 1987. Her designs are bold, fun and very wearable. Open First Friday 3-8pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30am-5pm and by appointment. Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 layorart.com Layor Art is thrilled to be featuring the artistic talents of Summit High School art students. This is a highly anticipated, yearly show that is guaranteed to inspire.
Sunflowers, fiber with overstitching by the Lubbesmeyer twins
Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery Old Mill District, second story loft 541-330-0840 lubbesmeyer.com The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Working studio/ gallery open Tuesday thru Saturday.
Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 Throughout the month of March, Oxford Hotel Bend will feature works from High Desert Art League member, Michelle Lindblom. Show opens First Friday, March 6, with a reception from 5-8pm in the Main Lobby and runs thru March 31. Michelle, who has earned several advanced degrees, taught visual arts at the college level for more than 24 years and served as a department
Natural Evolution by Michelle Lindblom
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chair for ten of those years. She has also coordinated campus art galleries and operated a downtown studio to bring art to the public. michellelindblom.com. Peterson/Roth Gallery 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 • petersonroth.com Peterson/Roth Gallery will be presenting new works from our artists for the month of March. Come down and enjoy some fresh artwork, light refreshments and good company. We are located on the corner of Oregon and Wall streets below Silverado Jewelry Store.
Sage Custom Framing & Gallery 834 NW Brooks St. 541-382-5884 sageframing-gallery.com Featured show for February and March 2020, The Human Element, with a reception on First Friday, March 6 from 5-8pm. Show runs thru March 28.
Remorse, acrylic by Lee August Releasing Selves by Michelle Lindblom
Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 redchairgallerybend.com Visit Red Chair Gallery on First Friday, March 6 for a first glimpse of the work of five talented artists. Photographer Sue Dougherty shows her striking wildlife photos taken while traveling all over the world. Michele Lindblom exhibits her powerful abstract paintings and delicate mono-types. Eleanor Murphey’s vases and vessels are carved with colorful flowers and Art Deco de-signs. Larissa Spafford displays her handmade glass beads combined with precious metal clay. Stephanie Stanley’s handwoven scarves fill the clothes racks with spring color. Join us on March 6 from 5:30-8pm.
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The Human Element is all about people. People in landscapes, in interiors, people at work, at play, close-up and personal and from a distance, young, old, in crowds and alone, abstracted and realistic. This mixed media group show of work done by local Central Oregon artists explores the diverse and everchanging subject of people from all walks of life seen through the artist’s eyes. SuZ Morrow Studio Willow Lane Artists Studio 400 SE Second St. 541-640-2414 SuZ Morrow offers original paintings in acrylic and oil of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Her style is surreal and impressionistic, with several
Please send First Friday submissions no later than march 18 for the april Issue to: AE@CascadeAE.com abstract works as well. Stop in and enjoy the colorful expression of the soul of Oregon — it’s mountains, desert, waterfalls, coast, wildlife and people. Working studio/gallery open Monday-Friday afternoons.
Reaching Higher, soft pastel, by Marty Stewart
Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District 541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com The title of Marty Stewart’s March exhibit, Seeking Beauty, perfectly describes her new pastel paintings. The show opens March 6, from 4-8pm during Bend’s First Friday Gallery Walk at Tumalo Art Co. in the Old Mill District. “The beauty of the natural world has always been the central inspiration for my pastel landscapes”, Marty says. “The landscape speaks to me of many things. Rivers speak of travel, ancient trees and mountains of their strength and endurance. The ever-changing sky reminds us of impermanence. Open spaces of solitude…” Marty seeks to convey some of what she experiences through her senses of these aspects of the natural world, through her pastels to the viewer. Over her career as an artist Marty has received many awards, often for the expressive abstraction of her pastel paintings. Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District, open 7 days a week.
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Village Interiors 750 NW Lava Rd. 541-389-6515 Join us for snacks and beverages on from 5-8pm on First Friday, March 6, as we continue to exhibit the artwork by Katie Kessel. We’re just around the corner from the Oxford Hotel. The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. The Wine Shop is showing the work of SageBrushers Art Society members Lee August and Trish Bradbury. Lee will be showing recent works in acrylic that reflect her approach to greater freedom, exploration, simplicity and abstraction. Trish is an accomplished self-taught artist, showing works in oil. Showing thru March.
Silver Lining by Lee August
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New Member Show Stop in and get acquainted with these talented new additions to our community of 150 artists. Gallery Hours: Wed, Fri, Sat 1-4 pm Reception: March 7, 3-5pm 117 Roosevelt Ave., Bend
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JulAnn & Ruth Longstroth at Idas Cupcakes
PHIL NEWMAN, BRIAN KEITH, BILLYE TURNER & SUZANNE ACHILLES AT FRANKLIN CROSSING
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TRISHA KRASEN & BARBARA PHILLIPS AT Frankin Crossing
Isaac Niemi at Redmond Snow & Skate
DALE & SANDY RUSSELL AT FRANKLIN CROSSING
Brandy Stratton at Maple Moon Boutique
katherine taylor, jennifer & mike blair, annie ferder at tumalo art company
elsie riley & vicki johnson at tumalo art company
artist katie seems & friends at village interiors
eric jacobsen & kristen at mockingbird
Margaret Lawson at Essence Naturals
Emilee Paige at Forever Sunshine
solange & janet Frost at the oxford hotel
Linda Parker at Art & Music
Nicole Meagher at Willow Wild
BARBARA BATES AT WOODEN JEWEL
Kara Roatch at The Vault Taphouse
SUE DOUGHERTY AT RED CHAIR GALLERY
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Jacobsen Painʦ a S ll Life by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, PhD — AE Feature Writer
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ric Jacobsen is one of Central Oregon’s most prominent and beloved landscape painters and painting teachers. His generous, amicable personality attracts people far and wide, and his tall, thin frame and trucker hat makes Eric easily recognizable when out painting en plein air (outdoors). His paintings, readily identifiable as his own, exude energy and spontaneity discernible through vigorous brushwork, luminous colors, and compelling compositions. In addition to his landscape painting, Eric also and often paints still lifes, a genre of oil painting that boasts a much deeper historical lineage than plein air painting. In this interview with the artist, we discuss this less visible and, sometimes for the public, less popular subject matter: the still life. (My prompts appear in bold, and Eric’s responses appear after them.)
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Still Life with Red Onions. Oil, 24”x30” Sunflowers and Apples. Oil, 16”x24”
When you think of traditional painting you think figure, still life, and landscape. I studied figure painting and portraiture at the Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Connecticut, an atelier-type painting school. When I began painting on my own, I was doing landscapes, which is what interested me the most, and I was painting them from life, which I was trained to do. Here and there, I made a few attempts at painting from photos and quickly recognized that this approach wasn’t for me. I wanted to continue to paint from life, but heading out into the landscape wasn’t always possible. As an extension of what I was already doing, I soon realized that still life painting in the studio fulfilled the requirements of my passion and training. Do you see yourself as participating in a particular historical tradition of still life painting? I fall under the Impressionist umbrella but paint a little looser than well-known Impressionists like Monet or Renoir. I particularly admire the great Russian Impressionists who painted from life and especially painted still lifes. They are pretty loose, gutsy painters, and that is something I aspire to be. I stand on their
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Arʦ shoulders, as it were: Bongart, Zakharov, Fechin, Formazov, Levitan, Serov. I also draw influence from many New England painters like Charles Movalli, Chauncey Ryder, and Jay Connaway, all of whom were part of my New England artistic education. How do you set up a still life? Still lifes are great because you can set them up any way you want. As a general principle, I like variety in my still lifes: something wood, glass, living, organic, metal. I also love something bright in still lifes: tomatoes and apples, objects with high chroma, and bottles, something seethrough. I’m interested in depicting things that you might find in your grandmother’s kitchen, variety and the qualities the objects possess. I don’t adhere to hard and fast rules except those that relate to basic principles of painting. For example, when we think of a flat surface, there are areas of interest, like in the rule of thirds, that we must direct the eye towards. So we create some kind of leading lines within the still life set-up to accomplish this, like a drapery fold that leads directly to a vase of flowers. Lines occur as edges of objects that create movement, but there is also implied line, as in the placement of fruit along an imaginary line that leads the eye to a focal point. In addition to the use of line, both explicit and implied, balance is also key to a compelling still life. I’ve been at it long enough that I can sense if something is too heavy on the left side of the set-up, for example. So I might remove something on the left or add something right. Simple is always best. If you can do it simple, then you have a better chance of doing something complicated. More complicated means more stuff, more overlap, more objects to actually paint. It all comes back to the basic principles. If you don’t have a solid understanding of them, your set-up and the painting from it will suffer from a lack of design. Talk about the process of painting a still life. In the words of landscape and marine painter Charles Movalli, “Plan your work and work your plan.” I think that’s a wise formula that sometimes gets bypassed. As artists, we don’t always have a plan, and although we don’t have to know everything in advance of making the actual painting, we need to know some general things that will help us along. For example, what are the major shapes and where will their relative positions lie on the picture plane. As I’m painting the painting, I go back to my initial idea, my blue print. I establish my big shapes, articulate what’s important, and work my plan. If nothing is working it means one of two things: 1. The plan was bad, or 2. The plan was good and it wasn’t followed. Painters have to be thinkers and planners, just as much as engineers, but in a different sense. Still life is probably one of the best ways to grow as a painter who values working from
Still Life with Roses. Oil, 20”x28”
life due to the particular demands of the genre. A still life will bring some kind of accountability to drawing, a little more accountability than painting the landscape. You can be quite loose with landscapes, generalizing a group of trees as a single mass, for example. In a still life, however, you have tea cups, vases, bottles, fruit - all particular shapes with a particular sense of gravity and function that require depiction since you were the one who put them there in the spirit of good design. Each object is necessary to the unity of the whole. One danger in still life painting relates to the relatively static nature of the still life set-up. You have to be careful because you think you have unlimited time. It’s best not to think that way. More detail doesn’t make a painting. Being an impressionist, I’m going for the light quality: the nice feeling of light on a good design with the “happy accidents,” to quote Bob Ross. I call them that too; I can’t reproduce my paintings. If it’s a detailed work, I should be able to paint it again exactly. You can’t replicate a loaded brush or an edge that picks up some of the adjacent paint. My paintings live and die based on the excitement of happy accidents - the sparks, marks and colors that somehow happen yet are always based on good design. If the feeling is right, that’s the key. That’s Fine Art. To view the art of Eric Jacobsen, visit Mockingbird Gallery in Bend or his website at jacobsenfineart.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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Newcomer Artist Explores Local Landscape Through the Lens of Spirituality & Language of Art A
rtist Dominique Kongsli releases a collection of paintings for sale titled “Forest Feast.” This collection of original fine artworks is a celebration of life and speaks to broader depth of finding one’s way on the journey of the human experience. The ideas presented in the Forest Feast collection discuss the exploration of nature, revelation of the “personalities” or “spirit of the land” in the form of trees, animals, rocks, water and mountains and ultimately, connection, joining in, care
Sending Broken Top by Dominique Kongsli
for and celebrating with the Creator of all of these things. Many of the paintings feature abstract and colorful trees, forests, lakes, rivers and mountains, which revel in pattern, and feature symbols and her signature “eye-like” markings on their faces. “As a transplant from California and former surfer, I struggled to find my place in the community and my sport in nature. I didn’t really know how to approach this new landscape, which was so vastly different than my former coastal domain. I was determined to explore Bend through my paintbrush, and I used art as a way to cope with the changes of living in a new place. My pathway to acceptance, understanding and ultimately appreciation of my new home was to explore the trails, lakes and trees on the weekends, and ruminate on them when back in the art studio, thereby producing artwork that is reflective, contemplative, colorful and unique to Bend.” Hide & Seek by Dominique Kongsli
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One thread that can be witnessed in Dominique’s art is her colorful pattern work. “Creating pattern is a way for me to get lost in thought and submit to the subconscious mind when painting. I love the physical process of making repetitious brushstrokes. It provides me an opportunity to let my mind wander while slowly producing exciting combinations of color and shape. For me, it’s like walking in a meditation labyrinth, but with my hands and my paintbrush.”
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Forest Feast (Love Finds a Way) by Dominique Kongsli
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Dominique’s paintings feature a variety of mediums: acrylic, oil and mixed media watercolor. Many of these artworks include hints of gold that morph through each medium she uses. Gold leaf, gold ink and gold oil paint can be found throughout this spirited body of work. “My multidisciplinary approach to creating artwork satisfies my desire to express an idea while using the best medium to bring the idea to fruition in each individual painting.” “I am thrilled to display this collection of original artwork, which features abstractions of our local landscape. These are more than pretty pictures: they contain an essence that points to the connection between spirit and earth and are a joyful celebration of beauty.”
Peach Forest, Light Blue Sky by Dominique Kongsli
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Dominique Kongsli | Photos courtesy of Dominque Kongsli
Dominique graduated from Pepperdine University in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in studio art, and earned a master of fine arts degree from Claremont Graduate University (2013) in studio art. She lives and works as an artist and designer in Bend, and teaches graphic design at Central Oregon Community College as well as private drawing and painting lessons to children and adults. Kongli’s art is for sale at Wild Oregon Foods, 61334 S Hwy. 97, Suite 360, Bend (near the Nike Outlet store). Store hours are Wednesday-Sunday, 7am-3pm (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays). The Forest Feast collection will be on display now until August during business hours at Wild Oregon Foods. For further information about Dominique (DOMKO) Kongsli’s work, including information on commissioning artwork, other works for sale and her private art lesson offerings, visit her website at domkofineart.com or email to dominique@domkofineart.com. domkofineart.com • 541-749-0168 • dominique@domkofineart.com • instagram.com/domko.fine.art/ Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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American and Russian Collaboration Wins the Fire Pit & Sculpture Competition at Oregon Winterfest
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fter a warm welcome from the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild last year, Russian sculptor and blacksmith Anton Yakushev and his wife Katja returned to Bend last month for a follow-up visit. During their time here reconnecting with their new Central Oregon metalhead friends, Anton led a demonstration at fellow Blacksmith Joe Elliott’s shop, a demo that I was privy to attend. Similar to his previous Bend workshop where Anton guided participants in creating a giant metal praying mantis, Katja translated as needed, but as before it was Anton’s skill, dexterity and poise that commanded everyone’s attention as he shaped a lovely, adjustable necklace complete with textured, twisting leaves from metal and fire. The primary purpose of Anton and Katja’s second visit to the Pacific Northwest involved a two-day, soldout workshop Anton led for the Northwest Blacksmith Association (NWBA) in Longview, Washington. There, Anton assisted participants in “Forging a Scorpion,” an opportunity coordinated for the Russian couple by Bend blacksmith and NWBA V President Kellen Bateham. With time to spare before this workshop, Kellen rather spontaneously invited Anton to participate with him in this year’s Fire Pit & Sculpture Competition for the 21st annual OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon Winterfest. Kellen’s sixth time entering this event in the seven years of its existence, the two quickly got to work, adopting the creative philosophy of local fabricator Doug Wagner who suggests considering the sculpture as something of a sketch, making it in just one day and only using metal scraps from the shop. This way, as Kellen explained Doug’s wisdom, “If it sucks,
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by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, PhD — AE Feature Writer
The Life Circle, Sculpture by Kellen Bateham & Anton Yakushev
you can toss it and not care since you only invested time and not money.” Anton had his sights on a fish sculpture. Kellen explained to Anton the importance of salmon to the Pacific Northwest region, and the two agreed upon the Chinook as a model. They reviewed photos, drew sketches, and began scavenging Kellen’s shop for metal with potential. They gestured to one another, held up pieces while fitting them together, and used short phrases like “chut, chut,” a Russian expression meaning “a little bit” and the English phrase, “Like this?”
In two days the blacksmiths forged The Life Circle, a largerthan-life Chinook salmon with a realistic head and a skeletal tail. Below the formidable fish, oriented as if swimming upstream, lie eggs in various stages of intactness as well as young salmon milling about, illustrating its birth-to-death life cycle. Situated above a blackened, four-legged table with a small fire basin that burned bright at Winterfest, the Chinook appeared as a Phoenix rising out of the flames. The result was outstanding, so
Kellen Bateham & Anton Yakushev Photos courtesy of Ken Marunowski
outstanding in fact that it won both the People’s Choice Award and the competition’s juried Grand Prize: a purchase award and future installation in neighboring Prineville! For the artists, the metal sculpture serves as a reminder of the power of nonverbal communication that has the capacity to overcome language barriers, particularly when the passion for a creative endeavor can guide the way. For us, the sculpture symbolizes the cyclical nature of life and the human capacity to extend ourselves beyond our differences to achieve a common aim.
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ravis Knight (American born. 1978) is a representational artist best known for his oil paintings of wildlife and his portraits of the people of the American frontier. He was raised in Bozeman, Mon tana where he spent countless hours in nature appreciating the creatures of the forest as well as the people who inhabited the land long before him. Both of his parents are fine artist s. His late father was a wildlife sculptor, and his mother is a oil painter. This led to lots of time in the family studio looking at pictures of wildlife and learning to draw the animals he observed around the Montana landscape. Travis attended Watts Atelier in San Diego, California. Watts is modeled after the 19th-century European Ateliers. He studied with award winning instructors and ARC living master Jeffery Watts. A solid foundation in anatomy and drawing combined with painting live models gave Travis the skills he needed to express himself through art.
His love for lighting and motion are reflected in his work. Travis strives to capture the feeling of light as well as the appearance of movement. He uses soft brushwork and energetic palette knife texture to indicate his subject matter. The challenge of creating the illusion of three dimensional life on a two dimension al surface is what motivates Travis in the studio. Breathing life into portraits and making wildlife so real it could walk off the wall and into your home is his objective. Travis currently lives in Bend where he creates custom paintings for his clients and further develops his body of work. He recently finished a large scale sports mural at Hoops of Bend, which can be seen off Hwy. 97 near Hawthorne Ave. Dancer by Travis Knight
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he Linus Pauling Gallery, located in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship trees is that we share the same DNA. My art work includes natural harvested of Central Oregon, features the work of many of our local artists, from Bend wood, creating multimedia free standing Sculptures, as well as hanging bas relief and surrounding communities. We are looking pieces, using the same material. Recent paintings forward, with great anticipation, as we proudly include several Australian Aboriginal tribute present a new solo exhibit, featuring the work of paintings. I am currently working on five large Ted Gladu. If you were lucky enough to have seen format paintings visualizing the five movements of Ted’s last large Juniper and Willow wood sculptures, the recently penned Malheur Symphony, composed in If Trees Could Dream, an exhibit last spring in by Chris Thomas, and presented by the Central the rotunda of Barber Library on the Campus of Oregon Symphony Orchestra, last spring, under the COCC, then you will understand our excitement. direction of Maestro Michael Gesme.” Natures Song…From the Outback, the Malheur, and the Chris Thomas, Bend composer, speaks of his Universe premiers on March 1 and extends through Malhuer Symphony, written in honor of the beauty May 3. A wine and cheese reception, and a taste of and history of Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge, art and music, will be hosted by the Fellowship’s Art “The symphony is heavily laden with the sounds of Resource Team, and presented on March 20 from the Wilderness Refuge, echoed by and incorporated 6-8pm, at the Linus Pauling Gallery. The Unitarian with instruments,” Thomas says. “I tried to write this Universalist Fellowship is located at 61980 Skyline to be cinematically evocative, image inspiring. I am Ranch Road in Bend. literally painting an image with refuge birds.” Ted Gladu studied art in college, then made his Ted Gladu’s exhibit includes Aboriginal tribute living as a carpenter, cabinet maker and architectural paintings, his work with the Fibonacci sequence and designer. In his latest iteration, Ted has managed his latest Malheur series. He has created this set of five to synthesize his education and vocations into an paintings to correspond to each of the five movements artistic approach: wood sculpture, installation and in the Malheur Symphony: Dawning Light, Sacred painting. Ted shares a depth of understanding with Basin, Thunder, Curlew Scherzo and Awakening. wood, as he says, “We have these trees that I’ve Mandala, 36 x 24 Juniper, Leaves and Red Twig, by Ted Gladu sort of given consciousness to. The big thing about iftreescoulddream.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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hat does it take for a wildlife photographer to stand out from the crowd? We’ve all seen the usual: elephants drinking at waterholes or nesting bald eagles sheltering their chicks. It is not enough anymore to have the most advanced camera equipment to take memorable images. The photographer needs to have an out-of-the-box attitude and an affinity with the animal psyche. Perhaps this is why Sue Dougherty’s photos stay in your mind long after you’ve seen them. Her photography will be showcased at Red Chair Gallery in March. Dougherty is an internal medicine specialist veterinarian. She believes her veterinary training gives her a special empathy with the animals she photographs. “I try to relate to the animal’s situation and show that they all have feelings, lives and loves, and instincts,” she explains. “I like to capture the emotion of the scene, not just make a picture of a pretty bird.” She and her husband, who is a board certified veterinary surgeon, moved to Bend from San Jose 16 years ago and started the first small animal specialty practice in central Oregon. They wanted to bring up their children in a smaller place, “where there were trees outside and fresh air.” They also longed for an area where they could fly-fish, Nordic ski, hike and trail run. Once the kids were in high school, Dougherty, who had always enjoyed photography, aimed to take it more seriously and to focus on
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has photographed wintering bison and moose in Yellowstone National Park, wild horses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, loons in the Cariboo region of BC, and owls, deer, bluebirds and flickers right here in Central Oregon. Capturing animal images is always a bit tricky, by JULIA KENNEDY COCHRAN — Red Chair Gallery she notes, depending on the weather, the light and being able to “get the reach” with her camera for a memorable closeup. It also requires a lot of patience and a willingness to find the unexpected. One day while in Botswana, the group of photographers she was traveling with heard there was a sighting of a leopard near a watering hole. They drove there and waited but the leopard did not appear. Then a large herd of elephants meandered down to the water to drink. Among them was a huge bull elephant who flushed the leopard out of the bushes and it ran away. There would be no leopard photos that day. Then the unexpected happened: the sun started to Photograph by Sue Dougherty set in blazing colors behind the herd of elephants, which resulted in spectacular photos. wildlife. She began taking photography workshops Dougherty hopes that those who view her and trips with photography experts to improve her photographs will recognize that animals deserve technical skills. respect and support the preservation of wildlife Since then, she has traveled extensively to habitat and the animals themselves, many of whom photograph wildlife all over the world. Her journeys are endangered. She urges everyone to practice have taken her to Alaska for grizzly bears, the mindfulness in order to appreciate the natural world Galapagos Islands for blue-footed boobies and sea around them. “Go out on an ordinarily extraordinary lions, Ecuador for hummingbirds, Costa Rica for day and fill your mind with beauty.” sloths, Botswana for elephants and leopards and Offleashphotography.net • redchairgallerybend.com many other destinations. In North America she
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umalo Art Co. artists present the Ninth Annual Best Fine Art Sale Ever, Saturday, March 21, from 9am-3pm in the Kenwood School Gym. Once a year our artists clear out their studios to make way for a new year of artmaking—giving art buyers great deals on a wide variety of art. The sale has become a much anticipated event for Central Oregon art lovers. Over 20 artists will be involved, all who currently show or have shown, at Tumalo Art Co., an artist-run gallery located in the heart of the Old Mill District. There will be a diverse selection of art available, from paintings in all media and sizes, digital media, glass, wood-turning, ceramics, jewelry and more. Come early to get the best selection. For more information call 541-385-9144. tumaloartco.com
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ArĘŚ ucas Stovall notes his interest He continues, and work in multiple mediums “The depths that including wood working, the biological computer between drawing, painting, music and our ears holds are often hard to photography with a life-long passion express without artistic means, and by BILLYE TURNER — Art Consultant for creation. The artist’s family “helped foster a love of this that’s the fantastical beauty in these pursuits. What I love craft: my grandmother painted in her free time, my father was always most about these eras of art is that they inspired and provoked, they wood working or sketching, my sister and cousin sketched also, and did not just point fingers out into the world but also at themselves. my younger brother has come to be an extremely talented musician Let’s get lost in introspection, let’s get Freudian, examine symbolism, and song writer in his own right. I have been fortunate to have an and let the artist’s emotions and life experience clash with your own environment in my life that has been open and accepting of different sensibilities as you survey the landscape they are sharing.â€? artistic pursuits.â€? Stovall previously studied with instructor, Paula Bullwinkel, at Stovall states that his artistic inspiration “gravitated to the Surrealist Central Oregon Community College (COCC). His art has been and the romanticism eras perspective with artists like Salvador Dali, exhibited at Franklin Crossing, Pence Gallery and the Library at H.R. Giger, Zdislaw Beksinski, Francis Bacon, Henry Fuseli and COCC and the Art Adventure Gallery, Madras. Caspar David Friedrich. Romantic era art has always held a dark Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, First Friday, March 6, 5-8pm fascination for me.â€? exhibits artwork by Lucas Stovall Designs, Lucas Stovall, artist. Noi Thai The artist describes, “Pre-psycho analysis and scientific reasoning serves complimentary appetizers and wine and the Tommy Leroy Trio for the mind’s quarks and oddities, explained through artistic performs jazz. The exhibit continues through March 29. representation, is very powerful in my mind. Post WWII era Surrealism For information contact Billye Turner, art consultant, who and early psychology, such as work by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, curates the Franklin Crossing displays at billyeturner@bendnet.com, Lucas Stovall Designs, Lucas Stovall, Artist have helped to continue sparking that fire.â€? 503-780-2828. Images courtesy of Lucas Stovall
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Art in the Atrium — Franklin Crossing Fine Art Exhibition Presents
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Oxford Hotel Bend Presents High Desert Art League Member Michelle Lindblom by NICK VANZWOL — Oxford Hotel Bend
ichelle Lindblom is a contemporary painter, printmaker and writer who has used her art as a vibrant form of expression since the 1980’s. Throughout Michelle’s adult life, her paintings have become her voice and a vehicle through which she can visualize both internal and external experiences. “My approach to making marks is intuitive. I do not force imagery; instead, it develops and flows organically. Once the process begins, my art becomes a visual playground for a vast array of colors, textures, shapes and movements,� said Michelle. “My work evolves through exploration, experimentation and discovery. Due to my curious nature and love of process, I often have to step back from a piece for days, or sometimes even weeks, to keep myself from overworking it. The imagery portrays the continuous dialogue with my psyche which is often unknown to me until it becomes visible on the canvas.� The use of water-based paint lends itself to Michelle’s spontaneous and abstract style as they dry quickly, providing a foundation that she can build upon, each layer of improvisation representing a new revelation.
Shedding Falsehoods by Michelle Lindblom
8th Annual Muse Conference Looks to Gather Community Together to
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he eighth annual Muse Conference, slated for March 5-8 in downtown Bend, offers an exciting lineup of workshops, salons, art exhibits, films and speakers. As always, the conference will bring together a wide variety of social change leaders, from artists and athletes to organizers and activists, to celebrate International Womxn’s Day and kick off Womxn’s History Month. Muse conference is hosted each year by local nonprofit World Muse to raise awareness and funds for their youth programming in local schools. Amanda Stuermer, World Muse Founder, said, “The theme for our 2020 conference is TOGETHER. It is an invitation for all of us to gather together to reflect, heal, hope, dream, create and liberate. We believe social change work is more important than ever, and it is important
Michelle, who has earned several advanced degrees, taught visual arts at the college level for more than 24 years and served as a department chair for ten of those years. She has also coordinated campus art galleries and operated a downtown studio to bring art to the public. In 2015, Michelle and her husband, Doug Eggert, moved to Bend where she now works as a full-time artist in her home studio along the Deschutes River. Michelle has an extensive exhibition list and currently displays her work at Red Chair Gallery in Bend, Oregon, and Angi D. Wildt Gallery in Seaside on the Oregon Coast. She is a member of the High Desert Art League (2019) and the National Association of Women Artist, NYC (1994). A public reception introducing the exhibition of Michelle Lindblom’s abstract works will be held on March 6th during First Friday in the lobby of the Oxford Hotel Bend. Michelle Lindblom will be in attendance. Show opens First Friday, March 6, with a reception from 5-8pm in the Main Lobby. Show runs thru March 31. michellelindblom.com
for all of us to be included in it. We are putting together an incredible program for 2020 with an emphasis on womxn, youth and those from non-dominant cultures.� The four-day conference schedule includes a Youth Summit on Thursday; Salon Series and First Friday Art Show on Friday; the Main Conference, Meetups, Film Screening, Muse Reception and Dinner on Saturday and special Workshop and film series on Sunday. Events take place at The Tower Theatre, Tin Pan Theater and Muse Hub (Liberty Theater) in downtown Bend. Speakers include: Civil Rights Activist Valarie Kaur, American Indian Movement Leader Madonna Thunder Hawk, Filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker and Youth Climate Warrior Jamie Margolin, along with many local change-makers. Tickets, which can be purchased online at museconference.org, range in price from $5 to $395. theworldmuse.org • @worldmusetweets • www.facebook.com/museconference Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020 19
BEND EXHIBITS At Liberty Arts Collaboration 849 NW Wall St. 541-280-1124 • atlibertyarts.com At Liberty Arts Collaborative hosts Jim Riswold’s show, Russians & Americans & One Italian, opening March 13. What are Lenin, Stalin, Custer, Mussolini and the Surreal Orange doing in Bend? Yes, hang out with Vladimir, Josef, George, Benito and Donald — from the show — at an opening reception on March 13 from 5-7pm. Show continues thru April 25. Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. Bend Senior Center is showing art by the 100+ members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new Senior Center and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru March. COCC Barber Library Rotunda Gallery 2600 NW College Way cocc.edu • 541-383-7560 The flower-themed paintings and sketches of Robert Barber, president emeritus of Central Oregon Community College (COCC), are exhibiting at the Bend campus’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery thru March 27. “I have always been connected with the beauty of flowers,” Barber said in an artistic statement. “Spending time with a flower in this manner feeds my soul and is a form of meditation for me like the river is to the fisherman.” Barber was president of COCC from 1990 to 2004. The college’s library bears his name. Following his retirement, he began painting for the first time in 2006 and attended the college as a part-time art student for the next three years. COCC Pence Pinckney Gallery 2600 NW College Way cocc.edu • 541-383-7510 An exhibit of abstract paintings by Mike Hascall, titled A Year of Exploration, is showing at Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Pence Pinckney Gallery from March 5-27, with an opening reception from 4:30-6:30pm on March 5. The works in the exhibit date from February 2019. “I see anxious landscape, puzzles, and obscured vision, but also humor and the deep energy in the natural world,” said Hascall in an artist’s statement. The gallery is open 9am to 3:30pm, Monday thru Friday. High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 highdesertmuseum.org Continuing exhibits include Fueling the Future/Energizando el Futuro, Nature’s Resilience and Infinite Moment: Burning Man on Whitebark Pine Still Standing, photo by Paul Glasser the Horizon. Fueling the Future/Energizando el Futuro looks ahead with hope in the face of climate change, exploring renewable energy in the High Desert. The original exhibit will be displayed in both English and Spanish. Fueling the Future/Energizando el Futuro considers what lies ahead in energy technologies and what’s currently underway that has the promise of sustaining 20 March 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com
both our people and our natural places. The exhibit looks at this through the lens of the High Desert — its people, places and potential energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal. These technologies offer alternatives to fossil fuel, but each presents its own issues. Hydroelectric dams impact fish populations, and solar arrays can disturb habitats and heritage sites. Fueling the Future/Energizando el Futuro also discusses how the energy choices we make in the High Desert will affect the region today and beyond and shares perspectives of industry professionals, scientists and students. It examines current innovations in problem-solving such as wind turbines with bird detection systems. Thru March 8. Nature’s Resilience highlights nature’s beauty and strength following disturbances, featuring large-format photography illustrating the dichotomy of devastation and new life. A variety of High Desert habitats including pine forests, riparian ecosystems and sagebrush steppe are examined before and after devastation. Fire, floods and pine beetle outbreaks are shown to be vital to ecological health. The heat of a wildfire opens the seeds of native plants such as manzanita. Wildfires create snags — standing dead trees — that offer valuable wildlife habitat. From the ruins, new life is born. Thru March 29. Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon explores the ways that the High Desert enables and empowers the art and community of Burning Man. The vastness of the Black Rock Desert provides a unique backdrop for art, allowing for large-scale pieces that take shape and transform according to the elements and position of the sun. After sunset, the structures glow with vibrant lights and the desert is filled with a cacophony of sound. The harsh environment of the desert playa, known for dust storms that lead many “Burners” to keep goggles and masks at the ready, challenges humans at the same time that it creates a space for a community centered on ten principles, which will be explored in the exhibit. The principles are: Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-reliance, Radical Self-expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation and Immediacy. The principles are core to the Burning Man experience and the museum exhibit. Thru October 4. SageBrushers Art Society 117 SW Roosevelt Ave. 541-617-0900 sagebrushersartofbend.com SageBrushers Art Society presents a group show by new members with a reception on March 7, 3-5pm. Stop by the gallery and enjoy works in various First Street Landing at Deschutes, oil painting by Scott Dyer media and get to know this great community of artists. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-4pm. Showing thru April. The Alexander 1125 NE Watt Way 541-326-0153 thealexanderbend.com High Desert Art League artist Jacqueline Newbold, known for her colorful watercolor paintings, continues thru March. Her subjects depict the dramatic Central Oregon skies, fields of vibrant red poppies and rows of Summer Joy by Jacqueline Newbold lavender that lead to a charming cottage or rustic barn. Jacqueline shares her passion for watercolor painting and mixedmedia art journaling by teaching at her Bend private studio.
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n the age of bel canto opera, Donizetti set to music the story of a love-sick peasant who obtains a love potion from an unscrupulous traveling salesman, Dr. Dulcamara. What ensues are the comedic antics of a farming community and a local, wealthy landowner, Adina, who is the object of the young man’s affection. Bel canto style preceded the verismo, or realism, style of Puccini, Leoncavallo and Mascagni, and highlighted the vocal pyrotechnics of florid singing. Literally translated as beautiful singing, bel canto requires great agility, range and color. Filled with tuneful melodies and comedic characters, The Elixir of Love is musical, theatrical escapism at its best. Nine Central Oregon singers make up the chorus, joining an orchestra under the direction of Michael Gesme. The Elixir of Love will be performed in Italian with English supertitles. Returning to sing with OperaBend is baritone Stacey Murdock of Portland. Newcomers to the OperaBend stage are sopranos Emily Way and Brooklyn Snow, both from New York, soprano Chelsea Janzen of Portland, tenor Alex Trull of Portland and baritone Darrell J. Jordan of Seattle. Emily Way is a lyric coloratura soprano. Way recently made role debuts of Adele in Die Fledermaus (Eugene Opera), Annina in La Traviata (Amore Opera, New York), Chelsea Janzen Laurie in The Tender Land and Hero in Berlioz’s Beatrice et Benedict (Eugene Opera). She is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and St. Olaf College and currently resides in New York City. Alex Trull is a tenor who currently lives in Portland. Alex was recently the tenor soloist for Portland Phoenix Choir’s concert of Mozart’s Coronation Mass as well as Dekalb Choral Guild’s performance of Handel’s Ode to Saint Cecilia’s Day in Atlanta. In Portland, Alex was most recently seen in Stumptown Stages production of West Side Story as Tony. Previous roles include Mock’s Crest production of Yeoman of the Guard and The Light in the Piazza. Alex graduated from Portland State University with his master of management in vocal performance. Darrell J Jordan is a lyric baritone who has been a recitalist and concert soloist recently with Amherst Early Music Festival, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Rolla Choral Arts Society, Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri, the Missouri Symphony, the Southside Philharmonic Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony, Thalia Symphony Olympia Chamber Orchestra and the Seattle Art Song Society. DJ currently lives in Seattle. The Elixer of Love will take place at the COCC Pinckney Center for the Arts on Friday, March 13 at 7pm and Saturday, March 14 at 3pm; and at the Madras Performing Arts Center in Madras on Sunday, March 14 at 3pm. Tickets are $20-$35, students $5-$15. operabend.org
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HDCM Concert Series presents
CROWN CITY STRING QUARTET
Resident group, annual crowd favorites!
Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:30pm Wille Hall (COCC) - 2600 NW College Way
Tickets available through HDCM 541-306-3988 www.HighDesertChamberMusic.com 961 NW Brooks St. Downtown Bend
Violist and IronMan Carrie Holzman-Little
arrie Holzman-Little has been a busy freelance violist in Southern California for the past 25 years. She received a bachelor of arts from University of California at Santa Barbara, where she studied with illustrious teachers William Primrose and Heiichiro Ohyama. Holzman-Little has been the assistant Principal Viola of the Pasadena Symphony for 20 years and a member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since its inception. She was invited to attend the Tanglewood Music Festival with Leonard Bernstein, the Blossom Music Festival as part of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Music Academy of the West with Maurice Abravanel. She is on the faculty of Pepperdine University’s annual Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival and the Verdugo Young Musician’s Association, and also runs a private teaching studio. She has spent the past 20 years as a member of
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the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, under the direction of Helmuth Rilling, and makes annual appearances in Central Oregon with the Crown City String Quartet. If you’ve seen the movies Ice Age or Toy Story, then you’ve already heard Holzman-Little play. As a studio musician she has performed on numerous film and TV soundtracks. In addition to performing, she currently serves as the personnel manager for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Santa Monica. HolzmanLittle is married to cellist Dane Little. They have two children, one of whom graduated from the Juilliard Historical Performance program. Outside of her music career, Holzman-Little has been a successful triathlete for
the past 12 years. She has completed five full IronMan triathlons (Lake Tahoe, Santa Rosa, Boulder, Mont Tremblant, Arizona), and two world championships — the most recent in September 2019 in Nice, France. She has her sights set on the Ironman World Championship in Kona, and we can’t wait to cheer her on! High Desert Chamber Music’s 12th season presents Carrie HolzmanLittle performing with the Crown City String Quartet at Wille Hall on March 28 at 7:30pm. Tickets are available through High Desert Chamber Music by phone or online. Come hear the music! HighDesertChamberMusic.com 541-306-3988
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n March 2020, the Cascade Chorale presents a dynamic celebration of music and spoken works from women through the ages. Come be amazed at this joyous journey across time and around the globe as we explore the wealth and diversity of women’s inspirations from the 1500s to today. The concert’s eclectic mix of music features engaging arrangements of traditional Americana from the venerable Alice Parker and the inspired Rosephanye Powell, lush choral arrangements of time-honored texts from both religious and secular sources, and fascinating new music from some of our youngest composers, including homegrown Bend talent. The concert, taking place March 14 at 7pm and March 15 at 3pm at Nativity Lutheran Church, Bend, will include a select series of spoken works to add another complement this musical exploration — free to all with donations gratefully accepted. cascadechorale.org
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he Rising Star and Fortissimo awards are for students who have been nominated by their teachers for showing talent, effort, and achievement and great promise as musicians due to perseverance and commitment to their craft. Cascade School of Music’s Fortissimo Award Winner: Carly Cooper, age 13, is a voice student of Cullie Treichler and daughter of Robin Engle. A natural singing talent, Carly has grown a lot in her technical and performance skills over three-plus years of study. She’s dedicated to her weekly study, is a previous Fortissimo and Rising Star award recipient and has performed in numerous school recitals and concerts.
Award Winner Carly Cooper with Instructor Cullie Treichler
Cascade School of Music’s Rising Star Award Winner: Sawyer Garnett, age nine, is a piano student of Krista Aasland and daughter of Megan and Gregg Garnett. Sawyer is wiser than her years and it shows in her quick learning, understanding of musical concepts, and eagerness to learn new material. Always prepared, she asks thoughtful questions, yet also never misses a moment to laugh together with her teacher. CSM Award Winner Sawyer Garnett with Instructor Krista Aasland | Photos courtesy of Cascade School of Music
All the Rising Star and Fortissimo award winners from throughout the 2019-2020 school year will perform at Cascade School of Music’s annual Crescendo Bendo Student Showcase at the Tower Theatre on May 9. Crescendo Bendo is free and open to the public, so mark your calendar. cascadeschoolofmusic.org 541-382-6866 info@cascadeschoolofmusic.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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Spring Performances at Tower Cross Cultural, Musical & International Boundaries
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The Irish Rambling House Mostly Kosher
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his March, the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation crosses cultural, musical and international boundaries to bring you an array of entertaining performances, beginning with a retrospective of the leaders who changed the trajectory of rock and roll and the civil rights movement during the 60s and 70s. March 5 at 7:30pm it’s Live from Laurel Canyon. Like legendary rock and roll neighborhoods Haight Ashbury in San Fransisco and Greenwich Village in NYC, Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon was a community of artists who changed the course of American music by creating the sound and look of Folk Rock. This live concert combines stories and songs by The Mamas and The Papas, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, CSNY, James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, America and The Eagles. Then, on March 12 at 7:30pm experience We Shall Overcome — a joyful celebration of music from across the African American music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders with interwoven spoken word from Dr. King’s recorded speeches. As a highly-respected arranger and composer, Damien fluidly moves from Aretha Franklin and Wynton Marsalis to Duke Ellington and Stevie Wonder; from Nina Simone and Donny Hathaway to traditional spirituals and “The Wiz.� Following, on March 16 at 7:30pm get a joyful jump on St. Paddy’s day during Irish Rambling House — an evening of traditional Irish fun featuring folk music, Celtic jigs, tall tales and entertainment. In Ireland, the neighbors would pick a house to ramble to in the evenings to share music, dance and story. It was these settings that bore their humor, charm and a sense of community and togetherness. Rambling House melds the heart of Celtic
and American folk music with the discipline We Shall Overcome and sophistication of Baroque music under the direction of Grammy-winning guitarist William Coulter and former Stevie Wonder Band collaborator Edwin Huizinga. Next, prepare yourself for a musical feast when Mostly Kosher takes the stage on March 19 at 7:30pm. The acclaimed klezmer gypsy-rock band reconstructs Jewish and American folk songs through Hasidic dance and Yiddish refrains. It’s a dynamic spread that explodes into a global food-fight of jazz, Latin, rock and folk. Led by Leeav Sofer, one of Jewish Journal’s 30 under 30 most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora, Mostly Kosher is comprised of some of the highest regarded Los Angeles musicians: violinist Janice Mautner Markham, drummer Eric Hagstrom, bassist Adam Levy, trombonist Mike King, and on guitar, Will Brahm. towertheatre.org
CrÂŚd Fav ites CrÂŚn City S„ing Quartet ReÂrns Bend
igh Desert Chamber Music’s 12th season continues with the Crown City String Quartet. As resident string quartet, the group has made over one dozen appearances in Bend over the past 12 years. The group consists of violinists Isabelle Senger and Kevin Kumar, violist Carrie Holzman-Little and cellist Dane Little. Founded in 2007, their performances have been praised as “sublimeâ€? and “simply moving and spectacular.â€? Based in the Crown City — Pasadena, California — the members are current and former members and principal players of some of Southern California’s most renowned music organizations, including the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, San Diego Symphony and San Diego Chamber Orchestra. They are regularly featured in a number of concert series in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. This concert is brought to you by Hayden Homes and will take place on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30pm at COCC’s Wille Hall. Ticket holders may join the musicians at 6:45pm for a pre-concert talk. The program includes Philip Glass String Quartet No.3 Mishima, Beethoven String Quartet Op.18 No.6 and Mendelssohn String Quartet Op.44 No.3. High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) mission is to bring world class chamber music and musicians to Central Oregon. Now in their 12th season, HDCM presents an acclaimed series of classical chamber music concerts, ranging from piano duos to string sextets. Tickets for all events are available through HDCM online, by Crown City String Quartet | Photo courtesy of phone, or in person at their office in Downtown Bend. High Desert Chamber Music HighDesertChamberMusic.com • 541-306-3988
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this March at Deschutes Public Library hey say the future is now, but what does that mean for us? Find out with an in-depth look at the future of the economy and waste management in Central Oregon. Learn to reduce your carbon footprint with upcycled clothing and electric cars. And learn more about the fuzzy climate-change predictors known as pikas. All programs are free and open to the public.
Pikas of Local Lava Flows Many findings suggest that climate change poses a significant threat to pika populations. However, modern discoveries of pikas in low-elevation lava flows offer a contrasting perspective. Come learn about pikas with Corrinne Oedekerk, a research technician on the American Pika Monitoring Project. March 3 | 12pm | Sisters Library March 10 | 3pm | La Pine Library March 12 | 6pm | Downtown Bend Library The Electric Future of Cars, Bikes and Transit Over the last ten years, rapid advances in electric vehicles have changed the way we get around. The Environmental Center’s Electric Mobility expert, Neil Baunsgard, discusses what is available now and what is yet to come in the future of electric cars, bikes and public transit. March 3 | 6pm | East Bend Library March 11 | 12pm | Sisters Library
The Future of Waste in Deschutes County Are you looking to make an impact by reducing waste in our community? As the population of Deschutes County climbs, more trash enters the landfill. Join The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Program Manager, Ani Kasch, to address the current state of recycling and other forms of waste prevention, including food waste. March 10 | 12:30pm | Sunriver Library March 16 | 7pm | Downtown Bend Library Central Oregon’s Employment Future The last decade was one characterized by unprecedented economic growth, but as we move into a new decade concerns and uncertainty abound. Damon Run-berg, regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department, will look back at our current expansion and delve into expectations for job growth going forward. March 13 | 12pm | Redmond Library March 30 | 6pm | Downtown Bend Library
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Fashion of the Future Linda Barker of SecondTour Design recycles and reuses second-hand materials to create a fashion statement. Become inspired at this upcycled fashion show to modify existing garments to enhance your personal style, in a way that reduces the environmental impacts of the fashion industry. March 5 | 6:30pm | East Bend Library March 31 | 6pm | Redmond Library Shared History/Tribal History In this talk, COCC and OSU-Cascades professor Justine Lowry explores her Native American heritage through the lens of Senate Bill 13, Shared History/ Tribal History. Oregon schools will implement new curriculum that gives a more culturally accurate representation of our Indigenous communities and shared history. March 7 | 3pm | Redmond Library March 14 | 3pm | East Bend Library
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Separate myth from reality to unlock the key indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, often dismissed as side effects of normal aging. Attend this training presented by the Alzheimer’s Association to hear from people who have the disease and find out how to recognize the signs in yourself and others. March 15 | 3pm | Downtown Bend Library Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia Learn the differences between Alzheimer’s and Dementia including stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available for some symptoms and Alzheimer’s Association resources. March 18 | 6pm | Redmond Library deschuteslibrary.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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The Evolve Experience
Theatre & the Criminal Justice System — Working Together for Safer Communities Featuring monologues from Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments and Cop Out: Beyond Black, White & Blue
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n March 13 and 14, Central Oregon Community College Afrocentric Studies Club, the Red Door Project and the Tower Theatre Foundation present Evolve — a performance experience exploring the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color. Evolve is built first on theatre — dramatically crafted stories based on both the lived experience of African Americans who’ve been racially profiled and police officers struggling to make sense of a system that may not be serving either the public or the cops. The theatrical part of the program is followed by an audience engagement portion designed to deepen self-awareness, generate empathy, increase motivation for positive change and encourage participants to apply their learning to their life. “Through the telling and hearing of stories, we can understand and perhaps even appreciate the similarities in who we are,” said Artistic Director Kevin Jones. “We don’t have to like or even agree with what we hear, but through our common humanity we will build the world we want to live in and that begins with listening.” This performance is recommended for ages high school and above. Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments premiered in Portland in 2016, having been commissioned by The New Black Fest in the wake of police shootings of Mike Brown in Ferguson and John Crawford III in Beavercreek among many others. Cop Out: Beyond Black, White & Blue developed by the Red Door, premiered in 2018 and reflects the complicated personal and professional experiences and emotions of police officers in our country today. Kevin Jones is the principal conjurer and co-creator of The Red Door Project. He is an award-winning actor and director who has performed on the American stage for more than 30 years. Kevin is also a communication, organizational and diversity consultant with over 25 years’ experience working with private and nonprofit organizations. His approach utilizes complex systems thinking, cognitive mechanics and organizational change theory. TowerTheatre.org
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BEAT Children’s Theatre Presents And a Child Shall Lead
he scene is Terezin, a “Jewish city” established by the Nazis near Prague, set up as a way station before entering the Nazi death camps. It is here that a group of children facing unspeakable horror, use their determination and creativity to build lives filled with hope and beauty. They spend their time playing, studying, creating art and even developing an underground newspaper. These children create and build a life to look forward to, all at the peril of being executed. In this play adaptation, And a Child Shall Lead, the heroic and true story of a group of children is told using original stories and poems that are woven into a fast paced drama. This is a story of deep and
intricate relationships and is based on true events from the holocaust. And a Child Shall Lead exposes the universality of the children caught in the insanity of a war. BEAT Children’s Theatre is proud to once again bring this amazing story to the stage. Originally written by Michael Slade, And a Child Shall Lead was BEAT’s first ever stage production debuting in 2006. Directed by BEAT alumni David Purkey and assistant directed by Annie Deeter, the eight actors bring the story to life and recreate the heroic and desperate times of the children in Terezin. Join BEAT Children’s Theatre at Cascades Theatrical Company March 5-8. beatchildrenstheatre.org tickettails.com Photos by Bree Beal
High Desert Community Theater Guild Presents
The Masked Musketeer
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he men of a small Spanish village are called to Madrid by the king, leaving only the women and three unruly “boys” behind. It doesn’t take long for the village to be overrun with bandits, so the lazy Lorenzo, Mateo and Felipe take it upon themselves to become musketeers. Easier said than done! These wanna-be swashbucklers are more like knee bucklers, and they can’t
even get the saying right! (All for three and three for all?!) Meanwhile, the women are coping with their own problems: poor saloon owner Lucia must deal with the bandits drinking all the town’s sarsaparilla, Sancha doesn’t have anyone to chop her firewood and Corina is busy preparing for her wedding but still needs a groom! The women villagers grow discouraged until a masked musketeer swoops in to help Mateo and his compadres fight off the bandits before mysteriously disappearing. When the bandits find out the town has a hidden treasure, they take a hostage, demanding to have it and the masked musketeer delivered to them... or else! The Masked Musketeer, by Martin A. Follose, is produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado, and directed by Marsha Casey and Cindy Brockett. Performance dates are March 19-21 at 7pm and March 22 at 2pm at the Madras Performing Arts Center, located at the Madras High School campus. Donations are gladly accepted at the door. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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The Broadway Musical
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classic American success story, a glorious score, a sleek modern venue, and a collaboration by some of tions Bend’s best theatrical talent will come together for 12 evenings of sparkling musical entertainment when Sisters Produc Two Twisted of sy te ur co Gypsy opens on March 12 at the spacious and modern Eagle Mountain Event Center. otos Class Act | Ph Gypsy, the Tony Award Winning musical, is the story of how the country’s most popular form of entertainment, vaudeville, crashed, burned and finally birthed another theatrical form, “burlesque.” It’s also about the greatest star of burlesque, the strip tease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. The show, however, is “family friendly” as 80 percent takes place in the late 20’s and early depression years when this Mama Rose’s troupe performed their dancing and singing routines across the country before landing fortuitously, for Gypsy in a burlesque house. With no swearing or provocative dress, Gypsy thrills us with song like Let Me Entertain You and Everything’s Coming Up Roses. Broadway’s version of Gypsy’s real life success story takes the form of a musical comedy that focuses on Mama Rose, a driven stage mother who projected her desperate need for attention onto two shy and soft-spoken daughters, one of whom achieved the kind of world-wide fame no one could have anticipated. Jule Styne, who had written the music for hit songs like Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend, (for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,) ,) turned out a series of tunes that ASCAP, the American Society of Composers and Producers, ranked as, “the greatest score ever written for the Broadway stage.” But those tunes were made even more memorable through the inspired words provided by a young, upcoming lyricist who’d collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story. Stephen Sondheim, whose work has changed the landscape of musical theater, graced Styne’s masterful notes with warmth, grace and humor. Director Mary Kilpatrick a veteran singer and dancer of the Broadway stage, multi talented musical director, actress and singer Trish Sewell, along with choreographer Natalie Huberman will work their magic on a local cast that includes 20 singers and dancers, all drawn from Bend’s abundant talent pool. Kilpatrick will stage the show as an immersive experience in a close up and personal style that takes full advantage of the (L-R) Larr y Sewellas Herbi e,Trish Sewell Anna Mahaffe as Mama Rose y as Louise wh Eagle Mountain Event Center’s large performing space. (and the Mus o becomes Gy ical Director), psy Rose Lee Gypsy is the latest offering from Two Twisted Sisters, the mysterious impresarios/producers responsible for the feature film A Stone in the Water, and the recurring series of storytelling events, To Tell the Truth. Although the sisters have remained in seclusion as their team of artists pull the musical together, they were willing to conjure a few words that expressed their pride in their latest project “Gypsy is the great backstage musical,” the older sister proclaimed. “That crazy Mama Rose has been played on stage or film by show biz titans that include Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Bette Midler, Angela Lansbury and Patti Lupone and now Bend’s own Trish Sewell. It’s high time somebody brought it to Bend!” “Indeed,” the younger sister chimed in. “Folks will walk out humming the tunes and cackling about our terrific local players.” Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday March 12-28 at Eagle Mountain Event Center, 2221 NE Third St. (across from Robberson Ford in the Boot Barn Center) in Bend. Tickets and information available now at facebook.com/twotwistedsistersproductions, twotwistedsistersproductions. com and gypsythemusical.eventbrite.com
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The Icоic T¦er Thea e Turns 80 Celebrate Every Wednesday Night in March
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elebrate the 80th birthday of Central Oregon’s iconic Tower Theatre every Wednesday evening throughout the month of March. Featuring vintage concessions specials, 1940s cartoon and newsreels and a special homage to the Tower and its place in Central Oregon over the years. PLUS, supporting sponsor, Immersion Brewing, will unveil their small batch Tower birthday brew. “The staff and I have had fun digging through old photos and newspaper clippings,” said Ray Solley, executive director of the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation. “We’ve come a long way. There is a lot to celebrate as a venue, but even more so as a community.”
M ie Fun Facʦ: Casablanca — Ingrid Bergman was a few inches taller than Humphrey Bogart, and often times he wore platform shoes, stood on boxes and sat on pillows. Screening March 4 at 7pm. The Maltese Falcon — “Fat Man” is what Sam Spade and others call Kasper Gutman in the movie, and it’s what inspired Manhattan Project physicist Robert Serber when he named the atomic bombs during WWII. Screening March 18 at 7pm.
The Philadelphia Story — MGM movie execs cast A-listers Cary Grant and James Stewart because they didn’t trust in Katharine Hepburn’s mass appeal. Screening March 11 at 7pm. Poster Images | courtesy of Tower Theatre
Gone With The Wind — Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award, a Supporting Actress Oscar, for her performance as Mammy. Screening March 25 at 7pm.
There’s more where that came from — join the celebrations to learn more behind the scenes Tower Theatre and movie trivia. towertheatre.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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Winter Exhibi о of High Desert Art League Members
Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery Continues
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unriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues its winter 2020 exhibition of High Desert Art League (HDAL) members through April 5. Twelve HDAL members, all accomplished artists, exhibit a wide range of talent in watercolors, oils and pastel.
Recognized throughout Oregon and elsewhere, the HDAL formed in 2000 as a professional artists’ group. Participating members include Helen Brown, Barbara Cella, Janet Frost, Michelle Lindblom, Karen Maier, Dee McBrien-Lee, Jacqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller. They work “to support the advancement of participants through exhibitions, education and related outreach.”
Valley of Fire, oil by Joren Traveller
Jewelry by Amy Pfeiffer
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The Bath House, photograph by Karen Maier
Michelle Lindblom, working in acrylic to create colorful and engaging abstract imagery, describes her intuitive approach, “Once the process begins, it becomes a visual playground of colors, textures, shapes and movement.” The artist’s formal education and experience also serve as guides: a bachelor’s degree in art (visual art) from the University of New Orleans, Louisiana; a master’s of science degree (educational admin.) and a master’s of fine arts degree from the University of North Dakota. Following 24 plus years as a professor of visual art, she left higher education and now works full time as an artist in Bend. Joren Traveller, a Central Oregon resident and avid naturalist, attended classes at Otis Art Institute prior to graduating Cum Laude from Cal Poly with a degree in microbiology and animal science. A lover of horses, her earlier career as an accomplished equestrian included competition in the highest levels of Hunters, Jumpers and Dressage competition in the Olympic 3-Day Event Selections Trials. She notes, “Later I resumed interest in art and began sculpting. I really enjoy the hands-on feel of working in clay with great satisfaction from creating personality in my pieces. Currently, I am enjoying painting scenes from my travels throughout the West.” Janice Rhodes writes, “Although I paint in several mediums, I focus on doing work in wax…encaustics. It’s been around for centuries and the love of this medium is global.” The challenging process rewards with attentive care to produce “rich vibrant colors and unique texture… lush
surfaces.” The artist studied in Mexico City, Berkeley, Santa Fe and other locations, “refining my work in figurative images.” Its use in ancient art, dating from early Greece and the Roman Empire, was purposeful as few other popular painting methods existed, especially with vivid color and malleability. Rhodes notes, “Today the medium enjoys a revival.” Karen Maier specializes in creative photography with nature as her subject. From a background in commercial photography creating images for advertising, the artist now enjoys capturing macro and micro images, printed on metal. Her earlier macro image, “getting as close as possible to the subject,” featured a Kokanee salmon in the Deschutes River with the intricate detail of its overlapping scales covered by rippling water, a difficult image to still the moving current to capture the scene. Her current macro image in the Sunriver exhibit shows The Bath House, an old home surrounded by acres of wild grasses and vibrant azure skies, vast in perspective and difficult to capture in its stillness and clarity of color. Images of the artwork by remaining members of the HDAL appeared in the January and February press issues of local magazines. Billye Turner, art consultant, curates exhibitions for Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery and for information or purchase, contact her at 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@ bendnet.com. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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he theme for March is Art Takes Nature as its Model. When you browse the gallery, this theme is so apparent. Just about every medium featured in the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver has original art inspired by nature. The natural world of Central Oregon is evident as inspiration for much of the art in the gallery. If you haven’t visited in a while, please do, as we have new art and new artists whose work mirrors the beauty of Central Oregon — and beyond.
Painting by Bonnie Junell
Amy learned lapidary and metal working — all self-taught. She hand forges the metal and uses recycled metals whenever possible. Jewelry by Amy Pfeiffer
Set the date! Our next Second Saturday Artist Reception is scheduled for Saturday March 14. Our Après Ski Party with the gallery artists will delight with new art, appetizers, beer, wine and hot drinks to warm you up from the day on Mt. Bachelor. Our newest jewelry artist, Amy Pfeiffer will be on hand to demonstrate her work with natural minerals, gems and her nature inspired jewelry creations. Fascinated by the earth’s geology and its treasures, Amy is an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast. She uses her explorations to collect rocks and minerals as she explored the Western U.S. and Canada. Amy then turns these found stones into the gems Amy features in her jewelry. With her bachelor of science degree in geology, Amy’s fascination with rocks and minerals has paid off as she turns them into the gems she uses in her jewelry creations. In 2012,
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Featured fine artist Bonnie Junell is one of the original members of Artists’ Gallery. Bonnie has been a member of the gallery since 2010. She also offers the highly popular monthly Sip and Paint classes at the gallery. Bonnie paints what makes her happy. One of her favorite subjects are wildflowers within landscape settings. Much of Bonnie’s work is achieved through large brushes and knife work with layers and layers of paint building up depth and texture. To celebrate winter and skiing, she has created a series of art work inspired by her ski adventures at Mount Bachelor. The series of 8”x8” canvases are a fun and affordable way to own an original piece of fine art! We invite you to our Second Saturday reception and to stop by the gallery anytime. We are open seven days a week. Sundays-Thursdays from 10am-5pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-6pm. Stop by and say hi. artistsgallerysunriver.com
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Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 541-593-4382 • artistsgallerysunriver.com Sunriver Events! You are invited to Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Après Ski Party! Join us for appetizers, beer and wine and some hot drinks on Saturday, March 14 from 4-6pm. Our newest gallery artist, Amy Pfeiffer, will be on hand to demonstrate her jewelry creation. Amy also mines and cuts all the gems used in her work and will have a selection of stones on hand for you to see. Amy’s work is from the earth to the finished product…every step of the way….. and she’ll have lots of adventures to share.
Copeland Gallery 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 24 541-610-2866 • copelandgallery.com Copeland Gallery features master photographer, Chad Copeland. The images are a collection of content from around the world including Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Chad is a contributor to National Geographic and is an award-winning producer of documentaries. He shot the Windows 10 desktop images, called People of Action. Chad’s photography expertise and lifelong outdoor adventure spirit combine to provide breathtaking images from air, land and sea. His skills, strengths and strategies have earned him international awards and recognition. Chad has made Central Oregon his home and is currently featuring Oceans and Rivers in his gallery in the Village at Sunriver.
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Sunriver Resort Lodge - Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. 503-780-2828 • billyeturner@bendnet.com Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues its winter 2020 exhibition of High Desert Art League (HDAL) members thru April 5. Twelve HDAL members, all accomplished artists, exhibit a wide range of talent in watercolors, oils and pastel. Participating members include Helen Brown, Barbara Cella, Janet Frost, Michelle Lindblom, Karen Maier, Dee McBrien-Lee, Jacqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller. They work “to support the advancement of participants through exhibitions, education and related outreach.”
Vanishing Culture, encaustic by Janice Rhodes
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sisters EXHIBITS Black Butte Ranch 12930 Hawksbeard • 541-595-1267 blackbutteranch.com Black Butte Ranch is exhibiting the work of the husband and wife team of David and Janet Lake, Bird’s Eye View, Frost during the month of March. The couple Crater photograph by David Frost is collaborating on a show entitled Natural Wonders that will feature photographs on metal by David and oil paintings by Janet based on landscape and wildlife subject matter.
2020: The Perfect Artistic Vision
541.719.1800 | 357 W Hood Ave. Sisters | hoodavenueart.com
Stitchin’ Post Gallery
4th Friday Art Stroll • March 27, 4-7pm
David has had a lifelong interest in photography. Serving four years in the Navy during the Vi-etnam War, David was the ship’s cruise book photographer for the U.S.S. Richard B. Anderson DD786 and the U.S.S. Buchanan DDG14. After leaving the Navy, Willows, Late Afternoon, he moved to Humboldt County, California, and took oil painting by Janet Frost photography classes at College of the Redwoods. Recently moving to Central Oregon from the Northern California Coast, he and his wife make their home on the upper Deschutes River. He is a member of the Cascade Camera Club. Janet is an award-winning artist who is a member of the High Desert Art League and Oil Painters of America. She received her degree in fine art from the University of Redlands and has continued her painting education through numerous classes and workshops over the years. Canyon Creek Pottery 310 North Cedar St. • 541-390-2449 • canyoncreekpotteryllc.com Fine handmade pottery by Kenneth G. Merrill made in Sisters. Clearwater Art Gallery 303 West Hood • 541-549-4994 • theclearwatergallery.com 4th Friday Art Stroll, Navajo rugs, jewelry and baskets made 50 or 100 years ago, prevalent in museums and Native American Antique Galleries, need to be regarded as representing people of a former time. Cowgirls & Indians Resale 160 SW Oak St. • 541-549-6950 Gently used Western wear, art and furniture. Art by M. Barbera Bronze, Ed Morgan, William F. Reese, Heinie Hartwig originals, Native American artworks, baskets and jewelry.
Featuring the Mutlimedia Works of Grace Grinnell
Photo courtesy of Hood Avenue Art
Hood Avenue Art hoodavenueart.com • info@hoodavenueart.com • 541-719-1800 4th Friday Art Stroll March 27, Hood Avenue Art will feature our watercolor artists Winnie Givot and Vivian Olson. Refreshments and live music, 4-7pm.
311 W. Cascade Ave. Sisters, Oregon • (541) 549-6061 stitchinpost.com
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Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery 222 West Hood Ave. • 541-912-0732 Scott’s fabulous designs in metal prompt imagination and admiration, wide ranging decor with hints of other, more romantic eras, to a decidedly whirlwind love affair with the future.
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n its second year, the Sisters Festival of Books (SFoB) is expanding to two full days of author presentations and adding a poetry reading event on Saturday night. Weekend passes, all-inclusive for Friday night local author reception and Saturday and Sunday author presentations, are discounted through the end of April.
SFoB, presented by Paulina Springs Books, is a three-day celebration of the literary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. SFoB will take place from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18 in Sisters. On Friday evening FivePine Lodge and Conference Center will host a local author reception with some of our favorite Central Oregon authors. Saturday and Sunday will feature a full lineup of author events, and a pop-up bookstore at Sisters Middle School. Other ticketed events include a private reception and dinner with a select group of authors on Saturday night. New this year is an evening of wine & poetry hosted by Sisters Coffee Company, also on Saturday night. Last year’s attendees raved about the Festival: “An outstanding inaugural event. Diverse and meaty.” “SF[o]B was the first book festival I have ever attended. I loved it. Author presentations were amazing.” “Left the audience begging for more.” “Excellent selection of authors.” Proceeds from the inaugural Festival established the Sisters Festival of Books Scholarship through the Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (Sisters GRO). This year, $2,000 will be awarded to a Sisters High School graduating senior selected by the SFoB scholarship committee. The SFoB scholarship fund will continue to be the beneficiary of the event. Tickets for the 2020 SFoB go on sale March 1. sistersfob.com
The Jewel 221 West Cascade Ave. • 541-549-9388 Ongoing exhibit, jewelry by Mary Jo Weiss. Raven Makes Gallery 182 E Hood Ave. 541-719-1182 • ravenmakesgallery.com Raven Makes Gallery offers dynamic and contemporary first market works in multi-media, including collectible jewelry, from Southwest tribes, Northwest Coast Peoples and Indigenous artists of the Far North. New acquisitions from Huichol artists of Northern Mexico. Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop 252 W Hood Ave. • 541-549-9552 • sistersgallery.com Gallery open 11am-5pm daily, Sundays by appointment. Custom framing and photo restoration. Featuring creative work by Oregon photographers and artists Curtiss Abbott, Gary Albertson, J. Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Wendy Birnbaum, Candace Bruguier, Antonia Carriere, Jan Hanson, Jennifer Hartwig, Vicki Hodge, Norma Holmes, Ann Grossnickle, Kimry Jelen, Carol Grigg, Dennis McGregor, Laurie SantaMaria, Dennis Schmidling, Jodi Schneider, Pat Siegner and Caroline Stratton-Crow.
Stitchin’ Post Gallery 541-549-6061 • stitchinpost.com Continuing thru March 24, the works of the Journeys Art Quilters will be on display. Our new exhibit, opening on March 27, will feature the multi-media works of Prineville artist Grace Grinnell. Reception from 4-7pm on Friday, March 27, during the Sisters Fourth Friday Art Stroll. The theme of the new exhibit is Nature in the Abstract. This exhibit is a series of quilts abstracting natural subjects utilizing various materials in addition to fabrics. Paint, hand and machine stitching, bleaching, drawing and stamping are a few of the methods used to build each piece. Studio Redfield 183 East Hood Ave. • 541-588-6332 Featuring hand-painted tiles ceramics, art cards, jewelry, abstract paintings and impressionistic Rainbow by Grace Grinnell landscapes, hand-painted mugs, bright decorative ceramics, wire baskets, tiled end tables. Paintings by Randy Redfield and original hand-painted tile by Kibak Tile.
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Karen's Wicker Restoration
CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS
Contemporary. Comfortable. Intricate.
Founded in 1899 in Martinsville, Indiana, the Old Hickory Furniture Company is known for furnishing National Park Lodges, among other gems of hospitality. In 1904, Yellowstone received their furniture most of which is still in use today. This rocker hails from among those on the front porch of the Crater Lake Lodge. The woven sections are of heavy rattan slab cane which is extremely durable. This material and pattern can be easily used on many other chair frames. Call Karen for an appointment to learn. Redmond, Oregon 541-923-6603
Crystal Crane Hot Springs "it's all about the water"
Madras / Warm Springs
Art Adventure Gallery 185 SE Fifth St. 541-475-7701 • artadventuregallery.com Featuring Jana Charl, solo exhibition. Installation and mixed media — Sunrise, Sunshine. Opening reception Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7pm. The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 • museumatwarmsprings.org Tribal members demonstrate and share family heirlooms.
Prineville
A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum 246 N Main St. • 541-447-3715 • bowmanmuseum.org Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays 11am-4pm. Ponderosa Pine Capital of the World exhibit anchors the new exhibit space in the expanded museum. It includes The Woods and The Mill, two full size areas that highlight the workers, tools and history of the trade. Native American exhibit brings history of the people and land of Crook County. Rimrock Gallery 405A NW Third St., Prineville 541-903-5565 • rimrockgallery.com
Come Experience the Energy of Nature! Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931
Quiet Stream, 12 x 12 pastel by Gretha Lindwood
Redmond/Terrebonne
2 Hours SE of Bend • www.summerlakehotsprings.com 2 Hours SE of Bend • 541-943-3931 • www.summerlakehotprings.com
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March 14 to April 8 featured show: Laurel Buchanan, Gretha Lindwood and Tim Norman. Opening show & artists’ reception: March 14, 1-4pm You are invited to artists’ demos by Laurel Buchanan and Gretha Lindwood, and a new bronze unveil-ing by Tim Norman at 1:30pm. Discover Prineville’s large fine art gallery located on the corner of NW Third and Deer Streets — across from McDonalds. Open Tues-Sat 10am5:30pm and Sun 12-5:30pm, closed Mon.
The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Eagle Crest Resort, 7525 Falcon Crest Dr., Ste. 100 • 541-526-1185 alfreddolezal.com • artofaad@yahoo.com • Daily, 10am–5pm Original oils, reproductions, classes, gift shop. The eclectic paintings of Austrian artist, Alfred A. Dolezal combine illuminant colors with alternative visions of reality. These contemporary oils on canvas examine the deeper meaning of life and tell a human interest story. Combining profound messages with thought-provoking imagery and evocative symbolism, they are much more than a painting. Come see why we were awarded the 2017 and 2018 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor and are now ranked #2 of things to do in our area.
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First Fridays Begin in Downtown Redmond I
n June of 2019 Historic Downtown Redmond was revived as the businesses began hosting First Fridays. This recurring local cultural and social event showcases the visual arts and Performance arts for the purpose of art education, visibility and the opportunity to purchase and collect art. This self-guided event also features promotions at individual businesses who extend their hours of operation and feature some of their favorite creators. Redmond’s First Friday has something to offer for each member of your family to enjoy as they stroll through the heart of Historic Redmond. Keep reading for a taste of what is offered. At February’s First Friday The Vault Taphouse/Kobold brewing was a beer-loving artist’s dream as they hosted a can release for Tranquilo Mexican Style Ale and featured art from the Dry Canyon Arts Association. The Arts Association has a vision for Redmond and that is to create a self-supporting arts and cultural center for the tri county area. It will provide the citizens of Central Oregon the opportunity to learn and experience art and culture in all forms. They intend on exhibiting at various locations during the upcoming First Fridays so come downtown to show your support. Art & Music LLC. on Fifth Street is Redmond’s supplier of fine art, supplies, musical instruments and more. If you’re just beginning your journey as an artist or musician, Terry
Maragas Winery Lattavo Gallery 15523 SW Hwy. 97, Culver • 541-546-5464 • maragaswinery.com The caricature art adorning the bottles of Maragas wines was created by Doug Maragas’ mother, Joanne Lattavo, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. Joanne was an accomplished oil painter with a renowned art gallery. Redmond Library 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond • 541-312-1050 • deschuteslibrary.org Continuing thru March, the Redmond Library features the landscape photography of Mark Darnell, in a dual exhibit titled The Magic of Central Oregon — the beauty of Central Oregon at the margins of day, and Hidden Gems of Southeast Oregon — the rarely seen natural wonders on your public lands. The exhibit includes large high-resolution images, maps, geology and public lands information. Mark’s images have been exhibited locally at several venues including The High Desert Museum, and have been published by the Washington Post,
and Kepi offer adult classes to help you hone in your skills. Most importantly they work tirelessly to bring in new artists every First Friday to exhibit. February’s featured artist was Linda Parker, a Central Oregon artist who has been creating since the 70s. Drawing inspiration from nature, she has worked mostly with acrylic however, her most recent work has been in pastel. Stop by in March to marvel at the works of Patricia Kirk. For the little ones who want to put their artistic talents to the test, they can spend the evening at Dandelion Creative Art Center. One of the newest additions to the downtown core, the art center provides parents a place to drop their kiddos off for a few hours while they enjoy an evening on the town. Kids will be fed and get the opportunity to create a master piece to take home. All you have to do is call to reserve a spot. Whether you are an enthusiast, novice or simply looking to experience Redmond, First Fridays are the nights to come downtown. There are so many new food trucks and restaurants that offer a variety of eats as well — if you don’t already fill up on the treats offered by the exhibitors. visitredmondoregon.com
Oregon Natural Desert Association and Oregon Wild among others. Grace Kennedy of Amazing Grace Photography will continue to exhibit her photos in the Silent Reading Room, and Linda Ziegenhagen’s photographs and unique handmade frames will continue to be on display throughout the library. School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com Schoolhouse Produce is featuring a group show by SageBrushers Art Society members Linda Shelton, Linda Ziegenhagen, Gary Wing, Shari Crandall, Gilligan Burton, Shandel Gamer, Jill Tucker and MaryAnn Best. Get your fresh produce and your art fix all in one place! Showing thru April. St. Charles Hospital 1253 NW Canal Blvd., Redmond • 541-548-8131 Rotating local artists. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | March 2020
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SAVE THE DATE! Bend ReStore’s Upcycle Festival — Art, Creativity and Trashformation, April 3-4. • Celebrate local artists • Learn creative upcycling • Rethink reuse • Explore ReStore Want to get involved? Email upcycle@brhabitat.org or call 541-636-9937 to learn more about participating in ReStore’s First Friday Art Walk show, or Saturday’s Flip & Trashformations events. Calling for Art Work! Art shows in Prineville on the Second Saturday of the month. We are looking for submissions for a series of themed shows between April and September. The themes shall be: In the Kitchen, Can’t See the Forest for the Trees and Birds, Birds, Birds. Artists are encouraged to consider the themes either literally or metaphorically, and submit two or more pieces to be included in the shows. Openings will be the Second Saturday of April (In the Kitchen) the Second Saturday of June (Can’t See the Forest for the Trees) and the Second Saturday of September (Birds, Birds, Birds). Please contact Alzada Magdalena at Prineville Acupuncture and Healing Center, Alzada@PrinevilleAcupuncture.com or 530-219-9337, for an application form or further information. Final decisions on the pieces to be included will be made by the first of the month of the show in question. Information can be found at PrinevilleAcupuncture.com. Openings on the Second Saturdays in Prineville are coordinated with Rimrock Gallery and other Prineville businesses. Let’s make Prineville into a fun art destination! Sunriver Art Fair Invites Artists to Apply for 2020 Event The Sunriver Art Fair is calling for artist applications for the 11th Sunriver Art Fair which will take place on August 7, 8 and 9. The Sunriver Art Fair is a juried show and artists can apply to be judged for acceptance in the event at zapplication.org. Applications close on March 9, 2020. Set in the beautiful Village at Sunriver, an outdoor shopping and entertainment venue that provides a dramatic gallery for artists to display and sell their art.
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Sunriver is one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier vacation getaways. Located 15 miles south of Bend, it is both a residential and resort community. The combined population of Sunriver, Bend, and the surrounding area is over 200,000. During the peak summer season, Sunriver welcomes thousands of visitors. The Art Fair coincides with the annual Sunriver Music Festival, a major event that draws many visitors who are interested in the arts. The Fair is dedicated to supporting visiting artists with advertising and many amenities during the Fair to ensure a successful experience. Some comments from previous artists include: “You provide a wonderful venue and are the ultimate hosts! “You provide such an amazing experience for the artists.” “This is one of my favorite shows to do!” Sponsored by the Sunriver Women’s Club (SRWC), all proceeds from fair application and booth fees help support nonprofits. Since 2000, the SRWC has distributed over $500,000 in cash and goods to organizations that support the arts and education and provide assistance to vulnerable families. To learn more about the Fair, visit sunriverartfair.com and click on the Artists tab, visit and like facebook.com/SunriverArtFair/ or email srartistcontact@gmail.com. For more information contact Lee Haroun, 541-598-7785 or Yoka Noordwjk, 503-704-5979. Call to Artists NOW, a unique opportunity for local artists to join the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver (AGS). It’s a rare opportunity as AGS seldom has openings. Are you a fine artist or fine crafts person? We are currently looking for 2D artists (mixed media, encaustic, oil, acrylic or watercolor) and 2D or 3D metal artist, Wood Turning, Wearable Art, or sculpture. Do you live in Central Oregon? We are For Artists for Artists. Members work shifts, have generous space to show their work, and share in the operations of the gallery. Generous commissions are paid twice monthly and monthly expenses are shared among Artist Members. Ready to find out more information? Contact Dori Kite at agsrjurycommittee@ gmail.com to learn more about our jury process. Come and visit the gallery in the Village at Sunriver, building 19. artistsgallerysunriver.com • 541-593-4382
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mportant decisions are made over the first few days of this month and it seems to diffuse any stress. Conversations on the 4th ask you to patiently address old issues and make changes. A pause on the 5th, 6th and 7th can provide a chance to regroup. The Full Moon on the 9rh inspires important conversations that bring changes to relationships. Trust the process and believe what you hear. Keep an open mind on the 11th and you will see the opportunities. Take a chance on the 14th and you will understand more about who you are. Listen to your inner voice on the 16th and realize it is repeating an old message. The Spring Equinox on the 19th invites you to make a decision that supports the changes you are wanting. Lean forward and encourage the changes. Exciting conversations are happening during the few days leading up to the New Moon on the 24th. Invite yourself to get over something from your past 38 March 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com
on the 25th and realize it is finally time. Opportunities on the 27th brings joy to your heart and makes it easy to move forward. Action taken over the last two days will have very strong intention and therefore will make an impact on your life. Do something that demonstrates your commitment to your happiness. Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock Clairvoyant Astrologer / Spiritual Medium 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend, Oregon 97703 541-389-1159 eileenlock.freeservers.com • oneheartministry.freeservers.com Listen for the song in your heart, find the melody and dance to the music. Check out Eileen’s radio programs online at blogtalkradio.com Cosmic Lunch Break What’s Up Wednesday Talking With Spirit
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painting • photography • CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Contact Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com cascadefineartworkshops.com OPENINGS FOR 2020 WORKSHOPS!! REGISTER TODAY! Painting the Figure from Photographs Watercolor with Ted Nuttall May 11-15, 2020 Paint in Bulgaria with Stella Canfield!! Only 4 spots open! All mediums and photographers welcome. June 11-23, 2020 SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY 541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend A Few New Techniques Can Change Everything with Judy Hoiness March 16, 9am-4pm March 17, 9am-12pm This one and a half day workshop will introduce new techniques for artists at all levels and for all media. Step out of your comfort zone as renowned local artist Judy Hoiness leads you through new approaches to transferring, creating new surfaces and textures with dry fusing and acrylic monotype. Cost is $110, including materials supplied by the instructor. For more information or to register contact Barbara Crislip at barbjc45@yahoo.com or 530-209-3492. Student-supplied materials list provided after registration. Watercolor Wednesday with Jennifer Ware-Kempcke Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10am-12pm Bring your own subject photographs and supplies. $10 for nonmembers. For more information contact Jennifer at jenniferware@rocketmail.com. Color Contrast with Style with David Kinker Thursday Mornings, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 9:30am-12pm Thursday Evenings, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 6-8:30pm Improve your creative outcomes by learning to approach painting as a process. All mediums are welcome. Lecture, acrylic painting demonstration and hands on individual instruction. $35/class.(NonSageBrushers members add $5/class.) Watercolor Unwound with Sarah B Hansen March 9, 9am-12pm
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Delve into trouble areas in your watercolor painting journey in this monthly, three-hour class. The focus in March will be Receding Mountain Layers: learn tips and techniques, and get your questions answered. Instructor demos plus plenty of practice time. $35 per session, drop-ins welcome. Bring your own supplies. For more information visit sarahbhansen.com. Contact Sarah to enroll at sarah@sarahbhansen.com or 541-598-4433. Chinese Brush Painting Drop-In Class with Michelle Oberg Fridays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2-4pm Class includes traditional techniques of painting with ink and watercolor on rice paper. $5 for members, $10 for non-members. For more information and a supply list, contact Michelle at michelleoberg39@gmail.com or 541-504-0214. Acrylic Pouring with Scott Dyer March 9, 6-8pm Friday, March 27, 6-8pm Join this evening class with local artist Scott Dyer, exploring the creative potential of pouring with acrylic paint. Students will leave with a completed abstract painting: no experience necessary. The cost (per class) is $30, all materials provided. For more information and to register, contact Scott at scotthdyer@yahoo.com or 714-869-6780. Lunch and Learn:,Alcohol Inks & Ceramic Tiles with Gretchen Blocker March 13, 12-1pm Bring a bag lunch and enjoy this presentation by SageBrushers member Gretchen Blocker. Gretchen will demonstrate how she uses alcohol inks to create decorative ceramic tiles. Participants are invited to try out the process using materials provided. Please bring a $3 donation to SageBrushers. Intuitive Painting with Vicki Johnson March 18, 6-8:15pm Intuitive painting is the process of painting spontaneously without fear and self-doubt. Have fun with paint and color, while strengthening your creative and intuitive skills, No art experience needed. $25, all materials included. For more information go to vickijohnsoncoach.com/events or contact Vicki at coachvickijohnson@gmail.com or 541-390-3174. Wise Woman Emerging — Mixed Media Collage with Mattie Swanson and Maria Wattier March 14, 1-5pm This is a monthly gathering of women
expressing feminine soul wisdom through mixed-media collage. No experience necessary, instruction and encouragement available as needed! Fee: $20, plus $12 for journal. RSVP required — for more information or to register contact Mattie swany139@hotmail.com or 541-610-2677. Abstract Composition in Landscape with Cynthia Herron April 4-5, 10am-4pm Combine abstraction and landscape painting during this two-day workshop by guest instructor Cynthia Herron. Learn to create unique interpretations of the landscape, working in oil or acrylic paint, pastel or watercolor. Constructive critiques will provide direction and encouragement to help you improve your compositions and find your own expressive voice. Some previous painting experience required. Cost is $150. For more information or to register contact Barbara Crislip at barbjc45@ yahoo.com or 530-209-3492. RIVER ART ADVENTURES — SUNRIVER AREA WORKSHOPS Beginners welcome, adults and teens ages 14 and up. More info and registration at riverARTadventures.com, 503-367-3555 and alisa@alooney.com. The Joy of Color Reduction Block Printing with Wade Womack Learn to transform your drawing into multicolor prints. Bring a 4 x 6 drawing and Wade will lead you through the process of designing, carving and printing 4 color plates from the same block. Saturdays, April 4, 11, 17 & 25. Cost $380, materials included. Draw & Paint with Enamel (glass) on Steel with Alisa Looney May 4-7 or July 16-19 These four-day workshops are each open to five participants to create a wall relief sculpture, jewelry elements and small test panels. Learn to cut and shape steel, prepare surface, apply and kiln-fire layers of glass. Cost $450, plus $45 materials fee. 1-Day Workshops April 12, May 3, June 6 or July 11, 10am-5pm Intro to Lino-cut Block Printing $95 per day, materials included. Intro to Enamel Jewelry April 26 or June 7, 10am-5pm $95 per day, plus $15 materials.
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