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Winter’s Dawn, Sparks Lake

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On the Cover Winter’s Dawn by Stuart L Gordon Photography was made early in a November at Spark’s Lake, after the first snow of the season had dusted the mountains with fresh snow, but before access to Cascade Lakes Highway was closed for the season.

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Stuart L Gordon Photography

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tuart Gordon is a Bend-based nature and travel photographer who has journeyed to more than 30 countries around the world in search of extraordinary landscapes, wildlife, places and people since starting Stuart L Gordon Photography in 2010.

“Most of my life I’ve been a writer, and I was the last person you would have expected to become a photographer,” he said. “I was the guy who went on vacation and was reluctant to ever pick up a camera and take pictures. I regarded a camera as a distraction from viewing a scene or enjoying a moment directly with my eyes.”

That all changed in 2009 after he took a photo of his youngest son and later viewed the image on his computer screen. “I was struck by how it captured the essence of that little boy in this portrait. I was moved by that photo, and I wondered if I could repeat that in other images,” he recalled.

That’s when he realized that “if you’re talking about photography that merely records what you’re seeing or doing, I’m not very interested. But if you’re talking about photography as a means to capture and reflect what you feel about the subject you are shooting… that’s art, and count me in. I was hooked after that epiphany.”

After 12 years of pursuing photography, including one year in which he photographed every day while on a round-the-world journey with his wife and three children, Gordon says he now realizes photography is more an approach to

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life than a way of recording where you’ve been.

“To me, photography is a way to train your mind to be constantly attentive, aware and present,” Gordon said. “It becomes not just something to practice when you have a camera in your hands on weekends, holidays or vacations.

“Photography trains you to see the world with fresh eyes. It has a way of deepening and enriching our experiences by strengthening our connection to the people and places we encounter on our journey through life.”

As photographers strive to capture the spirit of a place or person they frame with their cameras, they train their eyes to “see” the extraordinary in the ordinary and attempt to “reveal” what Gordon calls “the hidden wonders.”

He says his “best” images are the best precisely because they capture the raw emotion of the moment when he framed the subject in his camera and snapped the shutter button. They trigger not only memories but also emotions. “I love it when people look at one of my images and tell me they feel as if they were standing right next to me when the the picture was taken,” he said. “It’s one of the highest compliments you can pay an image.”

Although he has visited some of the most iconic photographic locations in the world, from Patagonia to Iceland, he enjoys discovering new locations that do not draw busloads of people or fellow photographers. “It doesn’t matter to me whether

a place has been photographed by hordes of photographers, seldom photographed, or never photographed. I try to approach each location and person the same way — with gratitude, reverence and humility. They’re all iconic subjects to me.”

While largely self-taught, Gordon credits time spent with master photographer Art Wolfe with helping him hone his craft. But most of his inspiration, he says, comes not from other photographers, but rather painters Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Fredrick Church and JMW Turner, who celebrated luminous light and landscape in their work. “These masters of light made me realize that whether you are a painter or photographer, being an artist is all about being a participant, rather than merely an observer, in a singular and unrepeatable moment when light, weather, location and subject combine to produce an extraordinary scene,” he said.

While much of Gordon’s portfolio consists of images close to home in the Pacific Northwest, travel has been a major part of his photographic inspiration.

“Like photography, travel teaches us to see the world with fresh eyes,” he says.

COVER STORY Travel negates our human tendency to cultivate “a disdain for the familiar,” he added, because when you travel, the natural assumption is that nothing is familiar.

Everything appears to be new and fresh.

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things,” he said quoting American novelist Henry Miller on the value of travel.

“After we traveled around the world for a year, every member of my family was changed by the sheer magic of seeing and experiencing something new each and every day for a year — a rare opportunity in life that was both humbling and inspiring.”

Photography books by Gordon: One World: A Photographer’s Global Journey Volumes 1 & II (available at Amazon); My Oregon Coast: Inspiration Where The Land Meets The Sea (available online at Blurb) and Coastal Pleasures: Seascapes of the Monterey Peninsula & Big Sur (available at Blurb). stuartlgordonphotography.com

Above top: Stuward Gordon, Tumalo Sunrise. Photo by Kevin Kubota Above middle: Oregon Coast, 2021 Above: Patagonia, 2017 Right: Tumalo Falls

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FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBITS Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the new Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru November.

Blue Spruce Pottery 20591 Dorchester E. 541-382-0197 bluesprucepottery.com This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.

COCC Health Careers Center 2600 NW College Way 541-383-7700 cocc.edu A solo exhibition of Portland artist and muralist David Carmack Lewis will be on display in Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Health Careers Center lobby and first floor gallery thru November 19, with 12 works featured.

Lewis, who began his career as a newspaper staff artist, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University and attended the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education in Cardiff, Wales. His work has exhibited at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, The Arts Center in Corvallis and the Attic Gallery. The artist has received grant support from the Ford Family Foundation, the Oregon Arts Commission and Portland’s Regional Arts & Culture Council.

The building is open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm; masks are required and distancing protocols will be followed.

COCC Pence Gallery 2600 NW College Way 541-383-7700 cocc.edu An exhibition of sculptures by Bend artist Greg Amanti, titled Sentinels, is showing at Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Pence Pinckney Gallery from thru November 11.

Amanti attended the Art Institute of Seattle with a focus on commercial photography. A master mold maker, stone carver and critically acclaimed artist and artisan, he has worked at the two largest foundries on both coasts. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, the Hinterland Art Space and the RedLine Contemporary Art Center.

The Pence gallery is open 10am-4pm, Monday-Thursday, and 10am-2pm Fridays. Masks are required and distancing protocols will be followed.

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High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 highdesertmuseum.org Bend’s biggest little art show is back, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The Museum is hosting this year’s 20-Dollar Art Show, featuring thousands of pieces of original art by over 100 local artists thru November Impermanence of Forests Photo courtesy of the High Desert Museum 10. Artwork is for sale thruout the duration of the show, and each $20 piece directly supports the artist.

Thru January 9, 2022, the Museum is continuing the exhibition that explores the intersection of art and science. Rethinking Fire dives into a subject familiar to all in Oregon — wildfire — and examines it through an artistic lens, resulting in works of sculpture, imagery and more.

And continuing thru May 8, 2022 is an exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. In an intersection of science and art, the exhibit showcases the evolutionary journey of fish while displaying the ethereal beauty of the images. Species featured in the exhibit include the rainbow trout (Oncohynchus mykiss), native to the High Desert, and others such as Shiho’s seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) and the rarely seen pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides).

To see additional current and permanent exhibits, visit highdesertmuseum. org/exhibitions.

Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery features the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Visitors can browse comfortably in the twostory gallery enjoying visually adventurous displays of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. Open daily Tuesday-Sunday.

Kreitzer Gallery 20214 Archie Briggs Rd. 805-234-2048 • KreitzerArt.com Please join Contemporary Realist Master Artist David Kreitzer at the Kreitzer Gallery and studio for First Friday 5-8pm, and throughout the month of November featuring Art That Heals. David paints stunning oils and watercolors of water landscapes, Upper Crooked Gloaming, vineyard hills, Nishigoi Koi, lilies, 30x40 oil by David Kreitzer Nebraska Mid-West Heritage, the human figure and Central Oregon splendor. Please call 805-234-2048.

In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, painter David Kreitzer’s love of nature, fantasy and the human form, propels him to create exquisitely detailed, mood-invoking landscapes, figures and striking still life floral studies in a variety of mediums. A full time artist for 55 years, David’s career began with sold out shows at Maxwell Gallery in San Francisco. David grew

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place, Please call or visit each venue website for updated information. up as the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his vocation, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. Kreitzers’ works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, Revlon Corporation, Olga Corporation, Barnes-Hind Corporation, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill Corporation and the San Diego, Santa Barbara, Nebraska and Minnesota Museums. Private collectors include Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr and Robert and Linda Takken.

“David Kreitzer...is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” ~Thomas Albright, San Francisco Chronicle.

Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 • layorart.com Layor Art is excited to be hosting Heather Moyer for the month of November. Heather Moyer is a selftaught artist who creates colorful and whimsical mixed media art on canvas. Full of movement and texture, her artwork is inspired by her local Central Oregon landscape where she spends much of her time hiking trails, rockhounding and taking photographs. Since moving to Central Oregon three years ago, her work focuses on the natural Tumalo Falls by Heather Moyer elements in the landscape such as juniper and pine trees, lava flows, mountains, skies, animals and the changing seasons. Her latest series is of classic Central Oregon locations such as Tumelo Falls, Oregon Badlands, Deschutes National Forest and the Painted Hills. Her work has been displayed at Layor Art + Supply for the past two years, and will be featured November 5, at the First Friday art walk in Bend. Her show goes thu the month of November, and can be viewed during Layor’s regular business hours: Monday through Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 12-4pm. hmartisticcreations. com, heathermoyeris@gmail.com.

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September Featured Artist Anne Gibson and Erika Ray at Tumalo Art Co.

Send us your photos from your gallery or shop of artists, patrons and hosts to be featured in Cascade A&E Magazine each month!

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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. Call the studio for hours and appointments.

Sunflowers, fiber with overstitching, 24x24

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November Showcase Artists Sue Dougherty – photography Sue Lyon-Manley – oil and pastel Eleanor Murphey – pottery Julia Kennedy – jewelry Stephanie Stanley – hand woven scarves

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FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBITS Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 Featured at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend for the month of November, HDAL member Helen Brown will exhibit her watercolor batiks on rice paper. “I enjoy the texture of the rice paper together with the easy flow of watercolor that give my paintings an organic feel.”

Steel And Steam, 6 x 24 oil by Donald Yatomi

Red Bougainvillea, 24 x 36 diptych mixed media by Ken Roth

A Measure Of Light, 24 x 36 acrylic by Valerie Winterholler

Peterson Contemporary Art 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com Please join Peterson Contemporary Art in welcoming three of Bends most talented artists for the November 5 First Friday Art Walk. Valerie Winterholler, Donald Yatomi and Ken Roth will all be in attendance sharing their most recent works of art and answering any questions that you may have. Our spacious gallery is located in the Franklin Crossing Building on the corner of Franklin and Bond Street in downtown Bend and the festivities are from 5-8pm. We have been looking forward to having these artists all together and are eager to share their skill and creativity with you.

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Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 redchairgallerybend.com Red Chair Gallery showcases five artists in September. Sue Dougherty shows spectacular new wildlife photos. Sue Lyon-Manley displays new plein air landscapes in pastel, oil and acrylic. Julia Kennedy presents Art by Sue Lyon-Manley beaded jewelry and Stephanie Stanley displays hand-woven scarves and cowls.

Open 10am-6pm on Monday-Saturday and 12-4pm on Sunday.

Sage Custom Framing & Gallery 834 NW Brooks St. 541-382-5884 sageframing-gallery.com Featured Show for November — Original and Hand Pulled: The Way of the Printmaker.

November’s show at Sage Gallery features the diverse printmaking techniques of 13 accomplished printmakers. This exhibition, Original and Hand Pulled: The Way of the Printmaker, honors the ancient tradition of printmaking. The gallery will be filled with a diverse range of printmaking techniques in hand-pulled prints. Viewers are invited to observe and contemplate the work of 13 local artists. The list of participants includes, Abney Wallace, Adrienne Phillips, Barbara Kennedy, Bob Faber, Carolyn Platt, Gin Laughery, Jane Quale, Janet Brockway, Jeanette Small, Jean Harkin, Michelle Lindblom, Paul Bennett and Adell Shetterly.

Show runs November 3-27, hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday 12-4pm and by appointment. Open until 7pm on First Friday.

Inhale by Adell Shetterly

Assorted prints by Jeanette Small

SageBrushers Art Society 117 SW Roosevelt Ave. 541-617-0900 sagebrushersartofbend.com SageBrushers Art Society presents its annual Affordable Art show in the society gallery. All items priced at $100 or less. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 1-4 pm. Stop in and consider the gift of art for your holiday shopping! Showing thru December.

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place, Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District 541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com November Exhibit at Tumalo Art Co. — Nancy Becker Hand-blown glass.

Dark to Light, an exhibit of Nancy Becker’s new hand-blown glass opens November 5 from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District’s First Friday Gallery Walk.

These new works embody Nancy’s ability to tune into natures music and imbue her creations with that rhythm. She is inspired to recreate the spirit of a place in her glass pieces using color and form. The transparency and color of Hand-blown glass by Nancy Becker hand-blown glass allows her to use light as a component of the work. After moving to Mississippi for five years and then back to Central Oregon she is now settled in her own space with a new working studio. It’s been a long and dusty road, thus the title of her new show encompassing both her evolution as a human and an artist—Dark to Light.

Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of Bend’s Old Mill District, open seven days a week.

The Alexander 1125 NE Watt Way 458-256-6854 • thealexanderbend.com The Alexander is a great place to exhibit paintings, and each month Bend’s High Desert Art League features one of their artists in the big second floor mezzanine area. This month of November Vivian Olsen’s wildlife art is featured with a display of birds and mammals native to the North West. Included is a new set of small watercolors depicting four ‘fish-eating’ birds such as the Kingfisher and the Blue Heron, plus many others.

Vivian says, “I’m always excited to paint birds and others animals and since I spent

many years as a High School Art teacher I love to paint using different media such as watercolor, pastel, acrylic and sometimes oil.”

The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-389-2884 • thewineshopbend.com The Wine Shop is showing recent work

by Sagebrushers Art Society member Scott Dyer. Scott is showing oil paintings that span a range of subjects – from plein air to figurative to waterscape to wildlife to still life. Scott says, “I have always been drawn to the idea of capturing a moment on canvas, capturing the beauty, poetry and emotion of that moment.

After Church, I draw inspiration from such painters as John oil on canvas by Scott Dyer Singer Sargent, JW Waterhouse, Joaquin Sorolla, Peter Wood and many others.” Showing thru November.

The Wooden Jewel 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to come in and be amazed at the variety of fine art works — both paintings and sculptures — as well as and unique, contemporary, handmade custom jewelry, all by local and international artists.

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Pear 2, acrylic by Jennifer Ware-Kempcke

OLD MILL DISTRICT

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A Winter Call to Art

hen Cascade A&E reached out with a Call to Art looking for a winter cover piece, we had some beautiful artwork submitted for consideration.

A&E would like to thank all the artists that answered our call. Keep an eye out, we're sure you'll see these artists’ work — possibly on a future cover.

Below we invite you to enjoy the beauty as we did — Bend has amazing talent in its midsts!

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’ve always aspired to be an artist. I began painting in my early teens, taking classes with a local painter and attending summer and weekend classes in Philadelphia. Growing up, I travelled to Argentina often to visit family and studied with artists Diana Dowek and Alfredo Benavidez Bedoya in their studios in Buenos Aires. Later I enrolled at Tyler School of Art, where I received my bachelor of fine arts in 1998. I’ve been painting ever since and have developed several series of abstracts & landscape paintings. After moving to Bend in 2020, I was deeply inspired by the high desert landscape, the amazing light and textures of my surroundings. My current series, Mosaic Range, attempts to convey this energy and atmosphere. The brushmarks and gestures are woven and layered to create expressionistic renderings of trees, mountains and water. These paintings and more are on display at Kuhl Frames + Art in NWX.

LISA & LORI LUBBESMEYER

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Forest Creatures in the Snow

Tree Hunt

KRISTEN RIGGLE

risten Riggle is a visual artist and children’s book author, working with paint and poetry. Exploring what brings you joy is a theme throughout her work, and oozes into her art practice as she strives to allow joy and wonder to always lead the way creatively.

Kristen has written and illustrated The Busy Birds Adventures series, which includes Little Bird Explores Bend!; Hello, Bend!; and her latest book, Christmas in Bend (illustrations shown here). From a moonlight ski to trimming the Christmas tree, the Busy Birds and some forest friends find joy in the magic of the season, and love to spread their Christmas cheer all through the year! Preorder Christmas in Bend and find out more at thebusybirds.com.

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Winter Stream 20x26” fiber ‘painting’ with overstitching

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Two Sisters Waking Up, 24 x 36 oil on panel Early Snow, 14 x 18 oil on panel

Middle Sister Talks, 14 x 18 oil on panel

KATHERINE TAYLOR

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atherine Taylor is an oil painter and longtime resident of Bend. Her signature style employs the dramatic lighting and luminosity of the Old Masters classical approach she was trained in. She spent time studying art in Italy and was very influenced by Baroque chiaroscuro (strong contrast of lights and darks). Taylor continues to explore of painterly marks, in her desire to let the paint application itself remain as beautiful as the subject she’s painting.

Regarding the subject, Taylor paints in all genres: wildlife, still life, landscapes, figures, especially subject matter where she feels she can capture an authentic and soulful aspect of a place, animal or person, that part that is mythic, heroic, compassionate and uplifting.

Taylor enjoys teaching classical oil painting. Her work has been included in juried shows and private collections nationally. She currently has gallery representation in the Northwest… see katherine-taylor.com.

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ED MIERJESKI

Photography by Ed Mierjeski

Art by Vance Perry

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Kenneth Marunowski Exhibits

Large Paintings: Landscapes & Abstractions at Sunriver’s Betty Gray Gallery A&E STAFF REPORT Autumn Sunflowers, oil on canvas, 60”x48”

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Forest of Turquoise & Gold, oil on canvas, 48”x60”

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h i s N o v e m b e r a n d D e c e m b e r, Bend artist and educator Kenneth Marunowski proudly exhibits Large Paintings: Landscapes & Abstractions at the Betty Gray Gallery, located on the second floor of the Sunriver Lodge. Featuring approximately ten large-format oil paintings, this is the artist’s first extensive solo exhibition in Central Oregon. The paintings themselves date from Marunowski’s permanent move to Bend in 2016 to the present and reflect his deep interest in and dedicated pursuit of both landscape and abstraction. The Lodge will host an artist’s reception Friday, December 10 from 4-6pm. All are welcome!

Whether an abstracted landscape or a nonrepresentational abstraction (meaning without reference to the world of people, places or things), Marunowski’s paintings suggest rather than name, leaving interpretation open to the viewer.

This openness is a quality the artist deliberately strives for in his work and greatly admires in his favorite painters: Joan Mitchell, Willem de Kooning, and Cy Twombly. “I want people to be not only initially awed by the striking color, gestural mark-making and magnitude of the paintings, but also compelled to investigate the work at different viewing distances, to get lost

ARTS in the flow of the paint and the tonal nuances present,” Ken explains. “Before I moved to Bend, I only painted relatively small, plein air landscapes in the tradition of the French Impressionists, but once here and with a decent size studio to work in, I cut loose and went big!” Marunowski continues, “Working large feels natural to me; I’m a pretty tall guy with a wide wingspan, and I use my whole body in this intuitive, feeling-based painterly investigation.”

Artworks on display include signature pieces like The Valley, a 58”x80” memory-based painting of his hometown of Valley View, Ohio, and Enchanted Forest, a 48”x96” diptych that recalls a hike Ken and his wife Carly took this past summer in the Columbia River Gorge area. Also on display are Firefly Tango, a 40”x48”, threepanel painting that evokes the frenetic dance of a late-night soiree, and Spring Willow Glow, a 48”x60” painting based on daily walks the artist took along the Deschutes River in the season of blooms. “Many of my abstract landscapes are based on memory,” Marunowski states. “Relying on memory eliminates unnecessary details and gets to the heart of the subject matter. I don’t care about the literal depiction of place; I want the feeling, the essence, and memory acts as a filter that allows me to get there,” the artist concludes.

In addition to this exhibition at the Betty Gray Gallery, Marunowski displays more modest size oil paintings at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver in Sunriver Village, where he is an artist-member.

Beyond Central Oregon, Ken is represented by the LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY in Portland and enjoyed a successful first solo exhibition there this past April. Every third Sunday of the month, Ken teaches either Abstract Acrylic Painting or Intro to Oil Painting at Layor Art + Supply, and also teaches winter/spring and fall/winter classes at The Art Station, both in Bend. In an effort to promote communication, collaboration and the joy of abstract painting, the artist guides groups of families and friends in painting a single, large canvas together, an endeavor he refers to as “Spirit of Play Art.” Don’t miss Large Paintings: Landscapes & Abstractions this November and December at Sunriver Lodge’s Betty Gray Gallery, and be sure to attend the artist’s reception on December 10 from 4-6pm.

For a preview of Marunowski’s art or to contact the artist, visit his website at kennethmarunowski. com. You may also connect with him on Instagram and Facebook @kenmarunowski. kennethmarunowski.com

Firefly Tango, oil on canvas, triptych, 40”x48”

The Valley, oil on linen, 58”x80”

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Mural unveiling. Photo by Cascade Business News.

(L-R) Mariotta Gary-Smith; Redmond City Commissioner Clifford Evelyn; Carlos Calica; and Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie.

Mariotta and Toc were content experts for the design process. Photos courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission.

Redmond Airport Mural

Celebrates Oregon’s Cultural Diversity

by SIMON MATHER — A&E Feature Writer colorful mural celebrating Oregon and its diverse cultures has been unveiled at Redmond Municipal Airport as part of a media event also featuring performances by Warm Springs drummer Carlos Calica and the Redmond High School Jazz Band.

Featuring artwork from the new Oregon Cultural Trust license plate, it is one of four full-scale murals being installed at airports in the state, including Medford, Eugene and Portland, through a partnership with GreenCars. com (a division of Lithia Motors).

Redmond Mayor George Endicott spoke at the event, emceed by Community Arts Coordinator for the Oregon Arts Commission Liora Sponko. Also in attendance was Bend resident and Cultural Trust board member Chris Van Dyke, who served with fellow board members ad hoc to oversee the creation of the artwork.

Dubbed “Celebrate Oregon!” the piece was created by Eugene-based artist Liza Burns and is a vibrant tapestry of Oregon geography into which are woven 127 symbols representing different aspects of our collective arts, heritage, history and cultural practices.

It is the result of a year-long, inclusive process that began with a group of statewide nominators sharing the creative brief with artists and designers. A total of 36 artists submitted statements of interest and work samples, with the final selection approval being decided by a diverse jury.

“The new design, built on a panorama of Oregon geography, reflects and respects the diversity of our culture at a time we need it most,” said Cultural Trust Board Chair Niki Price. “Cultural expression is how our communities define themselves — how they live their everyday lives, their traditions, their heritage, their creativity, their celebrations, their values and how they connect with one another. Our culture is the glue that can bind us together as Oregonians.”

Cultural Trust Executive Director Brian Rogers added, “We knew that reflecting the breadth of Oregon culture, and how it brings us together, in one design was an extremely ambitious goal “Liza’s creation does that and so much more. It captures the spirit of Oregon and also serves as an educational tool for exploring our diversity. We are incredibly proud and excited to share it with Oregonians.”

The license plate artwork is accompanied by an interactive visual key that explains each of the symbols and how they connect to Oregon culture, accessed via a QR code.

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Red Chair Gallery Presents Eleanor Murphey — Pottery

by JULIA KENNEDY COCHRAN — Red Chair Gallery fter more than four decades as a professional potter, Eleanor Murphey is still excited about her job. Her colorful American Craftsman and Art Nouveau style pots are enjoyed by customers all over the world, she says, and their letters and emails inspire her to keep on creating her art.

Murphey’s work is showcased at Red Chair Gallery in November.

“I call my style contemporary Craftsman,” Murphey says. She has always loved to work with natural motifs such as flowers, vegetables and sea life. “I like the organic feel of natural items,” she says. Even though she may use the same theme, such as sunflowers, again and again, it is always unique. “Everything I do is one of a kind,” she explains. “I make the design to fit the piece.” This means that the sunflowers on separate pieces may be yellow, red or cream and they will twine or bunch or weave around each bowl, vase or plate differently.

Murphey believes that every piece should combine function and beauty.

She started out in 1976 as a potter in La Jolla, California, joining Sunstone Gallery and Pottery Studio and becoming the owner years later. It was there that she began selling her pots to many people who still collect her work and have given it as gifts to friends and family. Eventually, she decided she didn’t want to operate a retail business and looked for a more affordable place to live than Southern California. She moved to Bend in 2003 and set up her studio

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After throwing her stoneware clay into shapes on a wheel, Murphey bisque fires them in an electric kiln. Then she decorates the surface with a wax resist technique. She uses a brush to apply wax to create the surface design. Finally, the pieces are Pottery by Eleanor Murphey fired again in a gas kiln at 2380 degrees. Her gas kiln is her pride and joy. It is called a car kiln because it rolls into her studio on tracks for loading and then can be rolled out again for firing.

She recently had it rebuilt so it’s as good as new after many years of use.

During the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Murphey admits to experiencing some “black days” where she lost motivation. (And who didn’t?)

Now, however, she is re-energized by the feeling that we may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. “It feels really good to be inspired again.” redchairgallerybend.com

Central Oregon Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 2021 Fall Show Winners

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entral Oregon artists were well represented and took big awards in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 2021 fall show.

The juror, Iain Stewart, selected 80 paintings out of 199 submissions by 123 Oregon artists. Eleven of those artists selected in the show were from Central Oregon.

The following artists are included in the show: Winnie Givot of Sisters; Kim Smith of Powell Butte; Rebecca Sentgeorge and Linda Shelton of Redmond; Hazel Reeves, Steve Rothert, Judy Hoiness and Jacqueline Newbold of Bend; Helen Brown, Elizabeth Haberman; and Diane Lay of Sunriver.

Many of these artists went on to receive awards for their paintings. Hazel Reeve’s painting Goat and Friend, Winnie Givot’s painting Uncertain, Kim Smith’s painting I Heart Herons and Helen Brown’s painting Thank a Teacher won awards of distinction. Steve Rothert’s painting Remembering Hokkaido won fifth place. Jacqueline Newbold’s painting Jewels of Summer won second place.

Congratulations to all the Central Oregon watercolor artists that were included in this show! newboldart.com

Goat and Friend by Hazel Reeves

Jewels of Summer by Jacqueline Newbold

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ART OR CRAFT? THE MAKERS CHIME IN!

Featured Maker: Kelly Ozrelic

by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D — A&E Feature Writer

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ouis Vuitton, Dooney and Bourke, Chanel, Coach — all huge forces within the fashion and leather goods industry. While their work is obviously beautiful and of excellent quality, I believe there are winds of change sweeping through the industry, allowing folks to recognize the value in purchasing from smaller, more humble makers instead of enormous companies that stamp their brand on every inch of their product.”

So writes Bend native Kelly Ozrelic, this month’s featured maker, in an email exchange we shared. Clearly opinionated on the matter and rightfully so, methinks, I decided to do a bit of research for myself. Upon visiting Chanel’s website and clicking on the first handbag I spotted, the $11,000 price tag nearly gave me “the big one,” as Fred Sanford of Sanford & Son fame used to often say when experiencing moments of extreme disbelief or shock. In terms of leather handbags specifically, one of Ozrelic’s specialties, the first ten Louis Vuitton ones I saw ranged from $2,300-$4,100. Much more reasonable, right?

Prices like these certainly suggest something more than finely made craft, at least to my mind. So are these art objects, albeit of a functional nature?

Perhaps the better question is the following: To what extent does price and brand determine our perception of what is construed as art or craft? As we all well know, in the world of fashion design, brand is everything, and well established designer brands like the ones cited above seem to know no limits in terms of what they can charge for their luxury wares. So where does a “more humble” maker like Ozrelic, who makes exquisite leather goods, fit into this

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schema? Below, Kelly offers keen insights into her work and this discussion.

ME: Describe your art / craft.

KELLY: I am a seamstress of 21 years working primarily with animal leather for the past five years. I design and sew purses, wallets and totes. I’m grateful to have a leather source right here in town at Maverick Leather. They carry American and Italian hides from numerous animals, but I generally stick to cow and buffalo. I’m uncomfortable using chromium tanned hides due to the process’ environmental and health impact, so I opt for vegetable tanned hides. I find it essential to be able to look over every detail of each hide.

This includes the weight, rigidity, texture, possibility of dye transfer and scent. It would be impossible for me to do this work without being able to see the hides in person! When I began exploring the craft of leatherworking in 2016, it was because I disliked the heavily embellished leather goods I saw at shops around town and wanted a more elegant, understated everyday bag. My design philosophy is very much

ARTS “less is more,” and my pieces are simple, functional and made to last.

ME: Your use of the term “design” is so pertinent to our discussion. It brings to mind the words of an accomplished landscape painter friend of mine who always professed the importance of design to his workshop participants. He stressed how one designs a composition, even moving a rather fixed and essential element like a tree from here to there in order to serve the overall design of the painting. It’s an important word, one that seems to apply to so many aspects of our lives, from purses and paintings to landscapes and cities.

ME: Do you consider your work art or craft?

KELLY: I consider my work craft. Many years of sewing experience created the foundation for working with leather, but the material itself is a bit of a different beast! A lot of research and trial and error was needed before I truly felt confident in my ability to select hides, to understand the differences in

in leather. For example, a matte hide can give a piece a more rustic, cowboy vibe whereas a shiny hide can provide a luxurious, sophisticated quality.

ME: What is your opinion on the arts / crafts distinction?

KELLY: This is a great question too! My opinion is that art can be purely for art’s sake, with its sole function being beauty or provocation. Craft, on the other hand, should have a practical function. I would never want one of my pieces to be considered so precious that it just sat in a closet or was displayed as a luxury item on a shelf, untouched. I want it to be used and loved every day, and to develop scratches, stains, patina.

preparation and construction and to feel proud of the finished result. This is a craft that I continue to learn and grow from whether that be with a new tool, an edge finishing cream, or simply realizing that I need to hammer the hell out of a seam to get it to lay flat. It’s an ongoing education.

ME: How does your work address artistic concerns, like those that a painter or sculptor must consider (form, composition, color, value, texture)?

KELLY: This question is quite thought provoking! At the start of each piece, visual balance and practical function are always at the top of the list. I consider the proportions of each individual component, such as the width, height and depth of the body of the piece and how that will determine the width and length of the straps, size of pockets, etc. Pocket and hardware placement inform the composition, and while there are infinite colors of leather available, I find that I gravitate towards more traditional, subdued hues: warm chestnut, gunmetal black, the occasional green, gold and blue. Texture is a fun element to play with

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ME: I really appreciate this last statement, Kelly! There is something special about a finely crafted object that enters the practice of everyday life. Its use and wear are signs of its character that also indicate something of the person who owns it. Once the object leaves the hands of its maker and enters the public sphere, it takes on a life of its own, and that is to be celebrated!

KELLY: I couldn’t agree more!

To view the exquisite work of Kelly Ozrelic, please visit The Workhouse in Bend at 50 SE Scott St., #6, open seven days a week from 10am-6pm. You may also view her work online at theworkhousebend.com/pages/kelly-ozrelic or on Instagram @fourthchildcreative. theworkhousebend.com/pages/kelly-ozrelic Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | November 2021

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BendFilm Announces

FEATURE & SHORT FILM AWARDS

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endFilm has announced the 20 films and filmmakers awarded jury prizes and more than $12,500 at the 2021 BendFilm Festival. BendFilm Festival is now recognized by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of 64 film festivals in the world (27 festivals in the USA) that is Oscarqualifying for short films. Following the festival, BendFilm programmers will share the winning Indigenous, Narrative and Animated short films with The Academy screening committee for Oscar consideration.

Selin Sevinc, BendFilm Head Programmer, said, “It’s incredibly fulfilling to come together to elevate the voices of the independent film community. This year’s festival was a shining example of the need for people to connect over good stories, shared passions and the desire to seek important truths. Thank you to all who made this festival one to remember.”

Jurors for the Festival include: producer Timothy Horsburgh; talent manager and producer, Rebecca Wyzan; programmer and educator Ellen Shelton; entertainment journalist, KJ Matthews; filmmaker and professor Christopher Coppola; producer and former studio executive, Brandon Harris; development and production executive, Christine Dávila; programmer, Erik Jambor; producer, author, programmer Warren Etheredge; Oscar-nominated producer, Michael Scheuerman; acquisitions

executive, Ayo Kepher-Maat; filmmaker and journalist, Jenny Shi; filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur David Holbrooke; Olympian, Laurenne Ross; Warm Springs, Wasco and Yakima mother, politician and activist Carina Miller; filmmaker, Boise Esquerra; and filmmaker and tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, LaRonn Katchia.

2021 BendFilm Festival Jury Award Winners: Best In Show: Youth v. Gov (USA), directed by Christi Cooper; Best Director: Kaveh Nabatian director of Sin La Habana; Best Narrative Feature: The Falconer (USA / Oman), directed by Seanne Winslow & Adam Sjoberg; Best Cinematography: Brandon Alperin for A Hard Problem (USA), directed by hazart; Special Jury Award for Exceptional Performance and Unique Storytelling: 7 Days (USA), directed by Roshan Sethi; Best Documentary Feature: Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (USA), directed by Jared Drake & Steven Siig; Best Editing: Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (USA), directed by Jared Drake & Steven Siig; Special Jury Award for Indomitable Spirit: Alaskan Nets (USA), directed by Jeff Harasimowicz; Special Jury Award For Archival Editing: AIDS DIVA: The Legend of Connie Norman (USA), directed by Dante Alencastre; Best Outdoor/Environmental Short: Understory - A Journey Into The Tongass, directed by Colin Arisman; Best Outdoor/Environmental Feature: Youth v. Gov (USA), directed by Christi Cooper; Best Indigenous Short: Joe Buffalo, directed by Amar Chebib; Special Jury Award for an Indigenous Short: Honor Thy Mother, directed by Lucy Ostrander; Best Narrative Short: Noor & Layla, directed by Fawzia Mirza; Special Jury Award for a Narrative Short: The Binding of Itzik, directed by Anika Benkov; Best Animated Short: Washing Machine, directed by Alexandra Májová; Best Documentary Short: Last Meal, directed by Marcus McKenzie & Daniel Principe; Special Jury Award for a Documentary Short: The Roads Most Traveled, directed by Bill Wisneski; Best Northwest Short: Pho the People, directed by Brady Holden & Dez Ramirez; and Best Student Short: Wirun, directed by Chad O’Brien. bendfilm.org

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he first annual Small Batch Comedy Festival will feature 16 comedians from the Central Oregon area. The goal is to highlight all the amazing talent in our backyard. The two-night string of shows will be packed full of local voices ranging from long-time residents to fresh faces.

“Craft is our home club,” said Katy Ipock, the owner of Ipockolyptic Productions, “It only makes sense that Bend’s first stand up comedy festival should be centered there.”

They also have a show at Silver Moon Brewery that Sunday. “Silver Moon has also been such an amazing supporter of stand up in Bend.”

Many of our local comedians have been getting experience working on the road and doing well in regional comedy competitions. Bend is getting a reputation for having amazing talent and the best audiences.

“It’s about time Central Oregon had an event like Small Batch! I’m delighted to be performing alongside the area’s funniest rising talents.” said Jodi Compton, one of the performers in the festival.

“I’ve been doing stand up comedy for three years now, and hoping someone would put a local comedy festival together. So I’m super stoked.” Said Mark Rook, another performer.

The Small Batch Comedy Festival is happening November 12 and 13 at Craft Kitchen and Brewery, and November 14 at Silver Moon Brewery. Tickets are available at bendticket.com. ipockpro.com

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BEAT Children’s Theatre Brings A HOLIDAY CLASSIC to the Stage

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t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Deck the halls and trim the tree. The holidays are upon us and what would they be without a Red Ryder air rifle gun and a very stylish lamp?

The beloved and wishful character, Ralphie Parker dreams of the perfect Christmas present, while being reminded that he “might shoot your eye out.” Ralphie’s awkward character spends his time during this classic tale, dodging bullies and navigating life with a cranky father and doting mother. This classic tale takes us through the struggles of childhood, having high hopes and trying to keep your glasses intact. It’s the holiday season and BEAT Children’s Theatre is excited to bring this classic, Jean Shepherd’s, A Christmas Story, to the stage in its first live performance since the

beginning of the pandemic.

Director Bree Beal, along with Assistant Director Sierra Kincaid, has taken this heartwarming holiday classic, and created the the same on screen magic on the stage. Based on the quirky and hilarious imagination of Jean Shepherd, this play encompasses all the original well known characters and scenes we know so well.

Fifteen talented BEAT actors have worked meticulously to create and develop their own memorable characters for the play.

Life has it’s struggles, but with family, holiday spirit and some adventures along the way, anything is possible. Join BEAT as we celebrate the holidays with a classic that is sure to leave everyone laughing

June Maurer, Owen Cogen, Marley Maidl and Joey Maurer.

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hysterically, crying, and cheering.

To ensure the highest impossible safety for our actors, crew and audience, the cast will be performing in masks. All audience members will be required to wear masks as well.

For ticket information and COVID updates, visit beatchildrenstheatre.org. beatchildrenstheatre.org

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Theatre Lobby: Before and After. Photos courtesy of CTC

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Renovations Set the Stage for Stellar Performances at Bend’s Cascade Theatre!

by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, PhD — A&E Feature Writer

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oward Huskey, executive director of the Cascades Theatrical Company (CTC), believes in community. In support of the Central Oregon community, he and his dedicated crew have been hard at work renovating the Cascade Theatre in downtown Bend. Huskey’s efforts started five years ago when, upon discussing the possibility of losing the theatre with some of its supporters, jokingly offered, “Well, why don’t I go down there and fix that for you all?” He recalls, “They just looked at me and said, ‘You don’t know anything about theatre!’” to which I replied, ‘But I do know about business.’” Much to Howard’s surprise, his bid for the position was successful, and the theatre looks absolutely incredible as a result!

Founded in 1978, the Cascades Theatrical Company, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, proudly boasts being the oldest and only volunteer-based community theatre in Central Oregon. With more than 300 productions over the last 43 years, however, comes the need for repair, and the rather drab theatre desperately needed a makeover. Huskey began his renovations at the front entrance, replacing the awning and siding and revitalizing the exterior with fresh paint. Upon stepping through the front door and into the lobby, visitors are greeted with what are arguably the most remarkable improvements to the theatre. What was once a primarily gray space has now been transformed into a colorful, welcoming area adorned with attractive photos from past performances and star-studded, blue carpet complete with the famous “red carpet” stripe that leads patrons to the show. Freshly painted walls, new lighting, two gorgeous gold and black stenciled accent walls and a German

schmear brick finish behind the concession counters, these latter two of which are both by Julee Vadnaise, complete the lobby remodel. Many front-of-the-house renovations took place during the “COVID era,” as Howard refers to it, so, at the very least, the pandemic did offer some possibilities for renewal.

In the hallway leading to the theatre proper, guests are greeted by a handsome display case featuring headshots of various actors who performed there. Patrons will also be thankful for the upgraded bathrooms with refinished floors, new toilets and sinks and repurposed vanities. And yes, Huskey reports, the women’s restroom is lovelier than the men’s, especially with its elegant, new mural.

The stage and seating area also have undergone a complete renovation. The entire stage, in fact, was replaced so that it no longer squeaks and creaks like the old one did. A new “house hang” lighting system shines brilliantly upon the actors, and the 130 chairs for audience members were removed so the floor could be recarpeted. The chairs were then cleaned and firmly reinstalled so theatregoers no longer rock to and fro as they engage with the performance. Luxurious, deep red velvet curtains, courtesy of Board President Christine Mehner’s friend James Allen, frame the stage and provide a professional presence for all to enjoy.

Speaking of Mehner, a multi-award-winning independent filmmaker with Master of Fine Arts degree in Motion Picture Production from UCLA, Howard shares that she has played a pivotal role in reshaping the theatre.

“Her background is film and television, and she taught at Loyola Marymount University and California State University,” Howard states. He continues, “Chris helped me put together the theatre and film curriculum for the teen program and has enrolled over 140 students in our classes and productions since we started last year. We received multiple grants for our Cascades Teen Theatre so we can keep the classes free for now. We’re trying to keep it free for families who can’t afford it. It’s about giving back to the community.”

Also providing essential support in myriad ways are the Board Members: Gloria Hegidio, board vice president; Dave Doyle, treasurer; Janelle Musson, secretary; Cricket Daniel; and Michael Fullerman who has served on the CTC Board since 2014. “We’ve got a great crew here — the best I’ve ever had!” Huskey proudly states. The current, stellar state of the theatre is a vivid testimonial to the success of this crew!

With such a monumental and detailed overhaul of the entire Cascades Theatrical Company (and I certainly haven’t covered it all!), I felt compelled to ask Howard about his motivation to do so. “Years ago, my kids acted on this stage, and my wife at that time volunteered a lot here,” he tells me. “My passion is to provide young people and people in general with a safe spot to be who they want to be. You can take a person that is so shy and timid, and once you put them on the stage they bloom; it’s amazing how it works! There’s so many people that need their own outlet, and this is the place to do that,” Huskey concludes.

The day I toured the theatre was opening night for Theory of Relativity, one of two yearly productions by the Cascades Teen Theatre, a program started in 2019 that also features an annual Teen Theatre Showcase. This type of programming illustrates just one way CTC is reaching out to a wider community. Howard tells me. “We always did five to seven full-length theatrical plays a year, and it’s basically for adults. Our patrons are generally 50-80 year olds. I’m trying to balance that and give the younger generation an opportunity here. We are a community theatre and that means the whole community!” Turns out Theory of Relativity not only was attended by a diverse audience ranging from six to ninety years old, but was also so very well received that the audience bestowed upon it a standing ovation on preview night! Such an enthusiastic reception bodes well for a more inclusive community theatre per the vision of Huskey and the entire Cascades Theatrical Company crew! cascadestheatrical.org

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Julee stenciling. Photos courtesy of CTC. Photos courtesy of CTC

Stage Set:Theory of Relativity. Photo by Kenneth Marunowski

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KNOW TIMBER

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regon’s forestry and logging industry looked a lot different 100 years ago. Discover this history juxtaposed with modern conservation efforts as Deschutes Public Library presents “Know Timber” in November. Learn about contributions to Oregon’s logging history by African and Chinese Americans. Tap your feet to the melody of logging ballads. Discover the most famous Northwest Coast artistic creation — the totem pole — through an art historian. Hear from experts in their fields on photographing the evolving Cascade landscape, identifying Ponderosa among their coniferous cousins and spying the many species that use snag habitat.

All programs are free and open to the public. Wearing a face mask is required at all library programs and events. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration.

Maxville Timber Culture: Past, Present and Future* — Thursday, November 4 • 6pm | Live online While the town has long since disappeared, the Maxville story is still unfolding. Gwen Trice provides an overview of her work preserving the heritage of Maxville and the African American contributions to the logging industry. Registration required.

Chinese Americans in the Woods* — Tuesday, November 9 • 6pm | Live online Attracted to the American West for first mining and then railroad construction, several thousand Chinese Americans found work as lumberjacks. Sue Fawn Chung, Ph.D., tells the forgotten story of Chinese American experiences in western lumber camps. Registration required.

Ponderosa Pines* - Wednesday, November 10 • 6pm | Redmond Library; Saturday, November 20 • 6pm | Live online Central Oregon has an extensive history with forestry. Learn to differentiate native coniferous trees, use tree rings to investigate history and identify old growth pines in Central Oregon with Dr. Rebecca Franklin, Program Director of Forest Resources Technology at COCC. Registration required.

Your Deschutes National Forest: More Than Timber — Thursday, November 11 • 4pm | Pre-recorded Explore the origin of the Deschutes National Forest along with key roles and contributions presented by Les Joslin, wilderness educator and local author.

Northwest Logging & Sawmill Songs — Friday, November 12 • 6pm | Pre-recorded The logging and sawmill industries shaped the Pacific Northwest. Musician and educator Joe Seamons is dedicated to helping people connect with their

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heritage through music and the art of storytelling.

Cavity-Nesting Birds and Snag Habitat* — Monday, November 15 • 6pm | Live online Snags, or standing dead trees, are incredibly important structures that provide habitat for nearly 100 different species in Oregon, including 39 different cavitynesting birds. Hear the latest research from Amy Barry upon conducting wildlife surveys for various organizations across the Northwest. Registration required.

Through the Lens of Time* — Tuesday, November 16 • 6pm | Live online To coin the timeless phrase, “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” Explore changing forests through the photography of John F. Marshall, photographer and landscape ecology enthusiast, by observing fire lookouts throughout Oregon and Washington. Registration required.

Owls of the Forest* — Wednesday, November 17 • 12pm | Live online; Thursday, November 18 • 5:30pm | Sisters Library Discover the denizens of the dark—owls—that prowl our local forests. Learn about their natural history and dependency on forested and open habitats with Damian Fagan, naturalist and freelance writer. Registration required.

The Story of the Gray Fox* — Saturday, November 20 | Teen Grab & Go Kits Meet Gert, the High Desert Museum’s Gray Fox. In this two-part program, watch an online video to learn interesting facts about gray foxes, then pick up a program kit featuring activities and materials to complement the video.

Registration required to reserve a kit. Supplies limited; one kit per customer.

Axe Throwing at Unofficial Logging Co.* — Tuesday, November 23 • 4pm | Unofficial Logging Co. Aim for the bullseye, yell “timber,” and let the axe do the rest. Find your mark at Deschutes County’s only axe throwing venue. *Registration required and space is limited.

Totem Poles: The Past and the Present* — Tuesday, November 30 • 6pm | Pre-recorded Destroyed, stolen and appropriated through colonization, hear how 20th century Northwest Coast Indigenous people are now reappropriating their artistry into symbols of Native sovereignty. *Registration required.

For more information about these programs, please visit the library website at deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz Goodrich at lizg@deschuteslibrary. org or 541-312-1032. deschuteslibrary.org

LITERATURE

Drawing is Not a Talent, It’s a Skill Anyone Can Learn

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ntroducing The Art & Science of Drawing: Learn to Observe, Analyze, and Draw Any Subject by Brent Eviston, a new guidebook that will teach you the fundamentals of good drawing.

Based on his more than twenty years of teaching, The Art & Science of Drawing shares author and drawing instructor Brent Eviston’s secrets that provide the most accessible, streamlined, and effective methods for learning to draw.

“It begins with the most basic skills like how to hold the pencil and how to draw basic shapes before moving on to more complex subjects like threedimensional drawing, contour drawing, measuring, and shading,” Eviston said. “By working through this book, you will learn the skills and processes necessary for good drawing.”

The Art & Science of Drawing is a project-based book, meaning each chapter contains a series of lessons and each lesson ends with a project. “I recommend completing no more than one lesson and project per day. You need time to process the information you’ve learned and to develop the muscle memory necessary for these skills to become second nature,” he said. “The lessons in this book focus on fundamentals. You cannot practice fundamentals too much.”

Designed for the absolute beginner as well as more experienced artists looking to improve their skills and master the fundamentals, The Art & Science of Drawing will serve as a foundation upon which you can build new skills to suit your creative ambitions.

“Every day I work with people who learn to draw.

These are ordinary people without special skills or advantages,” he said. “With good instruction and dedicated practice, you can, and will, learn to draw.”

Bend local Brent Eviston’s love of teaching matches his love of drawing. He believes that learning to draw can transform the lives of students, changing how they think and how they see the world.

Throughout his 25 years of teaching, he has taught thousands of students of all ages through studios, schools, and museums. He spent these years cultivating the most effective ways to teach drawing. Brent took what he learned and created The Art & Science of Drawing series, a collection of online drawing courses. The Art & Science of Drawing has become a bestselling, award-winning series that has enrolled more than 100,000 students in 170 countries. These powerful lessons are now available here in his first book of the same name.

Drawing is at the root of all of Brent’s work. He has studied numerous forms of drawing including architectural drafting and anatomical drawing as well as more experimental explorations. Brent divides his creative efforts between traditional drawing instruction and contemporary art projects. evolveyourart.com • brenteviston.com

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Arcadia Publishing Announces the Release of Images of Aviation: Central Oregon Aviation

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his book will take readers back in time to the pioneering days of Central Oregon, when birdmen and barnstormers crisscrossed the skies in their Wright Flyers, Curtiss Jennys and Ford Trimotors. In the early days, the dusty high desert airfields were home to flimsy airplanes. As air travel evolved from utilizing seat-of-the-pants construction to becoming a new mode of mass transportation, the Central Oregon region developed along with the technology. Over the next century, a dedicated group of visionaries — aviators and city officials — built a thriving economy around Redmond Municipal Airport. Today, this transportation hub, also known as Roberts Field, sees an average of one million passengers each year. It is complemented by smaller general aviation airports that are home to private and corporate pilots, as well as a flourishing aviation industry.

Local historian Tor Hanson has lived in Bend for more than 30 years. He holds a degree in information and public relations from Skurup Folkhögskola in Sweden. Hanson did his military service in the Swedish Air Force (telecommunications) and later worked for Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in Malmö and Stockholm. He has written aviation-related articles for both Swedish and American magazines during his more than 40-year career as a freelance journalist. arcadiapublishing.com

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Applications Welcome for New Ten-Month Creative Writing Program

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hree Central Oregon writers are accepting applications for The Forge Writing Program, an online creative writing program beginning January of 2022. The program is designed for people who want the rigor and community of a graduate creative writing program, but are looking for an accelerated pace and lower cost.

“In our 40 combined years of teaching, we’ve encountered many writers who want to take themselves seriously and really live the writer’s life, but they don’t necessarily want or need an academic credential, or the high cost of a master’s program,” said Michael Cooper, who founded the program with fellow writers and teachers Irene Cooper and Ellen Santasiero. “We like to say that we got our MFAs so our participants don’t have to.”

Through bi-weekly workshops, individual mentorships and feedback from instructors and peers, the program guides small cohorts of writers to generate writing, acquire and improve craft skills and revise a body of work in fiction or creative nonfiction.

At the end of the program, each writer will experience a personal and in-depth conference during which the instructors will give their full intention to discussing the work, the writer’s experience and future possibilities.

In the interest of inspiring ownership and authority in one’s own work, as well as supporting a practice of ongoing literary citizenship, a public reading/sharing of each writer’s work, in person or online, is a component of completion of the course.

About the Instructors The only thing Ellen Santasiero likes better than making essays, memoirs, collages, plays, fictions and safe spaces for learning is making them with others. Her work has appeared in The Stay Project, The Sun, and High Desert Journal, among others. She taught literature and writing at OSU-Cascades from 2007-2021, and memoir writing at The Bend Writers Workshop in 2019-2020. (ellensantasiero.com) Irene Cooper writes poems, reviews, essays and fiction. She works and

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teaches in community in Central Oregon. Committal, a speculative spy-fy novel about family, was published in 2020. Her debut full-length book of poetry, spare change, came out with Finishing Line Press in March 2021. (irenecooperwrites.com) Mike Cooper holds an MFA from Oregon State University Cascades in Bend, where he lives with his family. Mike is a writer of fiction and an editorial coach. His short stories have been finalists in Glimmer Train, The Lascaux Review, and Cutthroat. He is president of the Central Oregon Writers Guild and teaches writing at Central Oregon Community College and Oregon StateUniversity-Cascades, as well as creative writing workshops through Blank Pages Workshops, Deschutes Public Library and COCC Community Learning.

To register: theforgewriting.com/contact. For more information and free 15-minute conference: theforgewriting@gmail.com, or theforgewriting.com theforgewriting.com

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SUNRIVER EXHIBITS In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place.

Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 541-593-4382 • artistsgallerysunriver.com Artist demonstration at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver on Saturday, November 13, 4-6pm with stained glass artist, Becky Henson.

Becky will be demonstrating her stained-glass art including this adorable Christmas Santa Gnome. Each year, Becky, designs a new signature Christmas design and gnomes are the “IN” décor this year!

Becky Henson’s art glass ranges from large glass panels inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright to designs depicting our beautiful Central Oregon rivers and mountains.

See you at the event!

Christmas Santa Gnome by Becky Henson

Give Thanks 2nd Saturday

November 13 | 4 to 6pm Artist Demonstrations, wine & snacks

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Sunriver Resort Lodge - Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. 503-780-2828 • sunriverresort.com This November and December, Bend artist and educator Kenneth Marunowski proudly exhibits Large Paintings: Landscapes & Abstractions at the Betty Gray Gallery, located on the second floor of the Sunriver Lodge. Featuring approximately ten large-format oil paintings, this is the artist’s first extensive solo exhibition in Central Oregon. The paintings themselves date from Marunowski’s permanent move to Bend in 2016 to the present and reflect his deep interest in and dedicated pursuit of both landscape and abstraction. The Lodge will host an artist’s reception Friday, December 10 from 4-6pm. All are welcome!

For a preview of Marunowski’s art or to contact the artist, visit his website at kennethmarunowski.com. You may also connect with him on Instagram and Facebook @kenmarunowski.

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The Valley, oil on linen, 58”x80”

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ne of the best seasons in Central Oregon is the holiday season. It does not matter what the weather is like because it is a HOLIDAY! The Artists’ Gallery in the Village at Sunriver cordially invites you to experience the happiness that beautiful art can inspire. Although the Gallery is open every day of the week, a good day to visit would be the Second Saturday of the Month, November 13, 4-6pm, when all the artists and visitors will be sharing food, drink and fun. While you are sipping a glass of wine/

beer and munching a snack, you can get some unstressed holiday shopping completed. A wide range of pricing makes it easy to find the perfect something for everyone. We even gift wrap!

A special part of the November Second Saturday event is that featured glass artist Becky Henson will be demonstrating the love and skill that goes into making stained art pieces. Henson produces both large commission pieces as well as her extremely popular medium size representations of local Central Oregon scenes. Mountains translate to wonderful stained-glass presentations.

The artist uses color, texture and light to capture the ever-changing beauty.

Although scenes and subject matter may be repeated, no two projects are ever the same. Henson also creates smaller pieces (hearts, birds, feathers, geometric shapes and many others) that are perfect for gifts. The pieces are the perfect size to fit in a stocking or hang on your Holiday tree.

Also featured this month is painter/sculptor Kelly Lish. In Lish’s paintings the viewer finds a sense of nature sparked by a childlike imagination.

Whimsical animals and intricate flora come together in an inspirational explosion of color. Moonlight skies and detailed tea sets easily mix with beautiful butterflies. Some canvases are large while other smaller pieces supply the same colorful visual impact.

Even more whimsical and unique are Lish’s dimensional Fairy Houses. These creations are fantastical representations of what stylish fairies everywhere desire for their abode. The artist uses her imagination to collect and use small found adornments for the fairy houses. She sets her mind to look at objects as a small creature might. Pieces range in size from twenty-four inches to smaller.

Each one is full of tiny found objects that delight any viewer.

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SISTERS EXHIBITS In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, Hood Avenue Art most venues have attendance protocols in place.

357 W Hood Ave., Sisters Please call or visit each venue website for updated information. hoodavenueart.com info@hoodavenueart.com • 541-719-1800 20 different artists are part of Through the end of December, Hood Avenue Art is offering modest the exhibit. pieces to make giving the gift of art more affordable. The Small Wonders People are always looking exhibit — started by local artists at Hood Avenue Art Gallery in for quality, original art, Sisters — is now in its seventh year. jewelry and gifts. Hood Small paintings, jewelry, fiber arts and sculptures created by more than Avenue Art hosts a wide Photo courtesy of Hood Avenue Art range of work by mixed media artists, wood and metal workers, painters, glass artists and photographers. The gallery also sells original handmade notecards, journals and outdoor sculpture.

Pieces created for the Small Wonders exhibit range from $30 for hand-made jewelry and up to $250 for tiny paintings. The Small Wonders reception is this coming 4th Friday, November 26 from 4-7.

The event is free with live music and refreshments provided.

Featuring Small Wonders

541.719.1800 | 357 W Hood Ave. Sisters | hoodavenueart.com

Raven Makes Gallery 182 East Hood Ave., Sisters 541-719-1182 ravenmakesgallery.com Our gallery offers first market Native American and Indigenous artists’ works, spanning the Arctic to Northern Mexico. Contemporary, meaningful and diverse mediums, including fine jewelry.

Open daily, 11am-4pm Sunday-T h u r s d a y, 1 0 a m - 5 p m Fr i d a y and Saturday.

Stitchin’ Post Gallery 311 W Cascade Ave., Sisters 541-549-6061 stitchinpost.com Currently showing in the Stitchin’ Post Fiber Arts Gallery thru November 22: Regeneration from the Central Oregon pod of Studio Art Quilt Associates Inc (SAQA).

Opening Friday, November 26 and running thru Christmas, we present the Stitchin’ Post Staff ’s Handcrafted Gift Boutique. Items range from quilts through everyday items, as well as ornaments and holiday decorations.

Woodland Angel by Jean Wells Keenan

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Dry Canyon Arts Association

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or a 501(c)3 organization that was formed in 2019 just before the global pandemic, the Dry Canyon Arts Association has hit the ground running. They are about to host their third art show of 2021 and have plans to do much more in 2022. Their long-term goal is to open a Community Arts Center in Redmond that will serve as a workspace, show space and gathering place for area artists of all types.

Rich in Public Art If you look around Redmond, you might first notice a plethora of public art on display. This is thanks in large part to one of Dry Canyon Arts Association’s founding members, Linda Gilmore Hill. As a member and chair of the Redmond Commission for Art in Public Places, Linda has spearheaded the partnership with the City of Redmond to create and install the many beautiful art pieces you see around town. [example photos: redmondoregon. gov/government/commissions-committees/redmond-commission-for-art-inpublic-places-rcapp/public-art/permanent-public-art#ad-image-28] Poor in Private Art Opportunities Despite the success of the public art installations, there are currently no art galleries in Redmond. This leaves the art community without an outlet to display their work. The Dry Canyon Arts Association is determined to remedy this through developing a Community Arts Center where artists may gather, display their work and attend educational and performance events. The work has just begun to investigate spaces that may accommodate such an endeavor and to raise the funds to make it happen, but the news of the Association’s goal has energized the arts community, and even during the pandemic, membership in the Association has more than doubled.

Making It Happen The next hurdle for the Dry Canyon Arts Association is funding

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the building and operation of the Community Arts Center. They are welcoming sponsors at the private and corporate level, and would love to hear from members of the community who may have (or know of ) spaces that might fit these needs. Interested parties should visit their website at drycanyonartsassociation.com.

Partnership with the Business Community While long term planning for a Community Arts Center is ongoing, the Association is currently beginning a program to find walls within the business community to install artworks by area artists. The program, in cooperation with the Redmond Downtown Association and titled “Lend Me Your Walls,” invites businesses such as restaurants, offices and retail outlets to liven up their walls with artworks installed by Association members. Artworks would be available for purchase through the artist.

Kimberly Krueger, marketing chair for the Dry Canyon Arts Association, considers the program a win-win for the business and the artist. “It’s a way of getting art out into the community. Businesses gain the interest and effect of the art and the artists gain a place to show their work.”

Events at High Desert Music Hall The Dry Canyon Arts Association has held two successful art festivalstyle shows at the High Desert Music Hall this summer and is gearing up for a third on November 12 and 13. “The High Desert Music Hall has been great,” Krueger added. “(Music Hall owners) iLko and Cimarron have been so wonderful and accommodating.” The event, titled Art at the Music Hall, will be held Friday, November 12 from 11am to 7pm and Saturday, November 13 from 11am to 6pm at the High Desert Music Hall at 818 SW Forest Avenue in Redmond. Admission is free.

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Wicker Restoration since 1974

Believed to be made prior to 1900, this cherry wood Lincoln-style rocker was constructed using forged square nails and glue. After frame repair both the back and seat were hand woven with rattan cane. Now the rocker will offer both a welcoming ambiance and comfortable airy seating in a Southern Utah home.

Check our website to see the ‘museum’ of past projects.

Wickerrestoration.com 541.923.6603 2415 SW Salmon • Redmond

CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place.

Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Madras / Warm Springs

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 • museumatwarmsprings.org Visitors to The Museum at Warm Springs will experience firsthand the sounds of ancient songs and languages, the mastery of traditional craftsmen and the sights of rich and colorful cultures that make up the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. For the first time, their histories and traditions are told in an exciting, permanent, interactive exhibit, bringing to life the fascinating story of the Tribes.

The collections of the museum are rotated throughout the year. So, when you visit you may see an entire new display in the gallery.

On November 2, the Museum will open a new exhibition, the 28th Annual Tribal Member Art Exhibit.

The dream of a tribal collection for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon began over four decades ago. Museum is open to the public with Safety Standards in place, which can be found on their website.

Prineville

Come Experience the Energy of Nature!

Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931

2 Hours SE of Bend • www.summerlakehotsprings.com 2 Hours SE of Bend • 541-943-3931 • www.summerlakehotprings.com

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Rick Steber & Company — MAKERS 131 NE Fifth St., Prineville • 541-447-3115 • rickstebermakers.com On display in the retail showroom at Rick Steber – MAKERS is the incredible work of over 160 artists and artisans from Central and Eastern Oregon. Designated as an Oregon Scenic Attraction, this unique collection of one-of-a-kind items has become a destination for many, and an opportunity to introduce your family to the creative culture of the High Desert. Here you will find Native bead work, metal sculptures, leather tooling, saddle making, wood working, silversmithing, original artwork, whittlings, carvings and the complete collection of books by popular author, Rick Steber.

Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

Rimrock Gallery 405A NW Third St., Prineville 541-903-5565 rimrockgallery.com F e a t u r e d s h o w, N o v e m b e r 13-January 5, 2022: Wildlife & Nature Scenes of Oregon by Galler y artists.

Enjoy Oregon landscapes, florals and wildlife!

Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am5:30pm and Sunday 12-5:30pm. Closed Mondays and Thanksgiving Day.

Autumn At Tumalo Falls, oil by Pamela Claflin

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Redmond/Terrebonne

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 The eclectic symbolic 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 an uplifting human interest story. Quite often his paintings reveal a mischievous, humorous side, a dry sarcasm and his love for the unexpected. A passionate researcher in a variety of subjects, Alfred combines profound messages with evocative symbolism, his works often displaying surrealistic tendencies. Much more than a painting, come see why we are now traveler-ranked by TripAdvisor as #3 of museums in Central Oregon!

Fall at Sparks Lake Meadow, by Barbara Cella

Photos courtesy of LTA Gallery LTA Gallery 611 NE Jackpine Ct., #3, Redmond 541-316-0362 • darrenklingart.net LTA Gallery Presents Works In Wood, an exhibition of 2-dimensional wood sculpture by artist Darren Kling.

Opening reception on Friday, November 5 from 4-8pm.

A rare and elegant manipulation of reclaimed-wood objects and their creative transformation to a 2-dimentional masterpiece, creating a sculpted, 3-dimensional illusion, that hangs as a wall painting.

An Artist’s Vision: Darren Kling has been creating these extraordinary pieces from reclaimed and salvaged wood for several years. Preserving objects with keen detail to its original texture, design and craftsmanship.

Showing thru December 5 by appointment.

Schoolhouse Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com Schoolhouse Produce is showing the work of Sagebrushers Art Society member Barbara Hudler Cella (barbaracella.com). The magical landscape of Central Oregon has long captured the heart of this award-winning landscape painter. The mountains, rivers and lakes come alive in her intimate vistas on canvas. Barbara paints both plein air (outdoors and on-site) and in the studio. She strives to capture the mood, shadows and light in her expressive scenes. Recent intense studies of color have brought brilliant illumination to her latest work. Showing thru November.

OUTSIDE CENTRAL OREGON

Burns

Oard’s Gallery 42456 Hwy. 20 East, Burns 541- 493-2535 oardsgallery.com Exhibiting many one-of-a-kind items, including original, handmade arts and crafts from nine tribes around the area — baskets, beaded art, clothing, furniture, native art, paintings, rugs, jewelry and more.

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Lighter Than Air Gallery Original Contemporary Art

Showings by appointment

541-316-0362 611 NE Jackpine Ct. Suite 3 Redmond

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WORKSHOPS WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS with JACQUELINE NEWBOLD

Contact Jacqueline at newbold0505@bendbroadband.com for more information

Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, Oregon Watercolor Toolbox March 14, 2022 This workshop will teach you everything you need to know to get you started on your watercolor journey.

Windows & Doors March 15, 2022 Discover how to create old-world charm by painting quaint Italian and French windows and doors.

Playing With Color March 16, 2022 In this workshop we will be experimenting with watercolor paints to learn how to successfully mix colors.

The Painted Garden March 17, 2022 Using our watercolor paints, we will paint lively and colorful garden flowers.

Painting Trip to Italy with Jacqueline and Adventures in Italy May 22-28, 2022 Orvieto, the charming Italian village perched on a rock cliff in Umbria is our home base as you paint and have fun creating art in your watercolor journal!

NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR NOVEMBER

by EILEEN LOCK onversations near the 1st are best when you have them with yourself.

The New Moon on the 4th brings changes that could be surprising.

Talk about your feelings on the 6th and it will be easier to make your decision. Give yourself a few extra days before you take action.

Take the high road in relationships on the 10th and let go of needing to be in control. Trust your inner voice on the 12th when it asks you to do something new. Listen on the 13th and you will get a glimpse of what’s coming. Keep an open heart on the 15th and remind yourself that you have many options. Actions taken on the 17th will confirm what you have been suspecting. Appreciate the cooperation during the Full Moon on the 19th and be comforted by it.

An increase in your desire for adventure on the 21st may need to wait a few days before you can talk about it. Share your dreams on the 24th and let them be big ones. Decisions are made on the 26th that create significant progress with your personal healing. Announcements on the 28th could be followed by immediate support so be honest about what you need. Welcome cooperation on the 29th and 30th and realize more changes are right around the corner.

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 on Mondays at 8am, What’s Up Wednesday at 8am and Talking With Spirit on Fridays at 8am.

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CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS

Contact Sue at info@cascadefineartworkshops.com for more information.

PRE-REGISTER FOR 2022 WORKSHOPS NOW!!

COVID regulations at the time of workshop will apply.

To pre-register for 2022 workshops, contact Sue at info@CascadeFineArtWorkshops.com Workshop with Michele Usibelli Oil, acrylic, gouache students welcome — Demos primarily in oil.

May 16-18, 2022 Painting the Figure from Photographs with Ted Nuttall Watercolor Portraits NEW DATES!! — June 20-24, 2022 Impressionism in Action with Colley Whisson Plein Air & Studio Workshop Oil & acrylic artists welcome — Demos in oil.

October 19-22, 2022

SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY

541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend

Wise Woman Emerging – Mixed Media Collage with Maria Wattier & Mattie Swanson November 14, 1-5pm Join Maria Wattier & Mattie Swanson for a monthly gathering of women creating and expressing feminine soul wisdom through mixed-media collage.

No experience necessary, instruction and encouragement available as needed!

Cost: $20 for workshop and $12 for journal. Please come join us for a delightful afternoon in a circle of women. For more information contact Mattie at swany139@hotmail.com or 541-610-2677.

Painting in Action with David Kinker Thursdays, November 4, 11 and 18, 9:30am- 12pm Improve your creative outcomes by learning to approach painting as a process. November classes will focus on color as value. All mediums are welcome. Lecture, acrylic painting demonstration, and hands on individual instruction. $35/class. For more information contact dkinker@bendbroadband.com.

Field Sketching in Watercolor with James Adams November 20, 10am-3pm Join James Adams (jamesadamsart.com) for this monthly four-hour watercolor class. The first two hours will be spent in the classroom covering introductory elements and a monthly theme. Following an hour lunch break, the group will meet at a location in or close to Bend to explore and employ the skills and techniques developed during the morning session. Cost: $75.

For more information or to register, email james@jamesadamsart.com or visit jamesadamsart.com. All levels of experience are welcome.

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