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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. Thru 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.

Mockingbird Gallery

869 NW Wall St.

541-388-2107 • mockingbird-gallery.com

On First Friday, May 5, from 5-8pm, Mockingbird Gallery will be hung with beautiful artwork for Outside Perspectives, a three-person show for Steven Lee Adams, Joseph Alleman and Eric G. Thompson. Rich Hurdle will be playing his jazz stylings for the gallery. This exhibit will run thru May.

Steven Lee Adams strives to portray an elusive feeling of timelessness that lies beneath the surface of what may seem commonplace... introspective paintings, urging us to look deeper for the subtleties of nature around us and the complex world of emotion within each of us.

Noted particularly for his work in watercolor, familiar subjects, such as weathered barns, red-roofed farmhouses and wind-swept fields of alfalfa attract Joseph Alleman’s interest.

Whether he is painting in oil, egg tempera or watercolor, Eric G. Thompson invites you into the peace that he has enveloped within this momentary glimpse of time with his paintings.

Oxford Hotel

10 NW Minnesota Ave.

541-382-8436

High Desert Art League member Janet Frost is exhibiting her landscape paintings at the Oxford Hotel during the month of May. Inspired by Central Oregon’s landscape, Frost’s works in oil interpret the natural beauty and atmosphere that make the region unique. This exhibit, entitled River Impressions, focuses on the banks of the upper Deschutes River.

“One of our area’s favorite pastimes is to take a float down the Deschutes,” Frost says. “In creating these paintings, I was thinking about what one might encounter along the river on a summer afternoon. On a single float, you might experience brilliant sun and dark storm clouds, woodlands and wetlands and, of course, the abundant wild life that make the river their home.”

Frost is an award-winning artist who 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. She is a member of the High Desert Art League, Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society and Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO).

Peterson Contemporary Art

550 NW Franklin Ave.

541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com

On Friday, May 5, from 5-8pm, four-person show for Rebecca Haines, Sandra Pratt, Edmond Praybe and Tyler Swain, Setting New Standards, will open at Peterson Contemporary Art. This exhibit will run thru May.

From her first love of creating photo-realistic human portraits, Rebecca Haines has since developed a passion for portraying wild creatures in a more unique and personalized style.

With nature and old architecture as her inspiration, Sandra Pratt’s palette has evolved into rich reddish blacks, pale blues, creamy yellows, blue grays and brownish tans.

Edmond Praybe took a painting class in college and learned how to paint in oils and he enjoyed the density, versatility and viscosity of oil and loves to play with different color options and variations.

Tyler Swain’s works focus on the natural world and wildlife, but he has started painting en plein air recently to get more of nature onto his canvases.

Red Chair Gallery

103 NW Oregon Ave.

541-306-3176 redchairgallerybend.com

In May, Red Chair Gallery showcases the work of five artists. Sue LyonManley shows plein air landscapes, while Sue Dougherty displays wildlife photography. The pedestals are filled with ceramic sculptures of animals by Joren Traveller. Sara Krempel and Helen

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Sanderson exhibit their very different styles of jewelry. Located at the corner of Bond Street and Oregon Avenue, Red Chair Gallery is open seven days a week: Monday-Saturday, 10am to 6pm and Sunday, 12-4pm. Open late on Friday, May 5 for First Friday.

Sage Custom Framing & Gallery

834 NW Brooks St.

541-382-5884 sageframing-gallery.com

For the month of May, Sage Custom Framing and Gallery welcomes Bend Artist Susan Hood. Hood is an accomplished painter in multiple styles and mediums, but in more recent years, her focus has been on landscape.

In her own words, “I am passionate about painting the landscape, both plein air and in the studio. Until 2009 my focus was experimental painting where I achieved signature status in the International Society of Experimental Artists. After retiring from social work and moving to Central Oregon in 2012, my creative energy turned to representational landscape painting. I love to explore our diverse landscape, set up my easel and paint from life. In my oil paintings, I seek to express the wonder, joy and aliveness that I feel in the midst of our awe inspiring landscape.” Show runs May 5-27. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm and Saturday, 12-4pm. Open for First Friday May 5 from 4-7pm.

SageBrushers Art Society

117 SW Roosevelt Ave.

541-617-0900 sagebrushersartofbend.com

SageBrushers Gallery presents a show of current works by the art society members working in water media (watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink). Opening reception Saturday, May 14, 2-4pm. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-4pm. Showing thru June.

Scalehouse Gallery

550 NW Franklin Ave., Ste 138

541-640-2186 • scalehouse.org

Please join Scalehouse in welcoming Heidi Schwegler, In Praise of Fragmentation, from May 5-June 24, with a First Friday opening celebration on May 5 from 5-7pm.

Things break. My project, In Praise of Fragmentation, considers a landscape awash in fragments. In fact, the everyday functioning of our global economy is dependent on things breaking, namely, “planned obsolescence.” I consider my work an aesthetic investigation into the “culture of breakage” and its consequent philosophical implications. I recontextualize broken things as the basis for new sculptural forms. My process blurs conventional distinctions between the manufactured and crafted, combining industrial and handmade tactics. I use both traditional and experimental materials; found forms are re-made and in glass, gold, porcelain, resin and wood.

In early 2022, I found a four-inch porcelain shard in the Mojave Desert. Its contours are unmistakable; it is from a toilet unceremoniously abandoned in the middle of nowhere. This unremarkable shard has become an ersatz conceptual totem for my project. I have invited an archaeologist, forensic scientist, writer, anthropologist and museum registrar to scrutinize and study this shard. Each participant will exercise the normative models of their discipline in “interpreting” the shard. I will design and fabricate sculptural constructions in response to each participant’s findings.

About Heidi Schwegler:

Heidi Schwegler explores a wide range of materials in the service of her subject matter. Drawn to the peripheral ruin, she deftly incorporates found objects with traditional craft and sculpture media. “When [an object] is no longer contextualized by function and ownership, the discarded thing’s anonymity and ambiguity render it pervious to the imagination,” she says, approaching such things as a source of investigation. “I consider its formal qualities as raw material — but a very particular raw material that is both new and an indicator of past use, past value, and past purpose.”

Schwegler’s accolades include an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission, Hallie Ford Fellowship and two MacDowell Colony Fellowships in the Visual Arts. She was artist-in-residence at MacDowell, Pilchuck, VCCA, Yaddo, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and Bullseye Glass Company, among others. Notable exhibitions of her work include the 2018 Bellevue Art Museum Biennial, Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Michelle Grabner and presented by Disjecta Contemporary Art Center; her 10-year retrospective, Botched Execution, at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University, OR and the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, NE. Schwegler holds a BFA from the University of Kansas and MFA from the University of Oregon. She divides her time between Portland, OR andresides full time in Yucca Valley, CA where she is the founding director of Yucca Valley Material Lab. Her sculptural work is in the permanent collection of the Portland Art Museum currently on view in the Hoffman Galleries of the Northwest Art wing), the Crocker Museum and the Hallie Ford Museum. Learn more at heidischwegler.com.

The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery

Old Mill District, Second Floor 404-944-9170

The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery features the artwork and work of local creators

Lindsey Luna Tucker, Kira Frances, Lindsay Gilmore, Ashley Paggi and Alyson Brown.

Lindsey Luna Tucker uses her sensitivity to emotion, exaggeration of gesture and manipulation of color and space, to create abstract landscape oil paintings. While her work is rooted in a visual awareness of the physical world, she favorites emotional truth over visual realism.

Kira Frances creates oil paintings to investigate the nature of truth and share

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alternative realms of beauty. For her still life pieces, she sets up the objects and alters their context just enough to suggest a dream-like landscape; for her geometric pieces, she takes an idea and deconstructs it, revealing the concept through the display of shapes and angles.

Lindsay Gilmore creates abstract landscape paintings inspired by the colors and compositions that have captivated her while on adventures outdoors with her family.

Ashley Paggi (Ash Cascade) is a surface pattern designer whose bohemian/retro style evokes a polished yet gritty sense of place. While she mainly licenses her art, you can find some of her own products such as bandanas, mugs and stickers, at The Stacks.

Alyson Brown (Wild Folklore) is a photographer and stylist specializing in beverage and botanicals. While she focuses most of her time on brand development and content creation, Alyson is also The Stacks in-house mixologist for First Fridays. Call the studio for hours and appointments.

Touchmark at Pilot Butte

(Previously The Alexander)

1125 NE Watt Way

541- 238-6101 • touchmark.com/senior-living/or/bend

Encaustic artist Janice Rhodes continues her exhibit of works done using the ancient technique of melted wax painting. The exhibit will run thru the month of May.

Tumalo Art Company

Old Mill District

541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com

Our May exhibit, The Spectrum of Birthstones, opening May 5 from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District’s First Friday Gallery Walk, will include 12 new watercolor paintings by Helen Brown, each focused on one gemstone’s color. The subject of her work is broad including landscapes, flowers and even an automobile.

What better way to study color than to concentrate on the 12 birthstones of the calendar? Helen will do just that in her May show. “I like the idea of examining color as a gem because each stone reflects many variations of its color through facets and light.” Painting on rice paper with a watercolor batik technique her strikingly detailed paintings have texture and clarity and regularly wins awards in juried watercolor exhibits.

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

The Wine Shop

55 NW Minnesota Ave.

541-389-2884 thewineshopbend.com

The Wine Shop is showing paintings by SageBrushers Art Society member Judy Blackmarr Stejskal (Judylee Watercolor on FB). Judy will be hanging recent original watercolors and Giclee fine art prints of landscapes, waterscapes and wildlife from the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes region and the Gulf Coast. Judy takes inspiration from artists such as Michael Holter, David Smith, Lee Ricks and Nancy Buskey. Stop in to enjoy the view while sampling a great beverage! Showing thru June.

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Arome

432 SW Sixth St.

541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com

Meet local artists at Arome and see some amazing art on Friday, May 5 from 4-7pm. Trenton Bahr’s portraits are shared in homes throughout the world. He was awarded America’s Premier Expert in Portraiture. He is known nationally as a master for his Family, HS Senior and Canine portraits as well as educator and author. Kym Myck is a multi-modal visual artist in Central Oregon. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art and is currently pursuing a PhD in Sustainability Education. Rick Thompson is an oil painter who paints landscapes, people, wildlife, machinery, architecture — anything that captures his eye and moves him. He approaches art with fresh eyes constantly exploring, questioning, adapting, and learning.

Grace & Hammer Pizzeria

641 SW Cascade Ave.

541-668-6684 • graceandhammer.com

See some amazing art and meet with local artists at Grace & Hammer on Friday, May 5. Terri Dill-Simpson devotes lots of time to her love of watercolor paintings. She makes images that sometimes whisper softly, or otherwise march boldly from the paper. “My paintings show my passion for color and the incredible beauty of nature.” Nikole Beck is a pen, ink, pencil, acrylic and watercolor artist. “Starts with a simple line drawing on paper with pencil, then color built up with shading and patterning. Simple, clean and any subject is of interest.”

Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate

444 SW Sixth St.

541-383-4360 • thegarnergroup.com

Art & Music

232 SW Fifth St.

541-527-4426 • artandmusic.com

Local artists will be at Art & Music from 4-7pm on Friday, May 5. Janet Kilgore is a self-taught artist living in Redmond. Her style is whimsical, engaging, colorful and fun using acrylics on wrapped canvas. Kelley Salber loves to experiment with the book as a sculptural form. Using her passion for texture and color, she imaginatively forms miniature worlds in a variety of forms.

Come see amazing art and meet with local artists on Friday, May 5 from 4-7pm. Gary McPherson discovered his love of art and penchant for detail when he was about ten years old. That love of art continues today in both watercolor and oil in which he tries to capture the feeling and beauty of nature surrounding us that we often don’t take the time to see. When James Morris has called Central Oregon home since 2000. His work as a photographer is something he takes great pride in. James loves to manipulate photographs and this often leads to stunning landscapes, striking nature scenes, and colorful images.

High Desert Music Hall

818 SW Forest Ave.

541-527-1387 • highdesertmusichall.com

Cares & Whoas

436 SW Sixth St.

916-354-2119, ext. 104 • caresandwhoas.com

Redmond artists will be at Cares Whoas Friday, May 5. Julie Miller’s paintings and drawings are done in various media from acrylics, watercolors, graphite, colored pencil and pen & ink including mixed media. She loves horses but also will do an occasional dog or two, landscapes, some wildlife and birds. Connie Soballe, encouraged by her grandchildren, began to experiment with pyrography. She eventually combined watercolor with pyrography to explore nature and then started FireColor Designs.

Enjoy local art and meet the artists at High Desert Music Hall on Friday, May 5 from 4-7pm. Debra Higgs was an oil painter for over 50 years until she recently discovered fluid art and was hooked. Fluid art is challenging and rewarding. When you work with fluid art you never really know how your piece will turn out and that’s what makes it so intriguing. Diana Krugle is an oil painter, white charcoal artist and jewelry maker. She also will do custom commissions.

SCP Redmond Hotel

521 SW Sixth St.

541-508-7600 • scphotel.com/redmond

Desert Prairie Boutique

404 SW Sixth St., Ste. 100

541-527-1887 • desertprairie.com

Come meet with local artists at Desert Prairie Boutique on Friday, May 5. Judd Rook is a photographer in search of the subtle voice within the diverse harmonies of the natural world. When found, the voice invites the viewer to immerse themselves in a world of beauty and wonder. When K.C. Snider moved to Central Oregon she became a full-time independent illustrator of children’s books for Guardian Angel publishing company. She is now a full time Wildlife Western Artist.

Come to downtown Redmond on Friday, May 5 from 4-7pm and see amazing art and meet with local artists. Camille Fitterer is an intuitive, energetic and geological artist. She creates artwork and sculptures using her rockhounding treasures along with her intuitive energetic connection to Source Energy and Positive Vibrations which are infused within her works of art. Katie Harris is a fused glass artist. She creates beautiful pieces that are both functional and artistic. Alexa Oxenrider is a western oil painter. She is inspired by horses/cowboy lifestyle and paints a lot of landscapes. She also burns on felt hats along with wood in the same western genre. Shireen Gastineau takes precious images gathered in nature, then wielding the digital world of ‘paints’ and layers, those images transform into a world of her making. Most of her art is 20 to 100 layers of her images blended to a finished piece. Jessica Olson creates many different styles of acrylic fluid art pours. Alissa McLain is a high school art student who creates amazing art using colored pencils and markers. She also experiments with watercolors, acrylics, graphite, digital art, chalk pastels and embroidery.

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