I moved to Bend in the summer of 2003, the very same month an attack on a gay man outside The Grove on Bond Street shook this community, and myself, in the process. I had grown up in a very liberal part of the world—in high school, the next town over from mine was even named […]
Teafly Peterson
For the last 20 years, I have been working as an artist and an educator. Some days I am better at one than the other. The good days are when I am excellent at both simultaneously. I love those days. I teach a variety of mediums– painting, drawing, photography, writing, film making. Mostly what I teach is how to develop your voice honestly, openly and confidently. I like to ask questions. I find it is the best way to get an answer– start with a question. What I teach is how to ask the right questions and how to not be afraid of the answers.
I work professionally as an artist. If you need a bumble bee delivering your tea, I’m the gal for you! You name it, I can probably draw or design it!
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Artwatch: Brandon Walsh
At first glance at the cover art this week, you may notice right off that the portraits of legendary country musician Willie Nelson doesn’t have the typical images you might regularly see: weed, guitars, American flag bandanas. Instead, this portrait—created by Bend artist Brandon Walsh—tells a little different story, one more personal and inspired by […]
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Christian Brown: The Hidden Hypotenuse
Often the question for the artists is, “What do you do?”—meaning the viewer needs the world wrapped up in a tight little bow labeled watercolor, painter, sculptor, or something equally vague and understanding. Christian Brown is not one of those artists. His high level of craftsmanship paired with his delicate and intellectual whimsy brings a […]
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Sheila Dunn: Painting Bikes
Bend artist Sheila Dunn has a new canvas these days: bikes! Approached by David Marchi, owner of Crow’s Feet Commons, to customize the Open brand bike frames they were selling, Dunn has taken her unique style to create these one-of-a-kind bikes. Taking her style of broad colorful brushstrokes and translating that style to a clean […]
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Mark Edward Fuller at Art in the Atrium
Mark Edward Fuller has a new series of work called “New Coordinates,” which he describes as an exploration of chaos and confusion while searching for unity and integration. Fuller, who moved to Bend after a long stint in Seattle, Wash., brings a sense of bold color, graffiti and bright energy. “I channeled my energy into […]
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Wearable Art
The Bend Art community continues to grow and as it does, a few things remain the same. One is Linda Spring, perpetual advocate for local artists and renegade designer of wearable art. Spring has long worked toward creating spaces and places for artists to create, show their work and collaborate in Central Oregon. In the […]
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Bill Hoppe: Paintings and Paper Projects, 1970 to 2017 Keep a look out!
“I love paintings that are big enough you feel like you can walk into them. They fill up your whole vision,” says Bill Hoppe, professor of fine arts at Central Oregon Community College, whose past and current work will be on full display at At Liberty in July. The exhibition includes prints, drawings and large-scale […]
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Juniper Tree Invasion Redmond Art Reveal
Over the past few years, leaders in Redmond have been building up their city with an influx of art in public spaces. Earlier this year, the city made a call to artists for their “Juniper Tree Invasion” asking artists to create a piece that showcases the unique nature of juniper trees. This Thursday, pieces from […]
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Color class at Bend Art & Bend Burlesque
Marie Thibeault – Unleashing Color Los Angeles-based artist, Marie Thibeault, will be holding a three-day workshop on color. Seems simple enough, but color is one of those vital and essential aspects of art that can either go terribly wrong or be so right that it changes how the inside of your mouth feels when looking […]
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Marie Teilhard: Exploring life through exploring self
Marie Teilhard uses self-portraiture to explore her various experiences and personal observations from everyday life. Her Instagram feed is a sort of “visual journal,” allowing her to explore the various topics of the moment in a way that she can see around them and through them and eventually understand them. Through modeling relationships with local […]
