It’s been 18 years since Dennis McGregor painted his first Sisters Folk Festival poster. Over the years, the annual image has become a moment captured in time, honoring a town and its dedication to the arts. This year is no different. “In the beginning people said, why don’t you just do an image of an […]
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Cover Artist: Darrell Driver
One of many artists on display at Art in the High Desert
This weekend, Bend’s Old Mill District will see artists from around the country descend upon the banks of the river for the annual Art in the High Desert. This week’s cover artist, Darrell Driver, will be in attendance for the third year, making the trip from his home in Salt Lake City. Driver is a […]
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Northwest Stone Carving Symposium
Awesome local art, found on Instagram Ryan Choate @ryan_choate When I view Ryan Choate’s work, I often think, “This guy really gets trees.” What I mean by that, is it takes someone with an intimate understanding of something to be able to showcase its beauty beyond a singular medium. Choate’s clear connection to the natural […]
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Two New Shows at Bend Art Center
This month, Milly Dole is showcasing her most recent work on the Atelier 6000 featured members wall. Entitled “Muse of Creation,” the work is a series of prints exploring how we’re connected to and inspired by the natural world. Dole moved to Bend five years ago. Her love for printmaking began while in high school […]
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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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Bill Hoppe’s Retrospective is Fantastic
The COCC professor is one of Bend’s most influential artists. See his show.
Bill Hoppe’s retrospective, “Painting and Paper Projects, 1970 to 2017” opened at the At Liberty gallery in downtown Bend yesterday. We chatted with Hoppe Thursday at the opening of the show: Source Weekly: How’s it going? Bill Hoppe: “I am just getting back from two weeks traveling in Europe. I’m sick, tired and I have never […]
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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 […]