When people ask me if I make art, I pretty much always answer, “No.” If someone describes me as “creative,” I will usually scrunch up my nose and make a self-deprecating comment. I do like to spend time creating things that are visually and or intellectually beautiful—shadow boxes or short stories or terrariums—but I decided […]
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Art Watch 4/15-4/22
These days everyone is a photographer. If you have a cellphone, chances are you are carrying around a gallery of selfies, animal portraits, and food still lifes in your pocket. My nine-year old can snap a picture, slap on an insta-filter, and upload it to an online portfolio in less time than it takes me […]
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Art Watch 4/1-4/8
Throughout April at the Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend, aspiring high school students will experience the ins and outs of a “real world” art show—from the jury selection process to hanging and pricing and (hopefully) selling their work. For the past four years—almost as long as the gallery has been in existence—the women at […]
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Artist of the Month: Lee White
Embracing the whimsical
What does an artist do when his work seems to elicit the same response— that it looks like an image from a kid’s book? He runs with it, establishing himself as a successful and prolific children’s book illustrator with almost 20 books under his belt. Illustrator Lee White’s drawings inhabit a dreamland where children ride […]
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An Old Building, New Idea
Workhouse celebrates third anniversary
If the US Census—instead of counting things like household income and marital status— had a matrix for features such as collaboration, artistic production, and creativity, then the Ironworks Art District would be a hotspot on Bend’s city map. Constructed in 1912 to support the then-booming timber industry of turn-of-the-century Bend, the Old Ironworks is a […]
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Art Watch 3/25-4/1
Now in its eighth year, Art in the High Desert (AHD) has become a popular destination for art buyers, making it one of the many local organizations whose efforts are putting Bend on the art tourism map. Ranked 12th in the nation for sales by Art Fair Sourcebook, AHD is surpassing many of the area’s […]
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Art Watch 3/18-3/25
The story of Gena Goodman-Campbell’s childhood adventures spent exploring the gullies of Oaks Bottom Preserve and dunes of Cannon Beach rooted her artistic sensibilities—and, this and next month, the visual exhibit of this Oregonian wanderlust is on display at Lone Pine Coffee Roasters. Her “Bird Nests of Oregon,” which evokes the naturalist sketches of 19th […]
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Whatever, Mom
Between An Easel and A Hard Place
A few days ago, my five-year-old son discovered a piece of his artwork crumpled up at the bottom of my bathroom trashcan. “Mom!” he cried, retrieving and smoothing out said artwork. “I made this for you.” My heart filled with remorse as I looked down at the bright green Post-it in his hand (which, suffice […]
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Art Watch 3/11-3/18
Every artist has a process. For many, an intentional studio space, the right supplies, and a spark of creativity are all that’s needed to embark on a new project. For artist Barbara Hudin, whose “Beautiful Math” exhibit runs through March 29 at A6 (389 SW Scalehouse, Suite 120), her creative process is a journey through […]
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Art Watch 2/25-3/4
Nestled in the Blue Lakes wilderness near Sisters is an isolated oasis where small groups of artists are invited each year to spend a month-long residency creating and collaborating at the expansive Caldera Arts Center. What does a month spent in the Cascade foothills without cell phone service in the dead of winter inspire? Well, […]
