Local Visual Artist MaryLea Harris Combines Life & Nature by Canvas She is a Jill of all trades. An educator and author, a wife, a mother of two daughters, a greyhound rescue dog owner of two, a rescue cat owner of two, a hiker and nature lover, and a caretaker for fish, tadpoles, and even…
(Photo above courtesy of Katherine Taylor) I was in my first year of teaching high school English in Albuquerque during my twenties and one day, a strange feeling came over me: I knew, without a doubt, that I would one day be an oil painter. I don’t even know why I thought this, as I…
BY TORI YOUNGBAUER Paula Bullwinkel has had years within the art industry to learn, grow and experiment with a number of mediums. Her vast experience has shaped her artwork and artistic process. “My mom was an artist. I grew up observing texture and nuances of color at a young age,” Bullwinkel says. “But I actually…
Thump Coffee House offers a unique exhibition featuring local Bend author and artist Molly Carroll, an acclaimed public speaker for teachers, administrators, parents and physicians across the country. Carroll grew up in Omaha, Nebraska in a large, loving, Irish Catholic family. When she was 18 years old, she boarded an airplane for Flagstaff, Arizona where…
Texting Gets Real with Addictive Art Mashup App JUJU Picks up where words & emoticons leave off – injecting texts with emotion and creativity. Previewed at SXSW 2015, JUJU art mashup app was formally announced by Good Juju. With consumers sending a staggering one billion texts daily, this app brings long-awaited innovation to the texting…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Reinvention has become a part of local painter Mary Medrano’s process. Career changes, moves across the country and loss have all contributed to the deep well of emotion that finds its way onto the canvas as she paints. Her work has a way of reflecting that internal state,…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Alisha Vernon, local painter and co-founder of LUMIN Art Studios, is driven by an inner world that emerges when her brush meets canvas. By expressing her thoughts, emotions and feelings through paint, she defines the world around her and shares her experiences with all who view her work….
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Dorothey Eberhardt has had a long and varied career as a professional artist and her current journey into landscape photography truly captures not only the majestic beauty of Central Oregon’s wild places, but a sense of the magic that can be found in nature. Art has always played…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Kimry Jelen’s brush strokes are a journey, not a destination. Her paintings express a love of working with horses, and are made all the richer for the individual connection she has with each animal. She is a firm believer that the balance between her work training horses and…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The playful and exploratory nature of Shelli Walters’ artwork manifests in dramatic colors; the layers of collage build to reveal vibrant images of beauty that are strong graphical works, a nod to her 20 years as a successful graphic designer. “A painting is basically just a design,” Walters explained….
