(American Kestrel, oil on gallery wrap canvas, 9”x12”, 2019 by Jacob J. Norris and The Illusion of Control: Influence, mixed media on canvas, 12”x12”, 2019 by Cody Wade) Jacob J. Norris (jacobjnorris.gallery) Bio: Jacob J. Norris is an award-winning and published fine artist who specializes in painting representational abstractions in oil. With a childhood spent…
Art in the High Desert 2019
(Photo | by Ross Chandler) Every summer here in Bend there is a plethora of stellar activities and events that Bendites and tourists alike much anticipate and fully embrace, from outdoor activities to brew / music fests. The premier juried fine art and craft event that, for the fifth consecutive year, stakes its claim as…
I’ve Got The Music In Me!
(Photo by Veronica J. Bahns Photography & Design) Cascade School of Music’s 1000 Person Challenge Cascade School of Music (CSM) is launching its biggest fundraising campaign to date that will support its new building, phase II acoustic insulation and retrofit as well as its operating expenses. This important campaign, called I’ve Got the Music in…
Art Walk in the Meadow: A Show by Mt. Bachelor Meadow Memory Care Residents
(Photo | by Kenneth Marunowski, PhD) As we move through our busy lives, rushing from one activity to the next, it’s easy to forget about others in the world who live very differently from us, those who are, for example, less fortunate than us. This past Sunday I experienced a reality that was simultaneously very…
Unrepresented Artists of Central Oregon, #6
(Left: Water Lilies torn paper and acrylic paint on wood panel, 20″x16”, 2016 by Heather Moyer and Right: Spring at Three Creeks, soft pastel on paper, 16”x12”, 2018 by Janet Rawlings) Heather Moyer (hmartisticcreations.com) Bio: Heather Moyer, a self-taught artist living in Redmond, moved to Oregon from the Austin, Texas area in June 2018. She…
Desert Reflections: Water Shapes the West, Part I
A new interdisciplinary, multimedia exhibition exploring the role of water in the region’s past, present and future permeates the space of the High Desert Museum from the present through September 29. Funded by a generous $100,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, the exhibit “weaves together science, history, art and contemporary issues… [to] illuminate how…
Unrepresented Artists of Central Oregon, #5
(L) Polar Nights, torn paper and acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”, 2016 by Heather Moyer. (R) Spring at Three Creeks, soft pastel on paper, 16”x12”, 2018 by Janet Rawlings Alyson Belcher (alysonbelcher.com) Bio: Alyson Belcher is a fine art photographer based in Bend, Oregon. She received a bachelor of arts in humanities (English, art history…
Unrepresented Artists of Central Oregon #4
(Two Cowboys, spray paint on canvas, 36”x48”, 2018 by Douglas Robertson) To view previous articles in this ongoing series, visit our website at www.cascadeae.com and search Unrepresented Artists of Bend (December 2018 and January 2019 editions) or Unrepresented Artists of Central Oregon (as of February edition). Sarah Helen More (sarahhelenmore.com) Bio: Growing up in a…