Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Rd.
541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center
The Bend Senior Center at the new Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru February.
Blue Spruce Pottery
20591 Dorchester E.
541-382-0197 • bluesprucepottery.com
This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.
COCC Barber Library Rotunda
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560
Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO) is a group of outdoor landscape painters based largely in Central Oregon. Plein Air to Studio-Oregon Landscapes features the work of PAPO members, including both expressive paintings from the field, and studio paintings influenced by the outdoor painting experience. The exhibit is showing at the COCC Barber Library Rotunda thru February 25.
Plein air painting comes from the word “open air” in french, meaning the entire painting is conceived and executed on location. For centuries artists have been painting en plein air primarily using this method as a source for larger studio landscapes. The Impressionist painters of the late 19th century shocked the art world by presenting their outdoor work as the finished piece. Since then artists around the world have enjoyed sharing their plein air work as fully valid finished pieces.
The magic and spark of plein air comes from the artist’s response to the intensity of color, light and shadows, the temperature, wind, humidity, the challenge of bugs and changing light. Painting en plein air is an intense experience that requires immense concentration and quick reactions. A landscape caught from this exhilarating experience often has a freshness and liveliness that can’t be achieved in the studio.
PAPO was established as a nonprofit organization in 2003. The purpose is to share a love of painting out-of-doors in Oregon with like-minded people. This is accomplished primarily by providing an organized environment for dedicated painters — both professional and emerging — to participate regularly in scheduled group paint outs around the state. At each paint out, participants enjoy group reviews to foster an exchange of ideas and techniques. PAPO also strives to develop public awareness of plein air painting thru various endeavors, including support of member plein air art shows, the written word and community involvement.
The Library is open from 8am-6pm, Monday thru Friday. Admission to the exhibit is free. For more information about PAPO, visit pleinairpaintersoforegon.org.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
Continuing with our newest exhibit, Imagine a World considers the ambitions, intentions and outcomes (sometimes disastrous) of intentional communities in the High Desert and Western United States over the past half century. It highlights contemporary artists as well, sharing their visions of alternative worlds and futures. Imagine a World invites each of us to reflect on how we are.
Continuing thru April 3, Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening highlights the historical significance of running in Native cultures in the Western United States and the ways that some Native people today are drawing on running as a means of empowerment, sovereignty and cultural revitalization.
And continuing thru May 8 is an exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. In an intersection of science and art, the exhibit showcases the evolutionary journey of fish while displaying the ethereal beauty of the images. Species featured in the exhibit include the rainbow trout (Oncohynchus mykiss), native to the High Desert, and others such as Shiho’s seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) and the rarely seen pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides).
To see additional current and permanent exhibits, visit highdesertmuseum.org/exhibitions.
Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery
118 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com
The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery features the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Visitors can browse comfortably in the two-story gallery enjoying visually adventurous displays of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. Open daily Tuesday-Sunday.
Kreitzer Gallery
20214 Archie Briggs Rd.
805-234-2048 • KreitzerArt.com
Please join Contemporary Realist Master Artist David Kreitzer at the Kreitzer Gallery and studio for First Friday 5-8pm each month, AND daily 12-5pm, featuring Art That Heals. David paints stunning oils and watercolors of rugged mountain and water landscapes, vineyard hills, Nishigoi Koi, florals, Nebraska Mid-West heritage, the human figure and Central Oregon splendor. Please call 805-234-2048 for a private viewing.
In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, painter David Kreitzer’s love of nature, fantasy and the human form, propels him to create exquisitely detailed, mood-invoking landscapes, figures and striking still life floral studies in a variety of mediums. A full time artist for 55 years, David’s career began with sold out shows at Maxwell Gallery in San Francisco. David grew up as the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his vocation, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. Kreitzers’ works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, Revlon Coporation, Olga Corporation, Barnes-Hind Corporation, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill Corporation and the San Diego, Santa Barbara, Nebraska and Minnesota Museums. Private collectors include Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr and Robert and Linda Takken.
“David Kreitzer…is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” ~Thomas Albright, San Francisco Chronicle.
Layor Art + Supply
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421 • layorart.com
This February, Layor Art + Supply is excited to host the artwork of sculptor Miguel Edwards. Miguel began his career as a photographer in the 90’s, capturing Seattle’s iconic grunge music scene for radio stations and music publications and spent time exploring and documenting Seattle’s rich art landscape.
Miguel’s work as a sculptor took off when he created a commissioned piece for Burning Man in 2004. By 2009, his art career had taken off and expanded out beyond his hometown of Seattle and into galleries, public spaces and the homes of private collectors across the country.
Now Miguel focuses more on sculpture and public art than ever, but he will always love photography and how it relates and contextualizes his 3D works. Please, join us in celebrating Miguel and his stunning sculpture work this February. Miguel’s show kicks off Friday, February 4, from 5-8pm for the First Friday Art Walk. His show can be viewed thruout February along with last month’s hosted Artist Evan Namkung and his show Concrete/Canvas during Layor’s regular business hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 11am-4pm; Sunday, 12-4pm.
Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery
Old Mill District, second story loft
541-330-0840 • lubbesmeyer.com
The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Thru the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Call the studio for hours and appointments.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
The Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend is highlighting the work of Barbara Hudler Cella during the month of February. For the Love of Central Oregon features both studio and plein air (field) acrylic paintings of the magnificent landscape that has brought the region great renown.
Mountains, lakes, rivers and forests fill the broad canvases of Barbara’s work. With close attention to the actual scenes, she lets her emotional experience of being there in the moment help with how the landscape emerges on canvas. She never really knows how the “story” will end and tries to remain open to whatever the scene provides, physically and spiritually.
Barbara is an international award-winning artist based in Bend. She is president of the High Desert Art League and recently she joined Hood Avenue Art in Sisters. She is on the board of Plein Air Painters of Oregon and an active member of SageBrushers Art Society.
See more of Barbara’s work at barbaracella.com.
Peterson Contemporary Art
550 NW Franklin Ave.
541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com
Peterson Contemporary Art will be displaying original paintings and sculpture by all of our talented artists from near and far. Our gallery is located in The Franklin Crossing Building on the corner of Bond and Franklin in downtown Bend. We look forward to seeing you.
Red Chair Gallery
103 NW Oregon Ave.
541-306-3176 • redchairgallerybend.com
Red Chair Gallery showcases a half dozen artists in February. Michael Gwinup displays raku pottery with John Runnels’ oil landscapes. Sara Krempel and Suzy Williamson present metal jewelry, each with her own distinct style. Alisa Looney’s enamel on steel sculptures and Helen Bommarito’s pottery grace the pedestals. Open 10am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 12-4pm Sunday.
Sage Custom Framing & Gallery
834 NW Brooks St.
541-382-5884 • sageframing-gallery.com
Featured Group show for February and March — Color! Show runs February 2-March 26.
A kaleidoscope of color will be on display February thru March at Sage Custom Framing and Gallery.
In this group show, anything goes — any medium, size, style or subject, the common denominator is color!
Gallery Hours: open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm and Saturday, 12-4pm and by appointment. Open late on First Friday, February 4 until 7pm.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
SageBrushers Art Society presents an all-member show of current works in the society gallery. Make a plan to visit the gallery and experience art created by Bend’s largest community of artists. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 1-4pm. Showing thru February.
The Alexander
1125 NE Watt Way
458-256-6854 • thealexanderbend.com
Pets and other Animals featuring Joren Traveller at the Alexander.
Joren is a sculptor and painter. Her show at the Alexander presents a collection of some of her favorite subjects from pets to wildlife feature paintings in liquid graphite, acrylic and oil. She is a member of the High Desert Art League and the Red Chair Gallery in Bend where her bronze and unique ceramic sculptures can be seen. Pets and other Animals is at the Alexander February and March.
The Wine Shop
55 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-389-2884 • thewineshopbend.com
The Wine Shop is showing recent work by SageBrushers Art Society member Kendra West. Kendra is a Bend-based artist and has been working in watercolor for roughly ten years. Her art includes a range of subjects, from portraits to animals to landscapes and architecture. Her focus in on the use of color and her paintings are filled with bright colors and light. Showing thru March.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
Loving Central Oregon February group show at Tumalo Art Co. to benefit Hunger Prevention Coalition
For the month of love, Tumalo Art Co. artists are presenting artwork about what we love — our home, Central Oregon. The exhibit opens February 4, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Expect to see art that celebrates the beauty of our unique landscape from every perspective — paintings, sculpture, photography and even jewelry.
A portion of sales from this show will benefit a local nonprofit with a cause dear to the artists’ hearts, the Hunger Prevention Coalition. Not surprisingly, some indigenous societies call the February full moon, the Hungry Moon, and as we enter what is often the coldest month, hunger is with us today. Hunger Prevention Coalition raises funds to support partner agencies that feed the hungry thru meals or groceries that that are nutritionally dense, as these foods are less likely to be donated because of perishability and expense.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open seven days a week.
The Wooden Jewel
844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100
541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com
The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to come in and be amazed at the variety of fine art works — both paintings and sculptures — as well as and unique, contemporary, handmade custom jewelry, all by local and international artists.