((L-R) View from the Top by Susan Hood, Smith Rock by Wendy Wheeler Jacobs and Old Mill by Liz Leeberg) COCC Barber Library Rotunda Exhibit January 3 through February 25, 2022 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…

(Brouhaha, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches by Paula Bullwinkel) The paintings of Paula Bullwinkel are quite enigmatic, to say the least. In them, oversized animals and rodents may share the scene with pale blue and light green headed humans, loose brushwork is often juxtaposed with finely detailed patterns, and the simultaneous presence of…

Photo | Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation announced yesterday that local area partner Hayden Homes will be the new name-in-title sponsor of the popular venue formerly known as the Les Schwab Amphitheater. This announcement serves as a logical step forward in the amphitheater’s continued progression as a pillar of Bend’s Old Mill District…