As a part of The Barb's Are Back celebration at Bend's Desperado Contemporary & Nostalgic Western Store, Barbara Slater will be lending her art to benefit Equine Outreach. Equine Outreach facilitates the rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, and permanent placement of abused, and neglected horses in Deschutes County and Central Oregon. Their goal is to promote equine awareness and to foster community compassion for responsible horse guardianship.
An Evening to Benefit Equine Outreach features Barbara's amazing work at Desperado in The Old Mill District on December 6th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A raffle with all proceeds going to Equine Outreach will allow one lucky winner to take home a Barbara Slater original valued at $800. Raffle tickets are $10 each or three (3) for $25. The winner will be announced on December 31st. Pick up your raffle tickets, view Barbara's new work and shop Desperado. 10% Of all sales during the event will be donated to Equine outreach.
Painting oils with energy and spirit, this artist’s pigmentation is rich and succulent, while her brushwork is bold and responsive. Barbara continues her studies with different genres, painting still-lifes, florals, landscapes and animals. Animals are her present focus with images of vibrant roosters, horses, cows and other barnyard residents. Painting these rural inhabitants with love and respect, Barbara gives each animal an attitude and personality.
Award winning fine art photographer Richard Frederick is using a photographic process that is over
150 years old to create stunning black & white photographic prints with
exceptional clarity and tonal separation. Using a custom mixture that he
creates in his darkroom with Platinum*, Palladium* and other chemicals, he hand
coats specialized papers with this emulsion to render them sensitive to light.
The latent image is formed on the sensitized paper by placing a negative in contact with it 
and exposing this “sandwich” under an intense light source rich in
ultraviolet content. The exposed paper is then taken into the darkroom where it
is developed in a different chemical mixture. Palladium prints are highly
archival (meaning they will never fade) and are treasured by many fine art collectors. 
Helen Brown’s current work is a form of batik in watercolor. She draws her images on Ginwashi rice paper, begins with a light, colorful wash of watercolor, and then protects the lightest areas by painting them with molten wax. The wax resists all subsequent layers of paint. After about 6-8 layers of painting followed by more wax, she irons out the wax leaving only a watercolor image on paper. The subjects in her November show range from mountain scenes in Central Oregon and Glacier National Park to her more familiar tree scenes.
We are proud to announce that Joren Traveller has been accepted into the Red Chair Gallery as a 3 D artist specializing in Bronze and Ceramic Sculpture. Red Chair Gallery is located in the Old Town Historic District of Bend, Oregon, on the corner of Oregon Avenue and Bond Street offering the finest in art and contemporary craft.
Joren Traveller attended classes at Otis Art Institute before graduating from Cal Poly with a degree in Microbiology and Animal science. At the same time she became an accomplished equestrian, eventually competing in the Olympic 3-Day Event Selection Trials. Although working, teaching and showing took up much of her time, Joren missed her art. After moving to Central Oregon she again began sketching and sculpting. Captivated by form and texture she works in clay and wax to produce beguiling bronze sculptures that express the character and personality she sees in each individual creature.
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| Art Journals on-the-go by Jacqueline Newbold |
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| Painting of the Alta Vista Estancia |
Check out this new emag from the Cloth, Paper, Scissors Store about art journaling! This is an interactive emag about creating great pages and journals with color, lettering: Art Journaling Exposed eMag! It cost only $4.99 and you can download it in a matter of minutes to your computer. Try my coupon code - Twenty - and see if you can get 20% off. This coupon code expires on 3/22/2012.| Art journaling is a way to express yourself through writing and art at the same time. This creative process pulls together a variety of materials to create mixed-media art. your own custom journals to record everything from your travels to your art technique experiments to your innermost thoughts. In short, an art journal is whatever you want it to be. But you have to start someplace, so we've created this free eBook, Art Journal Techniques: How to Make a Travel Journal, a Handmade Journal, plus Art Journaling Ideas. In this free eBook you'll get art journaling tips, including how to make a travel journal from maps, how to make an art journal in stages, and how to choose the right tools for your art journal adventures.
Starting Point,” Jacqueline Newbold describes how to use maps (or copies of maps) as a foundation for the visual journaling of your journeys. She offers ideas and tips for how to make a travel journal that are easy and enjoyable. |
Vivian Olsen is a featured artist for February at the Ambiance Co-op Gallery in Redmond Oregon. Each month on the 2nd Friday the gallery joins the Art Walk event in Redmond by having an open house and artists’ reception. This occasion is celebrated in the February A&E magazine with an article and 2 of Vivian’s oil paintings shown here.
"Marsh Dwellers" and "Mirror Pond Swans"
Also, on Valentine’s Day, an open house with food, wine, and music was held at Tumalo’s Art Works Gallery where Vivian and Jacqueline Newbolt are both represented as gallery members.
Jacqueline's Watercolor
