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ART: Photography by Dave Kamperman

By Kent + March 8th, 2010

Scenic Oregon landscape photographs and hand-built frames by Dave Kamperman are on display throughout March. A professional shooter for more than 30 years, Kamperman’s move to Bend from Pittsburgh in 1983 inspired a transition from formal wedding and portrait photographer to landscape and outdoor portraits.
“For me, the Northwest, and in particular Oregon, allows us to [...]

ART: Photography by Paul Carew

By Kent + January 28th, 2010

A collection of Oregon images by photographer Paul Carew is on display throughout February at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend. Entitled “Places & Faces Anew, Exploring the West,” the exhibit draws its inspiration from the many varied settings of Oregon’s countryside.

“Push” skateboard decks customized by artists, a Division Street Skatepark Project fundraiser. Mixed media works by Lloyd McMullen.

Inspired by birds and bicycles, local painter Nikki Hoke Horner created the series of oil paintings on display throughout December at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend.

ART: Kristin Klus Photography

By Kent + November 2nd, 2009

Scenes from Central Oregon by local photographer Kristin Klus grace our walls this month. Klus’s works bridge the gap between classic darkroom photography and newer digital techniques in the artist’s self-described quest to create photographs “as powerful as nature itself.”

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