Mockingbird Gallery

Horses were an integral part of the operation including camp horses, pack strings, and draft horses to pull camps and feed livestock in heavy winters 🐴🐎

Naturally, they are a major part of his art. Grant believes these animals have their own personalities and characteristics which should come out in each painting; he uses no formulas.

John C. Traynor is a skilled painter of every genre: landscape, still life and portraiture 🌱

John has received over two hundred awards of merit for his art including The Salmagundi Club Medal of Merit and Honor, the Grumbacher Gold Medal, the Robb Sagendorph Award and the Frank Dumond Memorial Award for best light and atmosphere in painting. His art is enjoyed in many private and public collections in the United States and abroad. John travels extensively, painting landscapes on location. He has made a number of painting expeditions to Ireland as well as trips to Holland, Brussels, Italy and France.

Over the years Danielle has built up a diverse collection of historic memorabilia🏺

She tells a story about her great-grandmother who taught school on the San Carlos Apache reservation in southern Arizona: “As a token of their affection, the Indians gave my great-grandmother a number of wonderful things, including baskets and pottery. She left them to my grandmother who just stored them in her attic. My grandmother eventually showed them to me, and they took my breath away. It was as if those things had been waiting just for me. That bit of history gives me a special connection to the objects I use in my work.”

Sip on complimentary wine from 5-8PM and browse the incredible new works! 🍷 Available for viewing today!

Cashwell honed a distinctive style that blends impressionism with a modern style - his process is intuitive, raw and ever evolving. 📿

“I couldn’t tell you exactly how my paintings come to life - it’s a mystery even to me,”, he says. “I might begin with an image or a loose idea for the composition, but after that, instinct takes over. I make hundreds of changes. At some point, I usually throw up my hands and say, ‘I don’t know what to do!’ I consider destroying the painting. I cover sections with gesso scrape it back, sand it down - who knows what else. But somewhere in that chaos, something shifts. Color harmonies emerge, lines find their way, textures begin to develop. It’s not a process I can explain. It’s the only way I know. That mystery is what makes painting so compelling to me.”

Cashwell Studio
Available for viewing at Mockingbird Art Gallery in downtown Bend Oregon until July 31✨

Artist Spotlight: Eric G. Thompson

Join us in celebrating Eric’s new pieces in person Friday, Aug 7✨ Sip on complimentary wine from 5-8PM and browse the incredible new works! 🍷

“STANDING BY” 33x25 • Egg Tempera
🥚Egg Tempera is a permanent, fast drying painting medium where pigments are mixed with a water-soluble binder, and traditionally, egg yolk.

📍Mockingbird Art Gallery Downtown Bend, OR

Summer Extended Hours 🌇

Both Mockingbird & Peterson Contemperary Art Galleries will be open until 8PM every Thursday & Friday! Grab a glass of complimentary wine and wonder through the creativity. 🍷🐮🎃🦅

🗓️ 5-8 PM Every Thur & Fri

🏹 In his search to conjure up on canvas the American West during the 1850’s to the turn of the century, John DeMott does more than work from models…

🦬 He stands in the path of stampeding buffalo, participates in 1880-style shoot-outs and spends time on Civil War battlefields. His style, which he calls, “historical realism,” combines Impressionism and realism, and includes wildlife, northern plains figures and other various frontier characters. 🏕️

Available for viewing at Mockingbird Art Gallery in downtown Bend Oregon until July 31✨

“Arise” Angela Mia 🦋

A symbol of boundless potential. She is enveloped by a breathtaking flock of birds, each from a different continent, representing the diverse cultures and dreams that soar around the world. Nurtured within her mother’s gown, she is slowly filling the sleeves, her story unfolding with grace and promise.

Available for viewing at Mockingbird Gallery here in Downtown Bend, OR 📍

Whether you’re an avid collector or simply appreciate exceptional craftsmanship, we invite you to experience these captivating new works in person! 🤠🐎

Tom Browning has been painting professionally since 1972. Starting with western themes and wildlife as subject matter, which he loves, Tom has enjoyed a career of painting all subjects. The demand for his figurative work has remained strong, but he continues to pursue his western themes.

Available for viewing at the Gallery until July 31✨

Eric has just one creative focus: 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

The artist’s images have the feel of weathered photographs brought back into sharp focus, with faces and scenes that hold a familiarity both comforting and haunting.

After studying American and European masters to develop his technical knowledge of several mediums, he features a majority of these works in the centuries old process of Egg Tempera. Few truly master this technique due to its difficulty and nuance.

🥚Egg Tempera is a permanent, fast drying painting medium where pigments are mixed with a water-soluble binder, and traditionally, egg yolk.

Available for viewing August 7th ✨