Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Local artists shine at Country Fair Art Show
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
Blue skies and a cool
summer evening proved the
perfect ambiance for artists
and guests that kicked off
the Friday-evening art show
and silent auction for the
annual Country Fair held at
the Episcopal Church of the
Transfiguration.
This year a transition to
the format of the art show
was noticeable. Fewer rows
of crowded art gave artists
more of a spacious atmo-
sphere to mingle among
visitors.
Volunteer Jan Shaver, co-
coordinator/chairman for the
art show, was on hand to talk
to The Nugget about all the
changes to the annual show.
“We are doing something
totally different this year. We
have less artists, no jurying
and we are featuring all the
artists without an entry fee,”
Shaver said. “We had the art
show by invitation only this
year. Our goal was to have
four rows of easels instead
of a crowded five. We spread
it out and hung the art, so it
looks better.”
Shaver co-coordinated the
art show with Frank Guthrie,
who is board treasurer
for both the art show and
Country Fair.
“This is an experiment
for us,” Guthrie said. “We
needed to cut back the
amount of art because last
year it was overcrowded. We
sent out invitations to artists
on their past sales record.”
Art enthusiasts browsed
through an invigorating dis-
play of fine art, interacting
with the artists. The wine-
tasting and hors d’oeuvres
brought on the usual elegant
atmosphere where folks
enjoyed an evening with
friends, while making new
acquaintances.
Guests enthusiastically
bid on items that showcased
the entryway that lead into
the art show.
The auction with items
donated by local artists
and businesses was run by
Jennifer Rambo, who took
over for Gayle Rodriguez last
year.
“We have 145 entries for
the silent auction this year,
and everything is going
great,” she said.
Jenn Rambo included a
pair of tickets to the 2019
Sisters Rhythm and Brews
Festival with a CD by Mr.
Sipp as an auction item, since
he was a crowd favorite.
Artist Katherine Taylor
from Bend had nine paintings
on display at the show. She
loves capturing really unique
lighting situations into her
landscapes and still-lifes that
draw the observer in.
“I try to draw a person’s
focus into the painting with
light. I love showcasing
light along with dark. It’s the
rich darks behind the light
that make it pop,” explained
Taylor.
Taylor studied art in Italy
and was enamored with the
style of Caravaggio, a renais-
sance painter who had a
strong sense of contrasting
light and dark.
Bend resident Barbara
Slater has been an artist most
of her life. She’s been paint-
ing animals in oils for over
40 years. Her love of painting
led her to a very active and
successful freelance career in
the art world.
“I was a teacher and a
counselor in a junior high
school for years and used to
paint in the evening,” Slater
said.
Her work frequently
appears on the magazine
Ranch and Country and most
recently has hung in the Oil
Painters of America show in
Carmel, California.
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER
Barbara Slater’s work was featured at the Country Fair Art Show.
Congratulations, Jacob!
Airman Jacob L. Jeppsen
graduated August 1 from
Eglin Air Force base in
Florida as an Advanced
Fighter Aircraft Integrated
Avionics Specialist.
He will be stationed at Nellis Air
Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Parents Monte and Jillian Jeppsen
are extremely proud of him.