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Thursday, April 1, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Friday ushers in new April art shows
■ Shows feature blacksmithing, photography, painting and more
By Lisa Britton
For EO Media Group
BAKER CITY — Shane Al-
derson and Roy Fontenot had a
general idea for their combined
art show — they wanted to fi nd a
different way to showcase photog-
raphy and blacksmithing.
Then Alderson had an idea.
“We’re going to shoot this under-
water,” he decided.
“And it turned out amazing,”
Fontenot added.
Fontenot, who works under the
name Black Iron Forge Co., and Al-
derson of Shane Alderson Photog-
raphy are the featured artists for
April at Royal Artisan, 1912 Main
St., Baker City. The show opens
Friday from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Their show joins several others
opening for the downtown First
Friday art walk on April 2.
ROYAL ARTISAN
Fontenot is a third-generation
welder. He took up the art of black-
smithing about 10 years ago.
“I’ve been around welding all my
life,” he said. “It just evolved into
blacksmithing — getting back to
how they used to do it.”
His blacksmithed bells have been
exhibited at Peterson’s Gallery and
Churchill’s Hall Pass Gallery.
Alderson has practiced photogra-
phy for more than 25 years.
“I was 14. I bought a camera and
fi gured it out that summer,” he
said.
The next fall he was hired as
a stringer photographer for the
Baker City Herald. Since then, he’s
photographed around the world, al-
though many will be familiar with
his scenics of Eastern Oregon.
For their show, titled “Captur-
ing the Flames,” Alderson photo-
graphed the process as Fontenot
created pieces for the exhibit.
“This is different, fun and cre-
ative,” Alderson said.
“Red Koi” by Becky Litke
CROSSROADS
April brings the open theme
show at Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center, 2020 Auburn Ave. This
year’s theme is “Puzzle.”
“Artists were asked to interpret
‘puzzle,’ either through abstract
thinking or literal defi nition of the
word,” said Crystal Rainwater, com-
munity art director. “Crossroads
found 2020 to be a puzzling time,
not just for the art center but the
world.”
The show opens Friday from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. After 5 p.m., patrons
need to access the building on
Second Street.
Visitors will need to sign in, wear
face coverings, and sign up for a gift
certifi cate drawing of $25 to Sweet
Wife Baking.
Patrons can also vote on a fa-
vorite piece for the People’s Choice
Award, which will garner $100 for
the artist and a special award cre-
ated by Tom Dimond.
The show also can be viewed
during Crossroads’ regular hours of
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday.
WHITE HOUSE
White House Art and Design
Company, 1829 Main St., is featur-
ing Haines artist Becky Litke for
the April First Friday art walk.
Be safe, wear masks,
stay distanced: we will
get through this.
Thank you. Mae
A meet-and-greet with the artist
will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.
CHURCHILL
Earl Murphy is the featured art-
ist for April at Churchill Hall Pass
Gallery, 3451 Broadway St.
Murphy did his fi rst portrait in
oils — when he was 9.
His fi rst art classes were at Indi-
ana University East in Richmond,
Indiana. While there, he entered
several art competitions.
Later, while working at a bus
manufacturer, Murphy injured
his left wrist to the extent that it
required three surgeries. He’s left-
handed.
The state of Indiana sent him
back to school, and he submitted
a portfolio to Herron School of Art
in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was
accepted and majored in secondary
art education, with minors in fi ne
arts and architectural engineering.
Life happened, and his art took
a hiatus. Now retired, Murphy
moved to Baker City in June 2020
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and paints in a studio at Churchill.
He works on landscapes, city
scenes, portraits, still life or
“whatever I fi nd as a challenge or
something of interest.”
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While this location may not be
open for the evening art walk, art-
ists on display include Becky Litke,
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FRIDAY
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SUNDAY
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Thickening clouds
Turning cloudy
Showers possible