First Friday Art Walk returns to downtown Redmond on May 3

Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, April 30, 2024

May will be a special edition of the Dry Canyon Arts Association’s First Friday Art walk.

Local artists will be joined by a talented group of Redmond High School art students, and work in conjunction with the Spring Art Show & Sale May 5-6 at Redmond High School. Redmond’s First Friday event is set for May 3 from 5-8 p.m. at numerous downtown businesses.

SCP Redmond Hotel, 521 SW 6th

For May’s First Friday, the SCP Redmond Hotel and Dry Canyon Arts Association will host a group of Redmond High School students who will exhibit the works that they have created in and out of art class. Eight students will participate and be celebrated for their accomplishments and their potential in the arts at the SCP.

Arome, 432 SW 6th

Julie Miller’s love for horses is conveyed through her artwork, using various media in a representational or abstract style. Living in Central Oregon has given her many outdoor experiences and settings to draw from. She creates her art using colors taken straight from nature. Miller is a rider and horse owner. She splits time between making art and riding and training her horses; the seasons dictate her studio time.

Artist Beth Hanson said “making art inspired by someone or something I love is the most satisfying way of expressing myself … as a self taught artist, I am excited about discovering my style through taking a wide variety of classes and experimenting with different subjects and mediums.”

Cares and Whoas, 436 SW 6th

Michael Peterson creates art with the intention of bringing back fine memories of the landscapes as they are or could be. He tries to imagine the view from one hundred or more years ago and uses those imagined scenes as his muse.

Harcourts The Garner Group, 444 SW 6th

Since retiring from a long career as a graphic designer, Rick Thompson is able to indulge in his passion for oil painting, refusing to limit himself to a specific genre or subject. As an artist, he aims to breathe life into canvases using color, composition, light, and shadow.