This months featured artist is Erik Sandgren! Opening reception is September 4th, 5:30-7PM.

For September we will be offering a Plein Air painting workshop at Trout Creek taught by Erik Sandgren.

Erik will demonstrate in oils, watercolor, drawing and acrylics. His specialty is the creation of Northwest landscapes that are at once imagined, observed and remembered.  You’ll be able to compare his on-site Deschutes painting with his show of Landscapes of Thought and Memory: Ravens at Art Adventure Gallery, opening Thursday September 4th.  One or more paintings you  generate during the workshop will be selected for display at  the Art Adventure Gallery in Madras for the month of October 2025. 

Materials – Bring your favored media and materials. No extra expense required. supports( paper, panel and canvas) can vary between 8X10” and 18X24” or bigger. Bring some of each, and easel a chair, brushes, paints and palette, weather appropriate hat and layers of clothing. This will be a rain or shine event, windy or not. 

Accommodations –  Participants will make their own arrangements with food and lodging with local camping or motel options. 

Erik Sandgren website: https://www.eriksandgren.com/

Madras Pioneer article: https://madraspioneer.com/2025/07/23/outdoor-painting-workshop-planned-along-the-deschutes/

Art Adventure Gallery presents two sisters, Stephanie Cissna and Valerie Smith. Stephanie’s oil and acrylic paintings depict serene landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Valerie’s passion for horses shows in a variety of media.

Come to the opening reception July 3rd. 5:30-7pm!