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Winter is prime time for artists to create new works
By Deni Porter
Celebrate the arrival of spring
by attending Second Saturday
at the Artists’ Gallery in The
Village at Sunriver.
Make plans to see what artists have created by attending
the event from 4 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 14. Celebrate
the beautiful art with wine,
beer and appetizers. Visit for
a few minutes or the entire
afternoon.
During the winter months,
artists have been hunkered
down in their studios to produce new pieces of art to sell at
the gallery.
Painter Majorie Cossairt and
potter Peter Roussel are the
featured artists in March. Both
artists look forward to meeting
guests at the Second Saturday
event.
Roussel will be happy to
explain the various firing methods that are used to produce
his beautiful plates and vases.
Cossairt will be demonstrating
various painting techniques.
She may even invite viewers
to join in.
Pottery artist
Roussel started working
with clay in the mid-1960s
by studying traditional pottery methods and stoneware
glazing techniques. He shared
that he believes an important
contribution to his education
was working in a program with
children from ages 4 to 14 who
were wards of the state of California. Although Roussel finds
it difficult to put into words
what came from this experience, he will be forever inspired
by the children’s creative and
expressive use of clay. From
that experience, the artist began
his journey in the exploration
of alternative firing techniques
including raku, pit, sagger and
smoke firing.
Pottery by Peter Roussel.
Watercolor artist
After viewing Cossairt’s artwork, it is difficult to believe
that she has not been painting
all her life. The artist took
her first watercolor class after
moving to Central Oregon in
2006. Many of the beautiful
landscapes that Cossairt paints
are viewed from her 20 acres of
meadowland while caring for
her four horses.
Cossairt’s watercolor technique takes full advantage of
the fluidity of the medium, but
spontaneity and control are the
essence of each painting. Her
approach is mostly intuitive,
working in what appears to be a
carefree manner creating shapes
and textures, but resulting in
representations of reality. Viewers really must see her work to
understand just how difficult it
is to accomplish this painting
technique.
The Artists’ Gallery is in
building 19 in The Village at
Sunriver. Hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. For information,
visit www.artistsgallerysunriver.
com or call 541-593-4382.
Watercolor by Majorie Cossairt.
Paint spring flowers with
Marjorie Cossairt
1ST SATURDAY EACH MONTH
4:00 - 5:45 PM
Join Artists’ Gallery Sunriver for Second Saturday from
4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14 in The Village at Sunriver.
The event will feature watercolor artist Marjorie Cossairt,
who invites everyone to come and enjoy a watercolor session
under her guidance.
Welcome spring with by creating your own wildflower
watercolor painting. Everything will be provided with at no
charge and no experience is required.
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