by Mike Putnam | Apr 18, 2014 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, broken top trail, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Mt Jefferson wilderness Area, Oregon, Oregon Photos, oregon photos for sale, smith rock state park, three sisters wilderness area
Let me start this seasonal update by noting that I Love wildflowers. I mean I really love them. I seek them out every year and I do extensive planning around the timing of the peak blooms of different wildflower locations in the Bend, Oregon area. Yesterday, I...
by Mike Putnam | Aug 30, 2013 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Oregon, oregon photos for sale, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography, sisters oregon
I’m excited to share this beautiful new print of Tam McArthur Rim reflected in the glassy waters of Three Creeks Lake, near the city of Sisters Oregon. When my wife and I first moved to Oregon, over 15 years ago, we rented a home in the city of Sisters, Oregon....
by Mike Putnam | May 10, 2013 | Bend Oregon Art Leasing, Bend Oregon Photography Blog
I’m excited to announce a new program for business owners in Bend and the Central Oregon area. I have just started an art leasing program. The work will of course be my fine art prints. Below is an example of my work framed with my hand crafted Cheery wood...
by Mike Putnam | Apr 11, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Cascade Mountains Greeting Cards
For those of you who are regular readers of my updates, hold on to your hats as I’m branching into something entirely different. I’m about to launch a small but super high quality line of art cards, greeting cards, note cards, or whatever you want to call...
by Mike Putnam | Apr 5, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
I’d like to thank all my friends who stopped by to see my landscape photography at Pandora’s Backpack this past Friday. The event was a big success and the crowds were great. As usual, the staff at Pandora’s Backpack was great. Rod, Mo, Jordan,...
by Mike Putnam | Mar 12, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon
I’d like to officially thank Rod Bien of Pandora’s backpack in downtown Bend for hosting my photography show last Friday(3/6/09) The store is great, Rod has always been generous in allowing my huge fine art prints and cumbersome easels to clutter up his...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 27, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
Recently, Troy McMullin and I ventured to Smith Rock State Park to enjoy the low elevation snow to be found there. It was the first sunny day in quite some time and we both were happy to get out of the clouds that had been inhabiting Central Oregon. I am repeatedly...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 22, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
As Old Man Winter has thoroughly put his stamp on Central Oregon, my preferred backcountry photo locations become less accessible and even simple hikes can become a difficult task. With nearly a foot of snow in my backyard, conditions are excellent for some...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 17, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
It appears that old man winter has finally arrived in full force on the Central Oregon scene. I received a mixed reaction when I declared that Central Oregon residents were in need of a cold snow infusion two entries ago, in that perhaps there aren’t as many...