by Mike Putnam | Jan 12, 2016 | Art Exhibits in Bend, Bend Oregon, Bend oregon art exhibits, bend oregon artist, bend oregon photographer, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, best oregon photos, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Deschutes River Photos, dr. debbie putnam, drake park, fine art landscape photographs, fine art landscape photography, fine art landscape prints, fine art photographer, mirror pond, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oneonta Falls, Oregon Fall Color, Oregon Mountain Photos, Oregon Photography, Oregon Photos, oregon river otters, sparks Lake, tamolitch pool
I discovered the view of Mirror Pond long before My wife, Dr. Debbie Putnam and I ever moved to Bend, Oregon. I remember the moment well. It was 20 years ago and I was surfing the internet, which at the time was a collection of long strings and dixie cups! I was...
by Mike Putnam | Sep 3, 2014 | Art Exhibits in Bend, Bend oregon art exhibits, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Deschutes River Photos, fine art landscape photographs, fine art landscape prints, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon, gifts for fly fishermen, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon, Oregon landscape photography exhibits, Oregon Photography, Oregon Photos, oregon photos for sale, oregon waterfalls
I am very excited to announce that I will be releasing two new fine art landscape photographs this Friday, 9/5/14 at the Patagonia of Bend. I don’t often release new landscape prints and releasing two at the same first Friday is very unusual for me. In...
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 | Dec 16, 2013 | Art Exhibits in Bend, Bend oregon art exhibits, Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Oregon, Oregon landscape photography exhibits, Oregon Photography, Oregon Photos, oregon photos for sale, sisters oregon
I have always been a person who possess a strong sense of place. Where I live has always been a great source of happiness for me. My wife, Debbie and I selected to live in Central Oregon nearly 15 years ago because it has an amazing geographic diversity and all...
by Mike Putnam | Jan 9, 2013 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Oregon High Desert Landscape Photography, Oregon Photography, oregon photos for sale, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
I recently captured a new image with my 4×5 film camera which is seen below. I was and am still very excited about this image. I have taken several other beautiful images from Central Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park, so I was struggling to come up with an...
by Mike Putnam | Sep 14, 2012 | Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Oregon, oregon photos for sale, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
This beautiful image of Sparks Lake is one of several new Prints about which I am very excited. While this is a fairly simple and elegant image, it required a great deal of work. As is often the case, I needed to make several trips to Sparks Lake in order to...
by Mike Putnam | Feb 14, 2012 | Art Exhibits in Bend, Bend oregon art exhibits, Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Oregon, Oregon Photography, Oregon Photos, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
As many of you know, I have what I think of a permanent exhibit hanging at the Bend Brewing Company in Downtown Bend, Oregon. Please visit their website here. Bend Brewing Company. For Several Years now, I’ve had my work hanging at the Bend Brewing Company,...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 1, 2011 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon, Oregon landscape photography exhibits, Oregon Photography, Oregon Photos, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
I’m pleased to announce that I will return to my frequent art haunt of Patagonia of Bend for tomorrow night’s First Friday Art Walk. Patagonia Of Bend is located at 920 NW Wall St, where I will introduce a new Print of Central Oregon’s beautiful...
by Mike Putnam | Jul 11, 2011 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Columbia River Gorge Landscape Photography, Oregon landscape photography exhibits, Oregon Photography
Hood River, Oregon has long been one of my favorite cities in the world. We have some wonderful friends who live in Hood River, so we have become familiar with the Hood River Valley over the last decade and a half. As a landscape photographer, the Hood River Valley...
by Mike Putnam | Feb 16, 2011 | Bend and Central Oregon Greeting/Note Cards, Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
As with most aspects of my life as a Landscape photographer in the Bend Oregon area, things have evolved. I try to continually improve the quality of my Photography, my Greeting cards, my fine art prints and the service that I offer to collectors. I have recently...