57100 Beaver Drive
Sunriver Village, Building 19
Sunriver, OR
(541) 593-4382

Peter Roussel started working with clay in the mid-1960s studying very traditional pottery methods and stoneware glazing techniques.  The artist believes that 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 (raku, pit, sagger, smoke firing) which he now uses exclusively.

After viewing the work of painter Majorie Cossairt, it is difficult to believe that she has not been painting all her life.  The artist only took her first watercolor class after moving to Central Oregon in 2006.  Many of the beautiful landscapes that Cossairt paints are viewed from her twenty acres of open 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 Sunriver Village, between El Caporal and Campfire Cucina.
Open daily 10am – 5pm