It's winter now but I still like to paint bits of summertime from memory -- Kathy Deggendorfer

Spot Sits on The Cabin Porch...

We've been spending quite a bit of time out at the cabin this year. It's winter now but I still like to paint bits of summertime from memory.  I love the places where the creeks flow into the main river and you can catch little glimpses of those charming little cabins that are upstream.  These little cabins are quiet now but full of life all summer long.

"Spot Sits on the Cabin Porch" includes a little bit of what makes the Camp Sherman Oregon and the Metolius River area so special...  it's a place where a friendly pooch, like Spot ,can sit and soak up the sun and watch the river flow.  A place where you know it must be midday because the neighbor down the way came in for lunch and left his fishing vest hanging on the hook outside the door... he won't come out until dusk when the bugs come out and the fish jump.  Oh, and did you notice the neighbors got new sky blue cushion covers for their old comfy bench?

Kathy Deggendorfer – February 2008

“Spot Sits on The Cabin Porch,” an original watercolor on Paper by Kathy Deggendorfer.  Image: 21.75" x 7"  Professionally and Archival framing by High Desert Gallery with Frame size:  33" x 18.5" +/-   All rights reserved and © copyright 2008.

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About Kathy Deggendorfer:  Kathy Deggendorfer lives on a cattle and hay ranch just outside of Sisters, Oregon. Inspired by the color, pattern and texture of her surroundings, she creates vibrant and colorful watercolor paintings. Whimsical images of flowers and ranch life fill the paintings with color and life. "Folks tell me they just feel happy when they look at my work-- that makes me happy." 

Raised in Portland, Oregon, in a clothing manufacturing family, she says ,"Sewing skills skipped a generation with me... but I love fabric. I like to call my creations 'Painters Quilts.' I can prowl around the rounders full of prints at the Stitchin' Post with the best of 'em... I just put my fabrics in with a paintbrush."  Kathy's collaborative work with master quilter, Tonye Belinda Phillips, is another fun combination of painted image and textile interpretation.

Kathy is currently working on a project about Oregon Specialty Farming and sustainable farm practices.  This project takes her out into the fields of Oregon farms to paint and learn about what makes Oregon agricultural practices and people unique.  Trips to the cattle ranches of Eastern Oregon and vineyards of the Willamette Valley provide her with plenty of rich and colorful images.

Kathy's work is collected throughout the Pacific Northwest and reaches out to all corners of the United States. Represented by High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, she has pieces in the permanent collection at Redmond Airport, 2007 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Poster Artist, she wrote and illustrated a children's book for St. Charles Medical Center, and her work has been translated into clothing and fabric for Columbia Sportswear.  In 2005, Kathy was awarded 'Citizen of the Year' in Sisters Oregon for her contributions to the community and the arts.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Kathy Deggendorfer exclusively in Central Oregon.

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