High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

Oregon High Desert Classic -- Kimry Jelen

Thanks to last years High Desert Gallery advertisements for my 2007 summer show in Redmond, Oregon the events coordinator for the High Desert Classic saw my work and thought they would like to use my art for their next poster. Serendipity! I got a call about doing the High Desert Classics poster for 2008, something I've wanted to do ever since moving here. I noticed the high quality posters and ads they run every year, horses and art, how perfect!

The staff at J Bar J was great to work with and they gave me 'free rein'.  I had some specific ideas about how I wanted my horses to look, but found I had to do quite a bit of research on jumping horses to get it realistic. In Milbrook, NY, in order to get my British Horse Society Stage III certification, I evented, what a thrill it was to jump! I try to incorporate that into my painting, it is amazing what these equine athletes can do. The horses have incredible focus and seem to enjoy their fantastic leaps, intent and happy doing what they love - almost effortlessly it appears! This painting was super fun capturing all that during the creation of it with color and brush strokes.

I started painting on several canvases experimenting with different concepts and ideas. When I got far enough along with a few of them, this one seemed to demand completion, sort of "jumped out" at me you might say. You'll be seeing it about town this summer in poster form.

Held during the last two weeks of July, the Oregon High Desert Classics feature two consecutive weeks of competition, running Wednesday through Sunday.  Each Classic draws professional and amateur competitors from all over the west and Canada and closes on Sunday with the Grand Prix competition, where the top horses and riders compete for purses up to $25,000.  Since its inception in 1990, this annual fundraiser has become a premier event for both riders and spectators.  Competitors enjoy a USA Equestrian A-Rated show on superb grass footing, while spectators enjoy the athletic skill of the horses and riders and a variety of food and shopping at vendor booths.

J Bar J Youth Services hosts the show and benefits from the profits made at the show, which enable them to provide much-needed services and supplies for the various youth and family programs.

The original painting will be available at High Desert Gallery, the use of the image and poster design is donated to J bar J, and a team effort from High Desert Gallery and myself of a framed giclee will be donated and available at the silent auction the night of the first week's Grand Prix dinner.

Again this year the gallery is featuring my original artwork at High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon in Redmond Oregon in June and an artist reception on Friday, June 27^th from 5-8pm.  I hope you can visit the gallery to view my work.  If you are in the Central Oregon area, stop by the High Desert Classic during the last two weeks in July -- You will enjoy it!

Kimry Jelen -- April 23, 2008

Sky Jump, (Acrylic on canvas  18" x 24" (image size)) is an Original Painting by Kimry Jelen.  For additional information about Kimry, her work and the gallery please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing – An award winning fine art and custom framing gallery with retail locations in Central Oregon including Redmond, Sisters and Bend Oregon (opening December 2008) specializing in Central Oregon Artists and Stellar Custom Framing.  High Desert Gallery's online sales gallery and work by Kimry Jelen can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.

Original artwork by Kimry Jelen.  All rights reserved and copyright 2008. Use of image is restricted and prohibited without prior written permission.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon content copyright 2008.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.  Subscribe to High Desert Gallery's art gallery weblog via Feedburner RSS permission based email service.  Or ... Call 866-549-6250 x 3, visit our art gallery events calendar at www.events.highdesertgallery.com or subscribed to the following: Twitter, subscribe to our blog, RSS, or our events calendar.   Don't worry -- We won't spam you or give, rent or sell your email address and you can always unsubscribe. We promise! or our

To inquire or to purchase call 866-549-625, Email High Desert Gallery or purchase online at  Sky Jump.

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My Sunflower Effort -- Grace Bishko

Sunflowers, are incredibly large, strong, tall plants, and their seeds are enjoyed by most animals, including birds and human animals. So many artists have painted these interesting, yellow flowers, such as - Vincent van Gogh, who was the king of “ochres, and yellows”; and also, Egon Schiele, who preferred the dark, dried flowers and leaves, which he turned into dark blues, purples, reds and brownish greens. Such intense feelings have been deposited on this flower! How could I resist, I said to myself. So, here you have it - my sunflower effort. I decided to make them happy, with possibilities of movement. And, I do like to include “witnesses” like the cat and the bird, to take my place in the paintings I create, whenever possible.

Grace Bishko,  April 18, 2008

Sunflowers, (Gouache on Handmade Paper 15 x 19 inches (image size)) is an Original Painting by Grace Bishko.  For additional information about Grace, her work and the gallery please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing – An award winning fine art and custom framing gallery with retail locations in Central Oregon including Redmond, Sisters and Bend Oregon (opening December 2008) specializing in Central Oregon Artists and Stellar Custom Framing.  High Desert Gallery's online sales gallery and work by Grace Bishko can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.

Original artwork by Grace Bishko.  All rights reserved and copyright 2008. Use of image is restricted and prohibited without prior written permission.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon content copyright 2008.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.  Subscribe to High Desert Gallery's art gallery weblog via Feedburner RSS or our permission based email service.  Or ... Call 866-549-6250 x 3, visit our art gallery events calendar at www.events.highdesertgallery.com or subscribed to the following: Twitter, subscribe to our blog, RSS, or our events calendar.   Don't worry -- We won't spam you or give, rent or sell your email address and you can always unsubscribe. We promise!

To inquire or to purchase call 866-549-625, Email High Desert Gallery or purchase online at Sunflowers.

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Art Gives Back At All Costs

The Source Weekly and The Nugget News, both weekly newspapers covering their local communities have some nice articles referencing two of High Desert Art Gallery's artists.

Jonas Cohen a writer for The Source Weekly crafted a story on Cristina Acosta and her evolution as an artist and her current direction.

I'll borrow from Jonas:  Acosta said she had stuck with her art because she loves what she does. “It’s like a religious calling for me” she elaborates, “because even when it seems completely, rationally stupid to continue… I am intrinsically driven to go on.”

It's a great article – Read The Source Weekly Post at:   Life as Art: Cristina Acosta is making her art at all costs. 

Image:  Bark In The Park - Acrylic and hard pastel on Paper by Cristina Acosta

It's interesting how “art at all costs” flows nicely into the theme of the Nugget News blog post.

Jim Cornelius, Editor for The Nugget News, has started a blog for the newspaper and in his most recent post:  Art gives back he mentions Kathy Deggendorfer.  The post really isn't about Kathy but more about the impact that Kathy has made in the community and how her “Deggendorfer kool-aid” (my term) has trickled down and now an economic engine to be considered. The Sisters community is better off due to the direct impact of the arts in our community.  We have a number of people to thank for their contributions with Kathy being one of many.  In fact this month we have a whole boat load of artists to thank .... I'll borrow from Jim's blog post:  “Just this month alone artists and musicians will inject tens of thousands of dollars into the school system through My Own Two Hands and Starry Nights."

We can't all contribute cash to all organizations but for some artists and businesses their way of giving back is through their art and services.  It's a win-win for the contributor, the beneficiary and the community.  As parents of Sisters Oregon School District children participating in the art, music and American Project we (as parents and the community) have benefited in ways most of us take for granted.  Please don't take the arts (and its impact) for granted.  Create, give back, support, volunteer, buy art,  buy a ticket and be involved – Then enjoy!

If you would like to view artwork by both artists visit:  Cristina Acosta and Kathy Deggendorfer.

Cheers,

Todd

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Quilts of Gee's Bend and Sisters Quilt Show Poster Preview Party

Two art and quilt related events are in motion this week in Sisters Oregon.

The Quilts of Gee's Bend

As part of the Sisters Movie House Talkies Program the movie €œThe Quilts of Gee's Bend will be shown Thursday, April 17^th (5:30PM) at the movie house.  The movie tells the story of the critically acclaimed African American quiltmakers from Gee's Bend, Alabama.  The New York Times hailed their work as €œsome of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced.€  The artists are all descended from slaves who worked a plantation called Pettway located on the Alabama River.

Following the film there will be a discussion (this is the Talkies Part) hosted by the owner and founder of the Stitchin' Post,  Jean Wells Keenan.  Food, Wine and Beer will be available for purchase.  The event will also feature the music of Gee's Bend.  Proceeds benefit the Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show held on the second Saturday in July (July 12, 2008). 

The Sisters Movie House tickets are $8 and available at the Movie house prior to the show.  The Sisters Movie House is located in the FivePine Lodge and Conference Center on the east end of Sisters Oregon.

If you are unable to make the show or want more information visit:  Quilts Of Gee's Bend

Quilt Show Poster Signing!

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show^TM Poster Preview Party with Paul Alan Bennett
Sisters Oregon:  High Desert Gallery - “ 281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Hosted by High Desert Gallery & The Stitchin' Post.
Saturday, April 19, 2008  2:00 -€“ 6:00pm

Poster Signing, Meet Paul, Hors d'oeuvres, Great Art, New Original Paintings!

Please plan on joining us on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm for the Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show^TM Poster Preview Party with Paul Alan Bennett. Paul will be in High Desert Art Gallery (Sisters) and available to talk about his new work, the inspiration behind this years poster. The 2008 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show^TM poster will be available for sale during the event.  Come and view great art, new originals and fine art prints, meet and chat with Paul while enjoying live music, great food and refreshments.  The event is free and open to the public.  A Hoot For Sure!

Also scheduled the same weekend is the Stitchin' Post Customer Appreciation Event held in Sisters Oregon on April 18-20, 2008.  Stop by High Desert Gallery and the Stitchin' Post for the best of both worlds!

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Press Release -- Artist Reception for Internationally Known Artist, Lillian Pitt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Artist Reception for Internationally Known Oregon Artist, Lillian Pitt.

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon is honored to host an artist reception for Native American Oregon Artist, Lillian Pitt on Saturday, May 24th at High Desert Gallery's Sisters Oregon Art Gallery.  The event is free and open to the public.

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Bend, Oregon – April 15, 2008.    High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon is pleased to announce an artist reception with Oregon Native American artist Lillian Pitt.  The Artist-In-Attendance Reception at High Desert Gallery in Sisters Oregon on Saturday, May 24, 2008 from 4pm to 7:30pm will include an extensive collection of new work including work with images from Lillian's "Crow Takes Leave of the Family"; original anagama masks and sculptures; limited edition bronzes, images and forms of "She Who Watches," raku masks, sterling silver jewelry and more.    High Desert Gallery is located in downtown Sisters, Oregon at 281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak Street.  The event is free and  open to the public.  The artist reception is a rare opportunity to meet Internationally known Artist, Lillian Pitt while enjoying great art, lively conversation, refreshments, live music and more! 

The special exhibition and sale will be featured in the gallery from May 1 through May 31, 2008.  For more information on the artist visit:  www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.  High Desert Gallery is honored to represent Lillian Pitt in Central Oregon.

About Lillian Pitt:  Lillian Pitt is an accomplished artist who has been exhibiting her contemporary sculpture, carvings, masks, wearable art, and works on paper for over twenty years. One of the indigenous people of the Columbia River Gorge, she is called by her Indian name, Wak'amu (Strongly Rooted), by elders of the Warm Springs/Wasco and Yakama tribes. The term might also describe her art, for although her approach to form and materials is eclectic and contemporary, her intriguing metaphors are always rooted in her Native American tradition.

She says this about her work: “I use the ancient stories of my ancestors as a basis for the imagery I create. By doing this I maintain the memory of an ancient culture and keep the beliefs of my people alive. We have forgotten how to live in harmony with nature. Accessing this vast reservoir of traditional information and translating it into contemporary terms jogs our memories and provides points of reference to achieving balance within ourselves, our community and the world. My ancestors have a 10,000-year history in the Columbia River Gorge. Much of my work has to do with the preservation and care of the environment along this ancient waterway.”

2007 Earle A. Chiles Award recipient and recipient of the Governor's Award for the Arts, Oregon, in 1990, which declared that she had made, "significant contributions to the growth and development of the cultural life of Oregon.”  She is known nationally and internationally for her Raku and Anagama fired ceramic and bronze masks and "Shadow Spirit" totem images based on traditional symbols and spirits of her Columbia River ancestors. Her repertoire has expanded to include monumental bronze sculpture, sometimes reflecting the theme of Salmon migration. One recurring image, "She Who Watches," is based on a Columbia River petroglyph which represents the last of the Woman Chiefs.

Her art has been exhibited and reviewed in the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, and Japan. Her work has been commissioned by numerous museums and organizations and is in several collections, including the University of Washington's Burke Museum, the Sapporo City Hall, Sapporo, Japan and the prestigious Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ. A traveling retrospective of her work, "Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home," was launched in 1999 at the Museum at Warm Springs on her native reservation in Oregon and has been exhibited at other museums nationwide.

With the turn of the millennium, Lillian's art took on an even larger dimension, as she and a team of Native American artists were commissioned by the city of Portland, OR, the Oregon Convention Center, Portland State University, and a variety of other municipalities, cultural institutions, and corporations to create public art projects. She welcomes these opportunities to share her Native American heritage and her ecological commitment with an expanded audience.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Lillian Pitt in Central Oregon.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Opening December 2008), Redmond and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a “Top 100 Art and Frame Gallery in America” and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006 & 2007) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006).  In February 2008, High Desert Gallery was awarded Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Press Release Contact: T Dow
High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon
PO BOX 519 Bend, OR 97709-0519   Phone: 541-388-8964.
Web Site:  www.highdesertgallery.com

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'Walk The Art Beat' with Patrick Horsley & Bellavia -- Redmond Oregon

The Redmond Downtown Partnership (RDP) is sponsoring the first of four “Walk the Art Beat”, community art events on  Friday, April 25, 2008 from 5-8pm.  Come celebrate art, wine and entertainment throughout Downtown Redmond Oregon.   RDP will be highlighting student art and a special preview of the photography work from students in the Caldera program.

At High Desert Gallery and Custom Framing of Central Oregon we will host internationally known potter, Patrick Horsley.  This is a great opportunity to meet Patrick Horsley, enjoy live music by Bellavia, refreshments and great new fine pottery by Patrick.  The event is free and open to the public.

Bellavia, a Central Oregon jazz and blues band, offering great musical diversity from Norah Jones to Miles Davis, from Robert Johnson to Hoagy Carmichael will perform at High Desert Art Gallery.  Bellavia are great performers and please stop by the gallery to listen to the music, talk with Patrick and view some great fine art.  Refreshments will be served.

If you miss Bellavia this time (or want to hear more) we have them booked for two other artist receptions:  Kathy Deggendorfer Artist Reception on Saturday, June 21 (High Desert Gallery – Sisters Oregon) and “Where Rivers Meet” an artist reception for Paul Alan Bennett and Cary L Weigand on Saturday, July 26 ( High Desert Gallery – Sisters Oregon).

For additional information about our events, the artists and High Desert Art Gallery please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call 541-388-8964 and toll free 1-866-549-6250. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art gallery with retail locations in Bend (Opening December 2008), Redmond Oregon and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery's online sales gallery can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.

Save the DATE for other “Walk The Art Beat” community art events in downtown Redmond Oregon!

Friday July 27th 5-8pm – Artist Reception for Kimry Jelen
Friday September 12th 5-8pm – Artist Reception for Grace Bishko
Friday November28th 5-8pm – Artist Reception for Danae Bennett-Miller, Ingrid Lustig and Glen Corbett.

For a complete listing of our events visit: www.highdesertgallery.com

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Save The Date -- Lillian Pitt Artist Reception Saturday, May 24th -- Sisters Oregon

Save the date and plan on attending Lillian Pitt's Central Oregon Artist Reception.  New Work and More -- Saturday, May 24^th at High Desert Gallery in Sisters Oregon.

Lillian Pitt, Artist-In-Attendance Reception
High Desert Gallery – 281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters Oregon
Saturday, May 24, 2008  4:00 – 7:30pm
Meet Internationally known Artist, Lillian Pitt!
Enjoy great art, lively conversation, refreshments, live music and more!

To receive an invitation by mail please call the gallery at 1-866-549-6250 or email your contact information to www.email.highdesertgallery.com.

About Lillian Pitt:  Lillian Pitt is an accomplished artist who has been exhibiting her contemporary sculpture, carvings, masks, wearable art, and works on paper for over twenty years. One of the indigenous people of the Columbia River Gorge, she is called by her Indian name, Wak'amu (Strongly Rooted), by elders of the Warm Springs/Wasco and Yakama tribes. The term might also describe her art, for although her approach to form and materials is eclectic and contemporary, her intriguing metaphors are always rooted in her Native American tradition.

She says this about her work: “I use the ancient stories of my ancestors as a basis for the imagery I create. By doing this I maintain the memory of an ancient culture and keep the beliefs of my people alive. We have forgotten how to live in harmony with nature. Accessing this vast reservoir of traditional information and translating it into contemporary terms jogs our memories and provides points of reference to achieving balance within ourselves, our community and the world. My ancestors have a 10,000-year history in the Columbia River Gorge. Much of my work has to do with the preservation and care of the environment along this ancient waterway.”

2007 Earle A. Chiles Award recipient and recipient of the Governor's Award for the Arts, Oregon, in 1990, which declared that she had made, "significant contributions to the growth and development of the cultural life of Oregon.”  She is known nationally and internationally for her Raku and Anagama fired ceramic and bronze masks and "Shadow Spirit" totem images based on traditional symbols and spirits of her Columbia River ancestors. Her repertoire has expanded to include monumental bronze sculpture, sometimes reflecting the theme of Salmon migration. One recurring image, "She Who Watches," is based on a Columbia River petroglyph which represents the last of the Woman Chiefs.

Her art has been exhibited and reviewed in the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, and Japan. Her work has been commissioned by numerous museums and organizations and is in several collections, including the University of Washington's Burke Museum, the Sapporo City Hall, Sapporo, Japan and the prestigious Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ. A traveling retrospective of her work, "Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home," was launched in 1999 at the Museum at Warm Springs on her native reservation in Oregon and has been exhibited at other museums nationwide.

With the turn of the millennium, Lillian's art took on an even larger dimension, as she and a team of Native American artists were commissioned by the city of Portland, OR, the Oregon Convention Center, Portland State University, and a variety of other municipalities, cultural institutions, and corporations to create public art projects. She welcomes these opportunities to share her Native American heritage and her ecological commitment with an expanded audience.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Lillian Pitt in Central Oregon.

For more information or to request an mailed invitation please call toll free 866-549-6250, visit our art gallery events calendar at www.events.highdesertgallery.com  or better yet  ... subscribed to the following: Twitter, subscribe to our blog, RSS, or our events calendar.

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art gallery with retail locations in Bend (Opening December 2008), Redmond Oregon and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing.  High Desert Art Gallery's online sales gallery can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.

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Pastry Chef -- Original Painting by Cristina Acosta

Pastry Chef, Acrylic & Hard Pastel on 100% Cotton Rag Paper, 22” x 30”

Some person, place, thing or event sparks the memory & emotion that become a painting. Pastry Chef was inspired by my memory of the first time I ever saw Jen McCrystal, partner in the restaurant Jen’s Garden in the town of Sisters, Oregon. Many years ago I was at a friend's birthday party and I saw this very slim, lovely woman walking barefoot across a polo field carrying a giant wedding-like cake. It was iced with white butter cream and had 4th of July sparklers poked into the top cake layer! (The cake was her gift to the birthday girl.) What an amazing image!

In my painting this pastry chef dances joyfully, her artistry sings from her pan, as she balances lightly on the ever-changing flow of her creative process, inviting us to enjoy the abundance of her creation. This painting also conveys my love of most everything to do with cooking. Pastry Chef is one of the images published in my book, Paint Happy! (North Light, 2002©, 2004©).

August 11th I’m teaching a week-long workshop with Art In The Mountains ( Bend Oregon ) sharing my Paint Happy techniques with beginning and intermediate artists. 

Cristina Acosta – April 1, 2008

To inquire please call High Desert Gallery at 1-866-549-6250 x 3 or visit:  Pastry Chef.

About Cristina Acosta :  Cristina Acosta is a life long artist. A painter, writer and designer, she’s garnered national acclaim for her artwork. Born in Los Angeles, Cristina earned her BFA in Painting from the University of Oregon in 1988 and resides in Bend, Oregon. She paints original oil or acrylic paintings for exhibits, sales and commissions. Taking her art off the easel and into life, she is a color consultant, designing interior & exterior color palettes for homes & buildings; illustrates and writes books & articles; loves to cook and create recipes, teaches, makes presentations and more.

Her career has included:  A two-year stint as a billboard mural and lettering artist. Five years teaching college art classes. Nine years as an artisan tile designer & production artist for her nationally distributed signature line of ceramic tile during the 1990’s, and more.

Her artistry is featured in a variety of books and magazines, including her successful art book, Paint Happy! (North Light Books, ©2002,2004).  She illustrated the children’s book, When Woman Became the Sea (Beyond Words Pub., ©1998) and contributed to many other books and periodicals including Artist Magazine, Pure Inspiration, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Latina magazine, Latina Style, Good Housekeeping, and Woman’s Day home design publications.

Cristina continually paints and writes from her studio at her home in the rain-shadow of the Cascade Mountains. She creates three distinct series of paintings: Paint Happy series, Hispanic Heritage series (Madonnas) and her oils including her Animal Spirit series. Despite the different styles, her work is typified by her lush use of color, dynamic design and the presence of joy.

Museums, galleries and collectors nationwide collect and exhibit her work.

About High Desert Gallery:  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art gallery with retail locations in Bend (Opening December 2008), Redmond and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing.  High Desert Art Gallery's online sales gallery can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.

Original artwork by Cristina Acosta.  All rights reserved and copyright 2008. Use of image is restricted and prohibited without prior written permission.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon content copyright 2008.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.  Subscribe to High Desert Gallery Feeds:  Follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our blog, RSS, and our events calendar.

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