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 27th 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.
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