Patricia Freeman-Martin -- Cowgirl with Dun Pony

Guest Artist Patricia Freeman-Martin joins the party at High Desert Gallery's Bounty Show! Previously we announced our Fall "Bounty" event at High Desert Gallery in Sisters Oregon with the fine art exhibition and sale as part of “Celebrate National Art and Framing Month.” The Fall “Bounty” show opens on October 1 and runs through October 31, 2008 with an Open House Reception on October 11 & 12th. Several guest artists have joined in on the fun and have contributed one or more original paintings as part of the group “Bounty” show. We hope you can stop by the gallery in October and especially during Sisters' Fall Harvest Fair on the weekend of October 11th and 12th.

Patricia, a Central Oregon artist, has woven together a beautiful and complex life of many different themes; cattle ranching, cutting horses, family, and art. For the Bounty show she created a wonderful original painting titled "Cowgirl with Dun Pony." Please join us in October to view this and many more “Bounty” works of art from special guest and gallery artists including Patricia.

For me, the bounty in my life and my art is the western landscape and my relationship to it.

This painting, “Cowgirl with Dun Pony,” is an example of the kind of ideas that spring forth when an Eastern Oregon, ranch raised cowgirl collides with the world of contemporary art. Through my studies of fine art and photography at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and further exploration of the art world during a five year stint in Manhattan, I gained a freedom of expression which allows me to narrate my life experiences in a deeply personal manner.

This particular painting expresses my love and excitement for the specific, colorful beauty of my old friend, Dunny Hickory, a horse who was my partner in competition for many years and who currently teaches my 11 year old son the sport of cow cutting. -- Patricia Freeman-Martin, October 2008. -- "Cowgirl with Dun Pony," 24" x 48", acrylic and collage on PlexiGlass, 2008

About High Desert Gallery's Fall "Bounty" Show:

What: “Bounty” -- Original art work by High Desert Gallery and Special Guest Artists

When: October 1 through October 31. Gallery Open House Reception, Saturday October 11 and Sunday, October 12 from 10am – 6pm. Refreshments, treats, great art of "Bounty," music and more!

Where: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, 281 W Cascade Avenue, Downtown Sisters, Oregon

Cost: Free and open to the public

More information: 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250 and www.highdesertgallery.com

About Patricia Freeman-Martin: Patricia was raised in a ranching and rodeo family in Eastern Oregon graduating from high school in Pendleton, Oregon. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She moved to New York City and spent nearly five years in the East Village. During a visit home to Eastern Oregon in 1987, she fell in love with a potato farmer from Southern Idaho and never returned to New York. For 16 years, Patricia and her family lived and worked on their ranch at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains in North Powder, Oregon. Ranching and cutting horses have been an integral part of her life as well as inspiration for her art. In 2004, Patricia and her family purchased a small ranch/horse facility in Terrebonne, Oregon very near Smith Rock. Patricia has woven together a beautiful and complex life of many different themes; cattle ranching, cutting horses, family, and art. She has created a body of art work which presents western subjects and themes painted in a style which reflects her fresh, honest and whimsical way of viewing the world.

As part of “Celebrate National Art and Framing Month” at High Desert Gallery we are encouraging area folks and visitors to participate in our Just One Can Food Drive held in October at both our art galleries. Just One Can is all we ask. For more information on the can food drive please visit: www.justonecan.com

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 Spring 2009), 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 Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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.

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