High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

Paul Alan Bennett Exhibition: "A Nurturing Environment" - High Desert Gallery Bend Oregon - August 2010

 
 
  August 2010 Exhibition: "A Nurturing Environment" - Paul Alan Bennett

Please celebrate Nationally known Central Oregon artist, Paul Alan Bennett at our downtown gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford during the month of August.  "A Nurturing Environment" will feature a new collection of Original Paintings, Original Linoleum Block and Fine Art Prints inspired by Central Oregon and the nurturing environment of Atelier 6000, a print studio in Bend Oregon.

Award winning professional artist, educator, and art advocate, Paul Alan Bennett has garnered national attention. Paul's imagery is passionately detailed and manifests a unique perspective and style resulting in colorful, vivid imagery sought after and collected nationally. This exhibit and sale runs from August 5 through August 29, 2010, with a Special Preview Artist Reception on Thursday, August 5, from 5 to 8pm, and the First Friday Gallery Walk Artist Reception on Friday, August 6, from 5 to 9pm.  Join us for refreshments, live music by Erin Cole-Baker, and an opportunity to meet Paul Alan Bennett.

Special Preview Artist Reception: Thursday August 5, from 5 to 8pm.  Meet the artist and be the first to see new work!

First Friday: August 6 from 10 to 9 pm. 
 
First Friday Artist Reception: August 6, from 5 to 9pm.  Meet the artist, refreshments, and live music by Erin Cole Baker, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk
Exhibit and sale runs August 5 through August 29

High Desert Gallery
10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford
Bend, OR 97701
541-388-8964
www.highdesertgallery.com

Open Daily 10am-6pm

About Paul Alan Bennett: Award winning professional artist, educator, and art advocate, Paul Alan Bennett has garnered national attention. Paul's imagery is passionately detailed and manifests a unique perspective and style resulting in colorful, vivid imagery sought after and collected nationally. Honors graduate of Maryland Institute of Art and Master of Arts from The University of La Verne (Athens Greece), Paul has excelled in the field of watercolor and most recently in the release of a select group of Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints and worked closely with Pendleton Woolen Mills to release limited edition tapestry blankets. His style and perspective originate from memories, life experiences and travels that spark the playfulness in this Sisters Oregon artist.

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  High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, and Sisters, Oregon, and High Desert Frameworks! located at 61 NW Oregon Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes 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 2009) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition.

For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Want to be in the know? Then follow us via Google Buzz, RSS, Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to our blog. To download your free iTunes or Android app visit: High Desert Gallery App Store. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Trisha Hassler June Artist Feature: Improvisational Quilting and Abstract Forms - Bend Oregon

Dissimilar Elements - Trisha Hassler: June 3 through June 27, 2010
Artist Receptions, Thursday June 3 and Friday June 4, 2010 - Bend Oregon

An exhibition and sale of new work by Oregon artist Trisha Hassler opens at High Desert Gallery in our downtown Bend Oregon art gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, on Thursday, June 3, with a special Preview Reception from 5 to 8pm in the evening. On Friday, June 4, the First Friday Artist Reception, from 5 to 9pm, will feature a “meet the artist” with refreshments, and live music by Central Oregon favorite Erin Cole-Baker.

Trisha Hassler's contemporary explorations in torch-cut steel and fabric have garnered national and international attention, along with her inclusion in numerous museum shows. Working from her initial impressions, the artist finds “inspiration in blending a variety of textures and colors in unexpected abstract compositions.”

Hassler says, “As partner/stylist in my husband's photography studio there have been many opportunities over the years to experience fabric in ways that often inspire new ideas for my own creative process. The commercial work is connected in many ways to the artwork.”

Building upon her fascination with paradox, Trisha Hassler creates unexpected intricacy, visual balance, and a textural delicacy that is both fragile and enduring. Trisha's work expresses “the interplay of two dissimilar elements (as) a reminder to embrace the ever shifting balance present in our lives.”

Here's the full details for both artist receptions and the month long exhibition:

Trisha Hassler - Dissimilar Elements: June 3 through June 27, 2010

Preview Reception: Thursday June 3, from 5-8pm

Meet Trisha, enjoy light hors d'oeuveres, great wine from Noble Estate Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley,OR) andAnthony Dell "Rio Red" (Rogue Valley, OR)

Artist Reception: Friday June 4, from 5-9pm, during Bend First Friday Gallery Walk. Featuring new mixed media metal and fiber artwork by Trisha Hassler. Refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the artist. Live Music By Erin Cole-Baker. Wines from Yellow Hawk Cellar (Walla Walla Washington) including Muscat Canelli, Sangiovese,and Barbera.

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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, and Sisters, Oregon, and High Desert Frameworks! located at 431 NW Franklin Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes 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 2009) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition.

For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Want to be in the know? Then follow us on via Google Buzz, RSS, Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to our blog. To download your free iTunes or Android app visit: High Desert Gallery App Store.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Grace Bishko – Two Artist Receptions This Week in Bend Oregon - Live Music with Erin Cole-Baker and Bellavia

We invite you to one or both of the Two Artist Receptions – May 6 and May 7 - for Grace Bishko. Enjoy this exceptional solo show – titled Grace Bishko – View From The Top: A Retrospective - at our downtown Bend, Oregon gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford.

Thursday, May 6, from 5 to 8pm. Join us as we host a Special Preview Artist Reception. Meet the artist, enjoy refreshments, live music by Erin Cole-Baker and more during this very special preview reception. 

 “I will be playing music for the rest of my life” is the tag line on Erin Cole-Baker's website, and one we applaud. This singer-songwriter grew up in New Zealand, in a home filled with acoustic music, jazz, blues, even classical piano.  As she grew older, she began to realize how the music was influencing her life. Erin now says that music is “her love and her passion, and she hopes to share it with you.”

After moving to the States in 2005, Erin joined with Erin Zurflu, to form a singing duo familiar to Sisters Folk Festival enthusiasts and fans everywhere as The Erins. Compelling songwriting and thoughtful lyrics have pleased audiences across the country.

High Desert Gallery is honored to host Erin Cole-Baker during the opening artist reception for Grace Bishko.

Friday, May 7, from 5 to 9pm. We will host our monthly Bend, Oregon First Friday Gallery Walk Artist Reception. Meet Grace, enjoy refreshments, live music by a Central Oregon favorite, Bellavia. 

Bellavia is a Central Oregon band featuring great music from many different genres, including jazz, blues and pop classics as well as some original material.   Enjoy the smooth styling of multi-instrumentalist, Kimberly Lakehomer on flute, soprano sax and vocals, Jim Erickson on bass, vocals, harmonica and keyboards and the guitar wizardry of Phil Cronin.   Bellavia is a pleasure to hear and their joy at the task is engaging.

Find out more about Grace Bishko here.

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 gallery locations in Bend, Oregon and Sisters Oregon. High Desert Frameworks! the award-winning framing studio for the gallery is located at 61 NW Oregon Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Want to be in the know? Then follow us on via Google Buzz, RSS, Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to our blog. To download your free iTunes app visit: High Desert Gallery iPhone App at the App Store.The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

An Interview With Oregon Artist Grace Bishko: View From the Top – Bend Oregon

High Desert Gallery is pleased to host an important new exhibition, titled "Grace Bishko: View From the Top - a Retrospective" from May 6 through the May 31, including a Preview Artist Reception to be held on Thursday, May 6, from 5 to 8pm, and a First Friday Gallery Walk Artist Reception on Friday May 7, from 5 to 9pm. The exhibit and sale will focus on hand-pulled prints and original paintings by the artist. During her more than 37 years of creating art, Grace Bishko has taught at Rutgers, Moore College of Art and University of the Arts, both in Philadelphia, and taught privately in Oaxaca, Mexico. The exceptional quality of Grace Bishko's artistic vision continues to capture the imagination.

We recently visited with Grace and talked about this show in terms of "a retrospective."  We want to share some of what she had to say about "the beginning":

“I was born in 1936, and grew up as the youngest child in a "Bohemian" family of 5 children. Our parents were from Russia, and very "Americanized" over the years. They were talented in music - they wrote it, played it, and sang it! Their love of the arts trickled down into all of our lives.

My older sister was the Director of the 1030 Art Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. One day, she brought home casein paints, brushes and a canvas, and I started to paint. In 1946 I was 10 years old. I started painting, and never stopped. I had two sisters involved in the visual arts - one became an art teacher - and they were my mentors well into my adult life. They planted their seeds deeply.

From 1947 to 1973, my painting education was based on what I saw in the museums and art books - the Old Masters were very important teachers. I studied their brush strokes, use of color and composition, as well as anatomy, endlessly. It was all there in their history. The only painting of my own that I have left from that period is a still life of yellow mums in a Japanese vase, which I completed in 1973. (Editor's Note: This piece will be included in the exhibition.)

Then what happened?

In 1973, the beginnings of a new "Women's Movement" in the arts prompted me to search for my own voice as an artist, and I enrolled part time in college courses. By the end of the first year my style was boldly changing into a unique style, and I was ready to enroll at The Cleveland Institute of Art full time. My portfolio was accepted, and I was given advanced standing in my art classes. By then, I had learned to listen to my inner self and appreciate the new art around me. And my images evolved into strong, female oriented concepts. I not only painted them, but also created lithographs, engravings and etchings of this imagery. At first, the students and my professors were very much against my presence in the school, and my art - and they voiced it. However, it didn't take long for them to come to appreciate my individuality, and imagery. The students picked up on my imagery, and used it well. Some of the teachers would not return my assignments to me - they kept them for themselves!

In 1980, at age 44, I received my MFA degree (Master of Fine Arts) from Rutgers. By then I had been teaching life drawing classes at Rutgers, and lithography at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. I went on to teach Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In 1996 and 1997, I taught life drawing to 15 private students, most of whom were already showing their art in Oaxaca, Mexico. This was the last time I taught classes. I know I did a good job teaching, but it took so much out of me and my own art. I just had to stop, and focus on my soul.

From then on, I worked at non art jobs to support myself and my 3 children, and I painted at night. The male imagery crept back into my work, and it was so exciting to find new stories to paint. Every year I've had a one woman show.

My son, and his sister are musicians, and they each have many students to teach. My other daughter teaches computer animation at Emily Carr Institute of Art. They all have graduate degrees. Education is so good for life.

As both a painter and a printmaker, we asked Grace to talk more about these two mediums:

Printmaking is a process that awakens me to NEW! I've been painting for so long, that it doesn't even seem like a process to me anymore. It's more like breathing. Printmaking is always a surprise - sometimes wonderful, and sometimes awful, which shakes me up and takes my breath away! My paintings have story content - sometimes brief, and sometimes very in depth. I think this clouds the process in a way. Whereas, in printing, the process makes the story.

Working at Atellier 6000 has been very exciting. I'm surrounded by wonderful artists. The inks and materials are not toxic like the "traditional" were. The founder, Pat Clark, who is an incredibly exceptional artist, is always there to offer her help. She runs the shop in a most professional manner.

We had one last question for Grace: “Which painting or print in View From the Top is your favorite?

My favorite piece in this retrospective show is "The Sabbath Bride". To me, she is not a bride to a husband. She is a bride to life. She is walking into all space, which looks empty at first, but there is so much to do, see, and feel, waiting for her in that lovely ether.

Grace Bishko, April/May, 2010

We hope you will come and enjoy this exceptional solo show at our downtown Bend, Oregon gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford. Meet the artist at two artist receptions, enjoy great conversation, live music, refreshments and more. The exhibition and sale runs from May 6 through May 31.

Thursday, May 6, from 5 to 8pm. Special Preview Artist Reception: Meet the artist, enjoy refreshments, live music by Erin Cole-Baker and more during this very special preview reception.

Friday, May 7, from 5 to 9pm. First Friday Gallery Walk Artist Reception: Meet Grace during the Bend, Oregon First Friday Gallery Art Walk and enjoy refreshments, live music by a Central Oregon favorite, Bellavia.

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 gallery locations in Bend, Oregon and Sisters Oregon. High Desert Frameworks! the award-winning framing studio for the gallery is located at 61 NW Oregon Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Want to be in the know? Then follow us on via Google Buzz, RSS, Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to our blog. To download your free iTunes or Android app visit: High Desert Gallery App Store.  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Patricia Freeman-Martin & Rosalyn Kliot continues through March 28th

Do stop by our downtown Bend Oregon Art Gallery as our March Artist Feature for Patricia Freeman-Martin and Rosalyn Kliot continues at, 10, NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford. The exhibition and sale will run through March 28, 2010 and will feature new monoprints and mixed media paintings by Patricia Freeman-Martin and mixed media collage by Rosalyn Kliot.

Image: JulieJulie and Patty

Patricia Freeman-Martin has had ranching in her blood for most of her life, and after graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, she moved to New York, eventually returning to Oregon and the ranching life that she loves. Patty has woven together a beautiful and complex life of many different themes: cattle ranching, cutting horses, family and art. She uses a variety of mixed media and monoprints to talk about her experiences in the western landscape and her style reflects a fresh, honest and whimsical way of viewing the world. Patty's work has been exhibited in both museum and juried shows, and in is private collections throughout the West.

Rosalyn Kliot was born in Eastern Europe and raised in America, a background that allows her to have "a respect for both the traditional as well as the more contemporary and experimental approach to subject matter and theme." Rosalyn's mixed media collage and fiber art is all about color and texture and the combination of various and sometimes disparate materials and objects. Rosalyn Kliot received a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Her work has been exhibited and sold in Chicago, Los Angeles, Oregon, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan.

The Bend First Friday Art Walk Artist Reception was a hoot! Here's some action photographs of First Friday at High Desert Gallery.  Music was be provided by a Central Oregon favorite, Bellavia. 

            

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 gallery locations in Bend, Oregon and Sisters Oregon.  High Desert Frameworks! the award-winning framing studio for the gallery is located at 61 NW Oregon Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Paul Alan Bennett – New Imaginary Landscapes Featured at High Desert Gallery – Bend Oregon

High Desert Gallery in Bend, Oregon, is pleased to announce the exhibition and sale of new work by nationally recognized Oregon artist Paul Alan Bennett. New original paintings in the Imaginary Landscapes Series are now available at our Bend Oregon Gallery, located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford. This highly successful series features Bennett's iconic style and depicts the landscapes of the High Desert. Each original painting is professionally framed by High Desert Frameworks!.

To view and purchase online visit:  Imaginary Landscape Series by Paul Alan Bennett

Bennett explains how he starts with an area of color and texture. The paintings develop through “invention and chance”and “with such seeming randomness, it is curious that these paintings look like places we may know.” But the resulting images are familiar - as well as mysterious - and High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon is pleased to bring you these new paintings in the Imaginary Landscape Series.   Please visit our Bend Gallery to view this exciting new exhibition.

Yes – our fine art gallery space in Bend Oregon is now open at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford. The high ceilings, exposed industrial beams and floor-to-ceiling windows bring all the ambiance of Portland's Pearl District to Central Oregon. Come experience the best in contemporary fine art in the heart of downtown Bend. The gallery is open daily, from 10am to 6pm. For more information, please call 866-549-6250 or 541-388-8964 and Kim, our gallery manager, will be pleased to assist you.

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Read more about Paul Alan Bennett here.

About Paul Alan Bennett: Award winning professional artist, educator, and art advocate, Paul Alan Bennett has garnered national attention. Paul's imagery is passionately detailed and manifests a unique perspective and style resulting in colorful, vivid imagery sought after and collected nationally. Honors graduate of Maryland Institute of Art and Master of Arts from The University of La Verne (Athens Greece), Paul has excelled in the field of watercolor and most recently in the release of a select group of Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints and worked closely with Pendleton Woolen Mills to release limited edition tapestry blankets. Paul's work has been reproduced for two Sisters Folk Festival Posters and the 2008 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show poster. His style and perspective originate from memories, life experiences and travels that sparks many of the themes found in this Sisters artist's work. Paul Alan Bennett's artwork is represented by High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of 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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

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January 2010 Events at High Desert Gallery - Happy New Art Year!

Mark your calendars now for these not-to-be-missed exhibits in January, 2010.  Start off the New Year with Fine Art.

High Desert Gallery - Bend Oregon
10 NW Minnesota Avenue
 Bend Oregon 97701
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
www.highdesertgallery.com

Show: January 2 through January 28, 2010

Gallery Hours: Open Daily 10am to 6pm

Artist Feature: Mixed Media: Fiber/Metal wall hangings by Nationally known Oregon Artist, Trisha Hassler.

Please Note: As First Friday falls on January 1st there will not be a First Friday Artist Reception. We are going to take the night off and we hope you stop by the gallery in January and again for our “First” First Friday Art Gallery Walk on Friday, February 5, 2010.

Cost: Free and open to the public

High Desert Frameworks!
431 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend Oregon 97701
541-647-2191
www.highdesertgallery.com

Show: January 2 through January 28, 2010

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 10am to 5:30pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm

Artist Feature: Miniature Original Paintings by Central Oregon Artist including work by Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Kay Baker, Kimry Jelen and others.

Cost: Free and open to the public

High Desert Gallery – Redmond Oregon
453 SW 6th Street
Redmond Oregon 97756
541-548-1811
www.highdesertgallery.com

Show: January 2 through January 28, 2010

Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm,

Artist Feature: New original paintings, prints, collage and fiber art by Kay Baker, Sue Gomen Honnell, Rosalyn Kliot, Patty Freeman-Martin, Vivian Olsen, and Sue Favinger Smith.

Cost: Free and open to the public

High Desert Gallery – Sisters Oregon
281 W Cascade Avenue
Sisters Oregon 97759
541-549-6250
www.highdesertgallery.com

Show: January 2 through January 28, 2010

Gallery Hours (Winter): Thursday through Monday 10am to 5pm, by appointment Tuesday/Wednesday.

Artist Feature: New original paintings and fine art prints by Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Kay Baker, Patricia Freeman-Martin, Grace Bishko and Glen Corbett.

Cost: Free and open to the public

You can always find all our upcoming High Desert Gallery events on our blog.  Never miss an event again.

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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

First Annual Holiday Greeting Card Charity Auction – December 4, 2009

Mark your calendar for two really good reasons. 1) Friday, December 4^th is the Bend Gallery Association First Friday Art Walk and 2) High Desert Gallery's First Annual Holiday Greeting Card Charity Auction and Sale.  Get yourself to High Desert Gallery at the Oxford Hotel and bring your credit card and check book as it's time to raise some funds for a local Central Oregon not-for-profit.  Not only will you support a great cause but you'll get a great original work of art custom framed by High Desert Frameworks!

The event kicks off at High Desert Gallery on Friday, December 4, 2009 (5-9pm). A select group of professional Central Oregon artists have created 4” x 6” and 5” x 7” holiday greeting cards.  High Desert Frameworks! has custom framed each greeting card and will offer the works of art for a “Buy-It-Now” price or the works can be purchased through a silent auction bidding process.  Thirty to seventy-five percent of the sale goes to a Central Oregon not-for-profit charity of the artist's choice.

Participating Artists: Barbara Kennedy, Paul Alan Bennett, Kay Baker, Sue Smith, Vanessa Moston, Kimry Jelen, Ingid Lustig, Glen Corbett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Rosalyn Kliot, Jancie Druian, Jacob Norris, Monnette Wilcox and more!

One Night Only -- Event Kick Off and Reception: Friday, December 4, 2009 5-9pm. Bend Gallery Association First Friday Art Walk

Kick Off Event location: High Desert Gallery, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at the Oxford Hotel.

Join us for great art, lively conversation, live music by Bellavia and Holiday Cheer -- All for a good cause!

After First Friday the show will continue through December 31^st at High Desert Frameworks! and High Desert Gallery.  Visit both locations to see the complete exhibition and enter your silent bids or better yet -- “Buy-it-Now” and walk away with a great piece of artwork from a Central Oregon Artist.

Where: High Desert Frameworks! 431 NW Franklin Avenue Bend Oregon 97701
Frame Shop Hours: Monday through Friday 10am to 5:30pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm

Where: High Desert Gallery, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at Lava Bend Oregon 97701
Gallery Hours: Open Daily 10am to 6pm.

Attendance Cost: Free and open to the public.

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

Image: Glen Corbett “In The Manner of 15^th Century Angles” - Original watercolor, graphite and goldleaf. 4” x 6”

Image: Sue Smith “Holiday Winter Scene” - Oil on Board 4” x 6”

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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes 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 & 2009) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, 2008 & 2009). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing competition. In October 2009, High Desert Frameworks earned First Place, Top Honors and Peoples choice in the Pacific Northwest Professional Picture Framing Association 2009-2010 Print Framing competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Don't Miss Our Holiday Open House and Walk the Art Beat – Saturday, November 28 in Redmond Oregon

High Desert Gallery in Redmond is hosting a Holiday Open House on Saturday November 28, from noon to 5pm, as part of the Walk the Art Beat, the Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Village, and the Redmond Chamber Starlight Parade events.

High Desert Gallery will be featuring the Plein Air Painters of Oregon 2nd Annual Show in our historic gallery space in downtown Redmond, 453 SW 6th Street at Evergreen. The exhibition is a continuation of the show that premiered last month at High Desert Gallery at the Oxford Hotel.  Don't miss out on this last opportunity to see and acquire one of these small format landscapes.

Plein Air Painting is an art form that has become increasingly more popular as artists carry forward the traditions of the early Impressionists. Completed outside and on location, the emphasis is on capturing the immediacy of the landscape and the challenge of painting in changing light and weather conditions. On view will be small format, elegant, and affordable landscape paintings that appeal to art collectors of this highly desirable genre.

View previous posts about this exhibition.

Gallery Holiday Hours (Through December 25): Tuesday – Friday, 10AM – 5PM, Saturday 10AM to 5PM, closed Sunday and Monday.   On Christmas Eve, December 24, and New Years Eve, December 31, we will be closing a bit early, and we will be closed Christmas Day and New Years Day.

For more information, please call 541-548-1811 or 541-549-6250, or visit us at www.highdesertgallery.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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Sue Favinger Smith - Perception and Imagination Feature continues through November - Bend Oregon

“Perception and Imagination: Exploring the Landscape,” a new collection of oil paintings by Oregon artist Sue Favinger Smith, continues through November at High Desert Gallery at the Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Street at Lava. 

The opening reception and Sue's new work was very well received during the Bend First Friday Art Gallery Walk last evening.  If you missed the artist reception please plan on visiting us!  High Desert Gallery in Bend Oregon is open Monday through Saturday 10am to 5pm.  Call ahead as some evenings we stay open later to 5:30 or beyond.

High Desert Gallery - Sue Favinger Smith Artist Reception Images - November 2009

   
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About Sue Favinger Smith: Sue Smith began her award-winning career at the age of 50, earning an art degree from Oregon State University in 2005. Since then she has focused on oil painting, exploring the techniques and color used by painters who inspire her. Sue has participated in national and regional exhibitions, solo and three-person shows, and is a member of Women Artists of the West, Oil Painters of America, and the prestigious National Association of Women Artists, the oldest professional arts organization for women in the country. Her work is in private collections across the country.

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 three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.