High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

New Art Card Series by regionally acclaimed Oregon artist, Kathy Deggendorfer, announced by High Desert Gallery

High Desert Gallery announces the arrival of a new Art Card series featuring some of Kathy Deggendorfer's most whimsical images.

Titled the “Dog Travel Series,” these cards feature images from the “Going to the Dogs” collaborative series, one of Kathy's signature “Wedding Bouquet with an Art Beat” flower images, plus travels in a camp trailer with "yello,” the dog. There are 10 cards – one of each image – included in a pack. Each card is 4” by 6” and includes a white envelope. The images are printed on white paper, and the cards are blank inside with the artists name, title and a bit of information added on the back.

The 10 card package of fine art images in the “Dog Travels Series” retails for $30.00, with priority shipping of only $4.95. But for a limited time, we're offering you a $5.00 savings – the equivalent of free shipping plus change – if you order through our online store. Quick and easy to order, these cards are a wonderful way to enjoy fine art while writing to those you love.

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 (Open Summer 2009), 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) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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. Follow us on our FriendFeed and stay up to date with all our activies.  Visit:  High Desert Gallery Friendfeed!  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Frameworks! Features Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett in the Bend Gallery Association's July 3rd event “Oregon by the Dozen”

High Desert Frameworks! in Downtown Bend, Oregon will feature work by Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett during the month long silent auction event benefiting Arts Central Educational & Resource Center.

The Bend Gallery Association's “Oregon by the Dozen” fundraiser for Arts Central kicks off during the July 3, 2009 First Friday Gallery Walk with a silent auction in each of the twelve participating galleries, including High Desert Frameworks! Bidding continues through July, followed by the group exhibit and auction finale on August 7 at the Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located in the historic Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House (formerly Mirror Pond Gallery) in downtown Bend.

High Desert Frameworks! will feature new work by Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett. Cristina's painting, titled “Autumn Geese,” combines color and and her signature fluid line to capture the energy and beauty of Canadian Geese as they land in early evening. Paul Alan Bennett will debut another image from his highly successful “Imaginary Landscapes” series, inspired by the mountains, rivers and night skies of High Desert Country.

The twelve Bend Gallery Association members who are participating in the silent auction include Art Impressions, Atelier 6000, BICA, Glass Symphony, High Desert Frameworks!, Karen Bandy Studio, Lubbesmeyer Fiber Studio & Gallery, Mockingbird Gallery, Sage Custom Framing & Gallery, and Tumalo Art Co. Participating artists include Cristina Acosta, Paul Alan Bennett, Pat Clark, Amy Anderson, Alexis West, Kate McLeod, Karen Bandy, Lori & Lisa Lubbesmeyer, Michael Cassidy, Ken Roth, Denise Rich, and Janice Druian.  Each artist has created a canvas that is “20 x 20”, which will hang in various locations for the first part of the month, before moving to the Group Exhibit and auction finale on August 7th.

In conjunction with the Oregon 150 – a year-long celebration of our state's 150 birthday  – communities host events that honor the people, places and organizations that have been – and continue to be - sources of inspiration and discovery. For 15 years, Arts Central operated Mirror Pond Gallery before closing its doors.   Recent events may have altered the face, but certainly not the cultural value that Arts Central provides to our Central Oregon community, and High Desert Frameworks! is honored to be able to participate in this fund raiser directly benefiting the new Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located at 875 NW Brooks Street, Bend,  Oregon 97701.

High Desert Frameworks!
431 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-647-2191 / 866-549-6250
Hours: 10am to 5:30pm M-F, 10am to 2pm Sat

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 (Open Summer 2009), 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) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon Presents "Jump Off" - A New Original Painting by Kimry Jelen

Fans and collectors know it - equine artist Kimry Jelen has a special gift: she captures the heart, spirit, beauty and power of horses. In 2008, her painting “Sky Jump” represented the Central Oregon High Desert Classics, and was so successful that this year Kimry was again commissioned to create a painting, titled “Jump Off,” for the 20th anniversary of the event.

“2009 is the 20th anniversary of the Oregon High Desert Classics. The poster for last year was a big success so I was asked to do the artwork and design for this year's poster too! I wanted to include the two types of horses that compete caught mid-action. A "Jump Off" is a timed competition to see who can accurately jump a course the fastest. It is thrilling to watch! The bold energy, the size of the painting and color are representative of the action and excitement in jumping. The mountains are the backdrop for this event, it's amazing to see a horse leaping tall jumps with one of the Three Sisters behind it. Three horses made it into the painting, two braided "Hunters" and a "Jumper" - you can tell by the hair-dos.” - Kimry Jelen, 2009

Kimry also suggests, “If you want to know more about Hunters and Jumpers, check out this link!”

About the Art: “Jump Off” is a 36" x 48" one-of-a-kind original acrylic painting on canvas, professionally framed by award-winning custom framer Myrna Dow. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is pleased and honored to make available artwork by Oregon artist, Kimry Jelen. For more information or to purchase "Jump Off" call the gallery at 866-549-6250 or visit: Kimry Jelen's Jump Off

About the Oregon High Desert Classics: The Oregon High Desert Classics is the largest and most prestigious hunter-jumper competition in the Northwest, bringing over 500 of the finest horses and most talented riders from the United States and Canada to Bend. Each Classic draws professional and amateur competitors 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 (no admission fee for spectators) enjoy the athletic skill of the horses and riders and a variety of food and shopping at vendor booths.

2009 Daily schedule is 7:30am - 4:30pm, Wednesday - Sunday; 2009 Grand Prix - Main event each Saturday, July 18 & July 25 at 5:00pm approximately. Mini Prix - each Sunday, July 19 & July 26 at 2:00pm approximately. Check out www.jbarj.org for more information.

J Bar J Youth Services, the host of the High Desert Classics, was established in 1968 as a private non-profit organization providing quality programs for youth and their families. Their mission statement is "Innovative options for at-risk youth and families toward self-sufficiency and personal responsibility". The proceeds from the High Desert Classics fundraiser go towards J bar J's program. For more information visit www.jbarj.org

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
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 (Open Summer 2009), 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) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

July Events at High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

Cool summer evenings and Hot art events!
High Desert Gallery hosts the very best in fine art experiences this July.

July Artist Reception for Paul Alan Bennett at High Desert Gallery – Redmond Oregon

You're invited to a special artist event Friday July 17th, from 5 – 8pm.

High Desert Gallery is honored to present “Imaginary Landscapes,” a new series of original paintings and fine art giclees by Oregon artist Paul Alan Bennett. Drawn from imagined – and yet familiar – landscapes throughout the High Desert, Paul Alan Bennett works with his iconic style to transport the viewer to magical places.

“The rivers hint of such places as the Columbia River, the Snake and The John Day. The mountains suggest the Cascade Range, The Steens or those found in the high plateau areas of Southern Oregon or Nevada. The brilliance of the stars in the high desert sky are common to all these areas. They are like tiny mirrors sewn into the fabric of the night.

The central theme of all these works is made up of three parts: night sky, mountains and rivers. These act like three chords of music. The placement of boats, birds, trees, rocks, the moon and stars are the accent notes within those chord patterns. The eye is guided around by such accents. This serves to create a silent symphony of wonder and scale, similar to that found in the Romantic images of early American landscape painting.” -- Paul Alan Bennett, June 2009

Join us in Redmond Oregon for "Walk the Art Beat" Friday, July 17, 2009, from 5 - 8pm. Meet Paul Alan Bennett, find out what inspires him and see beautiful framed fine art giclees and original art. Live music from Bellavia, refreshments, and experience the New Redmond Downtown as the dust finally settles and a vibrant community space emerges. We'll be looking for you.

What: Artist Reception for Paul Alan Bennett.
Where: High Desert Gallery, 453 SW 6th Street, Redmond
When: Friday, July 17, 2009, from 5 - 8 pm.
Cost: Free and open to the public

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
453 SW 6th Street
Redmond, Oregon 97756
Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11am to 5pm
For more information, 541-388-8964
www.highdesertgallery.com

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2009 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and Quilters Affair Week Receptions at High Desert Gallery – Sisters Oregon

High Desert Gallery is hosting three stellar events you shouldn't miss.

July Monthly Feature: The Premier of "Going to the Dogs", a new collaborative series by Kathy Deggendorfer and Tonye Belinda Phillips, featuring two Artist Receptions

Sunday, July 5, 2009 – 2:00 to 6:00 PM
AND
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 3:00 - 6:30PM

Join us for the premier showing of “ Going to the Dogs,” five new collaborative works by regionally acclaimed Oregon watercolorist, Kathy Deggendorfer and regionally acclaimed quilter and author, Tonye Belinda Phillips. Meet and chat with Kathy and Tonye while enjoying great art, lively conversation, refreshments and live music with Bellavia July 5, and Katie Cavanaugh July 8th!

What: Artist Reception for Kathy Deggendorfer and Tonye Belinda Phillips
Where: High Desert Gallery, 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon.
When: Sunday, July 5th, and Wednesday, July 8.  Featuring Live Music and More.
Special Hours for Quilt Show week, 10am to 7pm or later with some nights to 9PM!
Cost: Free and open to the public

For details: 541-388-8964

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

Not to be Missed: Artist Reception with Mixed Media Fiber Artist Trisha Hassler Sunday, July 5, 2009 -- 2:00 – 6:00 PM

High Desert Gallery is pleased and honored to host an artist reception for nationally known mixed media fiber artist, Trisha Hassler. Please join us during the 6th annual "Around the Block" Fiber Arts Stroll Sunday, July 5th in Sisters Oregon and meet Trisha! For our Trisha collectors and gallery clients this is the best time to see a major exhibition of Trisha's work. Meet and chat with Trisha while enjoying great art, lively conversation, live music with Bellavia and refreshments!

What: Artist Reception for Trisha Hassler
Where: High Desert Gallery, 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon.
When: Sunday, July 5, 2009 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.  This event is free and open to the public.
Cost: Free and open to the public

Special Hours for Quilt Show week, 10am to 7pm or later with some nights to 9PM!

For details: 541-388-8964

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

Special Artist Reception with fine art quilter Lura Schwarz Smith Thursday, July 9, from 3:30 to 6:30PM

High Desert Gallery is honored to be hosting an artist reception Thursday, July 9, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm for Internationally known quilt artist Lura Schwarz Smith. Highly acclaimed, Smith has shown her art quilts in regional, national and international quilt shows. Among her many honors was to have one of her quilts included in the “100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century.”

Lura Schwarz Smith states, “As an artist, I am interested in merging my art background with quilting techniques and to explore those potentials, in the effort to express the inner life through fabric art.”  Meet and chat with Lura Schwarz Smith while enjoying beautiful art, refreshments, and live music from Katie Cavanaugh.

What: Special Artist Reception for Lura Schwarz Smith
Where: High Desert Gallery, 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon.
When: Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 3:30 TO 6:30PM. This event is free and open to the public.
Cost: Free and open to the public

Special Hours for Quilt Show week, 10am to 7pm or later with some nights to 9PM!

For details: 541-388-8964

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

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July 3 First Friday Event and Month Long Exhibition at High Desert Frameworks! in Bend Oregon - Patrick Horsley

Don't miss out on this exhibition of fine art craft and pottery, featuring nationally recognized Oregon potter, Patrick Horsley.

High Desert Frameworks! In downtown Bend, Oregon, is pleased to announce the July Artist Feature for Oregon fine art potter Patrick Horsley. Nationally recognized, Patrick Horsley, is known throughout America with work exhibited in many galleries and collected by numerous corporations, select museums and private collectors. His artwork is strongly influenced by architecture, both primitive and contemporary with most of the work being decorative as opposed to utilitarian. Teapots, a special interest of Patrick, have evolved into signature pieces, which are included in many collections throughout the world. Patrick remarks, "The challenge of my work is to combine the many elements (handles, feet, spouts and lids) into a work that dances and presents a new view and image of a familiar form. My primary interest is in the process and the physical dance of making the pots."

Join us for the opening reception at the First Friday Gallery Walk on Friday, July 3 from 5-9pm. Enjoy great art, refreshments and more. The event if free and open to the public. For more information on the event, Patrick, and the Custom Framing and fine craft gallery please call 1-866-549-6250, or visit www.highdesertgallery.com.

What: Art Exhibition and Sale - Patrick Horsley Fine Art Pottery.
When: Art Opening Friday, July 3, 2009 from 5 to 9pm.  Exhibition through July 30.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Where: High Desert Frameworks!,431 NW Franklin Avenue Bend Oregon 97701

High Desert Frameworks!
431 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Hours: 10am to 5:30pm M-F, 10am to 2pm Sat

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Where's Miss Dotty and Yello? 

Why, they're off on a new adventure, of course, this time in Sisters Oregon, visiting the Heritage Building through the month of July 2009.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon in cooperation with The Heritage Building in Sisters is pleased to announce a special exhibition of the very collectible “Miss Dotty & Yello” collaboration from regionally acclaimed Oregon Artists, Kathy Deggendorfer and Tonye Belinda Phillips. The “Miss Dotty” series will be exhibited in the Heritage House through July 30, 2009. This event is free and open to the public.

What: “Miss Dotty & Yello” - Artist Collaboration Exhibition

When: July 3 through July 30, 2009 - Open Daily 10am to 5pm.
Where: The Heritage Building, 220 SW Pine Street, Sisters OR 97759
Cost: Free and open to the public

Sponsored by: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

About the Miss Dotty & Yello Collaboration: Each Fine Art Giclee print is signed and numbered by Kathy Deggendorfer and a wonderful reproduction of the original watercolor. Each quilted work by Tonye is signed and the two works of art are professionally framed by High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon. The Miss Dotty Series has five works in sets with each set limited to 25 prints/quilts. After the Series sells out there will be no more sets produced of the same images. Not only is the collaboration a wonderful addition to any home or office but it is also limited and potentially collectible. The Miss Dotty Series is available exclusively in Central Oregon from High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

For more information or to order please call 866-549-6250 or visit: “Miss Dotty & Yello” Collaboration by Kathy Deggendorfer and Tonye Belinda Phillips.

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 (Open Summer 2009), 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) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon announces the release of "Imaginary Landscapes" by Paul Alan Bennett

Imagine: gliding over the glass-smooth surface of a river just as the few stars peek out of the summer evening sky.

Imagine: following ancient waterways, reading the centuries revealed in the rock face.

High Desert Gallery is honored to present “Imaginary Landscapes,” a new series of original paintings and fine art giclees by Oregon artist Paul Alan Bennett. Drawn from imagined – and yet familiar – landscapes throughout the High Desert, Paul Alan Bennett works with his iconic style to transport the viewer to magical places.

“The rivers hint of such places as the Columbia River, the Snake and The John Day. The mountains suggest the Cascade Range, The Steens or those found in the high plateau areas of Southern Oregon or Nevada. The brilliance of the stars in the high desert sky are common to all these areas. They are like tiny mirrors sewn into the fabric of the night.

The central theme of all these works is made up of three parts: night sky, mountains and rivers. These act like three chords of music. The placement of boats, birds, trees, rocks, the moon and stars are the accent notes within those chord patterns. The eye is guided around by such accents. This serves to create a silent symphony of wonder and scale, similar to that found in the Romantic images of early American landscape painting.” -- Paul Alan Bennett, June 2009

The release schedule for Imaginary Landscapes  - including the original paintings and an edition of 195 signed and numbered fine art giclee prints for each title -  is as follows:

Releasing June 15, 2009: “Stars Over Sisters”, “The Time Traveler”, and “The Magic Mountain.”

Releasing August 1, 2009: “Echoes of the Cascades”, “Owyhee Evening”, and “Columbia Basin at Night”.

Releasing October 1, 2009: “Early Morning Calm” , and “Red Moon over the John Day”.

Stellar custom framing options  by High Desert Frameworks! will be available on all artwork. Set your alarm clock for midnight June 15, 2009 as you can conveniently order online at www.highdesertgallery.com. Preordering is easy by calling High Desert Gallery at 866-549-6250 during normal business hours and by all means please  visit a High Desert Gallery in Central Oregon.

Please contact us if you would like a brochure mailed to you or to someone you think would appreciate receiving this information.

Paul Alan Bennett's work reminds us why we love the High Desert - those who are lucky enough to live here, and those who dream of living here.  Capture your dream by acquiring one of these very special "Imaginary Landscapes" before they're gone.  

ARTIST RECEPTION IN REDMOND FOR PAUL ALAN BENNETT - FRIDAY, JULY 17, FROM 5 - 8 PM.

Join us in Redmond Oregon for "Walk the Art Beat" Friday, July 17, 2009, from 5 - 8pm.  Meet Paul Alan Bennett, learn more about the inspiration behind his artwork and see beautiful framed fine art giclees and original art.  Live music, refreshments, and a hoot for sure.

Where:  High Desert Gallery, 453 SW 6th Street, Redmond

When: Friday, July 17, 2009, from 5 - 8 pm.

See the New Redmond Downtown as the dust finally settles and a vibrant community space emerges, pedestrian friendly and showcasing good art, good food, good books, and...well, other good stuff.  We'll be looking for you.

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, most recently in the release of a select group of Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints, and has worked closely with Pendelton 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 spark many of the themes found in this Sisters artist's work.  Paul Alan Bennett's artwork is represented by High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon.

Coming June 15th -- Imaginary Landscapes by Paul Alan Bennett

Original paintings and fine art giclee prints by nationally known Oregon artist, Paul Alan Bennett.  Contact High Desert Gallery and we'll mail you a full color brochure.  Call us at 866-549-6250 or email us at:  Contact High Desert Gallery.

Sneak Preview – Cristina Acosta and Jerry Werner -- “West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery -- Sisters Oregon

“West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery Group Show Opens May 30 through June 29. Please join us for the Artist Group Reception Saturday, May 30, from 4 – 7pm. The All-Star lineup of High Desert Gallery Artists includes Cristina Acosta, J Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Grace Bishko, Glen Corbett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Trisha Hassler, Kimry Jelen, Sue Smith, Jean Wells, Cary Weigand, Jerry Werner.

High Desert Gallery And Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: F/S/S/M 10am to 5pm, T/W/H 10am-2:30pm (Spring Hours)
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm Starting June 14, 2009 (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

In preparation for the West of West, A Celebration of Ranch Life Group Show, High Desert Gallery featured artists, plus special guest Central Oregon artists, were asked to write about the thoughts and experiences that inspired their creativity. Here's a sneak preview from two very talented artists:

“Horses Running”

Original Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas

By Cristina Acosta

I love watching horses, naked of any tack, running across a large expanse of land. They are un-tethered and moving their bodies without the constraints of human direction. Watching them, a little of myself runs with them. I lived with horses on an old homestead when I first moved to Central Oregon in the 1980's. Often alone for weeks at a time, the horses were part of the family of animals on the ranch. They became my friends and companions. Observing them taught me to remember to embrace joyful abandon in the small moments of my life. -- Cristina Acosta, May 2009

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“Daily Chores”

Original Acrylic / Oil in sepia tone

by Jerry Werner

This painting was inspired from some family photos of my cousin Joe's wife Patty.

As I was going through these old photos I really liked the one of Patty's dad, Floyd Dewayne Stuck, he was 16 at the time in 1949. Floyd was a logger: their family moved here from Oklahoma in 1940. Lived in a tent in Hillsboro Oregon for a year and then bought property in Gales Creek, Oregon.

The Stucks built a barn in 41 soon after the original house burnt down in the huge Tillamook burn fire, times were rough, the barn made it through the fire along with the chicken coup, so they remodeled the chicken coup to live in. They started a small strawberry farm and built a small logging mill on the property, the barn just fell down this last winter. Until just a few years ago there was still an outhouse on the property.

The painting is an accumulation of the two photos, the edge of the barn in the foreground is also the same barn in the background with the cow standing in front of it. Floyd would gt up early to feed and milk the cows then harness the workhorses up with the skid and take them out to do the logging.

There was an old car on the road in the back of the barn, I own a 37 Ford panel delivery, so I made the car into my old delivery, and you know that's what artist's license is all about. -- Jerry Werner, May 2009

Sneak Preview – Kimry Jelen & Sue Smith -- “West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery -- Sisters Oregon

“West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery Group Show Opens May 30 through June 29. Please join us for the Artist Group Reception Saturday, May 30, from 4 – 7pm. The All-Star lineup of High Desert Gallery Artists includes Cristina Acosta, J Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Grace Bishko, Glen Corbett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Trisha Hassler, Kimry Jelen, Sue Smith, Jean Wells, Cary Weigand, Jerry Werner.

High Desert Gallery And Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: F/S/S/M 10am to 5pm, T/W/H 10am-2:30pm (Spring Hours)
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm Starting June 14, 2009 (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

In preparation for the West of West, A Celebration of Ranch Life Group Show, High Desert Gallery featured artists, plus special guest Central Oregon artists, were asked to write about the thoughts and experiences that inspired their creativity. Here's a sneak preview from two very talented artists:

“Just Practicing”

Original Acrylic on Canvas

By Kimry Jelen

Just Practicing. Rodeo bulls are big, so big, that this one barely fit on the painting surface! It seems like they shouldn't be able to get their feet as high off the ground as they do. These one ton animals manage to leap, dive, spin and twist in a way that just doesn't seem possible. Bull riding must be quite the "rush" in so many ways! I think when we aren't watching...they work out maneuvers on their own time - just to keep tuned up and ready to rumble...like this guy, he's "just Practicing"! -- Kimry Jelen May 2009

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“High Valley”

Original Oil on Linen on Panel

by Sue Smith

I grew up listening to the stories: there was John Chapman - Johnny Appleseed - an ancestor of mine, and my grandparents, who lived in a sod-roofed house in Iowa. There was the story about a great grandmother from another branch of the family, who was kidnapped by the Sioux as a 5 year old child. I sat in awe, listening to the details of how her father and brothers had to track the raiding party, then ransom her back for two mules and a rifle.

There is a part of me that has always yearned for the empty, unexplored spaces - "West of West." Badlands and High Valley are from my Mesa Series - paintings that seek to capture an elusive isolation in the High Desert. I've walked along these trails in my mind and in my life, stood on high vantage points and stared out at the endless vista. I've relished the isolation, wondered what was just around that bend, found peace in the hawk's call while watching clouds crowd out the horizon.

The trail ahead is beckoning. Come along with me. -- Sue Smith, May 2009

Sneak Preview -- Trisha Hassler -- “West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery -- Sisters Oregon

“West of West,” A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery Group Show Opens May 30 through June 29. Please join us for the Artist Group Reception Saturday, May 30, from 4 – 7pm.  The All-Star lineup of High Desert Gallery Artists includes Cristina Acosta, J Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Grace Bishko, Glen Corbett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Trisha Hassler, Kimry Jelen, Sue Smith, Jean Wells, Cary Weigand, Jerry Werner. 

High Desert Gallery And Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak  Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: F/S/S/M 10am to 5pm, T/W/H 10am-2:30pm (Spring Hours)
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm Starting June 14, 2009 (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

“Where Seldom Is Heard A Discouraging Word”,   21.5” x 18.0”
Hand dyed and rusted cotton, found objects, beads, nuts and bolts
by Nationally Acclaimed Oregon Mixed Media Artist, Trisha Hassler

    Ranches of all shapes and sizes once dotted the western United States.  Some ranches have thrived and become modernized testimonials to the new western way of life.  Still more have vanished or been assimilated into housing developments, highways or new golf resorts.  One such ranch was offered to me as a hunting ground for rusty metal parts and treasured pieces.  The bits of old steel are full of untold stories, songs by the campfire and endless starry nights in the desert of Central Oregon.  i am inspired by the life contained in each one.  These one of a kind found objects impart their individual story to each of the pieces created from them and if you listen very carefully, maybe you will even hear the song from long ago.  -- Trisha Hassler, May 2009

About Trisha Hassler:  Lifetime quilter and award winning Oregon Artist, Trisha has enjoyed numerous group and one woman exhibits throughout the United States and New Zealand.  Her work has been published nationally in books and magazines highlighting contemporary fiber work.  As a current board member of Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival and former board member of L.O.C.A.L. 14 she is very involved in the local arts community in her home town of Portland.  Trisha embraces both torch-cut steel and improvisational quilt construction and through her artistic abilities combines the two mediums into one art form even though the two parts are considered at opposite ends of the artistic spectrum.  Her work is known for it's intricacy and surface detail and the use of the dissimilar elements has become her trademark.  Trisha Hassler's artwork is available exclusively in Central Oregon at High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon.

Going To The Dogs -- Kathy Deggendorfer and Tonye Phillips -- Online Ordering Available

Going To The Dogs -- A collaborative trip through the neighborhood from a dog’s perspective.

Kathy Deggendorfer, watercolor artist, and Tonye Belinda Phillips, quilter, have been having fun again! It’s never a dull moment when these two creative women put their heads together. Out on a long walk along the Metolius River with their dogs last summer, “to get outside and stretch our legs and our imaginations,” they dreamed up what has turned out to be their latest project! Tonye had been working on a series of whimsical houses that is called “House Party.” These great images are full of color and pattern. Kathy, as part of her project about Oregon specialty farms, had been working on a book. The main character and his (surprise, surprise!) Yellow Dog travel around Oregon visiting farms and ranches in their little pickup truck.

Dog Houses? Dogs!? What could be more fun?

“Going To The Dogs” includes 5 new collaborative images featuring a variety of breeds on the “Street of Doghouse Dreams.” These five were selected to be reproduced as a limited edition of 25 each. Tonye’s wonderful hand-quilted original designs are faithfully recreated – using fabrics sourced here in the United States – by skilled quilters in China. These women are accomplished quilters whom Tonye has trusted and worked with as treasured friends over many years. Kathy’s colorful watercolor paintings are professionally reproduced as fine art giclees on high quality archival watercolor paper. The combined pieces of artwork are expertly framed by Myrna Dow, award winning framer, of High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon and High Desert Frameworks!.

To order -- Call the gallery at 866-549-6250, contact us at:  Contact High Desert Gallery or best bet -- Order online at:  Going To The Dog's online ordering.

Some Key Points:

1. The limited editions are just that  -- Limited and as the edition sells the price may increase.  The limited editions start at $595 framed plus shipping or free instore pick up.
2. The original watercolors Kathy Deggendorfer and hand created quilts by Tonye Phillips are available framed and start at $2100.  Five images -- Five Originals -- Only five lucky people will own an original.
3. The Going To The Dogs creations are available exclusively at High Desert Gallery -- Visit your local High Desert Gallery or order online: Going To The Dog's online ordering
4. Order early.  It's your best value.
5. You may upgrade to museum glass as a framing option. 
6. If you would like to avoid shipping charges please note in the order comments that you would like to pick up your purchase at one of High Desert Gallery's three Central Oregon Locations.  Your shipping charges will be credited.
7. Orders will start shipping in early July 2009.

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 (Open Summer 2009), Redmond 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 Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). 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.

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