High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

First Friday Artist Reception: I Heart Oregon at HIgh Desert Gallery - Bend Oregon

What do you love about Oregon?   Clear skies? Starry nights?  Snow capped mountains?  The ocean breeze or maybe the fragrant wildflowers of the high desert.  We love Oregon and want you to help us celebrate.  After all -- February is for lovers and happens to be the birth month of Oregon!   Come join us at "I Heart Oregon,"  where you will find two and three dimensional original art with imagery and interpreted visions of love, passion, intimacy and delight, running from February 4, 2011 through March 2, 2011 at High Desert Gallery's downtown Bend Oregon art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford. 

First Friday Gallery Walk and Artist Reception: Friday, February 4, from 5 to 9pm. Meet the artists, enjoy great conversation and refreshments from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk. A hoot for sure!

I Heart Oregon participating artists include High Desert Gallery artists: Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Grace Bishko, Ingrid Lustig, Patty Freeman-Martin, Sue Favinger Smith, Lisa Kaser, Shannon Weber, Morgan Madison, Valerie Winterholler, Janet Rothermel, Cheyenne Malcolm, and maybe a special guest artist or two!

Image: "Driving by Suttle Lake At Night" Original Gouache on paper by Paul Alan Bennett

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with a retail gallery location in downtown Bend, 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: http://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.

I Heart Oregon - Opens At High Desert Gallery February 4, 2011 - Bend Oregon

Come for the ART, stay for the LOVE. Come celebrate with us as we host “I Heart Oregon,” an exhibition of Original Fine Art featuring work by more than 10 outstanding Oregon artists. I Heart Oregon, exhibiting two and three dimensional original art with imagery and interpreted visions of love, passion, intimacy and delight, runs from February 4, 2011 through March 2, 2011 at High Desert Gallery's downtown Bend Oregon art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, and will feature an Artist Reception.

First Friday Gallery Walk and Artist Reception: Friday, February 4, from 5 to 9pm. Meet the artists, enjoy great conversation and refreshments from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk. A hoot for sure!

 

I Heart Oregon participating artists include High Desert Gallery artists: Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Ingrid Lustig, Patty Freeman-Martin, Sue Favinger Smith, Lisa Kaser, Shannon Weber, Morgan Madison, Valerie Winterholler, Janet Rothermel, Cheyenne Malcolm, and maybe a special guest artist or two!

Image: "Crossroads" and "Canyons" Original acrylic on paper by Valerie Winterholler.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with retail gallery locations in downtown 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: http://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.

Sneak Peek: www.TeenyTinyArtShow.com Opens Thursday, December 2 2010 - Bend Oregon

Please join us as we host our Annual Fine Art and Craft exhibition, the Teeny Tiny Art Show, from December 2, 2010 through January 4, 2011 at High Desert Gallery's downtown Bend Oregon art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford. 

Holiday Open House:  Thursday December 2, from 5 to 7pm.  Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments and collect the work of your favorite artist!

First Friday Gallery Walk and Artist Reception: Friday, December 3, from 5 to 9pm.  Meet the artists, refreshments, and live music by Erin Cole-Baker, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk.  A hoot for sure.

Here are some thoughts from a select few of the shows artists and a sneak peek of a small sampling of the work!  Nearly 50 pieces of Teeny Tiny Art at the opening!  Click on the image to enlarge the image.

Janet Rothermel

The ‘Teeny Tiny’ format of these paintings gave me an opportunity to provide the viewer with a much more ‘intimate’ experience with each composition – as if the landscape is being viewed from a window or through a camera lens – and the perspectives are only available to the person standing in that particular place.

Autumn Vineyard

The spectrum of colors that develops in the Willamette Valley during grape harvest is spectacular. This image was painted to emphasize the color blocks that develop and evolve in the landscape as fields and vineyard plants turn hot with color before winter transitions in to grey the landscape.

 

Patty Freeman-Martin

Postcard Cowboy

"My style of drawing is more symbolic than representational, and I am more interested in sharing a mood or a feeling than an accurate description. The boredom and monotony of trailing cattle for countless hours as child gave me a highly developed sense of imagination and dreaminess. This image shows two version of reality; the inner rectangle describes a space where the cowboy and cattle move along in the real world. Reality gets a little sketchy in the border area. The horse’s feet walk on air and the hide of the cattle turns into a floral pattern."

Glen Corbett

"Botanical art is a way of seeing and painting: the astonishing and beautiful detail in each plant is reproduced accurately in the painting. It is different from "flower paintings" in which a painter may use creative license and is not so interested in the precise qualities of the particular botanical object. In selecting the two roses I was both interested in seeing more detail than I'd ever seen before and in presenting each rose in such a way that the viewer would also have the opportunity to look closer, see more. Using water color and water color glazes, each of the roses has at least 20 glazes to build up the colors. So even the technique is detailed and hopefully begins to reflect the depth and beauty of each subject. Symbolically the rose has been featured throughout history and I find that fascinating as well."

Ingrid Lustig

Hawk series (Hawk I, II, III)

"These small pieces are solar etchings that have been painted and drawn into individually. The etchings were created at Atelier 6000 with a non-toxic etching process using light (solar) on the plate surface instead of chemicals, a revolutionary change in the world of printmaking. The wonderful part of making hand-pulled prints on a printing press is that each one has the exact same image that can then be used as a foundation for further art making. Since I am a painter at heart, I love to make prints and then paint all over them – the joy of both worlds!"

Paul Alan Bennett

"Since these images were small I thought it would be interesting to make them really 'pop' by using cadmium reds and yellows and let them glow with light. Such intense colors and light seem to fit into the high desert landscape. Think about the colors found in paintbrush flowers and the painted hills. With all the grays and browns and ochres so prevalent in the high desert, such bright spots catch the eye because they are often seen in such contrast with their surrounding landscape. When you look at my little snapshots of scenes reminiscent of Central and Eastern Oregon, think about what role such intense color and light play with these surroundings."

Kathy Deggendorfer

Here's Lookin' At You

"This summer I really got into painting sagebrush. I did this little piece using a stylized version of those beautiful plants of the High Desert. Anyone with a dog on a walk knows about the 'stand offs' between our domesticated hunters and the ubiquitous chipmunks that drive them nuts all summer. This little painting grants every pooch his holiday wish....a chipmunk that finally holds still!"

Celebrate with us as we host our annual miniature exhibition of Fine Art and Craft, featuring work by more than 18 outstanding Oregon artists. The Teeny Tiny Art Show, exhibiting the intricacy and delight of small format art, runs from December 2, 2010 through January 4, 2011 at High Desert Gallery's downtown Bend Oregon art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, and will feature a Holiday Open House and Artist Reception.

Holiday Open House:  Thursday December 2, from 5 to 7pm.  Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments and collect the work of your favorite artist!

First Friday Gallery Walk and Artist Reception: Friday, December 3, from 5 to 9pm.  Meet the artists, refreshments, and live music by Erin Cole-Baker, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk.  A hoot for sure.

Participating artists this year include High Desert Gallery artists: Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Grace Bishko, Kimry Jelen, Glen Corbett, Ingrid Lustig, Patty Freeman-Martin, Sue Favinger Smith, Lisa Kaser, Shannon Weber, Jacob Norris, Morgan Madison, Donald Yatomi, Valerie Winterholler, Janet Rothermel, Cheyenne Malcolm, Cary Weigand, Deb Sether, Sheldon Prescher, Bill Bolstad and a few more special guest artists!

For more information on the Teeny Tiny Art Show please bookmark the following show website:  www.TeenyTinyArtShow.com.  We'll update you with images, artists thoughts and pre and post show information.  A Hoot For Sure!

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 downtown 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: http://www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

Teeny Tiny Art Show: The Anticipation is HUGE for High Desert Gallery's annual show

High Desert Gallery's annual Teeny Tiny Art Show is just around the corner.  The yearly show and sale has become one of most anticipated events for our artists, collectors and gallery patrons.  We have over 20 participating artists this year and each artist has created from 1-3, two and three dimensional works of art.  Most originals are 5"x7" or 4"x6" unframed and then custom framed by High Desert Frameworks!  Great works of art that you will treasure for many many years or think about presenting them to a love one for a special holiday gift.

     

Here's the details:  Celebrate with us as we host our annual miniature exhibition of Fine Art and Craft, featuring work by more than 20 outstanding Oregon artists.   The Teeny Tiny Art Show and exhibition, promoting the intricacy and delight of small format art, runs from December 2, 2010 through January 4, 2011 at High Desert Gallery's downtown Bend Oregon art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, and will feature a Holiday Open House and Artist Reception.

Holiday Open House:  Thursday December 2, from 5 to 8pm.  Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments and be the first to see new work! 

First Friday Gallery Walk and Artist Reception: Friday, December 3, from 5 to 9pm.  Meet the artists, refreshments, and live music by Erin Cole-Baker, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk.  A hoot for sure.

Participating artists this year include High Desert Gallery artists: Paul Alan Bennett, Kathy Deggendorfer, Grace Bishko, Kimry Jelen, Glen Corbett, Ingrid Lustig, Patty Freeman-Martin, Sue Favinger Smith, Lisa Kaser, Shannon Weber, Jacob Norris, Morgan Madison, Donald Yatomi, Valerie Winterholler, Janet Rothermel, Cheyenne Malcolm, Cary Weigand, Deb Sether, Sheldon Prescher, Bill Bolstad and a few more special guest artists!

For more information on the Teeny Tiny Art Show please bookmark the following show website:  www.TeenyTinyArtShow.com.  We'll update you with images, artists thoughts and pre and post show information.  A Hoot For Sure!

Images:  Janet Rothermel, Kimry Jelen, Donald Yatomi, Ingrid Lustig,

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 downtown 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: http://www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

6XA6.COM -- Thoughts from Ingrid Lustig

Five days and counting! 6XA6 (6 by A6) kicks off on Thursday, September 2nd!  We hope you can join us!  This year six High Desert Gallery Artists have worked at Atelier 6000 (A6) to produce a selection of original hand pulled fine art block prints, etchings, and monoprints. Selected artists include: Grace Bishko, Glen Corbett, Paul Alan Bennett, Patricia Freeman-Martin, Kimry Jelen and Ingrid Lustig.  Additionally we have two very special artists and printmakers showing at 6XA6 -- John Simpkins and Cristina Acosta, who are supporters of A6 and have a great selection of fine art prints.  The show and receptions should be a hoot and we hope you can attend.  As a reminder:  Our two artist receptions are on Thursday September 2, 2010 from 5-8pm and Friday September 3 from 5-9pm.  We'll have Doug and Katie Cavanuagh providing music during First Friday Gallery Walk.

We asked Ingrid Lustig to provide some thoughts on her contribution to the 6XA6 show.

I decided to create a monotype series of bears at A6 because I wanted to create a unified group of prints. Bears have always been a special love of mine and I have painted them for many years. They have a wonderful, robust body mass that can serve as a canvas – so much fun to work with. And of course they are mystical and magical beings that have many, many powers attributed to them. Images and thoughts of bears can give us strength too! Making images of bears is my way of honoring them and thanking them for being part of our landscape.

Making art at Atelier 6000 is a joy. Pat Clark is always very generous with her time and vast knowledge of printmaking and art in general and is delightful to work with. A6 is a beautiful, airy studio that makes people feel good just to walk into it. The camaraderie among staff and members is also a wonderful thing and I think many artists go there because of it.

As a painter, I often look to Pat for advice and support because printmaking can be technical. I love to work in monotype because it is very similar to my painting style, using similar gestures and sensibility. Monotypes can be very loose and spontaneous, and because of this, encourage me to not worry too much about the outcome (of course we do anyway to a certain extent!). The monotype should be completed within a two-hour time frame, so nothing can get too precious.  Ingrid Lustig, August 2010

About Ingrid Lustig: A professional artist for 20 years, Ingrid works with original print making mediums and acrylic on canvas and paper with a strong devotion to color and form used in a symbolic way. "I like to keep my prints and paintings fresh, so they look like they are still in the process of being created, even when they are finished." Ingrid moved to Bend, Oregon in 2000 from Pendleton, where she was executive director of Crow's Shadow Institute for the Arts, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. During the '70s, she worked for wildlife conservation groups, including three years as director of a predatory animal center in the California mountains near Reno, Nevada. Her nonprofit group traveled to schools to bring the message that predators like wolves, bears and cougars are an essential link in the ecosystem. Ingrid holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Washington State University at Pullman. She has enjoyed success as an artist and painter and exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the Northwest.  High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to exclusively represent Ingrid Lustig in Central Oregon.

About High Desert Gallery & High Desert Frameworks!: High Desert Gallery, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with two 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 Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010). 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, Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition, and Top Honors and "Best Use of Fabric" in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2009-2010 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.

6XA6.COM – Annual Fine Art Print Show - Just Around The Corner!

6XA6 (6 by A6) kicks off on Thursday, September 2nd!  We hope you can join us! This year six High Desert Gallery Artists have worked at Atelier 6000 (A6) to produce a selection of original hand pulled fine art block prints, etchings, and monoprints. Selected artists include: Grace Bishko, Glen Corbett, Paul Alan Bennett, Patricia Freeman-Martin, Kimry Jelen and Ingrid Lustig.  Additionally we have two very special artists and printmakers showing at 6XA6 -- John Simpkins and Cristina Acosta, who are supporters of A6 and have a great selection of fine art prints.  The show and receptions should be a hoot and we hope you can attend.  As a reminder:  Our two artist receptions are on Thursday September 2, 2010 from 5-8pm and Friday September 3 from 5-9pm.  We'll have Doug and Katie Cavanuagh providing music during First Friday Gallery Walk.

The First Round in the 6XA6 Fine Art Print Show

Six High Desert Gallery Artists have been selected for the first round in the 6XA6 Fine Art Print Show at High Desert Gallery in Bend Oregon, scheduled for September 2 through September 26, 2010. Each artist will work at Atelier 6000 to produce a selection of original hand pulled fine art block prints, etchings, and monoprints. The completed work will then be juried by High Desert Gallery, and six artists will be selected and featured during the 6XA6 Artist Receptions September 2 and 3, and the 6XA6 Show. Over the coming months we will follow these seven artists through the printing process, so check back frequently to cheer on your favorite and read about his or her experiences at Atelier 6000.

Here are the selected artists, in no particular order:

Grace Bishko, who hikes the trails of Central Oregon and paints memories of what she has seen, often with an ever so slight surreal edge.

Glen Corbett, an award winning painter, weaver and printmaker well-known for her depictions of Black Butte and the Central Oregon landscape.

Paul Alan Bennett, an award winning artist whose imagery is passionately detailed and manifests a unique style and viewpoint.

Patricia Freeman Martin, who weaves cattle ranching, cutting horses, and the western landscape together, creating an honest and whimsical depiction of ranch life.

Kimry Jelen, whose contemporary style flows from representational to abstract and reflects her unique knowledge and understanding of horses.

Ingrid Lustig, whose bold paintings in acrylic reveal a strong devotion to the use of color and form in a symbolic way.

The 6XA6 Fine Art Print Show will be at our downtown Bend Oregon Gallery Location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford. We think this will be a fabulous show, so remember to save these dates:

6AX6 Artist Feature: Fine Art Print Show and Artist Reception, September 2 through 26, 2010.

6XA6 Special Preview Artist Reception, Thursday September 2, from 5 to 8pm. Refreshments, meet the artists, and enjoy live music.

6XA6 Artist Reception, Friday September 3, from 5-9pm, during Bend First Friday Art Gallery Walk. Featuring original hand pulled block prints, etchings and monoprints, created at A6 by 6 High Desert Gallery Artists. Refreshments, live music, and an opportunity to meet the artists.

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 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 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.

June 2009 Events at High Desert Gallery and High Desert Frameworks!

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon offers you the very best in the Fine Art Gallery experience, and this June, we're hosting Artist Exhibitions and Fine Art Framing at four exciting locations.

Art Exhibition and Sale: Jenelle Lynn Kathan at High Desert Frameworks! in Bend, Oregon.

High Desert Frameworks! in downtown Bend, Oregon, is pleased to announce an artist feature for Oregon glass artist, Jenelle Lynn Kathan. Jenelle specializes in functional and decorative custom designs that enhance any home or office. Presently, her expertise and style border on discovery and humility. By understanding the technical complexities of glass, she is informing a natural curiosity of how glass reacts under varied stages of heat. Her original fused glass designs in tile, platters and other whimsical works will be displayed for sale from June 5 through June 28. Join us for an opening reception at the First Friday Gallery Walk on Friday, June 5 from 5-9pm. Enjoy great art, refreshments and more. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on the event, Jenelle and the Custom Framing and fine craft gallery please call 1-866-549-6250 or visit: www.highdesertgallery.com.

When: Opening Friday, June 5 5-9pm. Exhibition through June 28.

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 10am to 5:30pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm. Closed Sunday.

Where: High Desert Frameworks!, 431 NW Franklin Avenue Bend Oregon 97701

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West of West Group Show: High Desert Gallery in Sisters, Oregon

High Desert Gallery in Sisters, Oregon, is hosting West of West, A Celebration of Ranch Life at High Desert Gallery from May 30 through June 28, 2009. This Fine Art Group Exhibition and Sale features work by Central Oregon Artists including, Cristina Acosta, Kathy Deggendorfer, Kimry Jelen, Grace Bishko, Paul Alan Bennett, Glen Corbet, J Chester (Skip) Armstrong, Trisha Hassler, Jerry Werner, Cary Weigand, Sue Smith and Jean Wells.  Join us for an Artist Reception on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 4 – 7 PM. Meet and talk with the artists, listen to the inspirations behind their work, enjoy refreshments, and the live music.  A Hoot For Sure! West of West, A Celebration of Ranch Life is in collaboration with Sisters Art Works, Ranch Life and Rodeo Show, a day long celebration and special exhibition of the Western lifestyle and living history.

When: Artist Reception Saturday, May 30, 2009 4-7PM. Exhibit through June 28, 2009Gallery

Gallery Hours (Spring): Open Friday through Monday 10am to 6pm, Tuesday through Thursday 10amto 2:30pm. Summer Hours starting June 14, 2009 Open Daily 10am to 6pm.

Where: High Desert Gallery – 281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak Street, Sisters Oregon 97759

For more information please visit www.highdesertgallery.com, 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250

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Stellar Custom Framing Exhibition: High Desert Gallery, Redmond, Oregon

Think outside the Frame! Yes, we want to help you stretch your creative muscles. Find out what else you can do with stellar custom framing besides a white mat and black frame. Come in to High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, in Redmond, to see our Framing Exhibition, including the new spring and summer lines of frame mouldings from the great artisans: Roma, Larson Juhl, as well as other top of the line manufacturers. We have thousands of moulding samples to choose from. Visit with a member of our experienced design team for a free framing consultation. Let us tempt you with a $50 savings coupon on any custom framing order of $250 or more, valid through the month of June. Plus, there's no appointment needed. Just remember to bring your art.

When: The month of June, 2009

Gallery Hours: 11 AM – 5 PM, Tuesday through Saturday (Special hours in June and during downtown Redmond's remodel)

Where: High Desert Gallery, 453 SW 6th Street, Redmond, Oregon 97756

For more information, please visit www.highdesertgallery.com, 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250

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Miss Dotty Travels to Suttle lake Lodge! -- Art Exhibition

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon in cooperation with The Lodge at Suttle Lake 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 Boardroom through June 28, 2009 and is free and open to the public.

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

When: April 11, 2009 through June 28, 2009 - Open Daily

Where: The Lodge At Suttle Lake – Boardroom

Hosted by: The Lodge at Suttle Lake
13300 Highway 20, Sisters, OR 97759
Open Daily
Phone: 541-595-2628
www.thelodgeatsuttlelake.com

Sponsored by: High Desert Gallery
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250

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 Frameworks!: High Desert Frameworks! the custom framing gallery for High Desert Gallery is an award winning custom picture framing and fine craft gallery located at 431 NW Franklin Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon . High Desert Gallery has retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Opening Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters 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.

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. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. Follow us on Friend Feed -- track and follow all our activities in one easy location! Visit: High Desert Gallery Friend Feed. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

About The Lodge at Suttle Lake: Nestled in a glacial valley in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and surrounded by towering pines, Suttle Lake has long been a refuge for its visitors. Suttle Lake is an oasis in the pines for those seeking activity and those seeking solitude. The Lodge at Suttle Lake offers all the elements: dramatic views, well-appointed accommodations, spectacular meeting and event space, impeccable cuisine, service and thoughtful attention to every detail. The Lodge at Suttle Lake’s distinctive guest quarters will offer you the utmost in elegant lodging, inviting you to enjoy a gracious and luxurious lifestyle while taking pleasure in our rustic mountain charm. Guests can choose from three Historic Cabins, five Waterfront Cabins, six Rustic Cabins, and eleven Lodge Suites. For more information on The Lodge at Suttle Lake, accommodations or reservations at the Boathouse Restaurant please call, (541) 595-2628 or visit: The Lodge at Suttle Lake.

Ingrid Lustig -- Watching and Waiting

Watching I & II -- These two paintings can be viewed together as a diptych or stand on their own. The drawing of the wolf signifies loyalty, intelligence, communication. Asian lore has the wolf guarding the door that allows entrance into higher realms. The door is higher up in the painting, black surrounded by red. The rectangular shape symbolizes quartz, which has many, many applications in scientific, religious, and healing ways. The hawk figure on the right is also a powerful symbol, signifying the messenger, guardian, and keen observer. The collaged doors at the top of both paintings are a photo I took in Mexico – the two doors are of a carved woman and means to me angels, love, feminine spirit, entrance into joy.

The painting is mixed media: acrylic, pencil, watercolor crayon. Drawings and photos are on archival Rives BFK paper and collaged onto the canvas. -- Ingrid Lustig, October 2008

Waiting I & II -- These two paintings can be combined as a diptych or stand on their own. The dog is drawn from a photo I took in the Philippines – the Filipino dogs all look basically like this. I’ve transported the dog into a High Desert landscape because this dog is the archetypal dog and can live anywhere. The painting on the left has a photo of a Korean door collaged into the mountain (photo taken by a close friend in S. Korea). Doors are very symbolic of portals or entrances into another world, a life stage, consciousness, after-life, before-life; basically they signify a change. The dog can be viewed either as a mascot on this journey or representing the animal spirit of the viewer.

The painting is mixed media: acrylic, pencil, watercolor crayon. Drawings and photos are on archival Rives BFK paper and collaged onto the canvas. -- Ingrid Lustig, October 2008

About Ingrid Lustig: A professional artist for 20 years, Ingrid works with acrylic on canvas and paper with a strong devotion to color and form used in a symbolic way. "I like to keep my paintings fresh, so they look like they are still in the process of being created, even when they are finished." Ingrid moved to Bend, Oregon in 2000 from Pendleton, where she was executive director of Crow's Shadow Institute for the Arts, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. During the '70s, she worked for wildlife conservation groups, including three years as director of a predatory animal center in the California mountains near Reno, Nevada. Her nonprofit group traveled to schools to bring the message that predators like wolves, bears and cougars are an essential link in the ecosystem. Ingrid holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Washington State University at Pullman. She has enjoyed success as an artist and painter and exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the Northwest. In addition to her professional art career, Ingrid is the Education Director for Arts Central, the Central Oregon regional arts council located in Bend, Oregon. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to exclusively represent Ingrid Lustig in Central Oregon.

Original artwork by listed artist(s). All rights reserved and copyright 2008. Use of image is restricted and prohibited without prior written permission.

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