Come celebrate with us as Oregon artist Kathy Deggendorfer fills our Bend Gallery with memories of summer days along the Metolius River. You won’t get your feet wet – but you might wish you could!
The exhibition, highlighting new work by Kathy Deggendorfer, runs from September 30 through October 31 at our downtown gallery location at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, and will feature two Artist Receptions.
Special Preview Artist Reception: Thursday September 30, from 5 to 8pm. Meet the artist, enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments and be the first to see new work!
First Friday Artist Reception: October 1, from 5 to 9pm. Meet the artist, refreshments, and live music by The Anvil Blasters, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk. A hoot for sure.
“As a painter, water is one of my favorite subjects.” Kathy Deggendorfer never tires of the things that surround water itself...plants, fish, stones, paths, people, and dogs. From her cattle ranch at the foot of the Cascade Mountains to the back porch of her cabin on the Metolius River, Kathy finds plenty of inspiration, telling stories of river landscapes filled with greens and yellows, reds and golds.
Sparkling colors bouncing off water on a bright summer day, or the golden glow of afternoon light on the stones of the upper Metolius River inspire the artist to create evocative imagery. “I love to capture the pattern of bubbles as water rushes downstream around big rocks. Filtered light through the ponderosa forest highlights the bright spots of color from backpacks and ball caps, as families wander along the riverside trails. Then there’s a flash of sunlight reflecting off the shiny coat of the dogs prancing along ahead of the hikers…it all begs to be painted.”
Raised in Portland, Oregon, in a clothing manufacturing family, Kathy’s style naturally gravitates toward the influence of textiles and the colors and patterns that define her style. Well known for her watercolor paintings, Kathy has recently created larger versions of these inspirations using acrylic on canvas. “My palette is bright and celebrates life along the water with bright greens of leafy trees and big cow parsnips, bold yellows of iris, golds off submerged stones and the quick glint off a healthy rainbow trout swimming near the shore. I tell my story with cabin scenes and river landscapes.
In this show I wanted to go deeper into the patterns that I paint. "Bubbles and Squares" is one of my very first acrylic pieces...I went BIG to go deep. I think of this image as kind of a macro version of the patterning in my watercolors. Thrilled with the result, I decided to go deeper still and investigate those greens I like to use. Golden Afternoon on the Metolius is also an acrylic painting on canvas, and was so fun to create. I spent the day at the Johnson's at the Head of the Metolius River and I was captivated by the color and nature of the light on the shallow water. This painting delves deeper into the greens and golds I paint on a tighter and smaller scale in my watercolors...down where it's only movement, shadows and shape.”
Image: "Early Summer on The Metolius" - Watercolor by Kathy Deggendorfer
We hope you will join us to celebrate “Streamside” with Kathy Deggendorfer, an exhibition of watercolor and acrylic paintings that runs from September 30 through October 31, 2010. Be sure to mark your calendars with these important dates:
Exhibition: “Stream Side” featuring new work by Kathy Deggendorfer, runs from September 30 through October 31 at High Desert Gallery in downtown Bend, Oregon gallery, located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford.
Special Preview Artist Reception: Thursday September 30, from 5 to 8pm. Meet the artist and be the first to see new work!
First Friday Hours: October 1 from 10 to 9 pm.
First Friday Artist Reception: October 1, from 5 to 9pm. Meet the artist, refreshments, and live music by The Anvil Blasters, from 5:30 to 8:30pm during First Friday Gallery Walk
Exhibit and sale runs September 30 through October 31.
Read more about Kathy Deggendorfer here.
High Desert Gallery
10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford
Bend, OR 97701
541-388-8964
www.highdesertgallery.com
Open Daily 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
About Kathy Deggendorfer: Kathy Deggendorfer lives on a cattle and hay ranch just outside of Sisters, Oregon. Inspired by the color, pattern and texture of her surroundings, she creates vibrant and colorful watercolor paintings. Whimsical images of flowers and ranch life fill the paintings with color and life. "Folks tell me they just feel happy when they look at my work-- that makes me happy." Raised in Portland, Oregon, in a clothing manufacturing family, she says ,"Sewing skills skipped a generation with me... but I love fabric and pattern, much like the quilters who live in Sisters. I like to call my creations 'Painters Quilts.' I just put my fabrics in with a paintbrush."
Kathy has been working on a project about Oregon Specialty Farms and sustainable farm practices. This project takes her out into the fields of Oregon farms to paint and learn about what makes Oregon agricultural practices and people unique. Trips to the cattle ranches of Eastern Oregon and vineyards of the Willamette Valley provide her with plenty of rich and colorful images. She says it’s mostly an excuse to see some of the prettiest places in Oregon and meet the nicest people.
Kathy’s current work celebrates the diversity of the High Desert. The charming cabins along the Metolius River at Camp Sherman, the patterns in the water and the verdant foliage streamside are favorite subjects. A trip to Steens Mountain in Southeastern Oregon provided the inspiration for some great new Sage Land images. “It’s amazing how complex and beautiful this landscape can be when you take the time to sit in the sage and paint.”
Kathy's collaborative work with master quilter, Tonye Belinda Phillips, is fun combination of painted image and textile interpretation. Their two styles and mediums have been the source of some beautiful and unique pieces. Kathy, spinning her story with a paintbrush and Tonye piecing hers together with fabric and thread.
Kathy's work is collected throughout the Pacific Northwest and reaches out to all corners of the United States, Canada, New Zealand, England and beyond! Kathy was selected to create the official Oregon 2008 ornament for the White House Christmas Tree. She has pieces in the permanent collection at Redmond Airport, was the 2007 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Poster Artist, and has been chosen to create the 2011 Quilt Show poster!
Kathy wrote and illustrated a children's book last year, “Smells Like Spring” and also created one for St. Charles Medical Center for children who were patients at the SurgiCenter. Her work has been translated into clothing and fabric for Columbia Sportswear, you can find it on mugs and purses . She is proud to announce a new line of quilting fabric from In The Beginning Fabrics , Seattle Washington. In 2005, Kathy was awarded 'Citizen of the Year' in Sisters Oregon for her contributions to the community and the arts. In 2010 she was appointed by Governor Kulongowski to the Board of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Kathy Deggendorfer exclusively 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.
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