Friday December 4, 2009 -- Tonight! Plan on attending the Bend Gallery Association First Friday Art Gallery
Walk on

Friday, December 4, 2009 from 5-9pm and bid on or choose the
"buy-it-now" option and walk away with one or more wonderfully custom
framed Greeting Cards (really they're original painting 4" x 6") by
Kathy Deggendorfer and 30 framed cards by about 15 Central Oregon Artists!.
Here's the show information so you can plan: High Desert Frameworks!, the
award-winning custom picture framing studio for High Desert Gallery
is pleased to announce their first annual Holiday Greeting Card Charity Sale and Auction, The event kicks off at High Desert Gallery
in Bend Oregon during the Bend Gallery Association First Friday Art
Walk on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 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. At least thirty percent of the sales goes to a
Central Oregon not-for-profit charity of the artist's choice.
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 31st 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. Please note: Silent Auction closes December 31, 2009. Bid High and Bid Often. Better yet --Buy-it-Now and walk away with it!
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: Bringing In the Firewood, Watercolor by Kathy Deggendofer
Image: Chocolate Lab Delivery Service, Watercolor by Kathy Deggendorfer
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. I like to call my creations
'Painters Quilts.' I can prowl around the rounders full of prints at
the Stitchin' Post with the best of 'em... I just put my fabrics in
with a paintbrush." Kathy's collaborative work with master
quilter, Tonye Belinda Phillips, is another fun combination of
painted image and textile interpretation. Kathy is currently working
on a project about Oregon Specialty Farming 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. Kathy's work is collected throughout the
Pacific Northwest and reaches out to all corners of the United
States. Kathy was selected to create the official Oregon 2008
ornament for the White House Christmas Tree. Represented by High
Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, she has pieces in the permanent
collection at Redmond Airport, 2007 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Poster
Artist, she wrote and illustrated a children's book for St. Charles
Medical Center, and her work has been translated into clothing and
fabric for Columbia Sportswear. In 2005, Kathy was awarded 'Citizen
of the Year' in Sisters Oregon for her contributions to the community
and the arts. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central
Oregon is honored to represent Kathy Deggendorfer exclusively in
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.