Wildlife Sculptor, Dayton Lanphear at High Desert Gallery Bend Oregon

High Desert Gallery is proud to
announce nationally acclaimed Central Oregon sculptor, Dayton Lanphear to the gallery.  Dayton's work is exhibited for sale at High Desert Gallery's Bend, Oregon fine art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue in downtown Bend, Oregon.

As a wildlife sculptor, Dayton relies
on his connection with nature as a guide and which inspires his
creativity. His childhood was spent in Vermont’s Green Mountains
which gave him his lifelong love of the outdoors and admiration of
nature and wildlife. Dayton earliest inspiration in art came from an
elder friend's collection of wildlife paintings and sculpture. With
his new found curiosity, Dayton went in search of creativity traveling throughout the United States and Canada, and the Far
East, China, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma. And the extraordinary artisans that he met enriched Dayton's life and
art. He found his passion for woodcarving.

 In the late 1970s, Dayton discovered the
Pacific Northwest with its abundant wildlife, vast wilderness
landscapes and made Sisters his home. Dayton cherishes the profound
influence that the natural splendor of the Northwest has on his work.
He strives to bring nature's wilderness to life in his work. Dayton
see wildlife sculpture as an expressive language. With the unique
nature of wood, it has a great deal of influence on each of Dayton's sculptures,
giving movement, direction, identity and life to his work. He
lets the sculpture emerge from the wood and as he sculpts this once
living medium, the spirit of the tree comes alive. Nature's full
circle. Dayton endless inspiration.

"Working with wood is another way I invite nature to unfold in my art. Hardwoods are my medium of choice for their organic properties and stability, and I can think of no better material for representing wildlife. The unique nature of the wood has a great deal of influence on each sculpture, giving movement, direction, identity and life to my creations. Remaining ever open to possibility, I let the form emerge with the wood’s inherent strength and integrity. As I sculpt this once living medium, the spirit of the tree is reborn in the piece." -- Dayton Lanphear

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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
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