Kay Baker and Patricia Freeman-Martin Opens Today - Sisters Oregon

High Desert Gallery - Sisters Oregon

281 W Cascade at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-549-6250
Hours: Open Daily 10am to 5pm
www.highdesertgallery.com

Patricia Freeman-Martin and Kay Baker

Artist Feature: Through June 30,
2010

Artist Reception: Patricia
Freeman-Martin, Saturday June 12 from 9am to 2pm, and during the
Sisters Rodeo Parade. Refreshments served.  Hey -- It's Rodeo time in Sisters Oregon - A Hoot For Sure!

Image: Kay Baker - Oil on Canvas " Color in the High Desert"

About Kay Baker: Nearly a decade ago William Herring,
in a workshop through "Art in the Mountains", challenged me to look
into the "horses of my soul".  This was his way of encouraging us to
look within to see what was motivating us; in other words, why are we
drawing or painting.  I've been in love with horses since my childhood
so this idea intrigued me.  These were soul searching days for me.  I
named my inner horses freedom, faithfulness, glory, and joy.  These are
emotions I experience when I paint, especially when I paint en plein
air.  In addition I have studied with Albert Handell and others to
learn the basics, but when I paint or draw I don't consciously think
about these. I paint, knowing things intuitively; lost in my painting. 
I want to express the emotions that I am feeling in my work and create
something that evokes similar emotions for those that see my paintings.

Patricia Freeman-Martin
has had
ranching in her blood for most of her life, and after graduating with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of New
Mexico in Albuquerque, she moved to New York,
eventually returning to Oregon and the ranching life that she loves.
Patty has woven together a beautiful and complex life of many
different themes: cattle ranching, cutting horses, family and art. She
uses a variety of mixed media and monoprints to talk about her
experiences in the western landscape and her style reflects a fresh,
honest and whimsical way of viewing the world. Patty's work has been
exhibited in both museum and juried shows, and in is private
collections throughout the West.

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

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