Sue Favinger Smith November Artist Feature at High Desert Gallery, Bend, Oregon November 6, 2009

High Desert Gallery announces “Perception and Imagination: Exploring the Landscape,” a new collection of oil paintings by Oregon artist Sue Favinger Smith, as the November Artist Feature at our Bend Oregon Art Gallery at the Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Street at Lava.

Opening Reception will be held during Bend's First Friday Gallery Walk, Friday November 6, from 5 to 9pm. Live Music by Erin Cole-Baker, whose acoustic mix of bluegrass, jazz, blues and rock is about finding honesty in the journey of life. The evening will be filled with good art, good music, refreshments and lively conversation.

What: Opening Reception, "Perception and Imagination" Exhibit and Sale for Oregon artist Sue Favinger Smith.

When: Bend Gallery Association -- First Friday Gallery Walk, Friday Nov. 6, from 5 – 9pm.

Where: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, 10 NW Minnesota Street at Lava, downtown Bend, Oregon.

Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Closed Sunday.

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

About Sue Favinger Smith: Sue Smith began her award-winning career at the age of 50, earning an art degree from Oregon State University and graduating with the Distinguished Student-Department of Art Award. Since then she has focused on oil painting, exploring the techniques and color used by painters who inspire her. She is best known for her poured oil "Elements" paintings, luminous landscapes and the semi-abstract Mesa Series...but she has recently added still life and the figurative Ancestor Series to her painting oeuvre. Residing in Central Oregon, Sue has participated in national and regional exhibitions, solo and three-person shows, and is a member of Women Artists of the West, Oil Painters of America, and the prestigious National Association of Women Artists, the oldest professional arts organization for women in the country. Her work is in private collections across the country.

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 -