Balance exhibition, Holly and Randal Smithey at High Desert Gallery. December 16, 2011

High Desert Gallery is excited to announce Central Oregon guest artists, Holly and Randal Smithey, December 16 to February 15, 2012. “Balance”, exhibition is featured at High Desert Gallery, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend, Oregon.  

From their studio in Tumalo, Randal and Holly Smithey create abstract works in steel, bronze, and copper. They hand form, forge, and fabricate pieces using texture, shape, and color to speak the language of rhythm and balance. In each piece they strive to achieve a union of independent energies around a common center. The shape tells a story, inspired by a particular vision and the patina tells another guided by the shape. There is always an interaction between the shape and the patterns created by the patina. One influenced by the other like a river or a road is guided by a landscape.

About High Desert Gallery and High Desert Frameworks! High Desert Gallery, The Art & Soul of Central   Oregon™ is an award-winning fine art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend, Oregon. High Desert Frameworks!, the award-winning framing studio 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: http://www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.