Afternoon on the Lower Deschutes Print by Susan Luckey Higdon

This is a fine art giclée print from an original pastel painting Inspired by the views in and around Central Oregon. Each print is signed by the artist.

Available signed fine art print and canvas sizes are: 

8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 18x24, 24x30, 30x40, 36x48

Fine Art Paper prints are full bleed, trimmed to the image with no border and ready to present to your picture framer.  The canvas prints have an UV protected coating on the canvas and do not require glass in the framing process. Consult with your picture framer for mounting options.  For local Central Oregon clients, please visit our Picture Framing studio at High Desert Frameworks, 61 NW Oregon Avenue, Suite 101, Bend, Oregon 97703 www.highdesertframeworks.com 541-647-2191.  We would be honored to frame your new treasure.

About: Susan Luckey Higdon:
 
A lifelong Oregonian, Susan Luckey Higdon is well-known for capturing the essence of Oregon’s dramatic landscapes, from mountain peaks to wild rivers, especially the high Cascade lakes and streams. Her paintings depict the complex interactions of color and pattern in what she describes as natural abstractions.

“Color, light, texture, shapes...I want to communicate what I see in a way that captures the spirit of the place, showing accurate mood and detail, but working toward simplicity.”
 
Over 30 years ago, Susan began painting with soft pastels in stolen moments while working full-time as a graphic designer in an advertising agency and raising two young children. Her motivation was to do something completely creative for herself, working intuitively and moving color around for sheer joy.

In the beginning, because she didn't have a studio, Susan used soft pastels because of the pure, vivid colors, which gave immediate, gratifying results. They also fit her method of laying colors next to each other to play upon each other rather than blending. Later, moving to acrylics allowed her to work larger and removed the need for glass over the artwork. She developed a technique of using acrylic paints on cradled birch board, adding thick color, and then rubbing it off. Scratching and working the medium quickly to achieve an impressionistic effect with rich depth, building up layers, and adding detail, the final image emerges.

A founding member of Tumalo Art Co., an artist-run gallery in Bend, Oregon’s Old Mill District in its 20th year, Susan was the signature artist for the Deschutes River Conservancy’s RiverFeast event for 11 years and has been featured in Italian flyfishing magazine H2O, Bend Magazine and a segment on OPB’s Oregon Art Beat, among others. She is an invited artist to the High Desert Museum’s prestigious juried, annual exhibit Art in the West. Her underwater fish series was displayed in McCormick & Schmick restaurants across the country, and a long list of images have been installed in corporate settings and medical centers. Susan’s paintings have been juried into prestigious shows like the Pastel 100 and by jurors such as Wolf Kahn and are collected widely.  Her greeting card line, which began in 2000 and features panoramic views of iconic Central Oregon scenes, is still available throughout the area.

You can view and purchase Susan’s giclee prints exclusively in Sisters, Oregon, at  Makin’ It Local. For more information, please visit www.makinitlocal.com, @makinitlocal,