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• “T ■»'*’? "V -T V * ^ t T'<‘f* ' r r . t • T ^ r t Mr T « ■ ' % î ' î i fdHM i - y ^ r V—C ••*r + ^ + "r «*y <* « • • • i Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 13, 1996 - THREE Heppner a perfect place to launch art career B y K im A . C o o k Sandra Haynes knows Hepp ner is the perfect place to launch her national career as a Western and wildlife artist. "H eppner is the body and soul of what I'm trying to cap- ture-the heart of the Western image," she said. Haynes' work will go on dis play at Murray's Drug Store in Heppner, courtesy of John and Ann Murray and her aunt and uncle, Meg and Rod Murray. The artist isn't sure who is more excited about this event, her or her aunt. "S he's been my champion for a long time," said Haynes. Currently living in Molalla, Haynes is a self-taught artist practicing since age five. She waited until the ripe age of 12 to begin seriously training her self in Western and wildlife art. "M y family were all involved in music, woodworking, stone cutting-everyone had an in terest in the arts," she adds. "It was considered norm al." Horses were her first subjects and being around the rodeo cir cuit after high school reinforc ed her love of Western scenes. Life came along and she put her art aside to raise a family, but she couldn't resist finding time to practice and learn the basics of acrylics, pen and ink, pencil and pastels. "M y personal style develop ed about 15 years ago," said Haynes. "I describe it as a step beyond photo realism. More like a photo painting, showing animals as they look in the wild, instead of a romanticized effect. I want to capture the reality and preserve the heri tage that makes up the Ameri can W est." A trend Haynes has noticed creeping into her paintings late ly are scenes which many might consider rare or un known animal behavior. "Peo ple who've spent a good deal of time on the land or living in the wild see these types of behaviors," said Haynes. "But they're seldom in the reference books.1" ' True to her art)' Haynes spends many days in the wild observing animal behavior. "I'm probably better known in Troy than H ep p n er," she laughed. "They call me the ar tist lady in Troy." Haynes is probably one of the few campers who actually en tices wildlife into her camp. She spends much of her time in the Wenaha wilderness, away from the public and cam p grounds. Her payoff comes with the volume of wildlife she sees. "A special thanks goes to the people of the Wenaha game commission district," she ac know ledged. "Those folks have schlepped me all over to get close to mountain sheep and other wildlife. I may not see another human the whole time I'm out there." Haynes career is off to a good start with successful juried shows this past year at the 1995 Wild West Art Show in St. Paul, a one-person show at the - Art Reach Gallery in Portland and the Canby Wine and Art Festival. She is slated to show at the Canby and St. Paul shows again in June and July, then the Pendleton Round-Up and Mule Days in Enterprise d u rin g S eptem ber. O ther shows, as yet undecided, will be added during the year. The Western Reflections Art Show in Spokane in November wili wrap up her schedule next year. Her work is in many private collections and is plac ed in public and private offices. Haynes credits her husband, Ron Zacher, her father and stepmother, Jake and Phyllis Haynes of Lexington, and m any fam ily m em bers throughout Oregon with being her biggest fans. "M y family encouraged me to quit my full time engineering technician job and take the plunge three years ago," she said. "M y art career has far exceeded anything I ever dreamed about. Quitting my job couldn't have been a better move for me. Besides, Ron likes having an artist in the family. There's never a dull m om ent." ► , :« • t . . . • .' ■ ..i Museum to present history of Leprechauns sheep ranching in Morrow County prepare for County in the 1870s. The sheep -. ■ : . . - ’ ;»/.* V' .-M .«* * .‘C1,., . , .. .... . • * • » V ••I - Î ?.'* ! ’ »>• •*..'v-S *'d . V The Morrow County Mu seum, in the spirit of the St. industry was one of the reasons Patrick's festivities, will present for bringing the railroad into "The History of Sheep Ran lone and Heppner and was a ching in Morrow County" on base for economic development Temporary Irishmen Earl Saturday, March 16, at 2:30 and for the region at that time. The museum will also feature O'Fishburn, John O'Edmund- 3:30 p.m. in the main exhibit demonstrations of spinning son and Jim O'Wishart (actual room. ly two Brits and a Scotsman) and weaving wool by the This slide presentation will be given by Clint Krebs, a Morrow County Fibre Artists and an ex completed painting the sham County native, whose family hibit of historical photos and ar rocks on the Heppner Walking has been in the wool growing tifacts from local sheep growers Tour-Volkswalk route last week. business in Morrow County for on Saturday. For more information, con "Irish good luck is activated several generations. The pre tact the museum at 676-5524. by smiling and greeting the sentation includes his family's Hours are from 1-5 p.m. Satur next person you meet after see history of sheep ranching, as day through Wednesday. The ing one of the kelly green Irish well as other Morrow County museum will be open on St. shamrocks," said one of the sheep ranchers and the migra Patrick's weekend on Friday, leprechauns. tion of the Irish sheep growers to this community. Krebs has Saturday and Sunday. also given this presentation at the 1995 Oregon Wool Growers Convention and at the Oregon State Agriculture Research Sta \ March 13th thru 16th ' tion in Hermiston. 10% off all Custom Furniture Sheep ranching became an H A SK important industry in Morrow Volkswalk • , - ; *•.< > /.>Y,V,. e'. *.„-*] •• •*.'■ '•* i « r. " •-S.\* A '• * \ -, i - .'.‘• S '1 - St. Vabuck'b Special x about our Juniper Furniture * »*> “ D ad and B uck” 1995 mixed media by Sandra Haynes Commissioned animal pro trait drawings, original pain tings of wild animals and Western life, and paintings on leather and prints are Haynes' main focus these days. She can be reached at (503) 829-6390 to answer questions about her work. M urray's Drug Store will have exclusive showing rights in this region of Haynes' im ages. Displayed works will feature local people and places, ranging from calf brandings to old homesteads in the Heppner area and that's how Haynes thinks it should be. Health District airs child care . . t J i .* ■ • J 1 78 W. Willow • 676-9851 Justice Court Report k . .» • * "I've met so many wonder ful people out here at ranch fu n c tio n s ," said H aynes. "They tell me such nice things about my work and act as if they've known me forever. That's the Western way and the image I want at the heart of my art." programs The Morrow County Health District will air two communi ty health education programs on Tuesday, March 26, begin ning at 7 p.m. on channel 3. Each program will last one- half hour. The first, "Child Safety for New Parents", will discuss the preventive mea sures that should be taken to ef fectively childproof a home. In "Confronting the Bogeyman: Dealing with Nightmares” , a sleep disorders specialist sug gests ways to calm a child after a nightmare and how parents can prevent nigh mares from recurring. Both programs were produc ed by the University of Wiscon sin Hospital and Clinics. Come Share W ith Us at Willow Creek Baptist Church >• » . Bible Study for all ages 2 p.m. Worship Service 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church „ ■ a * ** '■***•”. 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