(Los Caballos de la Costa la Luz by Kimry Jelen) Kimry Jelen had an idea. As ideas do, it floated through her mind, ethereal and whispering to her. Kimry is a successful artist, well known in Central Oregon, and whose art enlivens spaces around the world. This idea was for something bigger than she’d ever…
A Conversation with Kimry Jelen — Poster Artist to the Oregon High Desert Classics
(Kimry Jelen below Invitation, which is hanging in Lakeside Bistro at Black Butte Ranch | Photo courtesy of Kimry Jelen) Kimry Jelen’s artwork has become a defining piece of the Oregon High Desert Classics hunter jumper show. Her brightly colored horses have graced the event’s posters for well over a decade, donated to help J…
For the Love of Horses & Kids
(L: Stephen Pellett riding Camera Ready during 2019’s Week 2 Oregon High Desert Classics International Hunter Derby | Photo by Eva Gill, R: Hang Time by Kimry Jelen) When Kimry Jelen was young she dreamed of being an artist and horse trainer, and her father gave her the standard advice of the time: Those are…