Emily Jung Miller
Smith Rock ~ Animal Village #1050 Purchase
Detail of Misery Ridge Trail
Detail of soaring birds above the cliffs and hikers on the Crooked River Trail
This painting's title comes from a 2022 interview hosted by NativesOutdoors about Native relationships with the place also known as Smith Rock, near Bend, in central Oregon's high desert. Read the interview on Patagonia's website. The legends of Animal Village reflect the rich wildlife found here.
In this painting, metallic gold watercolor adds sparkle in the Crooked River's reflections of the sunlit cliffsides. Silvery blue sagebrush, bright yellow-green rabbitbrush (chamisa), and the slender leaves of wild rye grasses fill the open plains.
Since the 1980s, Animal Village (Smith Rock) has been a popular rock climbing destination, with over 1800 routes up these sheer volcanic cliffs. On the right edge of the painting, the lower switchbacks of the Misery Ridge hiking trail are visible. Along the Crooked River Trail (center left), a group of tiny people offer perspective on the massive cliff faces rising 700 ft above the river.
I am donating 20% of profits from this artwork to Warm Springs Water Coalition.
In this painting, metallic gold watercolor adds sparkle in the Crooked River's reflections of the sunlit cliffsides. Silvery blue sagebrush, bright yellow-green rabbitbrush (chamisa), and the slender leaves of wild rye grasses fill the open plains.
Since the 1980s, Animal Village (Smith Rock) has been a popular rock climbing destination, with over 1800 routes up these sheer volcanic cliffs. On the right edge of the painting, the lower switchbacks of the Misery Ridge hiking trail are visible. Along the Crooked River Trail (center left), a group of tiny people offer perspective on the massive cliff faces rising 700 ft above the river.
I am donating 20% of profits from this artwork to Warm Springs Water Coalition.
Watercolor, 2026
18" x 24"
Original Painting Available from stockists (Framed)
Purchase Original - $1,400. Inquire to purchase from Rental Sales Gallery »
Purchase Smith Rock ~ Animal Village, Countryside Art Prints:
| 5x7" Paper giclee |
$40
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| 8x10" Paper giclee |
$45
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| 11x14" Paper giclee |
$100
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| 16x20" Paper giclee |
$165
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| 12x16" Canvas wrap |
$165
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| 18x24" Paper giclee |
$200
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| 18x24" Canvas wrap |
$250
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| 24x32" Canvas wrap |
$450
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| 30x40" Canvas wrap |
$550
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| 36x48" Canvas wrap |
$650
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