Posts from ‘Jackson Hole Art Galleries’
Happy Equinox!
Watercolorist Kay Stratman, who describes her work as “Asian influenced,” has posted new work on her newly revamped website. In the letter she sent me, Stratman featured one of her new paintings, Monday Morning Breakfast Group, depicting yellow headed and red winged blackbirds gathered for conversation. Perched on some cattails and set against a liquid blue-green background, these are animated, upbeat birds. It must be Spring; as I write this a flash mob of rosy finches is filling the air with chatter and clamoring around in the trees, while several robins look on, keeping their distance.
“The title came first, before the image, inspired by my husband Paul’s Monday morning breakfast group,” says Stratman. “I think it is lots of fun and hope you do too. [This painting] appears a bit more detailed than many of my looser, more spontaneous paintings. Actually the details are only in the beaks, eyes and feet. The rest is very loosely handled with watery color flowing and blending in the background.”
The artist also plans to teach some art classes later this spring; both involve watercolor technique and one incorporates encaustic wax. Classes take place at the Art Association this May and early June, and to find out more, you should visit the Art Associaton’s website –www.artassociation.org–or call 307.733.6379. Stratman will also take part in the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s June 16th Annual Quickdraw event.
Stratman is also represented by Horizon Fine Art, 30 King Street, in Jackson, Wyoming. Her work is part of a group show there, taking place the week of June 16th. www.horizonfineartgallery.com. Stratman’s website: www.kaystratman.com.
Spring. It’s sort of gray, sort of promising, wet, windy, soft—-and Spring suggests we use this time of year for contemplation.
When presented with the image of “Curved Horizon Hogosho with blue and gold” by Japanese artist Kyoko Ibe, I melted like snow in 50 degree weather. And imagined the sun.
Heather James Fine Art currently has Ibe’s artwork, constructed with washi—traditional Japanese paper—on display. A recent show of her works at the gallery’s Palm Desert location was reportedly a great success.
“The ancient Japanese believed divine spirits resided in the paper and Ibe maintains such veneration,” the gallery writes. “The functional role of paper has diminished, the aesthetic role of paper as a spiritual medium is more apparent and has succeeded today in reemerging as an art media. Appropriating old handmade paper and handwritten documents, Ibe recycles them into new forms of washi. The ink of the original sources remains embedded in the fibers of the paper, such that the new paper is uniquely variegated with shades of gray and intrinsically connected to the past.”
To wind up the year, I asked members of Jackson’s arts community to share their thoughts about “artful” things they are thankful for this year. And share they did.
I am grateful for Jackson’s arts continuing growth as a whole. I truly believe that of all Jackson’s economic sectors, it is the arts that have risen to the challenge of these economic times, continually re-inventing what “art” means and includes in Jackson Hole. I am grateful for everyone’s spirit. I am grateful for the wonderful visitation this blog enjoys, and I will work to see that its value continues to grow. I am grateful for the success of Fall Arts Festival, for every chance I get to write about and for the arts. I am grateful for your thanks, trust and contributions. I am grateful for the advice and perspective of friends, and for all that I’ve learned. I am deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to connect, on a deeper level, with Grand Teton National Park through my role as public relations rep for its “Artists in the Environment” series. Those summer days in the Park with the artists, experiencing GTNP’s matchless beauty and wildlife, and seeing so many come to enjoy those afternoons will be with me forever. I am grateful for art’s eternal connection to wildlife and landscape.~Tammy
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An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have. ~Andy Warhol, sent from Mariam Diehl.
An art dealer is somebody who makes people understand that they need art to live. ~Mariam Diehl
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Knock Knock
Who’s There?
Carrie.
Carrie Who?
Carrie Geraci working on Public Art!
This year I am thankful for all the work Carrie has put into the arts in Jackson. Also, fired up to work with so many great artists in Jackson and Beyond! ~ John Frechette
Tammy, I am grateful for support from Trustees that enabled us to build a Sculpture Trail at the National Museum of Wildlife Art that is free and open to the public! ~ Jane Lavino, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
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You could say that the “Wipfler & the Boys” Show @ Simpson Gallagher Gallery in Sept. was that gallery’s best selling show ever! Fifteen years and going strong for the gallery and my best solo show ever! My large painting commissions have been very well received and it’s been a good year for me! ~ Kathy Wipfler.
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What I am grateful and happy about … Several collectors have told me that they feel a ‘presence’ and a ‘soul’ in my paintings, which to me means that my paintings convey the feelings I have when creating them. There is no greater satisfaction than that. It means that we are ‘in the moment’ together, even years later.” ~ Lee Carlman Riddell
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Trailside Galleries, in Jackson Hole and Scottsdale! ~ Dawn Meckem, Trailside
Bumped into Amy Ringholz the other night, and she’s like, “Girl, you coming to my opening?”
Yeah, I am!
Ringholz, who happens to be 2012′s Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival poster artist, opens a new show at Altamira Fine Art on Thursday, December 15th. Ringholz will be at the gallery demonstrating that day, 3-5:00 pm. An artist’s talk takes place 6-7:00 pm. Ringholz, whose trajectory as an artist has paralleled Jackson’s rise as a great arts destination, will talk about her new series of paintings, “Urban Wildlife.”
Works from her “Classic” series will also be featured.
Known for her vibrant use of colors–and her marketing moxy!—Ringholz vibrantly captures an animal’s power and essence. Her wolves, bears, hares—all of her creatures—look us dead in the eye and appear to be coming right at us. Ringholz aims to create strong connections between viewers and her animal subjects.
“It took me a thousand paintings, and a thousand lessons get me here,” says Ringholz. “After painting almost every day for the past ten years, I now feel I am painting what I was born to paint.”
“Amy’s Holiday Show has become an annual happening where locals gather to celebrate the Season and her work,” says gallery director Mark Tarrant. “Amy’s bold works depicting our local wildlife on bright, colorful canvases are a fitting way to celebrate both the end of the current year and the beginning of the new one.”
During her demonstration, Ringholz will work on one of her large-scale paintings, in the style of the work to be featured in next year’s Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. www.altamiraart.com (307) 739-4700
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Diehl Gallery—the gallery that never sleeps! The ever-happening space has lots planned for the holidays and winter months.
December 16 – January 8, 2012, enjoy Diehl’s Holiday Miniatures Show. Thursday, December 22, stop into Diehl for its annual Holiday Opening Reception & Celebration; the party happens 5-8:00 pm. Beverages, refreshments and “a taste of the best contemporary art in the region!”
APRES-SKI & ART: Friday evenings throughout the winter, through March 30, 2012. Stop into the gallery for a glass of wine and some good conversation when your skiing day is done! Apres-Ski hours are 5-8:00 pm.
The Jackson Hole Gallery Association Holiday Art Walk happens Thursday, December 29, 5-8:00 pm. The Diehl will be open, as will many other Jackson Hole galleries.
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Oh what fun it is to ride around Broadway, taking pics of Jackson’s holiday windows and displays!
Crazy Horse’s turquoise, silver, ruby bead bands—across Gaslight’s Alley, MADE’s tomato cans!
(That Santa mug, such a cheery old fella!)
“Bet the Ranch” you can’t match reindeer puzzles and ‘mallows; Habits’ glamourous clothing we’ll wear at the chateau!
If silk on the bias is too fancy for you, the Cowboy Bar’s T-shirts, caps and shot glasses are on view!
Bears “heart” people; see, they’re waving! I’m not sure that chubby wall climber’s behaving…..
Busty red velvet dresses and Christmas fashionistas; Gifts of the Earth’s rad 
mannikin “fevah!”
Belle Cose’s surreal, they’ve wolves and a forest! Crimson birds, ski lovers and gifts for all tourists
Star light, star bright–what’s under this tree are gifts from my town–that’s Jackson Hole, to me.
Have you heard of USA Artists? Or Pipeline to Miami?
I hadn’t, until I stumbled upon Pipeline’s home page. Pipeline is a Wyoming arts philanthropy project, the first of its kind in our Big Square State, and a sub-project of USA Artists. Pipeline’s goal is to send three Wyoming artists—David Klarén, Sue Sommers and JB Bond—to Florida’s Red Dot Art Fair. Red Dot, a Miami Art Week venue, takes place early December. Rather than paraphrase Pipeline’s mission, I’ll provide an excerpt:
“The Pipeline Art Project started with a handful of Wyoming contemporary visual artists realizing they all wanted the same thing: to live in the place they love, and to have viable art careers. But art opportunities are usually found in higher-population areas. We knew that to market our work outside the state, we needed to pool our ideas and resources. So we created the Pipeline Art Project: “Pumping Art from the Energy State of Wyoming.” Wyoming is better known for exporting coal, oil and gas than for its dedicated and talented contemporary artists. It’s the perfect place to make art, but a very tough place to build an art career. Pipeline wants to change that. We are trying to create a conduit to an international audience and better opportunities for ourselves and others.”
Providing techniques that move artists’ work to larger U.S. art market venues takes Wyoming arts support to new levels. It gets us thinking beyond sharing our great talents with each other. Intramural art missions will always be essential, but most Wyoming artists don’t have the means to get to art show venues outside the state. I hope Pipeline’s model earns its wings. Pipeline’s web page gets updated; at this writing the project has raised $3,750 of its $8,000 goal. Forty days left to help out! http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/pipeline_to_miami
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Jackson artists Jennifer Hoffman and Kathryn Mapes Turner entered an elite juried art show—the 12th Annual American Impressionist Society Exhibition in Carmel, California— and came back with big ribbons. Turner’s winning, “Best of Show” oil painting Siena
depicts a Italian church courtyard in Tuscany. Hoffman’s pastel, Allegory, won Plein Air Magazine’s “Award of Excellence.” Both artists are represented locally by Trio Fine Art.
Hoffman’s award includes ad placement in Plein Air Magazine. “I loved meeting so many incredible artists whose work I really admire,” says Hoffman. “I also was able to participate in the AIS paint-out the following day on Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey, surrounded by beautiful scenery, talented AIS artists from all over the country, and enthusiastic tourists who seemed to really enjoy the event. All in all, the whole trip was energizing, inspiring, and really, really special.”
“I felt honored just to be accepted into such an important exhibition” says Turner. “Once I saw the high level of talent displayed, I was humbled and thrilled to receive their highest honor.” Turner says she was intrigued by the scale of human figures as set against massive marble church walls. Monochromatic colors lent a sense of harmony, and the setting was a great chance to explore composition and reflecting light.
“It’s an honor just to get into the American Impressionist Society show, one of the best juried shows I’ve taken part in,” adds Hoffman.
Scott L. Christensen was this year’s exhibition judge; he bestowed both awards. “Knowledge is a catalyst to completing a painting,” says Christensen. “But it must have a force behind it, a certain ‘seeing’ that is distinctly your own and developed through time.” www.americanimpressionsitsociety.org
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Ralph Mossman and Mary Mullaney—known collectively as Heron Glass—are happy to say they’re back in the creative, glass-blowing mode. The shop has announced two holiday bazaars: Saturday, December 3, 2011 visit Heron Glass at the Art Association’s 2011 Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, December 10, visit Heron Glass at their Driggs, Idaho studio from 10 am – 5pm. Address: 240 Nth 5th Street, Driggs. 208-354-2759 www.heronglass.com
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Etcetera—-Mountain Trails Gallery has renamed itself. The gallery will now be known as Mountain Trails Gallery Jackson Hole…..Cayuse Western Americana has a great new website!……David Brookover has a great new website!
