Sanders at Altamira; Horizon Fine Art Moves; Thal at the White House; AIP Rain Date
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Still. Reflective. Meditative. Calm. Mysterious.
Potent.
Landscape artist Jared Sanders’ depictions of barns, fields, rivers and trees — images reminiscent of rural Utah landscapes the artist experienced as a child — feel rooted and secured. It’s as if these quintessential American structures have made a life decision to stay “home.” No roaming. This land is the place and there is nothing finer; all the lights of the city, the allure of a rocky sea coast, the scintillating Western mountain ranges are calculating sirens. Not real.
This land is real. And it holds great power — pounding hearts, eternal rhythms.
Jared Sanders has a new exhibition, “Seasons: One Man Show” on display at Altamira Fine Art June 17-29, 2010. An opening reception takes place Thursday, June 17, 5-7:00 pm, at the gallery.
“Jared is an important and popular contemporary landscape artist. Although the scenery and barns he depicts in his paintings are primarily in or near the area
where he lives, they seem to strike a nostalgic chord of recognition and serenity with admirers of his work no matter where they live,” says Gallery Director Mark D. Tarrant. “His textured brushwork and subdued use of color continually create scenes which are simultaneously placid, yet compelling.”
Sanders, a tonalist, favors earthy, rubbed browns and dusky yellows; burnt reds and “old” blues and greens are aged–subdued–with the injection of grays. Siennas and ochre oils warm up the cool palette. Sanders intense attention to connecting objects and colors within each work is apparent; balance is flawless.
Contact Altamira Fine Art by phoning 307.739.4700. www.altamiraart.com.
Item #2:
A small note about a big move: Horizon Fine Art is decamping from its Center Street location and moving across town to new digs.
Horizon’s new address is Suite 202, at 30 King Street. I believe that address is situated on the east side of King Street between Broadway and Pearl….and close to the corner of Broadway and King.
It’s just north of from Shades Café and Sweetwater Restaurant. Ooh, and a short walk down the stairs from Snake River Grill! And in close proximity to Trailside Galleries, a few steps to the east on Broadway.
Congrats and Bon Chance, Horizon!
Who is moving in to your old space? Anybody?
Email: horizonfineart@wyoming.com. Phone: 307.739.1540.
Item #3:
Laurie Thal, Wilson glass artist, has had her work snatched up by the President. Of the United States. While exhibiting at a Washington D.C. craft show her work was admired by a member of the State Department. That staff member, Tracy Bernstein, asked Thal if she had any hand blown glass vessels depicting a peacock. She did; the bowl’s design is by Lia Kass, long time creative partner to Thal.
The bowl, shown at left, was purchased by the State Department’s Senior Gift Officer (what a cool job, shopping for fine arts to bestow upon heads of state!) and presented to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife by President and Mrs. Obama. The Prime Minister visited D.C. last November.
Thal also had a glass ornament on the Clinton Administration Christmas tree. AND she’s got work displayed at the Governor’s residence in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Congratulations Laurie and Lia! Very cool.
FINAL NOTE: LAST WEEK’S “ARTIST IN THE PARK ” EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. THE NEW DAY AND TIME ARE JUNE 19, 9 AM – 12 NOON.








Nicolai Ouroussoff’s March 31, 2010 article in the New York Times Arts Section
breaking up the population of over-crowded
of Haiti.
A gloved hand grasping a warm gun. The gloved hand, avec pistol, pushes its way through the back of a steeple-shaped enclosure, and the gun is pointed at…..? The gun barrel is wrapped with what appears to be a barbershop pole spiral; all are framed inside a fire-engine red border.
Not long ago, on
Kings of Cleats and one whose name was a slightly racy double-entendre. The teams had to take pieces of art out of a wooden crate and, with the clock ticking, assemble them into an installation with no instructions or curatorial guidance. (The “art installation” kit consisted of a blanket, a tambourine, streamers, two rattraps and other things that resembled street trash – in other words, the kinds of things many art handlers have actually had to try to assemble by themselves on the job.)
But the
I do recycle. And my rabbits, Minnie & Pearl, make good use of old newspaper for certain projects of theirs. We’re efficient with our newspapers, o.k.?
The arts are struggling, but for those cities and towns committed to their arts, they are a giant economic engine. Stop and think. How interesting is any city or town without its arts? Without expression of environment and culture? What would
Without
I wouldn’t live here. Who’d want to? We’re not exactly ethnically diverse, so there’s no interest there. If town didn’t exist and we were a park only, that would be one thing. But we’re not. We’re an urban center, we’re Wyoming’s equivalent of
Nothing about “NINE.”

A number of
a new NYC-only culture section. The new section would compete with the
Altamira Fine Art
about her work, exhibit and resume. Wednesday evening a special opening benefitting the
The
The gallery’s history began when the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association commissioned a New York artist,
Memorial Weekend Monday as I write this. Earlier today I took a walk around town. It was an extremely pleasant walk because I was able to stroll easily around the Town Square, able to find a bench to sit on, able to browse lazily in a few shops. It was mellow out there.

best-loved events. This year, the show and sale takes place Friday, June 12 and includes over 115 creatively altered boxes by regionally and nationally acclaimed artists. Prices have typically ranged from an affordable $25 to $4,000 and more. Proceeds support the Museum’s adult and youth education programs.
Each box is unique, and artists are invited to work in any medium as long as the work retains its function as a box. The box artworks will be auctioned by auctioneer Jim Loose, and the evening’s M.C. is KMTN’s “Fish.” Of course, there are door prizes: two CityPass books, a two-hour art appraisal by Art Appraisals of Jackson Hole, LLC, two bird-themed notions boxes and a tour of the newly opened Jackson Hole Raptor Center with guide Roger Smith.
Through August 23, take time to visit this year’s entries and winners of the