Posts Tagged ‘Trailside Galleries’
Sometimes it all boils down to the boat.
Now on exhibition at the Tayloe Piggott Gallery, artist Kathryn Lynch’s River Tugs is an opus to the painter’s surroundings, and her naive, folk-like painting style is refreshing. It’s cool to have these paintings of tugboats and other vessels in Jackson, because they’re subject matter not often offered up in our mountain town. Lynch leaves out nautical details and concentrates on each boat’s essence—for her, these tugs are “symbols of the ongoing solitary traveler in each of us.” The theme is one we’ve picked up on in the most recent Piggott gallery shows, and these works encourage us to give pause—and that’s a good thing. No rushing. Lynch’s tonal, broad strokes, rendered in grays, greens, orange and blues, suggest play even as they suggest a certain somber observation of our collective psyche.
As children, pushing our Fisher Price tugboats around and around in the bath made the prospect of approaching bedtime much more welcome. Splashing play, followed by a dive under the blankets and dream time.
Showing concurrently at Tayloe Piggott is Nicole Charbonnet’s body of new works, Wild Things. Charbonnet’s layered, fresco-like works “serve as a metaphor for the phenomenon of recollection,” and portray animals found in the wild and iconic wild West horses and cowboy themes. Charbonnet also explores our own perceptions of self through non-human imagery; her work expresses a longing—and also a reverence—for days gone by.
She sees in her process of “erasing” the paint and overlaying additional layers something that both celebrates and criticizes the values portrayed by her subjects. “I’m raising questions about their current viability in a changed world. I make them look old and tired, though still beautiful, to ask if it’s time to relegate them to memory.”
A New Orleans native, Charbonnet says her home city greatly influences her work. “If you watch New Orleans, you see everywhere the effects of the process of time on surfaces,” she says. adding “That’s true of every place, every person.” The artist builds up her paintings with layers of textures, images, words, fabrics and collaged papers from all manner of sources. Says Charbonnet,“Nothing is ever completely gone, so even if you don’t hold a conscious memory of something, it forms the fabric and texture of who you are. I try to re-create the process your mind goes through in becoming what it is. You see something, and it reminds you of something else, another context, another feeling, even while the original image remains.”
River Tugs and Wild Things remain on exhbition through February 7, 2012. www.tayloepiggottgallery.com
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Trailside Galleries annual Holiday Miniatures Show opens with a gallery reception on Thursday, December 29, 5-8:00 pm. The gallery is excited to début “exquisite” new miniature paintings from most of the gallery’s roster of
artists. The gallery will feature new works by such noted Western artists as Kyle Sims, Dan Smith, Adam Smith, Joseph Sulkowski, Guy Coheleach, Robert Duncan, Nicholas Coleman, David Mayer, and many others.
The show’s opening takes place in conjunction with that evening’s downtown Jackson Holiday ArtWalk. While you are there, venture upstairs to see what’s new at the Jackson Hole Art Auction offices; Trailside produces the annual Fall Arts Festival event in conjunction with the Gerald Peters Gallery. For more information, phone 307-733-3186. www.trailsidegalleries.com …
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Thursday, December 22, wildlife artist Mary Roberson gives an artist’s demonstration at Altamira Fine Art, 3-5:00 pm. An artist’s conversation, “My Sketch Book,” will be presented by Roberson at 6:00 pm.
Altamira takes its name from Spain’s famous Upper Paleolithic cave paintings of wild beasts. Of all Altamira’s artists, Roberson is most connected to that wild spirit, and inner knowledge that animals inform us.
We are so wild. Soon, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will be awash in wildlife as adults give birth, bears come out from hibernation, and the creatures of the Earth migrate to their summer habitats.
If Spring seems a little far off, stop by Trailside Galleries during the month of March and take in their annual Wildlife Discovery Show. Through March 31, 2011 the Jackson gallery showcases the works of Western artists exploring creative styles, subject matter and mediums. The roster of noted artists includes: Kyle Sims, Nancy
Glazier, Bonnie Marris, Ralph Oberg, Sarah Woods, Nancy Glazier, James Morgan, Sherry Sander, Lindsay Scott, John Seerey-Lester, Ryan Skidmore, Adam Smith, Daniel Smith, Linda St. Clair, Richard D. Thomas, and Kathy Wipfler.
Many new works are on exhibition. While you are there, take a turn upstairs and make your way back to the Jackson Hole Art Auction offices and gallery, where works slated to be auctioned off this September are also on display. www.trailsidegalleries.com.
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The Cultural Council of Jackson Hole announced that 2011-2012 Arts for All Grant Applications are available for arts and cultural organizations, as well as individual artists. The program is administered by the Cultural Council.
“The Arts for All grant program serves to distributes social service tax dollars from the Town of Jackson and Teton County for arts education, producing and presenting opportunities, and public projects by individual artists,” says the Council’s Alissa Davies. “Grant amounts can be up to $6,000, and all grants must be cash matched at least 1:1 by the applicant.”
Completed grant applications are due by June 1, 2011. Late applications will not be accepted. No support will be provided to organizations already receiving public support from Town or County funds. Arts for All funds are allocated to the Cultural Council at the discretion of the Jackson Town Council and the Teton County Board of Commissioners. There is no guarantee that these elected officials will approve Arts for All funding again this year.
For more information contact Davies at culturalcounciljh@gmail.com.
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There’s still time to send the National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) your thoughts on its new sculpture trail, set to open to the public in 2012; the event coincides with NMWA’s 25th anniversary. Show your interest by logging on here and filling out an easy on-line questionaire.
NMWA’s President and CEO Jim McNutt has announced that the three-quarter mile long outdoor art venue designed by renowned landscape architect Walter Hood “will showcase nearly 30 permanent and temporary
artworks. The sculpture trail will connect to the recently constructed Jackson-to-Grand Teton National Park pathway via a new underpass for easy biker and hiker access. Sponsored in memory of James F. (Jim) Petersen, honoring his life-long commitment to education, art, and love of the Tetons, the sculpture trail further integrates the national museum’s collection with its natural – even rugged – Wyoming setting.”
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Finally, the Washington Post reported last week that the National Gallery of Art has acquired Thomas Moran’s “Green River Cliffs, Wyoming.” Long part of a private collection, the dramatic panorama joins two other Moran paintings already a part of the gallery’s collection. Moran’s work has steadily gained value over the years.
Through July 31, Trailside Galleries will present a showcase of works by artist Mike Malm — new paintings will be available for viewing
the latter part of the month.
Though he often paints landscapes, Malm is an avid romantic portraitist. His softest, most sensitive works often recall Renoir’s reverence for the feminine. Against rural backgrounds Malm portrays what he feels is one of God’s great creations: the human figure. To Malm, a tilt of the head or tiny hand gesture can communicate universal thought and emotion.
In other words, painting is a calling for this artist, a testimony. With every work, Malm strives to move his viewers by capturing the infinite subtleties of human nature.
A new showcase of paintings by artist Chris Owen follows, August 1-31 at Trailside. The gallery says up to ten new works will be on display by the artist, whose work hangs in such collections as the Pearce Western Art Collection in Corsicana, Texas, the National Western Museum in Denver, Colorado, and the Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Owen has moved to working with oils full time, and his passion is chronicling cowboy life. In speaking about his art Owen falls into detailed descriptions of his observations of horses and ranches.
“There is nothing more satisfying to me than to bring a green colt up into a real nice saddle horse that knows how to handle himself and is a pleasure to be around. From the halter breaking and ground work right on up to all of the roping and getting gates and other ranch chores, each step presents its own challenges and the way it’s handled can vary quite a bit depending on the individual horse’s personality,” says the artist.
For information on both shows, contact Trailside’s Dawn Meckam by emailing dawn@trailsidegalleries.com, or phoning 307.733.3186.
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At Heather James Fine Art, Masters of Impressionism and Modern Art brings together exquisite examples of art by Berthe Morisot, Édouard Léon Cortès, Fernand Léger, René Magritte, Claude Monet, and Jackson Pollock among many others.
A highlight of the show, Monet’s Water Lily (c. 1915-1919), gives Jackson art lovers a chance to see one of Monet’s signature works; part of a series that defined the artist’s career. ”Monet’s distinctive late palette and all of the pictorial tensions unique to the achievements of the artist’s final decades are on display with this prime example from the master Impressionist’s oeuvre,” says the gallery’s James Corona.
Specific works on exhibit include Pablo Picasso’s Buste de Femme Souriante (1901) and Fernand Léger’s La racine noire et fragments d’objets (1943-1950).
For information: lyndsay@heatherjames.com.
Trailside Galleries annual Salute to Summer exhibition kicks off the 2010 season with a month-long group (all gallery) showcase. Salute to Summer runs June 1-31 and underlines the myriad mediums and artistic styles the gallery embraces. This year landscape artists Robert Moore and Michael Godfrey will enjoy individual showcases within the larger exhibition. Linda St. Clair’s whimsical, colorful wildlife art will also be spotlighted.
An impressively long list of artists–painters and sculptors–make up the Trailside roster. Look for new works from:
Cyrus Afsary, Bill Anton, Steve Atkinson, Wayne Baize, Gerald Balciar, Dan Bodelson, Harley Brown, Perry Brown, Bruce Cheever, Elaine Coffee, Nicholas Coleman, Brent Cotton, Don Crowley, Pino Dangelico, Tom Darro, Stan Davis, Angela de la Vega, John DeMott, Andrew Denman, Frank DiVita, Patricia Dobson, Mikel Donahue, Robert Du
ncan, Nancy Glazier, Michael Godfrey, Veryl Goodnight, Lanny Grant, Bruce Greene, Brad Greenwood, George Hallmark, Robert Johnson, Laurie Lee, Calvin Liang, Z.S. Liang, Huihan Liu, Mike Malm, Paul Mann, Bonnie Marris, Buck McCain, Dan McCaw, Danny McCaw, Greg McHuron, Dan Mieduch, Robert Moore, James Morgan, Brenda Murphy, Scott Myers, Bill Nebeker, Gary Niblett, George Northup, Ralph Oberg, Chris Owen, J. Peralta, Andrew Peters, Dave Powell, Clark Kelley Price, Howard Rogers, Mike Roths, Sherry Sander, Bill Sawczuk, Brad Schmidt, Lindsay Scott, John Seerey-Lester, Suzie Seerey-Lester, Kyle Sims, Ryan Skidmore, Adam Smith, Daniel Smith, Matt Smith, Tucker Smith, Gordon Snidow, Tim Solliday, Linda St. Clair, Richard D. Thomas, Zhiwei Tu, Kent Ullberg, Kent Wallis, Jeffrey R. Watts, Morgan Weistling, William Whitaker, Kathy Wipfler, Sarah Woods David Yorke and Jie Wei Zhou.
For full details, contact Trailside by phoning 307.733.3186, or log onto the gallery’s website here.
Trailside Galleries keeps their artists busy! Throughout the month of February the gallery’s annual New Horizons landscape show illuminates downtown’s East Broadway.
Highlighted in the exhibit is contemporary landscape painter Robert Moore, a very popular artist. His canvas sizes run the gamut–they can be almost monumental in scale, but he also creates paintings in sizes appropriate for any space. Result: lots to choose from!
Moore’s paint application suggests a palette knife; brushstrokes have a slicing quality. Moore’s colors are vibrant–he’s flexible here, too. Landscapes are warm, cool, and everything in between. Baskets of color, flying confetti, piling up—Moore’s own painterly parade. He’s a painter for all seasons, an “American Impressionist.” Hailing from Idaho, Moore has been painting for 25 years; this show is slated to include at least 10 new works.
Other artists featured in February’s show are: Bruce Cheever, Brent Cotton, Michael Godfrey, Lanny Grant, Francois Koch, Calvin Liang, Grant MacDonald, Dan McCaw, Danny McCaw, Greg McHuron, Robert Moore, Scott Myers, Ralph Oberg, Andrew Peters, Bill Sawczuk, Curt Walters and Kathy Wipfler.
For more information, contact Cara Kelly via email: Cara@trailsidegalleries.com. Check out the Trailside Galleries website for more gallery information.