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June 15 – 27, 2020 Jackson Hole Artist Reception | June 18 | 5-8pm
SEP TEMBER VHAY Elusive Moments
Jackson Hole | Scottsdale | AltamiraArt.com
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Saturday’s Play Oil on Belgian linen | 10 x 12 inches Enquire
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SEPTEMBER VHAY
Spotlight: Saturday’s Play Foals often do this: they’ll run around like crazy and then just stop to think. When they play, they are learning about their bodies, how their legs work. This was a moment when they stopped to take it all in, the two of them, in unison. In my paintings, I focus on such subtle moments. I will take 200 photographs but only a singular picture captures the essence of the scene— when the composition comes together and I am inspired by an expression. I’ll be watching, watching, watching, and then I get this intuitive hit—there’s a painting. Sometimes, I don’t sense that special moment; I’ll be watching wildlife or horses and nothing happens. Capturing such moments feels like the culmination of all of my studies in architecture, art, and observations over time. The composition gels, the expression gels, the concepts click. Such beautiful moments for which to be present.
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Saturday’s Play took place in the spring, which seems apropos of where we are right now. Spring brings a sense of new beginnings and freshness. As long as we are thoughtful, there is hope. In both my paintings and my drawings, I’m pushing myself toward even more minimalism. Drawing helps me play with that freshness by removing color as an entity. There is a directness for the viewer. Charcoal is an elusive material in its own right, not bound into the paper or canvas
like oils. You can’t go back and smudge it out. It’s a more fragile medium, less workable, which lends an ethereal quality. My training in watercolor has set me up for success with charcoal. I think through my drawings thoroughly, which leads to their inherent freshness. My distant cousin, artist Marilyn Borglum, gave me an incredible compliment. She said I have a light hand. I strive for efficiency: saying as much as possible with as little effort.
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Joy 15 Watercolor on paper | 8 x 8 inches Enquire
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Dash Watercolor on paper | 7 x 9 inches Enquire
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Basha’s Bay Oil on Belgian linen | 12 x 19 inches Enquire
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Deer Run Radiance One Charcoal on paper | 18 x 26 inches Enquire
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Moon Dance Charcoal on paper | 9.5 x 16 inches Enquire
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Joy 16 Watercolor on paper | 8 x 8 inches Enquire
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Zoey (Dalmatian) Watercolor on paper | 9.5 x 9.5 inches Enquire
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Zip Watercolor on paper | 8 x 8 inches
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Joy 17 Watercolor on paper | 8 x 8 inches Enquire
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Deer Run Radiance Two Charcoal on paper | 18 x 26 inches Enquire
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172 Center Street | Jackson Hole Wyoming AltamiraArt.com | 307-739-4700
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