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LYNN BOGGESS: Painting Exhibition Presenting the work of Lynn Boggess , opening April 4th through July 3rd , 2017

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LYNN BOGGESS: PAINTING EXHIBITION April 4th – July 3rd Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 4th, 5 - 7pm WATERCOURSE WAY BATH HOUSE BRINGS THE SANTA FE ART SCENE TO THE SPA For more than 35 years, Watercourse Way Bath House Spa has provided its clients a serene, private experience like no other. Now Watercourse Way in collaboration with EVOKE Contemporary from Santa Fe, New Mexico brings a visual treat to your spa experience. Beginning on April 4th, Watercourse Way will transform into an exhibition space showcasing the renowned artists of EVOKE Contemporary. Artwork by a diverse selection of internationally recognized contemporary artists will be on display in the award-winning spa during business hours. The exhibitions will change quarterly and the paintings will be available to purchase by contacting EVOKE Contemporary anytime during the show.

About Watercourse Way Bath House Spa

Watercourse Way is an award-winning spa that features exquisitely designed private hot tubs, massage and luxurious spa treatments to be experienced in a tranquil, Zen-like oasis in downtown Palo Alto.

165 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301 ~ Tel: 650.462.2000 ~ Watercourseway.com Hours: Sunday through Thursday 8AM – 11:30PM. Friday & Saturday 8AM – 12:30AM About EVOKE Contemporary

Located in the pre-eminent Railyard Arts District in the heart of Santa Fe, NM, EVOKE Contemporary is committed to promoting provocative and compelling artwork by established and emerging contemporary artists of international acclaim.

550 S. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 ~ Tel: 505.995.9902 ~ Evokecontemporary.com

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Lynn Boggess With masterful use of line, palette and texture Lynn Boggess carries the viewer into his richly verdant and luscious landscapes, where these works were conceived.

Lynn Boggess’ subjects reflect the diverse nature of West Virginia and its flora. Boggess draws the viewer into the deeply receding spaces of his images. The pictures, devoid of human or animal habitation, focus on Nature, free of the influence of human activity. Boggess compels the viewer to contemplate each scene in turn, and finally the cycle of scenes: the lapse of hours; the alternating character of the rocks, of the trees and of the land; the turn of season. The paintings themselves become the spaces they portray.

In many large and small ways, Boggess’ paintings reflect the entire tradition of landscape painting. When asked what major influences or past movements might have left their imprint, Boggess says that whatever images he might be studying at the time provide the nexus for his own work. Indeed, the viewers will find suggestions of the Romantics, the Luminists, the Impressionists, and the Expressionists. Yet, the artist does not set out to make his works conform to a preconceived style; rather, he melds the tradition and his own experience into a way of seeing and a style in landscape painting which is uniquely his own.

Stylistically reflective of European and American landscape painting, Boggess’ work transcends the pitfall of betraying his predecessors and forges, in its place, an art of resolution and contemplation. Nature has been acknowledged in his work and accepted for what it has to offer in the way of healing and beauty. That last concept - beauty - is a loaded word in an age of art which often gives us truth with all its flaws and warts, or with the sophistication of irony, which is all-too-often uncomfortable with the idea that beauty is definable, desirable, or even necessary. Boggess’ work cuts through such specious queries to a plainer truth: that beauty simply is ~ an unavoidable irrefutable fact of the natural world. In their unhedging presentation of this fact, Boggess’ paintings offer solace and respite, even to the most casual of viewers, just as do the original locations in Nature which were his impetus.

For the complete article please visit the artists page Excerpts from: Marian J. Hollinger, Curator, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV Born in 1955 in Washington, West Virginia, Lynn Boggess grew up on a farm near Parkersburg, West Virginia and continues to live and work in his home state. He was Professor of Art at Fairmont State College and Coordinator of the Art Department for several years, before devoting himself exclusively to painting.

Awards and Honors Lifetime Achievement Award, WV Governor’s Awards, 2010 Best of Show, Tamarack’s Best of West Virginia Art Competition, 2009 West Virginia Visual Artist of the Year, 2009 D. Gene Jordan Award, The West Virginia Juried Exhibition, 2009 West Virginia Governor’s Award for Excellence in Painting, 2009

Selected Museums and Collections SAS Institute, Cary, NC West Virginia Governor’s Mansion, Charleston, WV Eisai, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Education Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Bloomfield Hills MI: MFA Fairmont State University, Fairmont WV: BA

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Elevations, July, 6, 7, 8 (Triptych), oil on canvas, 66 x 84

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16 September 2011, oil on canvas, 46 x 40

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18 April 2012, oil on canvas, 20 x 17

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01 June 2015, oil on canvas, 34 x 30

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08 September 2010, oil on canvas, 46 x 40

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22 April 2015, oil on canvas, 34 x 30

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28 March 2013 (diptych), oil on canvas, 17 x 20 (each)

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