Trailside Galleries-June 2013 Newsletter

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JUNE 2013

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Summer is quickly approaching and that means the start of the busy art season for us at our Jackson, Wyoming location. Our opening season show “High Country Summer” brings together a rich and diverse collection of new works from all our gallery artists. Whether you love traditional western art, landscapes, wildlife, impressionism or figurative works, the show offers a great selection of fine paintings and sculpture to suit every taste. I hope you can join us for our artist’s reception on Thursday, June 20th. In June we will also be doing a special focus on Robert Duncan, Robert Moore and Gary Ernest Smith.

On the following pages, you will see a sampling of new works by each of these much sought after artists.

Jim Norton, Prayers to the Buffalo, 24 x 36, Oil, $26,000

Looking ahead to July, we will host the 3rd annual Masters In Miniature Invitational show which features a plethora of small works by our roster of artists as well as a special group of invited guest artists. We anticipate having some 250 small paintings for this event which will be sold by draw on Thursday, July 18th.

I would also like to send out another reminder that on August 23, Trailside celebrates its 50th anniversary! We have planned a wonderful show to commemorate the event and many of the participating artists will be in attendance during our gala reception.

Arturo Chavez, Cuyamongue, 30 x 48, Oil, $26,000

Many of our collectors visit the Jackson area in September to take advantage of the wonderful fall weather and to partake in all the activities during the busy Fall Arts Festival. As always, we will host our very popular “Fall Gold” show on Saturday, September 14 which has a special focus on wildlife and sporting art. During this event, we will also have feature shows for artists Adam Smith and Dustin Van Wechel. Both of these talented, young painters are quickly making their way into the ranks of the finest wildlife painters in the country. As well, we will be presenting the 7th annual Jackson Hole Art Auction which is held at the Center for the Arts.

Please visit our website often where you can see the latest artwork and a schedule of upcoming shows. Also, I encourage you to visit us on Facebook, make a friend request and like our page for both Trailside and the Jackson Hole Art Auction. We are posting new things on a daily basis, so it is a great resource for you to keep up with all the latest news at Trailside!

Maryvonne Leshe, Managing Partner

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Dan Mieduch, Mandan, 18 x 24, Oil, $9,800

Richard Thomas, The Final Drive Home, 30 x 50, Oil, $28,000

June 17 - 30, 2013 | Jackson Hole

Robert Duncan, The Visitor, 30 x 40, Oil, $18,000

Howard Rogers, Right in the Midst of ‘Em, 18 x 14, Oil, $3,800

William Phillips, The Survivors, 18 x 36, Oil, $22,000

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Artists’ Reception: Thursday, June 20th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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Bonnie Marris, Edgy, 18 x 24, Oil, $8,500

Veryl Goodnight, No Place For The Meek, 20 x 16, Oil, $3,800

Linda St. Clair, Double Trouble, 36 x 48, Oil, $7,000

Suzie Seerey-Lester, Out Of Gas, 12 x 16, Oil, $3,500

John Seerey-Lester, With The Night, 24 x 48, Oil, $47,000

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Gordon Snidow, This Ain’t My First Rodeo, 17 x 24, Gouache, $25,000

Michael Godfrey, Aspen Hues, 18 x 24, Oil, $7,500

Lanny Grant, Spring Awakening, 31 x 49, Oil, $16,000

Jie Wei Zhou, Feeding Time, 30 x 24, Oil, $13,000

Mike Malm, Ready And Willing, 24 x 36, Oil, $7,600

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Robe rt D uncan

An aspiring artist from an early age, it was Robert Duncan’s childhood summers on his grandfather’s ten thousand acre Wyoming cattle ranch that would deeply instill in him a love of nature and rural life that continues to be the central focus of his life and art today. Duncan’s career began to flourish in the early 1980’s after he was juried into the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America organization. His subject matter then focused on the daily lives of the American Indian; the Ute, Crow and Blackfeet, and their interaction with the environment and nature. Five years and several awards later he resigned from the group to paint more rural subjects. Robert notes, “The family farm is disappearing at an alarming rate. Development and sprawl cover fertile fields by the minute. I want my grandchildren to be able to walk through a field and hear a meadowlark call.” He adds, “In a way, my paintings are a call to think about the things that have touched our lives and hope that we might all be willing to do our part to save these things for future generations.”

Through his paintings, Robert is able to show the viewer the similarity he sees in the lives of farmers and ranch people who share the same common bond as the Native Americans with the environment and Mother Nature.

Maya, 12 x 16, Oil, $2,400

Ocean Breezes, 30 x 40, Oil, $14,000

Crystal Clear, 16 x 20, Oil, $3,500

Natures Rest, 16 x 12, Oil, $2,400

Storm Clouds, 30 x 40, Oil, $18,000

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Robert Moore is a multi-award winning artist whose paintings reflect his deep love and appreciation for nature’s endless beauty. Whether painting wild groves of Apsen, rugged mountain peaks, or the beautiful farmlands near the Snake River where he grew up and still lives, his distinctive combination of brush and palette knife coupled with heavy surface texture and high key colors bring forth a passion and energy to every canvas. A plein air purist, he works on location to best capture the immediate impression of each subject. Robert notes, “I’m not as interested in detail as in the larger shapes, the design, how the values of masses link together and create interesting shapes. Painting is how I can understand that and put it into my own vocabulary on canvas for people to enjoy.”

Backyard Lilacs, 30 x 40, Oil, $8,500

On the Snake River, 20 x 24, Oil, $3,400

The Pasture, 16 x 20, Oil, $2,300

Homestead, 20 x 24, Oil, $2,900

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Wildflowers, 20 x 24, Oil, $3,100

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Ga ry E S mith

Following years of artistic training and experimentation, Gary Ernest Smith’s subject matter is based on his background of a rural life-style that celebrates the values of hard work and self-reliance. These aspects of Smith’s life are the catalyst for his distinctive style. Living in the west, his work is primarily of that region, but it is not western in the traditional sense.

Although it defies precise classification, the artist considers his style “minimal” and seeks to express the essence and simplicity of each subject. Whatever the focus might be, his work expresses the artistic elements of bold form and color.

These two components become the vehicle that melds the style and subject into a symbolic visual language, expanding the artistic appeal beyond the west to captivate the attention of a sophisticated urban audience.

Smith paints at his studio and home nestled in the mountains of the Bull River in Highland, Utah. Here he and his wife, Judy, a professional musician, live and work amidst fields, gardens and open spaces.

Barn In Summer, 20x 30, Oil $12,000

Cowboy At Sunset, 40 x 30, Oil, $24,000

Ernie’s Field, 30 x 40, Oil, $24,000

Horses In A Row, 14 x 24, Oil, $7,800

Urban Cornfield, 36 x 48, Oil, $34,000

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J esse P owell Grounded in a traditional approach of executing studio paintings from numerous outdoor studies, Jesse Powell has lived most of his life on the California coast, where he has developed a deep attachment and respect for a rapidly disappearing natural landscape. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including shows at The Laguna Art Museum, The Pasadena Museum of California History, The Pasadena Museum of California Art, and The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. He is an artist member of the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society and a Signature Member of the California Art Club and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

Morning Glow on June Lake, 14 x 18, Oil, $3,600

Owens River Valley, 12 x 16, Oil, $2,800

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