KEN DAGGETT Shifting Landscapes
Meyer Gallery
KEN DAGGETT Shifting Landscapes
April 29 - May 12th, 2022
Ken Daggett: Shifting Landscapes Taos painter Ken Daggett has spent more than 20 years capturing the light and landscape of Northern New Mexico en plein air. Even after two decades, the earnest artist has yet to tire of his subject matter, which presents itself in new ways each time he comes before it, palette knife in hand. For his 2022 solo show at Meyer Gallery, Daggett revisits many of his favorite painting locations near Taos and Abiquiu, capturing his ever-changing subject matter with new light and personal perspective. “It’s different every time you go,” he says. “And hopefully I’ve also had growth as an artist, so it always looks different; it’s always changing.” Shifting Landscapes features a series of paintings that are the result of Daggett’s plein air excursions over the past year. Daggett paints on location nearly every day, regardless of the season, elements, or temperatures. It’s this consistency and determination that allows him to witness the earth’s subtle daily changes and dramatic seasonal shifts. Blanketed with snow after a winter storm, sweltering in the high desert heat, or blowing in the peaceful fall breeze – Daggett’s landscapes are indicative of the artist’s deep connection and experience with the land, with imbedded emotion that easily extends from artist to viewer. Daggett paints exclusively with palette knife, which adds an impressionistic feel to his realism. He values the looseness and spontaneity that comes with his painting style, particularly after spending years as a professional illustrator which limited his personal expression. As a painter, his goal is not to recreate the scene before him in an exacting way, but instead to share his own interpretation and impression of a place. “You can’t always find the perfect scene and I don’t want to,” he says.
After the Storm
oil
24” x 20”
Afternoon Light II
oil
11” x 14”
Aspen Path
o
oil
40” x 60”
Aspen Slopes
oil
16” x 20”
Aspen Valley
oil
11” x 14”
Canyon Autumn II
oil
14”x 11”
Canyon Autumn
oil
16” x 12”
Chama Color
oil
12”x 16”
Chama Wildlands
oil
11”x 14”
Coming Storm
oil
16”x 20”
El Salto Fences
oil
11”x 14”
Italiano Aspens
oil
20”x 16”
Mountains and Snow
oil
10”x 8”
New Mexico Afternoon
oil
16” x 12”
Passing Clouds
oil
16” x 20”
Pedernal Road
oil
12” x 16”
Pedernal View
oil
12” x 16”
Pilar Color
oil
14” x 11”
Rio Grande
oil
11” x 14”
Rio Grande Fall
oil
16” x 20”
River’s Edge
oil
16” x 20”
Snow and Sage
oil
10” x 8”
Snow and Sage II
oil
14” x 11”
Sunset
oil
11”x 14”
Taos Gorge
oil
20”x 11”
Taos Mesa Clouds
oil
40”x 30”
Taos Mesa Snow
oil
24 x 20”
Taos Mountains
oil
10” x 8”
Taos Sage
oil
11” x 14”
The Chimney Rock
oil
11” x 14”
Through the Canyon
oil
12” x 16”
Vista Pedernal
oil
10” x 8”
Wheeler Peak and Fall
oil
36” x 48”
Willows in the Gorge
oil
16” x 20”
Winter in the Gorge
oil
16” x 20”
Winter Tree
oil
10” x 8”
Winter Water
oil
14” x 11”
Price List After the storm
oil
24x20
$2,700
Afternoon Light II
oil
11x14
$1,200
Aspen Path
oil
40x60
$13,500
Aspen Slopes
oil
16x20
$1,800
Aspen Valley
oil
11x14
$1,200
Canyon Autumn
oil
16x12
$1,400
Canyon Autumn II
oil
14x11
$1,200
Chama Color
oil
12x16
$1,400
Chama Wildlands
oil
11x14
$1,200
Coming Storm
oil
16x20
$1,800
El Salto Fences
oil
11x14
$1,200
Italiano Aspens
oil
20x16
$1,800
Mountains and Snow
oil
10x8
New Mexico Afternoon
oil
16x12
$1,400
Passing Clouds
oil
16x20
$1,800
Pedernal Road
oil
12x16
$1,400
Pedernal View
oil
12x16
$1,400
Pilar Color
oil
14x11
$1,200
Rio Grande
oil
11x14
$1,200
Rio Grande Fall
oil
16x20
$1,800
River’s Edge
oil
16x20
$1,800
Snow and Sage II
oil
14x11
$1,200
Snow and Sage
oil
10x8
$800
Sunset
oil
11x14
$1,200
Taos Gorge
oil
20x16
$1,800
$800
Taos Mesa Clouds
oil
40x30
$4,800
Taos Mesa Snow
oil
24x20
$2,700
Taos Mountains
oil
10x8
$800
Taos Sage
oil
11x14
$1,200
The Chimney Rock
oil
40x30
$4,800
Through the Canyon
oil
12x16
$1,400
Vista Pedernal
oil
10x8
$800
Wheeler Peak and Fall
oil
36x48
$7,500
Willows in the Gorge
oil
16x20
$1,800
Winter in the Gorge
oil
16x20
$1,800
Winter Tree
oil
10x8
$800
Winter Water
oil
14x11
$1,200
Meyer Gallery
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