Michael Workman S o l o
E x h i bi t i o n
Meyer Gallery
Michael Workman Solo Exhibition
M AY 27 - June 9, 202 2
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com
For his Solo Exhibition at Meyer Gallery, Utah artist Michael Workman presents a new body of work that continues to push the boundaries of traditional landscape painting with modern perspectives and techniques. Workman’s style is rooted in 19th century landscape painting, influenced by master artists like George Inness, but with the contemporary paint application of the early modernists. “What matters are the abstract elements,” he says of the process. “…the quality of the brushstrokes, color relationships, and composition. My goal is to achieve that vibration between realism and abstraction.” The work for his Solo Exhibition is a blend of both – featuring paintings that have a more classical feel alongside those with looser handling of paint or unexpected perspective, and others that embody feelings of both. An example of the latter is the painting titled, “Wild Horses,” and its smaller study, “Wild Horses/Sketch,” which depicts a single horse’s head. The larger piece is more detailed with looser edges, while the study is more abstract in its approach and design. Both beautifully embody the spirit of their subject. “These paintings are traditional in subject matter but have a very contemporary approach,” says Workman of his wild horses. “I thought a lot about color relationships and the image as an abstract shape, fitting within the square picture plane. They are both carefully thought out and designed.” Even with a planned approach, Workman’s “Wild Horses/Sketch” has a spontaneous and effortless feel. “Some paintings are more labor intensive – I have to move things around and scrape and rework until it starts to flow,” says Workman. “But every once in a while, something magical happens and it just comes together.” Such as with the horse pieces, Worman’s exhibition paintings are grouped into collections based on subject, place, or mood. His landscapes depict scenes from Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu in Northern New Mexico, along with farming communities and pastoral scenes in Colorado and Utah. “September Rain” is a piece inspired by Workman’s favorite painting location in his home state of Utah, a farming town called Milburn that he painted from memory for the piece. His “Dove Creek/Big Sky” series is inspired by the southern Colorado town of Dove Creek, which Workman loves for its broad skies and distant views of the San Juan Mountains. -Kelly Carper
Dove Creek/Big Sky
oil
24 x 27
Dove Creek/Big Sky #2
oil
18 x 18
Dove Creek/Big Sky #3
oil
18 x 18
Ghost Ranch
oil
31 x 31
Ghost Ranch/Sky Sketch
oil
6 x 7.5
Group of Horses
oil
8.5 x 8.5
Into Fredonia
oil
13 x 21
September Rain
oil
18 x 22
Small Green Landscape with Black Cows
oil
8 x 10
Small Green Landscape with Black Cows #2
oil
7 x 8
Spring City/ Evening Looking East
oil
48 x 48
Wild Horses
oil
31 x 31
Wild Horses Sketch
oil
8.5 x 8.5
Small Green Landscape with Sheep
oil
7.5 x 15
Ghost Ranch Sketch
oil
9.5 x 9.5
Little Yellow Farm House
oil
9.5 x 9.5
Michael Workman Solo e xhibiton Price list
Dove Creek/ Big Sky
oil
24 x 27
$16,500
Dove Creek/ Big Sky #2
oil
18 x 18
$10,500
Dove Creek/ Big Sky #3
oil
18 x 18
$10,500
Ghost Ranch
oil
31 x 31
$22,000
Ghost Ranch/ Sky Sketch
oil
6 x 7.5
$3,000
Group of Horses
oil
8.5 x 8.5
$4,000
Into Fredonia
oil
13 x 21
$9,500
September Rain
oil
18 x 22
$12,500
Michael Workman Solo e xhibiton Price list
Sml Green Landscape w/ Black Cows
oil
8 x 10
$4,500
Sml Green Landscape w/ Black Cows #2
oil
7x8
$3,500
Spring City/ Evening Looking East
oil
48 x 48
$36,000
Wild Horses
oil
31 x 31
$22,000
Wild Horses/Sketch
oil
8.5 x 8.5
$4,000
Sml Green Landscape w/ Sheep
oil
7.5 x 15
$5,500
Ghost Ranch Sketch
oil
9.5 x 9.5
$4,500
Little Yellow Farm House
oil
9.5 x 9.5
$4,500
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com