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Brad Price Me x i c o
B a c k r o a d
Meyer Gallery
Br ad Price
New Mexico Backroad
No vember 4th - 17th, 202 2
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com
For his 2022 Solo Exhibition, Oklahoma artist Brad Price presents a new body of work inspired by his adventures through Northern New Mexico, captured in his expressive and vibrant painting style. New Mexico Backroad opens on November 4th with an Opening Reception from 5-7pm. New work can also be seen online at meyergalleries.com. “My work for this show came from driving around New Mexico off the beaten track,” says Price. “I love to just drive and come upon things that are new and exciting.” Price’s regular visits to New Mexico over the years have provided him with thousands of reference photographs, which he uses in the studio to inspire new work. “When photographing, I frame shots that are perfect for a painting,” says Price, whose creative background is photography, illustration and writing. “I can see the painting in my head before I click the shutter.” In this way, Price begins composing his pieces before ever picking up a brush, analyzing his subjects through the lens before translating them to canvas. Back in his Oklahoma studio, he may add or omit details from his reference photograph, but stays close to his original perspective and inspiration for the piece. Price often paints scenes from the High Road to Taos, the Turquoise Trail, O’Keeffe Country and the Chama Wilderness. All will be present in his upcoming exhibition, in addition to city scenes of Taos at Christmas time, when farolitos dot the streets and illuminate adobe architecture. Price will feature approximately 40 new pieces for New Mexico Backroads, ranging from intimate small works to large paintings that are three by four feet. One of Price’s larger pieces in the show is titled Backlit Chamisa, featuring the roadside plant haloed by the afternoon sun. The chamisa is a recurring subject for Price, who paints the common shrub with equal beauty and reverence as his adobe churches. Price’s bold, directional brushstrokes and use of vivid, complimentary color characterize his work and align him with some of New Mexico’s most renowned painters. This year, he became an elected member of the Salmagundi Club out of New York, a society of artists that historically included Taos Founders such as Burt Phillips and Ernest Blumenschein. It is one of America’s oldest arts organizations with more than 1,100 current members throughout the United States and abroad. Today’s members and recently past members are some of the most recognized names within representational art. This year also marks Price’s fourth inclusion in the Small Works, Great Wonders® exhibition at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, an invitation-only show featuring over 100 of the nation’s finest artists.
Abiquiu Cottonwoods
oil
36 x 48
Abiquiu Chamisa
oil
24 x 30
Abiquiu Morada Overview
oil
24 x 36
Abiquiu Winter
oil
16 x 20
Backroad Chamisa
oil
30 x 40
Bode’s Hill
oil
30 x 40
Chama Backroad
oil
30 x 40
Chama Wilderness Shadows
oil
16 x 20
Church at Placitas
oil
36 x 48
El Castillo, Dixon
oil
14 x 11
Galisteo Chamisa
oil
16 x 20
Golondrinas Chapel
oil
30 x 40
Golondrinas Morada
oil
11 x 14
High Ridge Aspens
oil
40 x 30
Hollyhocks Del Norte
oil
30 x 24
Las Trampas Overview
oil
24 x 30
Los Ojos Fencline
oil
30 x 40
Orthodox Chapel, Santa Fe
oil
11 x 14
Pecos Trail Farolitos
oil
30 x 40
Pedernal
oil
16 x 20
Penitente Road
oil
30 x 40
Santa Fe Aspens
oil
30 x 24
Santa Fe Farolitos
oil
24 x 30
Taos Chamisa
oil
24 x 30
Taos Church
oil
24 x 30
Taos Pueblo
oil
20 x 16
Taos Vista
oil
30 x 40
Trampas
oil
11 x 14
Br ad Price
New Mexico Backroad Price list
Abiquiu Cottonwoods
oil
36 x 48
$7,500
Abiquiu Chamisa
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Abiquiu Morada Overview
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Abiquiu Winter
oil
16 x 20
$2,100
Arroyo Hondo Adobe
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Backroad Chamisa
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Bode’s Hill
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Chama Backroad
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Chama Wilderness Shadows
oil
16 x 20
$2,100
Church at Placitas
oil
36 x 48
$7,500
El Castillo, Dixon
oil
14 x 11
$1,200
Galisteo Chamisa
oil
16 x 20
$2,100
Golondrinas Chapel
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Golondrinas Morada
oil
11 x 14
$1,200
High Ridge Aspens
oil
40 x 30
$5,600
Hollyhocks Del Norte
oil
30 x 24
$3,600
Las Trampas Overview
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Los Ojos Fenceline
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Orthodox Chapel, Santa Fe
oil
11 x 14
$1,200
Pecos Trail Farolitos
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Pedernal
oil
16 x 20
$2,100
Penitente Road
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Santa Fe Aspens
oil
30 x 24
$3,600
Santa Fe Farolitos
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Taos Chamisa
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Taos Church
oil
24 x 30
$3,600
Taos Pueblo
oil
20 x 16
$2,100
Taos Vista
oil
30 x 40
$5,600
Trampas
oil
11 x 14
$1,200
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com