PARK CITY PICKS

“SUNSET LITTLE BABYLON” BY ROYDEN CARD - A GALLERY

ARTS + CULTURE

THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST

CAPTURING STORIES THROUGH ART BY LAURA JACKSON

It might have all started with the Gold Rush and silver mining exploration, the promise of wide open spaces or the lure of the cowboy’s life out West. The dreams of prosperity have been many and varied, as have artists’ translations over the centuries. In and around Park City, there’s never a lack of avid adventure, boundless discovery and awe-inspiring examples of artists’ passions for their beloved West.

ARTS + CULTURE UNEARTHING HIDDEN TREASURES

Gallery MAR | Sarah Winkler

Inspired by the beauty and traditions of Park City’s silver mining history, Winkler’s latest show, “Mountain Glow” centered around her theme of the mountain’s extraordinary hidden treasures. Winkler often embeds minerals into her paintings to provide little moments of surprise for her viewers. She explains that she likes to do this for her viewers to experience part of the wonder and intrigue of exploration of the natural environment. Melding together her talents for both abstract and realistic interpretation, her striking paintings feel at once reflective and peaceful, while energizing and powerful at the same time. Using metallic paints and mika pigments, her new series reveals reverential themes of discovery and appreciation in the West’s vast and diverse natural beauty.

“ALPINE RIDGE” BY SARAH WINKLER - GALLERY MAR

CAPTIVE STORYTELLING

Thomas Anthony Gallery | Carrie Fell

Cowboys, cowgirls and horses abound, but her fascinating use of dazzling, dancing color and line sets Fell’s work apart from more traditional Western paintings. Skillfully crafting captivating positive and negative spaces with acrylics and oil washes, she leads her viewers into uncharted territories filled with wonder and excitement. Fell explains that she keeps her portraits faceless to depict the mythology surrounding Western life, as she paints to reflect its genuine beauty and soul. Her work carries an incredible ability to chronicle an impassioned visual journey narrated by her magical shapes and light of the West.