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“Mountain Guardians” by R.S. Riddick (Pastel, 40” high x 26” wide). Courtesy of the artist and Wood River Fine Arts
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table of contents Broschofsky Galleries...............Page 6 Jennifer Bellinger Gallery.........Page 6 Frederic Boloix Fine Arts..........Page 2 Kneeland Gallery.....................Page 3 Friesen Gallery.........................Page 5 Wood River Fine Arts...............Pages 4, 7 Gail Severn Gallery..................Pages 2, 3 TWS Features...........................Page 4 Gilman Contemporary.............Pages 4, 7
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L I N DA C H R I S T E N S E N Pantomime
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Neal Philpott, “Summer Road,” oil on canvas, 28” x 30”.
‘The Places You’ll Go’ By Kneeland Gallery
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GAIL SEVERN GALLERY PO Box 1679 • 400 First Avenue North • Ketchum, ID 83340 • 208.726.5079 • info@gailseverngallery.com • www.gailseverngallery.com
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Frederic BOlOix FiNe ArTS Showing New Paintings by rainer Gross
neeland Gallery’s current exhibit, titled “The Places You’ll Go,” features works by Neal Philpott, Douglas Aagard and Steven Lee Adams. Realist painter Neal Philpott seeks to capture the ephemeral nature of the Northwest, seeing himself as a record keeper of a specific place and time. His paintings might feature a meandering road, a distant fence line or a farmhouse nestled in trees. Light play animates his work, creating the lines, forms and structure that give his interesting compositions their charge. The juxtaposition of shadow and areas of illumination characterizes these passing moments. Douglas Aagard draws on the Utah landscape as his source of inspiration. His subjects vary from the mountain pines and cedars to the farmland in between and all are linked by his intriguing use of texture and light. Steven Lee Adams’ work strives to portray the elusive feeling of timelessness beneath objects that might otherwise seem commonplace. Preferring to paint a broken fence or a ditch to a majestic mountain, he endeavors to communicate the beauty in his subject matter and to haunt the viewer. Join Kneeland Gallery for an Artists’ Reception on Friday, February 12, from 5-8 p.m.
Courtesy of the artist and Frederic Boloix Fine Arts
Rainer Gross, “Bolten Twins.”
Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings By Frederic Boloix Fine Arts
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or Gallery Walk on Friday from 5-8 p.m., Frederic Boloix Fine Arts will be showing paintings by renowned German artist Rainer Gross. Works By Rainer Gross In Public Collections
"Listen with your eyes – stare into the flame"
“Impression and Strokes 8-2015”
41 x 36” oil and pigments on canvas
Open for Gallery Walk Friday February 12th, 5-8 PM
We are located in the atrium of the Galleria Building on Leadville and Fourth in Ketchum.
351 Leadville Ave. in Ketchum Tel. 208.726.8810 Frederic@Boloix.com
AT&T Corporate Art Collection, USA; Bayer A.G., Leverkusen, Germany; Chase Bank Collection, New York USA; Collection Peter Ludwig, Aachen, Germany; Hewlett-Packard Collection, Palo Alto, Calif. USA; Hoffmann La Roche, Basel, Switzerland; Hirschhorn Collection, Washington, D.C. USA; Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren, Germany; Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Fla. USA; Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland; Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia; Rathaus der Stadt, Köln, Germany; Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; UBS Union Bank of Switzerland. Frederic Boloix Fine Arts is located at 351 Leadville Avenue North in Ketchum (in The Galleria Building).
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JAMES COOK Inside Out
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Linda Christensen “Pantomime” February 5 – March 4 Gallery Walk February 12, 6-8 p.m. Artist Chat February 13, 10 a.m.
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s a child, painter Linda Christensen was in tune with the subtle shifts in mood of those around her. This sensitive observation of friends and strangers has continued to inspire her work as an artist. Christensen catches people who are in a “pensive place.” This may be a brief moment, but something Christensen deftly captures. Christensen finds the magic in seeing the humanness in others as they turn inward, reflective but uncritical. It is this emotional valency that the artist seeks to detect and transmit on canvas. She captures our intimate knowledge of the solitude of the self. Please stop into the gallery on Saturday, February 13, for Christensen’s walkthrough and discussion of her work. Linda Christensen’s paintings evoke the Bay Area Figurative Movement; her palette has the extreme contrast of color seen in Mark Rothko’s work, and her female subjects are reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s isolated figures reflecting on a moment of time. Although Christensen finds inspiration from many different artists, her paintings are purely her own voice.
Redfeather Autumn Aspen #3
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GAIL SEVERN GALLERY PO Box 1679 • 400 First Avenue North • Ketchum, ID 83340 • 208.726.5079 • info@gailseverngallery.com • www.gailseverngallery.com
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Linda Christensen, “White Circle, Green Edge II,” oil on canvas, 36” x 44”.
James Cook “Inside Out” Gallery Walk February 12, 6-8 p.m.
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nspired by nature and the world around him, James Cook’s canvases are powerful evocations of nature’s majesty. Cook’s artwork has been described as monumental, but the essence of a Cook painting is contained in a singular brushstroke, line, and marks he orchestrates on canvas. It is obvious that James Cook is in love with paint. To experience his paintings, whether a cityscape or a landscape, is to comprehend the spirit of color, depth and movement. His love of beauty finds its way onto the canvas as he strives to create visual excitement. Cook compares himself to the Abstract Expressionists in the way that he works, noting that there is a great deal of invention in the paint itself. Cook, who is drawn to powerful images of the Sawtooth Valley and Wood River Valley, incorporates the magnificence and subtleties of the seasons with his deft use of light and color. The moods of this spectacular environment are captured and preserved in his paintings. Cook’s newest paintings on paper, while smaller in scale, have a fresh and energetic interpretation of Idaho and the surrounding environs that draw the viewer to strong visceral responses.
Douglas Aagard, “Bright Haze”, oil on canvas, 40” x 30”
“THE PLACES YOU’LL GO” STEVEN ADAMS, DOUGLAS AAGARD, NEAL PHILPOTT Artists’ Reception Friday February 12th, 5-8pm Courtesy of the artist and Gail Severn Gallery
James Cook, “Sabino Creek Pool #2,” oil on canvas, 71.5” x 61.5” (framed).
271 First Ave N, Ketchum, ID 83340 • PO Box 2070, Sun Valley, ID 83353 • 208.726.5512 email: art@kneelandgallery.com • website: www.kneelandgallery.com
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‘UNPRECEDENTED’ COWBOY ART Wood River Fine Arts is proud to present R.S. Riddick
BY MARIA PREKEGES
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uring this month’s Gallery Walk, on Friday, Feb. 12, Wood River Fine Arts will be opening a show of new works by celebrated painter R.S. [Ron] Riddick. Riddick, a longtime member of the Cowboy Artists of America, has received tremendous attention for his work over the last two years, winning more awards at the annual CAA show than any other member in the group. He has also received numerous honors from his 2014 show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. For Riddick to be showing his new work here in the Wood River Valley is a great testament to Wood River Fine Arts and owners Sandy Gregorak and Tom Bassett. “We are probably the only gallery in the U.S. that has available new work by Ron. It’s kind of unprecedented. There are other galleries that would kill for his work,” stated Bassett. Why Riddick and Wood River Fine Arts? Riddick had been an artist that Bassett represented in a gallery in Colorado. “It was many years ago when we first met. I met Ron back in the 1990s and sold many major works for him for many years. I think the reason he chose to exhibit in the gallery is that it’s been a very close business and personal relationship.” Art is a business, and Gregorak and Bassett take that side of the art world seriously. “One thing we really committed to when we opened the gallery was keeping open communication with the artists and paying on time. Because of our communication, we have established a real-
ly high level of respect within the Western art community.” And with the two of them, less is more. “For us, we decided to carry the highest quality painters and sculptors that we can find and keep the number of artists small, so we can do the work to generate the sales for them. We decided that the artists we represent, we will represent them and they’ll be shown and promoted properly.” Tom and Sandy are excited for people to come see this new exhibit and learn more about Riddick. “I think Ron is probably one of the top three Western painters working today. There tends to be in today’s art world propensities for projecting work rather than drawing the under-painting. Ron is one of these guys that can really draw as well as anyone I’ve ever seen. When he does a painting, he does a complete, finished drawing under the painting before he ever starts laying the paint on.” Riddick studied with a Russian artist in California that inspired him. Bassett recalls a conversation with Riddick: “Ron said after the first class, he thought, ‘I can either spend the rest of my life painting things that other people want me to paint, or I can spend the rest of my life pursuing a path of creativity that I want to do.’ I think it’s really worth people coming in to see his work.” Riddick’s work can be seen during Gallery Walk in Ketchum on Friday. Wood River Fine Arts is located at 360 East Avenue in Ketchum. For more info on the gallery and Riddick’s work, visit can go to: www. woodriverfinearts.com. tws
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“Sage Dancin’” by R.S. Riddick, the gold-medal winner for oil at the 50th anniversary Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) show, will be on display along with other works from this honored artist at Wood River Fine Arts during Gall Walk in Ketchum on Friday from 5-8 p.m.
‘WANDER’ THROUGH THOUGHT-PROVOKING ART New exhibitions at Gilman Contemporary
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he newest show at Gilman Contemporary for the upcoming Gallery Walk, to be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5-8 p.m., brings two exciting bodies of work to Sun Valley. Kollabs artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield are displaying their latest exhibition, “Wander,” and Nina Tichava is making her Sun Valley debut. “It’s artwork that is going to make you stop, look and spend a moment with it,” said Raine Kidder, assistant director at Gilman Contemporary. “There are so many elements at play – whether it’s the narrative of Luis and Anke or the many layers of Nina’s work – that draw you in closer for a better look. I love to get lost in these pieces.” This will be Garcia-Nerey and Schofield’s third show at Gilman Contemporary. The two artists met in art school and continue to meet up to collaborate on shows. Represented all over the country, the artists’ work is a flawless team effort. “I’ve never seen a collaboration between two people work so well,” Kidder said. “You don’t feel that there are two disparate elements coming together; it’s cohesive.” “She starts one place, and then he steps in and takes over, and then it’s Continued wander Page 7
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Kollabs artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield’s newest body of work, “Wander,” is inspired by how wildlife roam but never seem lost in their travels.
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ino Tagliapietra “Il Maestro” is on view at Friesen Gallery Sun Valley through March 5.
The Maestro’s work is continually changing and evolving as his inspiration bridges continents...
Courtesy of the artist and Friesen Gallery
Lino Tagliapietra, “Stromboli,” blown glass, 36.25” x 10” x 6”, 2015.
Hailing from the small island town of Murano, Italy, Tagliapietra has built a reputation for glassblowing as a preeminent artist in the medium with nearly 70 years of experience. The Maestro’s work is continually changing and evolving as his inspiration bridges continents and melds traditional and contemporary influence, while remaining marked by a fluidity and grace that is the firm and unwavering foundation of the artist’s work. It has been 16 years since Tagliapietra’s Courtesy of the artist and Friesen Gallery sculptures have graced Friesen Gallery. Lino Tagliapietra, “Ostuni,” blown glass, 31.25” x 16.5” x 8.25”, 2012.
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By Broschofsky Galleries
“Best of the West” is a group show of gallery artists with an array of subjects and interpretations of the American West, historical through contemporary. Early works feature explorer artists such as Albert Bierstadt and George Catlin. These early prints provide each of these artists’ interpretations of the American West by documenting their encounters with native peoples and wildlife while accompanying large expeditions into the uncharted West. A selection from Edward Curtis’ 30-year project, The North American Indian (1898-1928), illustrates his photographic documentation of every tribe west of the Mississippi. Our surrounding landscape showcases diverse style paintings by Russell Chatham, David Dixon and Brandon Cook. Wildlife is the subject of Michael Coleman’s paintings and sculpture while Ewoud De Groot paints familiar wild animals in
Courtesy of Broschofsky Galleries
Andy Warhol, “Kachinas,” screenprint from Cowboys & Indians, 36” x 36”, 1986.
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Ken Peloke, “Thrill Seeker,” mixed media, 72” x 72”.
abstract “magical realism” settings. Contemporary pop art works feature Andy Warhol’s Cowboys and Indians portfolio and Russell Young’s iconic screenprints finished with glittery diamond dust. Theodore Villa’s vibrant, colorful watercolors portray imagery from his Native American heritage. Equine subjects are shown in Ken Peloke’s magnificent large-scale mixed media paintings. Other artists include Billy Schenck, Gordon McConnell and Jan Grotenbreg.
Courtesy of Broschofsky Galleries
Theodore Villa, “Pipes,” watercolor, 60” x 40”. Courtesy of Broschofsky Galleries
Photo courtesy of the artist and Jennifer Bellinger Gallery
Sculptor Dave LaMure, Jr., works on a sculpture of a red-tailed hawk. LaMure will present an informal demonstration of how he sculpts his works during Gallery Walk hours on Friday and also on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Clay Sculpture, Live! By Jennifer Bellinger Gallery
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culptor Dave LaMure, Jr., will be working on a new clay sculpture during Gallery Walk hours on Friday and also on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity to watch a master artist create and to ask questions about his process. Dave’s professional career in art spans 25 years. His love and understanding of the outdoors infuses his work, translating observed animal behavior into dynamic sculptures. You will enjoy interacting with this very talented artist. His stories and experiences are real! New oils by Jennifer Bellinger include “Good Night Sun Valley II,” an overview of the Sun Valley area during a full moon in winter. If you love wildlife and figurative bronze sculpture, Jennifer also represents nationally known sculptors Ken Newman, Leo Osborne, Russ Lamb and Lou Whittaker. Unique one-of-a-kind art jewelry by Michele Black and Wes Walsworth Fine Furniture are on display, as well as ceramics made in the USA. For more information contact Jennifer at 208.720.8851 or visit JenniferBellingerFineArt.com.
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Oil “That’s Just Peachy” © J. Bellinger 2015
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Jennifer Bellinger Gallery The Pursuit, 48" x 72" , Oil on Board with Resin
511 East 4th Street • Ketchum 208-720-8851 Jennifer Bellinger Dave LaMure Jr Ken Newman Leo Osborne Russ Lamb Lou Whittaker Michele Black Wes Walsworth
www.JenniferBellingerFineArt.com
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‘Opposite Elements At Play’ WANDER Continued from Page 4
Courtesy of the artists and Gilman Contemporary
Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey, “Sienna and Serena,” mixed media on panel, 48” x 48”.
KOLLABS: Journey of life By Gilman Contemporary
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n their current exhibition, “Wander,” at Gilman Contemporary, Kollabs artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield create a provocative series of work inspired by how wildlife roam yet are not lost in their travels. While the scenarios depicted in the paintings reflect upon quiet moments, the artists invite the viewers to play the role of both observer and participant. This new series embarks upon wanderings and experiences as it parallels the journey of life. The exhibition runs from January 19 through February 29. Please join us for Gallery Walk on Friday, February 12, from 5-8 p.m.
this beautiful back and forth between them that creates this lovely story on canvas,” said gallery owner L’Anne Gilman. Their new body of work, titled “Wander,” is a combination of mixed media using photographs, paint, resin and reclaimed wood. Paralleling the journey of life, the provocative exhibition is inspired by how wildlife roam but never seem lost in their travels. Tichava is exhibiting her artwork in the Sun Valley area for the first time. “Nina is really livening things up in the gallery as our guest artist for this month,” Kidder said. “We’re trying to feature more and more artists, but it gets tricky with limited months. We’re lucky to have her for February.” On display are breathtaking, densely layered works on wood panels from the artist’s Botanical and Lantern series. “What I love about her work is that she has these seemingly opposite elements at play,” Kidder elaborated. “She’s very much influenced by architectural lines and botanical nature and uses a variety of mediums in her work. There’s painting, there’s printmaking, there’s some upholstery pins, and whatever she has at her disposal goes into it.” The artist’s works have an industrial feel mixed with graphic lines and organic shapes.
Oil on linen
Courtesy of the artist
Nina Tichava is making her Sun Valley debut at Gilman Contemporary. On display are breathtaking, densely layered works on wood panels from the artist’s Botanical and Lantern series.
“I’m interested in the overlap of nature and culture and the patterns present in both; the tension between them drives my exploration of color, surface and materiality,” Tichava says in her artist statement. Each piece by Tichava is uniquely and intentionally imperfect. “Reproduction and repetition being central themes, my paintings are responses to things mass produced and processed to an ideal,” the artist says. “My paintings are, by nature,
“As Good As It Gets”
imprecise and handmade objects. Perfection is unattainable; therefore, each piece is unique.” Head to Gilman Contemporary for the Feb. 12 Gallery Walk, from 5-8 p.m., and check out these astounding artists. Gilman Contemporary is located at 661 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum. Visit gilmancontemporary.com or ring 208.726.7585 to learn more about the exhibitions and artists. tws
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R. S. Riddick, CAA
New Works from the 50th Anniversary Cowboy Artists of America Show 2015
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