The magical development of a work of art, from basic concept to finished masterpiece, is the focus of the newest exhibition coming to the Booth Western Art Museum. “Concept to Canvas: Six Contemporary Artists” features the different processes that artists go through to create their work.
Details at a Glance:
“Concept to Canvas: Six Contemporary Artists”
Booth Western Art Museum
Cartersville, Georgia
www.boothmuseum.org
October 25 – March 15, 2026
November 8: Lecture about the exhibition in the Bergman Theatre (registration is required)
More from the museum:
“We are excited to welcome this new exhibition, showcasing the work of six great artists from around the country, known for their landscape and wildlife paintings,” said Booth Museum Executive Director Seth Hopkins. “We were very selective in picking the artists we asked to share their work and processes in this exhibition. We are proud to have Jane Hunt, Michelle Usibelli, Lori Putnam, Brent Cotton, Jay Moore and Randal Dutra participating. These individuals are not only great artists, but also great people.”
“We often see beautiful works of art in Museum exhibitions, but do you ever wonder what steps the artists go through to produce that painting?” asks Lisa Wheeler, director of curatorial services at the Booth Museum. “The concept behind this exhibition is to give our visitors an opportunity to see the steps involved in getting to that finished work of art.”
Each artist was asked to paint three major paintings and to provide evidence of their process, which could include photographs, thumbnail sketches, drawings, plein air studies and other techniques. In the exhibition, these smaller works showing their progression of thought and inspiration will be paired with the completed final works.
“It is our hope that visitors will come away from this exhibition with a new sense of the ways in which artists create major paintings, and realize that process can be quite different from artist to artist,” said Hopkins.
