With her distinctive style, Michelle Condrat wowed collectors during the 2016 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, shattering sales records at the Quick Draw
and ending the exhibit as the top seller. Michelle will be back at the canyon
again this year with her fresh contemporary vision and visual perception of the western landscape.
The 9th annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art will feature 25 artists painting
plein air at the Grand Canyon September 9-16, 2017, with an exhibit and sale of their work opening at Kolb Studio on the South Rim on September 17. The exhibit and sale will be open daily through January 15, 2018.
Each of the participating artists creates a studio painting for the exhibit, which hang in the exhibit along with the plein air work they paint during the event.
Of her studio painting this year, “A Canyon of Colors,” Condrat notes “My goal was to capture a snapshot of the subtle color changes from the highlights and shadows to the reflections upon the water, for these colors can change so fast and dramatically from one second to the next.”
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Chantel’s passion for art began flourishing at age 12 when she was mentored under local San Diego artists. She continued to study art, largely self-taught, while living in Newport, Rhode Island, and Keflavik, Iceland. While enrolled in a college art course, a fellow student introduced her to acrylic paints, and she soon found it to be a medium dominated by abstract art. But her first love was portraiture for which she found little advice. As she dreamed of perfecting her skills as an acrylic portrait artist, Chantel continued to learn from professional oil painters and translated their teachings into acrylic techniques. All the while, she remained active in local art communities.
In 2006, Chantel opened her own art business called Chantel’s Originals near Memphis, Tennessee. Chantel soon benefited from workshops and demonstrations with outstanding artists including Dawn Whitelaw and Michael Shane Neil. Chantel is currently the National Coordinator of the State Ambassador program for the Portrait Society of America, and is also a member of The Chestnut Group and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society. She is past President of Artists’ Link in Memphis, Tennessee.
Chantel has been featured in solo art shows and has participated in numerous group shows at premiere Memphis venues including the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Her award winning paintings are in private and public collections throughout the United States and overseas. Her work is published in Acrylic Artists magazine, American Art Collector, and Fine Art Connoisseur. Chantel resides in Bartlett, Tennessee, where she teaches online and in workshops throughout the United States.
I love painting color and the unexpected way it can bounce around a painting. This cafe was the perfect chance for me to play with color throughout the piece.
Heather works in oils and prefers figurative work but she enjoys painting many different subjects. Her education includes a rigorous course of independent study reading many books on drawing and painting and taking workshops from respected artists such as Vadim Zanginian, Kim English and Clayton Beck III. While earning a degree in biology with emphasis on anatomy in the early 1990’s, she also studied art history and ceramics.
Heather is a Master Signature artist with the Women Artists of the West and Associate of Distinction with American Women Artists. She has received numerous awards for her work which helps others see the beauty in everyday objects, places and people.
Latest awards
Bold Brush May 2017 for “Oscar and Sharon’s Big Day Out, Best of Show
Sedona Art Prize May 2017 for “Colorful Subject”, Finalist
WAOW National Juried Exhibition 2016 for “Home on the Range”, Art of the West Editor’s Choice
AWA National Juried Exhibition 2016 for “Orange Taffeta”, Finalist
WAOW Hot Summer Nights 2016 for “After the Dance”, Best Overall
WAOW Hot Summer Nights 2016 for “31st and Lexington”, Honorable Mention OPA Online Showcase Spring 2016 “Belizean Chef”, Honorable Mention
AWA Spring Online Show 2016 for “Margaritas in Tubac”, Finalist
Yana Movchan was born in Kiev in 1971. Her sublime mastery of the technique and structure of Renaissance painting combines with the instinctive symbolism of “magical realism” to create a personal neo-realist idiom. Her work is formal, yet playful; contemporary, yet timeless; and joyous, yet mysterious, evocative and dreamlike.
In Yana’s paintings, the intellectual and the emotional synthesize to form images that touch the viewer’s heart whilst issuing a challenge: there are deeper meanings to be unraveled, hidden clues amongst the hyper-real still lifes, portraits and animal scenes; meanings which echo deep in the unconscious mind. Her work has been compared to Velasquez, Colville and Magritte.
Movchan trained at the Ukrainian Art Academy. Her master’s thesis project (a triptych entitled “Life on Earth”) won the Golden Fund Prize, the Academy’s highest art award. Her work has featured in solo and group exhibitions in the Ukraine, Prague, London, The U.S. and Canada. She is based in Halifax, Canada, where she lives with her husband and two young sons.
Justin Wood, “Roemer and Chestnuts,” oil on linen, 9 x 12 inches
Collins Galleries in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will soon be opening its annual summer salon with an outstanding display of still life, landscape, portraiture, and more from many of the biggest names in the art world today. Find out who and when here!
Twenty-seven of the nation’s top representational painters will soon have works featured at Collins Galleries in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for the gallery’s annual Summer Salon exhibition. Opening on July 15 with a reception from 5-7 p.m., the show will continue through July 28.
Among the artists represented are William Bartlett, Patrick Byrnes, Mark Dalessio, Jay Davenport, William R. Davis, Andy Fletcher, Zoey Frank, Greg Gandy, Russell Gordon, Thomas B. Higham, Michael Klein, Joshua LaRock, Brock Larson, Jeffrey T. Larson, Joseph McGurl, Gregory Mortenson, Katie Musolff, Paul Oxborough, Joseph Paquet, Rachel Personett, Pamela Pindell, Kate Sammons, Paul Raymond Seaton, Travis Schlaht, Alex Venezia, Katie G. Whipple, and Justin Wood.
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Nelson White, “Bagno Martinelli,” 2016, oil, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Important American painter and third-generation artist Nelson H. White will mount a stunning arrangement of more than 25 paintings at Grenning Gallery in New York this summer. His skillful strokes capture gorgeous landscapes, and viewers will be left with a lasting impression.
Third-generation artist Nelson H. White has been surrounded by great art since birth as both his father and grandfather were important American painters. Born and raised in Connecticut, White had the opportunity to observe and meet many of the greatest impressionists of the early 20th century, undoubtedly using their influence to create his own unique and individual style.
Nelson White, “Bahama Scene,” 2014, oil, 4 x 11 inches
On view from July 8 through July 23 at Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, White will be presenting a carefully selected body of about 28 recent paintings. Although the exhibition features a cityscape and self-portrait, it is largely composed of remarkable seascapes and beach views in strong horizontal orientation.
Nelson White, “Dering Harbor,” 2016, oil, 4 x 11 inchesNelson White, “The Palm,” 2013, oil, 18 x 32 inches
Via the gallery, “Although he has received instruction from some very important artists, White’s work is highly individual. He paints with great spirit. Upon seeing his work one quickly senses White’s great love for nature and the outdoors. Through his eyes we are able to view and interpret nature in an intimate manner. Whether Nelson H. White is painting the Connecticut shore, a beach in Italy, a pond on Shelter Island, or the hills of Vermont, he allows the observer to view a soft, yet dramatic side of nature. His ability to use color, coupled with rich brushwork and a graduation of light, air, and atmosphere allows one to enjoy a certain mood which is clearly conveyed in White’s paintings. It is a mood that leaves us with a lasting impression.”
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Daniel Gerhartz, “Dancer En Plein Air,” 2017, oil, 36 x 36 inches
An opening reception will be held on July 7 for a major solo exhibition featuring the works of accomplished painter Daniel Gerhartz, whose timeless and romantic painting style has captivated viewers for years. Who’s the host?
“I don’t tire of classic beauty,” suggested artist Daniel Gerhartz when discussing his latest body of work. Collectors, galleries, and art enthusiasts aren’t getting tired of Gerhartz’s classic beauty either, and Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is expecting huge turnout for the artist’s latest solo exhibition that captures the inherent beauty of sacred-idyllic subjects. “I’m so enamored and captivated by classic beauty in every form,” says the artist, “and I’ve been gifted with a talent to convey that.”
Daniel Gerhartz, “Azure and Gold,” 2017, oil, 56 x 32 inches
With his expressive brushstrokes and a vibrant, harmonious color palette, Gerhartz’s creative reach extends to nearly every classic genre, including portraiture, landscape, narrative, still life, and figurative. “For his upcoming solo exhibition,” the gallery reports, “Gerhartz will present a series of works based on the poetic movement of ballet dancers in addition to his still lifes, landscapes, and figurative female portraits.
Daniel Gerhartz, “Contemplative,” 2017, oil, 30 x 24 inches
“Gerhartz’s enchantment with inherent beauty, whether it be a single blade of grass, the expression on his child’s face, or the bold colors of a morning sunrise, stems from his own spiritual nature and devotion to sharing imagery that strikes him as awe-inspiring. The artist’s work consists of classical subject matter rendered in a passionate and devotional manner, resulting in dynamic oil paintings that emanate the artist’s imbued intention. Rolling hills from his Wisconsin homeland, symbolic settings inspired by a piece of poetry or music, a poised female figure or intimate human gesture are common subjects found in Gerhartz’s work.
Daniel Gerhartz, “To Cherish,” 2017, oil, 27 x 40 inches
“His latest series captures the dedication, graceful intention, and astounding movement embodied by ballet dancers as he symbolically paints ballerinas in varied settings. ‘Dancer En Plein Air’ bows over a mountaintop while the figure in ‘Azure and Gold’ stands poised on a stage surrounded by streams of radiant light and color that seek to elevate her presence from the canvas.”
“Daniel Gerhartz: Solo Exhibition” opens on July 7 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. and will remain on view through July 13. To learn more, visit Meyer Gallery.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Lady Lilith (detail),” 1867, watercolor heightened with bodycolor and gum Arabic, 20 1/2 x 17 inches
Sotheby’s London will soon be offering up the only version of one of the most iconic works by Pre-Raphaelite master Dante Gabriel Rossetti remaining in private hands. Discover here which painting it is and when the hammer will drop.
The vibrant “Lady Lilith” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti was, for the artist, a celebration of his first mistress, Fanny Cornforth, and has been called a “hymn” to her glorious corn-gold hair. On July 13, for the first time in nearly three decades, the painting will head to auction, via Sotheby’s London. A highlight of the Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist sale, the painting was executed during the artist’s most innovative period in the 1860s. In fact, it was during this time that Rossetti helped establish the cult of Pre-Raphaelite beauty, making the painting enormously significant.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Lady Lilith,” 1867, watercolor heightened with bodycolor and gum Arabic, 20 1/2 x 17 inches
Two other versions of “Lady Lilith” were produced by Rossetti in the same decade and now hang in museums in the United States. The picture here has remained in a private collection. Simon Toll, Sotheby’s Victorian art specialist, says, “Rossetti’s work is a great passion of mine, and I have been lucky enough to bring to auction several important examples by him in recent years, breaking the world record for a watercolor, a drawing, and an oil painting. ‘Lady Lilith’ has always been one of my favorites, but I had never seen this particular picture ‘in the flesh.’ It was a moment of genuine excitement when I first saw it being unwrapped from the packing case in which it had been sent from Japan, its home for the last 30 years. Not only is the work in wonderful condition, it’s also in Rossetti’s original frame and with the artist’s hand-written poem attached to the backing-board. To find a picture in such an untouched condition is exceptionally rare.”
Auction estimates are around $500,000 to $700,000.
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Emily Fromm, “Jackson Street,” 2016, acrylic on panel, 40 x 48 inches
An interesting take on illustration, vintage cartoons, comic books, and more opens soon at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Find out here who the artist is and when her exhibition opens.
Emily Fromm is bringing a fresh artistic perspective to urban landscape during “OPEN LATE,” a solo exhibition this July at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Fromm uses a range of techniques to create her paintings, which display clean lines and a flat, limited color palette. Calling to mind poster illustration, pop art, cartoons, and the marketing industry, Fromm’s work is clearly influenced by the “over-the-top yet seedy aesthetic of the American west, and highlights signage, architecture and the iconic style of the region” the gallery writes. “She applies a graphic style that is familiar and nostalgic to these settings, incorporating imagery that is mundane and often low brow, to contrast these grandiose scenes with everyday life.”
Emily Fromm, “24th St. Mission,” 2017, acrylic on panel, 48 x 42 inchesEmily Fromm, “Gene’s,” 2017, acrylic on panel, 48 x 42 inches
“OPEN LATE” opens on July 7 and continues through July 29. To learn more, visit 111 Minna Gallery.
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Jeanya Charles, “The Little Sister,” oil, 30 x 40 inches (Gold Medal, Associate/Signature Division)
Winning artists from the Oil Painters of America’s 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition are here, and we have the full list!
Events just wrapped up in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the OPA’s 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition. The exhibition was hosted by Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, and juror William Whitaker waded through hundreds of submissions before revealing his winners.
Jan Peng Wang, “Plateau Smoke,” oil, 20 x 16 inches (Gold Medal, Master Signature Division)Ardith Starostka, “Little Bird,” oil, 30 x 20 inches (Silver Medal, Associate/Signature Division)Sherrie McGraw, “On the Night of the Night Fires,” oil, 30 x 40 inches (Silver Medal, Master Signature Division)David Gray, “Boy,” oil, 18 x 24 inches (Bronze Medal, Associate/Signature Division)Christopher Zhang, “Old Man Smoking Pipe,” oil, 40 x 30 inches (Bronze Medal, Master Signature Division)Adam Clague, “Book Club,” oil, 23 x 32 inches, (The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists)
In the Associate/Signature division, Jeanya Charles’ “The Little Sister” was the 2017 Gold Medal Award winner, earning the artist $25,000 cash, while Jan Peng Wang took home the Gold Medal Award for “Plateau Smoke,” earning the artist $7,500. Ardith Starostka and Sherrie McGraw earned Silver Medals for “Little Bird” and “On the Night of the Night Fires,” respectively, which came with a two-page featured article in American Art Collector magazine. David Gray’s “Boy” and Christopher Zhang’s “Old Man Smoking Pipe” were deemed 2017’s Bronze Medal winners, which garners them a full-page ad in PleinAir magazine and Fine Art Connoisseur. Finally, Adam Clague’s “Book Club” was awarded the Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists, which earned the artist $20,000 in cash.
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