Botticelli and Renaissance Florence

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December 2, 2022

Art collection - Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (1837–1922), "La Captive," c. 1883, oil on canvas, 68 x 47 in. — Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (1837–1922), "La Captive," c. 1883, oil on canvas, 68 x 47 in.

The Mint Museum
Charlotte, North Carolina
mintmuseum.org
through December 24, 2022

On view at the Mint Museum Uptown is the first showing of a touring exhibition, “American
Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection.” Organized by the
Mint and Memphis’s Dixon Gallery and Gardens (where it will appear January 29–April 16, 2023), the works come from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen Ph.D. Foundation, an outstanding private collection of American art.

The project surveys two centuries of paintings and sculpture, encompassing such bold-faced names as West, Sully, the Peale family, Cole, Kensett, Durand, Richards, Robinson, Hassam, Metcalf, Chase, Cassatt, Sargent, and Tarbell.

Included are still lifes by Roesen, Harnett, Porter, Peto, and Bailey; sculptures by Powers, Manship, and Saint-Gaudens; and modern works by Hartley, Marin, Cadmus, Nevelson, and Rockman.

“American Made” is accompanied by a 400-page catalogue published in association with D. Giles Limited (London); its principal author is Elizabeth B. Heuer (University of North Florida). After Memphis, the show will move to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (Jacksonville), San Antonio Museum of Art, and Alabama’s Huntsville Museum of Art.

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Friday Virtual Gallery Walk for December 2nd, 2022

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December 2, 2022

As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we’re proud to bring you this week’s “Virtual Gallery Walk.” Browse the artwork below and click the image itself to learn more about it, including how to contact the gallery.

My Cozy Corner, Alice Williams, oil, 45 x 34 in; Anderson Fine Art Gallery

Mari, Vanessa Lemen, oil on panel, 10 x 8 in, Signed; Rehs Contemporary

Red Velvet Cake, Beth Sistrunk, acrylic and oil on panel, 6 x 6 in, Signed; Rehs Contemporary

Strut, Nancie King Mertz, pastel, 12 x 16 in; Nancie King Mertz

Vibration In Gold & Violet I, Chauncey Homer, oil on linen, 30 x 36 in; Chauncey Homer Fine Art

The Morning Show, Susie Hyer, oil, 40 x 30 in; Grand Canyon Conservancy’s Celebrarion of Art

Malting Monument – Dubuque, Michael Broshar, 8 in. x 8 in., watercolor, 2022. Juried work in the 3rd Annual ‘LPAPA Squared’ Juried All Member Art Show at LPAPA Art Gallery.

Untitled Portrait, Arthur Von Ferraris (1856 – c.1928), oil, 30 x 24 in;
ArtzLine

Fence Line Road, David Jackson, oil, 18 x 24 in; Celebration of Fine Art

Rock Stars, Dustin Van Wechel, oil on linen, 32 x 32in; Trailside Galleries

Town By Night, Dmitri Danish, oil on canvas, 18 x 12 in; Reinert Fine Art

Want to see your gallery featured in an upcoming Virtual Gallery Walk? Contact us at [email protected] to advertise today. Don’t delay, as spaces are first come, first served, and availability is limited.

Featured Artwork: Lori Putnam

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December 1, 2022

Lori Putnam, “Sunset over Paris,” oil on linen on panel, 36 x 48 in., $20,000

Lori Putnam: I have taught and painted in almost thirty countries. These experiences have taught me much. Seeing the world is part of it; learning about different cultures is another. Still, observing through an artist’s eyes is different altogether. First is light; second is ambiance; and lastly, my desire to take you there, wherever there is. Far from Home, an exhibition of 28 works, is currently on exhibit through Jan. 3 at The Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN.

Inquiries, email [email protected].

To see more of Lori’s work, visit:
Lori Putnam
Customs House Museum
Instagram

oil painting of looking down at houses from a coastal view — Lori Putnam, “Yorkshire Coast,” oil on linen on panel, 30 x 36 in., $13,500

oil painting of landscape with mountains in the back, sea in the foreground — Lori Putnam, “Triptych: Tribute to the Eastern Sierra,” oil on linen on panel, 18 x 72 in., $17,000

Featured Artwork: Mark White

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December 1, 2022

NM landscape of desert using various techniques to create the texture — Mark White, “On the Road to Chama,” Acrylic Gesso on Canvas, 15 x 30 in.

Mark White: My first memory of painting and drawing en plein air was when I was eighteen years old. Now, fifty-five years later, I still prefer the spontaneous interaction with the constantly evolving world around us. For me, this combines the philosophy and science of existence with artistic expression. I strive to fill my work with real and implied movement and my creation process is serendipitous, following a line of experimentation without clinging to a known hypothesis.

To see more of Mark’s work, visit:
https://markwhitefineart.com/product-category/paintings/mark-white/

acrylic painting of NM landscape in a bright blue sky — Mark White, “Texture on the Trail,” Acrylic Gesso on Canvas, 20 x 20 in.

acrylic painting of NM landscape, actual texture-like feeling of the painting — Mark White, “Textures of New Mexico II,” Acrylic Gesso on Canvas plus Oil, 16 x 20 in.

Artist Spotlight: Heather Arenas

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December 1, 2022

Heather delivering paintings to Reinert Fine Art

How did you develop your unique style?
Heather Arenas: When I was younger, I painted in watercolor and had a very tight, detailed style. When I picked up oils, my plan was to loosen up and get away from painting every hair correctly on the first try. Painting with oils is joyful and fun because I can focus on light and gesture without getting bogged down in details. It’s like I was given a license to lay the luscious paint on thickly and ‘painterly’ so that is what I do.

How do you describe success?
Heather Arenas: I consider myself a successful artist because I am able to express myself freely with a brush and I know that there are people who understand what I’m doing and why. There is no better proof of this than when a painting finds a home in someone’s collection.

To see more of Heather’s work, visit:
www.heatherarenas.com

Heather Arenas, “The In Crowd”, oil on canvas mounted on dibond, 48 x 36 in, 2022

Heather Arenas, “Making a Connection”, oil on canvas mounted on dibond, 36 x 48 in, 2022

Alchemy in Wausau

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November 28, 2022

JuliAnne Jonker’s solo exhibition “Alchemy” is the first solo exhibition at the new DAnthony Gallery in Wausau, Wisconsin. David Hummer, the gallery owner is also the Director of the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art.

DAnthony Gallery - art gallery exhibition — DAnthony Gallery

The exhibition will be showing at DAnthony Gallery through January 14, 2023. “Alchemy” is a collection of Jonker’s works in various media and alternative processes that she has been creating and experimenting with for almost three decades. The collection highlights ancient as well as contemporary methods used for painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Oil portrait painting of a woman — JuliAnne Jonker, “Galatea,” 12 x 16 in., oil on panel

“Encaustic, cold wax painting, gold and silver leaf, bromoil, etchings, image transfers, dark room techniques, and the lost wax method of sculpture are processes used to create my pieces in ‘Alchemy’,” Jonker said. “Using wax lends a sculptural quality, creating depth and texture while providing a soft matte patina. Layer by layer, wax and oil combined, building, then excavating, using an array of tools, I work in a rhythm, creating the history and depth that defines the texture of wax paintings.

JuliAnne Jonker, "Boy with a Silver Earring," 12 x 18 in., Charcoal on Bristol board — JuliAnne Jonker, “Boy with a Silver Earring,” 12 x 18 in., Charcoal on Bristol board

“The chiaroscuro lighting imparts the mystique and intrigue I wish to convey. Combining classical and contemporary styles leads to a nuanced realism describing an obscured memory, leaving space for the viewer’s personal narrative. There is something about our spiritual connection as beings that moves and fascinates me. My intention is for my art to serve as a conduit, a visual language for our ability to see and be seen. I hope to impart into each collector’s art piece a glimpse of the beauty I see in all of creation.”

Oil landscape painting — JuliAnne Jonker, “Season’s End,” 4 x 6 in., oil on Artboard

JuliAnne Jonker, "Even Tide," 5 x 7 in., oil on Artboard — JuliAnne Jonker, “Even Tide,” 5 x 7 in., oil on Artboard

Jonker’s self-portrait appeared on the cover of Fine Art Connoisseur, November/December 2021:

Fine Art Connoisseur magazine — JuliAnne Jonker (b. 1957), “In My Life” (detail), 2021, charcoal on board, 18 x 24 in., available through the artist

Sunlight of the Seasons

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November 25, 2022

Steve Gerhartz: Sunlight of the Seasons
Lily Pad | West
Milwaukee
lilypadgallery.com
December 2–January 15, 2023

Steve Gerhartz (b. 1971), "Birch," 2019, oil on linen, 36 x 18 in. — Steve Gerhartz (b. 1971), “Birch,” 2019, oil on linen, 36 x 18 in.

Lily Pad | West is set to present an exhibition of recent landscape paintings by the Wisconsin artist Steve Gerhartz, many of them created in plein air. A dedicated observer of nature, he excels at capturing the unique look and mood of a locale at a specific hour, day, and season.

“Painting outside,” Gerhartz explains, “has been a great experience. I am constantly learning from nature and understanding what happens in certain lighting conditions. I paint on location in all sizes… There is nothing quite as emotional for me as working on a large painting outdoors, trying to capture all that form and space.”

Gerhartz’s creative efforts started when he was 14, during a November snow squall that he experienced with his brother, Dan, also a gifted artist. That episode inspired Steve’s first landscape painting, and he went on to study painting at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Connecticut, a location that enabled him to inspect master landscape paintings up close in the Northeast’s leading museums.

Gerhartz appreciates equally the benefits art offers his viewers: “Paintings bring life and the beauty of nature into people’s homes, granting them an opportunity to escape into a place they may not normally have the chance to see, allowing for reflection, growth, and understanding.” This concern for viewers may help explain why Gerhartz hand-carves every frame, each of which perfectly complements the picture inside.

Alan Perlstein and Terry Hamann opened Lily Pad | West in 2015, naming it after the much-loved Lily Pad Gallery in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, which they had supported as collectors for more than 20 years.

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Friday Virtual Gallery Walk for November 25th, 2022

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November 25, 2022

As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we’re proud to bring you this week’s “Virtual Gallery Walk.” Browse the artwork below and click the image itself to learn more about it, including how to contact the gallery.

Storybook Oak, Rani Garner oil, 36 x 48 in; Anderson Fine Art Gallery

All About the Grape, Stuart Dunkel, oil on panel, 5 x 7 in., Signed; Rehs Contemporary

Central Park Bridge, D. Eleinne Basa, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in., Signed; Rehs Contemporary

Hollywood Haze, Nancie King Mertz, pastel, 11.75 x 9.50 in; Nancie King Mertz

Children on the Grassland Jove Wang, 16 x 30 in., oil (creating sketch), 2022. LPAPA Gallery ‘Artist in Residence’ Solo Exhibition: Jove Wang The Great American West Nov. 3-28.

Brave Wolf and the Medicine Hawk, Greg Overton, oil on canvas, 47 x 67 in; Trailside Galleries

Sierra Crest, Jeremy Lipking , oil 6 ½ x 6 ¼ in.; ArtzLine

Frizzy, Elizabeth Lewis Scott, Graphite, 9 x 9 in; Elizabeth Lewis Scott

Quasar, Rick Reinert, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 48 x 48; Reinert Fine Art

Want to see your gallery featured in an upcoming Virtual Gallery Walk? Contact us at [email protected] to advertise today. Don’t delay, as spaces are first come, first served, and availability is limited.

Shelley Prior: Light is the Life

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