Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2021 i American Art Collector

The Art Collector Starter Kit exhibition returns for its seventh year at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. Featuring new works by artists across the world, these small-scale pieces, at 12 by 12 inches, offer affordable options for new collectors or the seasoned collector looking for a more modest purchase. The artwork in the exhibition includes colorful and mesmerizing scenes, figures and wildlife by the likes of Adrian Cox, Erika Sanada, Korin Faught, Josie Morway, Miho Hirano and many others.…

A pinecone from the jack pine is a curious specimen. It can remain dormant on the tree’s branches for decades. There it waits for cataclysm to strike in the form of a forest fire. The resin-coated cones can withstand intense heat, which only melts the outer layer of the pinecone and releases the stubborn seeds from within. Later, they tumble to the ground and life begins anew. For New Mexico painter Michael Scott, there is beauty in this relationship between fire and nature, one that he is exploring at great depth within an ongoing series of work titled Preternatural, a name that he borrows from 13th-century philosopher Thomas Aquinas—“Suspended between the mundane and the miraculous, it is that which appears outside or beside the natural,” Aquinas wrote. “Fire is attached…

Over the last 30 years, Celebration of Fine Art has become a mainstay of the art scene in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event, taking place under its signature big white tents, will be a bit different for 2021, with safety measures and social distancing in place. However, the caliber of the artwork remains the same, and collectors will have the chance to meet the artists and watch as they create brand-new works of art on location. Taking place January 16 through March 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, visitors can stop by 100 artist studios. The artists—including Gedion Nyanhongo, Judith Dickinson and Kenneth Ferguson—work in an array of mediums and styles ranging from paintings and sculpture to photography, mixed media and jewelry. Also on the grounds is an outdoor…

Arden Gallery is looking to 2021 with hope and positivity with their January group show Floral Still Life, signifying unity and rebirth. This optimistic outlook has culminated in the gallery inviting their roster of 25-plus artists to participate in a show dedicated to floral still lifes. “Although this is an age-old theme,” says Zola Solamente, gallery owner, “the rejuvenating and uplifting qualities that flowers bring to viewers remains a prevalent and universal force.” Artists including Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Max Steven Grossman, T.M. Glass, Alexandra Averbach and Sherrie Wolf, are creating quite a buzz with their various styles and “already has us feeling excited and exuberant about the new year,” says Solamente. Dreamy is one way to describe this collection, and it’s definitely true of works like Off In My Dream by…

Garvey|Simon in New York is a private dealer and art advisory service in New York. In 2016, it’s co-founder Elizabeth K. Garvey devised an innovative Review Program “to open a dialogue between artists and galleries, a practice that has long been anathema to gallery orthodoxy.” In its fifth appearance, the exhibition, titled Select 5, continues to be innovative, appearing online at artsy.net through January 31. The artists are Barbara Cowlin, Kristy Gordon, Karl Hartman, Marilyn Holsing, Amy Laskin, Jennifer Presant, Mel Prest, Buket Savci, Joy Taylor and Kit Warren. The exhibition gives emerging and midcareer artists an opportunity to show and sell their work. The artist/gallery benefits are reciprocal. Garvey notes, “It continues to be an enormously validating and enjoyable experience for me. The artists I have met through the…

Artist Martha Pettigrew, formerly an illustrator, has established herself as one of the top sculptors and painters working in contemporary Western art today. Her works have been included in such esteemed exhibitions as Settlers West Galleries’ The Great American West in Tucson, Arizona; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds in Art in Wausau, Wisconsin; and Sculpture in the Park in Loveland, Colorado, among many others. As a lifelong Nebraskan, Pettigrew’s interest in rural architecture began in early childhood when family entertainment was an evening drive in the country. “My dad would point out an old corn crib, the occasional round barn or the block-and-tackle apparatus used to raise loose hay up into the gaping loft of a huge, red, gambrel-roofed structure,” says Pettigrew. The old barns, she explains, were hand-built…

COAST-TO-COAST COVERAGE Find out what’s happening across the nation. This is the first magazine to provide coast-to-coast coverage of upcoming shows from artists and galleries specializing in traditional fine art paintings and sculpture—the art that collectors want. VIRTUAL ART WALK Visit www.AmericanArtCollector.com to see our sensational Virtual Art Walk. When a show announcement catches your eye, click on it and the art image will enlarge. Click again, and you will be linked directly to the gallery hosting the upcoming show.…

While other states in the country prepare for their cold, winter months, Arizona comes alive with its dynamic, diverse art scene. It’s not all tumbleweeds and dusty earth but rather a burgeoning art destination from the small northern towns of Flagstaff, Prescott and Sedona, to the larger cities of Phoenix, Tucson and Scottsdale. One of the largest gallery districts in the country occupies Old Town Scottsdale, with 30-plus galleries populating the scenic area. Visitors can find art from all walks of life including contemporary and traditional pieces at galleries such as The Legacy Gallery, Paul Scott Gallery and Wilde Meyer Gallery. Every Thursday from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., the galleries stay open for the ArtWalk with themed nights during select months known as the Gold Palette series, organized by the…

Still life is one of the most classic art genres, with many immediately thinking of images of flowers and fruit at the edge of a tableau. Many artists of today rely on the techniques of the Old Masters in arranging their compositions, but have a contemporary take through their subject matter and styles. The exhibition Wallflowers at Tory Folliard Gallery in Milwaukee shines a light on these modern-day images. Gallery director Tory Folliard elaborates, “Wallflowers, a contemporary spin on this timeless theme, explores how our region’s top artists interpret this subject, as each artist’s styles are as unique and personal as their intent. The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture.” Included in the exhibition is Jeffrey Ripple’s highly detailed work Black Plums. “When my black hollyhocks bloomed…

“I feel lucky to live in the southern United States, an area full of trees, rocks and water. These elements in nature always continue to amaze and inspire me. I tend to paint them more than any other motif,” says artist Marsha Hamby Savage, who creates colorful landscape paintings in pastel, oil or acrylic. She continues, “But when I travel, whether it is ocean and waves, the Southwest, Ireland or France, I am equally entranced by the colors and movements in those locations.” When painting on location, Savage gets lost in the beauty of her natural surroundings. “Recently I was painting by the river in North Georgia and a dragonfly flew to me, sitting on the corner of my easel for a good 30 minutes,” says the artist. “I was…

Artist Marieluise Bantel finds beauty in flowers, but often paints them long after their blooms have gone. These wilted and withered florals show that there is an essence and fragility long after the bountiful flourishes have begun to decay. She will set them against stark backgrounds, focusing on the shapes and textures that each one creates. Her painting Decay II depicts an iris that has not yet completely withered, but the petals play with the light and color while the stem twists and turns. “Before the final phase of withering, the flower shows all its shimmering colors. The colors blue and purple predominate in the flower. Elevations and depressions of the petals are highlighted by warm-cold contrasts. The boundaries are fluid. The unusual flower shape creates tension,” says Bantel. “The…

1 Supporting Artists About 12 years ago, Bill and Mary Weinaug purchased an old marina in Central Florida and transformed it into “a place where the community and visitors alike can learn about sustainability in a hands-on, exciting and fun way.” Today it is called Wekiva Island and is home to Gallery CERO and the Wekiva Paint Out. For 2020, with the event having to move to a virtual format in light of the pandemic, The Great American Paint In was formed. Bill Weinaug says on the Paint In website, “We are making history and I believe we must take on a bigger mission to document what is happening in America during these unprecedented times. Our vision for this project is to build a marketplace where America’s greatest artists can…

7 ONLINE JAN 2021 Washington Winter Show Entering a virtual format this 2021, the Washington Winter Show features fine art and antiques from an array of outstanding dealers. www.washingtonwintershow.org Through January 10 WEST PALM BEACH, FL DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Hosted by Art Miami, this is a fair for both the seasoned collector looking to add to their collection and the budding art enthusiast starting a brand-new one. www.artpbfair.com Through January 10 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 15 26540N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD Arizona Fine Art EXPO The Arizona Fine Art EXPO provides collectors the ability to meet renowned artists directly in their studios and witness them creating original works of art. www.arizonafineartexpo.com Through March 28 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 16 HAYDEN ROAD & LOOP 101 Celebration of Fine Art Collectors and…

The Egyptians depicted funerary paintings of food in the 15th century BCE. The tradition of still life painting reached a height in the Dutch Golden Age between 1575 and 1675, with extraordinarily realistic, dramatic and heavily symbolic paintings of abundance. Among them, vanitas paintings contained a skull alluding to the ephemeral nature of it all. The tradition of still lifes continues today unburdened of universally accepted symbolism and open to the visceral inspiration of artists that resonates on a more personal level with the viewer. Frank Oriti first came to fame painting portraits of his peers who had left their native Cleveland and “returned to places we attempted to escape.” He has moved “beyond portraits and figure paintings in the last five years, painting denim, leather jackets and sneakers that…

THE LEGACY GALLERY 7178 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480) 945-1113 www.legacygallery.com The Legacy Gallery, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializes in Western, Americana and landscape works. “We provide fine art that stands the test of time for all collector levels—from established connoisseurs to new enthusiasts,” say owners Brad and Jinger Richardson. Legacy has two exhibitions coming up this spring. The first, titled The Painted West Show, features a group of nine artists, and will run from February 12 through 21, with the artist reception on November 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. This much-anticipated show will exhibit new works by Bill Anton, G. Russell Case, Glenn Dean, John Moyers, Terri Kelly Moyers, Kyle Polzin, Jason Rich, Matt Smith and Morgan Weistling. This grouping of artists conveys different styles of Western…

The American Quaker John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about the Vedic practice of consuming a hallucinogenic drink in rituals. As a Quaker he advocated, rather, waiting for “the still small voice of calm.” Betsy Eby’s paintings provide an oasis of calm in a turbulent world—a reminder of deeper, broader truths. She says, “Lately, artists have the most important job; as social media has laid bare humanity's most base behavior, it’s the job of the artist to keep the collective imagination alive so that our social fabric doesn’t forget how to hope, invent and dream. Artists are the touchstones.” Too often we lose touch with the deeper and the broader. Eby stays connected through music, nature and her painting “I think our unconscious mind has the collective unconscious as its…

Chiaroscuro techniques coupled with unusual pairings and thoughtful compositions is the basis of Nick Eisele’s current work. Bringing to life a mix of unusual and commonplace objects, the artist aims to create a compelling narrative to the viewer in each painting. “I believe that the use of light and shadow is the ultimate tool, allowing a story to unfold,” says Eisele. Each composition is a visual experiment aimed at creating an image that is in perfect balance. Playing with the placement of objects to create tension, reflection or an interesting narrative reveals a world that the artist sees, or one he imagines—captivating and complex, full of hidden facets waiting to be discovered. “By nature, I am a reserved person who works best left alone to experiment with visual ideas,” he…

Abstract artist Jen Sterling describes her artwork as “bold, colorful, inspiring, energetic and apologetic.” It is artwork that is “meant to spark a reaction, inspire proactive action, lift a mood,” she says. “I want you, as the viewer, to feel the energy and emotion I had while painting it.” Her inspiration can come from almost anywhere, and having her phone with her at all times lets Sterling snap photos or take notes if an idea comes about. “I hate to lose a single spark,” she says. “I even keep paper and pen by the bed so that I don’t miss out on that idea that occurs when I am half asleep and my brain is free to play. Sometimes a spark leads to one piece and other times it will…