Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2024 i American Art Collector

Welcome to the November issue of American Art Collector—a time when the art continues its seasonal migration to warmer parts of the country! As winter descends upon the Northeast and Midwest, the Southeast remains in the 70s and our Art Lovers Guide to North Carolina is right on cue for your traveling plans. For 17 years American Art Collector has prided itself on bringing the best galleries to you each month. Our Art Lover’s Guides are special because they showcase regions and provide insight into new destinations. Managing editor Sarah Gianelli talks more about our expanded destination features in her editor’s letter. Flip the page to read more! November is also our annual issue where we showcase small works and miniatures, a huge favorite among collectors. Small works can play…

The American Artists Professional League’s 96thannual Grand National Exhibition will bring together over 80 superb artists for a showcase of representational still life, landscapes and figurative art. Running from October 28 to November 15, artwork in the exhibition encompasses a wide range of mediums, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing and sculpture, displayed in the Skylight Gallery of the historic Salmagundi Club. Iconic Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla was the inspiration for Andres Cabanos’ oil Marcos, which will be part of the upcoming show. “Sorolla’s paintings are known for his magnificent depictions of bathed sunlight. However, his paintings of family and friends have always drawn my attention in an aweinspiring way,” says Cabanos. “They are nostalgic and intimate, and his color harmony enhances the sitter’s beauty and spirit. I hope my painting…

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For Brooklyn based painter J Louis, it’s all about balance, which can mean many different things in a composition, but for Louis, it’s about balancing his female figures among a unique landscape of color. “For each of my paintings, there is a hierarchy of focal points supported by elements that draw the eye throughout the painting at varying rates,” he shares. “When well-balanced, fine details, bold colors, varying textures, open spaces and placement of values all play a role in holding a viewer’s attention while they experience the song of the painting.” In his upcoming solo show at Principle Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina, Louis continues to explore “various figure compositions and technical applications of pigment,” he says. “In this show, I wanted to look back at the past decade…

Coming off his series that focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles freeway signs, artist Eric Nash’s sights are now set on New York. Now on view at George Billis Gallery’s Manhattan location are seven of Nash’s new oil paintings and two drawings that explore the signage of New York City freeways. Although Nash’s work is tightly rendered, he doesn’t consider himself a photorealist, but rather someone who utilizes those techniques to express ideas. “I work in a clean, simplified or idealized realism that edits out a lot,” he explains. “I like to create the feeling of a snapshot memory or a dream image, and I love to focus on the iconic or heroic nature of these signs, or whatever I’m painting. I find this approach elicits immediate and intuitive…

“Nature is an inexhaustible source of ideas, an unfailing fountain of intellectual enjoyment that awakens the soul to deeper feelings of awe and wonder, allowing us to cultivate and refine our perceptions of the beauty of our existence,” says artist Dimitrina Kutriansky. “By studying the details of the distinctive images that blend into a harmonious whole, we can surpass the mundaneness of everyday life, making us aware of our unity with nature. The experience of encountering this truth is the essence of our humanity.” Kutriansky has coined the term “romantic naturalism” to describe her style, as her artwork strives to harmonize the detailed representationalism at the heart of the naturalist movement, with the emotion and sentimentality of romanticism. “My artwork is comprised of a combination of scenes observed, of moments…

Hello readers and welcome to the November issue! As is true every month, what you’re holding in your hands is a reflection of the passions, personalities and palates of our team; as well as the artists we write about. We have a lot of freedom when it comes to coverage—following our own curiosity and running with it—and it is our individual inclinations that end up curating the content in every issue, resulting in, we hope, a slice, or microcosm, of what is going on in the world of contemporary realism at large. In the features department, my colleague executive editor Michael Clawson pitched a story about rock star artist Jeremy Mann upheaving his entire life—and studio—to move to Spain. Michael’s interview with the ambitious, impassioned artist delves into how Mann’s…

From its eastern border on the Atlantic, where the warm ocean waters lap up on wide, sandy beaches, westward to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina has a lot to offer in terms of geography, urban and rural outposts, and microcultures entirely unique to each region. But whether you are looking for beach vibes, want to explore Appalachian bluegrass country, or hit the big city, there are art-centric locales—and hotels—all over the Tarheel State. We’ve rounded up a selection of the state’s top art destinations with a focus on the best places for art lovers to stay so, no matter what kind of North Carolina adventure you have in mind, we’ve got you covered—starting with your home base. CHARLOTTE Known for its diversity, vibrancy and dynamic culture,…

Raleigh, North Carolina, resident Alberto Ortega’s quiet surroundings are a far cry from Seville, Spain, where the artist was born and raised. It wasn’t long after immigrating to the United States that his humdrum suburban surroundings became his favorite muse. In Eye of the Beholder—a solo exhibition of the artist’s work on view at Arcadia Contemporary from November 7 through December 1—Ortega depicts the nostalgic 1950s suburban scenes that have shaped American society as we know it. But underneath the safety and comfort of the mundane moments he portrays, lies a sense of unease, challenging the general collective’s rosy retrospection of this era. “I would describe myself as an artist who delves into the hidden narratives of suburban life,” says Ortega. “My paintings depict seemingly mundane suburban scenes, often set…

“I never felt that painting was a career, more like a way of life,” says veteran artist Quang Ho, who took up his craft at age 4, when he first learned how to draw. “As my skill level and understanding grew, my interest in art deepened…I think the saying that one requires two lifetimes to be an artist is becoming quite true for me: One lifetime to learn to paint, and the other to say something worthwhile with grace and fluidity.” Ho’s latest exhibition, on view from October 25 through November 12 at Denver’s Gallery 1261, gives viewers the chance to step inside his world, one marked by equal parts curiosity and contemplation. “It was roughly two years of diving into ideas, concepts and inspirations as they arose,” says the…

Those familiar with Geoffrey Johnson’s work likely think of urban landscapes populated by inky figures and trailing shadows that bleed into the wet streets, and architectural elements obscured to varying degrees by the misty atmosphere. But Johnson’s other favorite subject matter is more-realistically rendered, play-fully askew interiors in color palettes that are downright cheerful in comparison to his watery city scenes. “I love architecture, especially old houses,” says Johnson. “I love their mood, the lighting, the way the moldings frame a space…My process, technically, is the same. I just feel the interiors call for a little more realism. The urban landscapes are usually from memory and just what I see in my mind’s eye. Therefore, they can be more abstract or impressionistic, although not always.” Dabbed with pastel accents, Gilded…

Soft, warm undertones underscore the mood of enchantment that runs through Nom Kinnear King’s paintings. The women she paints are of another time and place, nonspecific but suggestive of pagan days in the floral wreaths and ribbons they wear, the Victorian-era in their gowns, and the gardens and interiors they inhabit; and dream-like realms of another world entirely. The women, who King likes to think of as “lone wanderers,” gaze inscrutably out at the viewer, present yet detached, or are entirely self-absorbed, indifferent to any potential observer. “I feel very akin to them that in that they are an extension of myself, as many are built from my own experiences and places I have been,” says King. “They reflect my own feelings, my desire for the quiet, to create and…

Collectors and connoisseurs! Take a wideeyed tumble down the rabbit hole of Carrie Ann Baade’s exhibition Mirror Worlds at Florida’s Museum of Art - DeLand. Fall into the chaos and madness of a hatter’s tea partyturned-funeral feast in her painting Allegory of Bad Government, where a nonchalant Alice sips among the smash and pile of porcelain wearing a midnight mourning gown and carmine camisole in the place of her customary blue dress, and white pinafore, while monstrous Balinese Leyak demons chomp on jewels and embroidered cloths set with shining stones, and lunge across a toppled canvas of Rembrandt’s stolen shipwreck, overturning platters of oysters, fat lemons and the cornucopia of plenty. Alice’s companion among the flotsam is a weasel-beast clutching a rat in one hand, and the other filling a…

Much like a short story, a novella or even a song, the genre of small or miniature art can sometimes pack more of a punch than larger versions—maybe size really doesn’t matter! Whether a painting or sculpture, a small work need only “speak softly at first, but as one approaches, a small piece is often just as immersive,” says artist Lacey Bryant. Small works also have their very own place in history, as in the small sculptural items found in Egyptian tombs. Small portraits rose to popularity in European courts in the 16thcentury. “By the 18thcentury their popularity was widespread, with leading miniature painters establishing themselves among the wealthy elite in London, Bath and Dublin,” explain representatives of Christie’s auction house. “Miniatures were particularly sought after by soldiers and sailors…

Craig McDaniel’s paintings thread a delicate needle, a needle that is then used to stitch together a trio of art -isms: realism, surrealism and magical realism. As those three movements come together, McDaniel’s focus narrows into the magic of everyday life. “I fall into those everyday realms quite naturally. There is a resonance there for me,” he says, adding that he keys into magical properties that swirl around everyone. “The magical realism is there, but I don’t paint that heightened sense of realism, or that surreal side of the equation. I paint a vision that is a little bit unreal, but it is an everyday reality. It’s a moment in life, one that can look at the beauty, joy and, yes, magic, that is all around us.” McDaniel’s newest works…

Scottsdale Artists’ School knows how to throw an art party. They prove it year after year with their banner event, the Beaux Arts annual fundraising gala. With proceeds benefitting the nonprofit’s educational initiatives, more than 200 works donated by professional artists affiliated with the school, will be available through an online auction platform with bidding for artwork opening on November 7 and running through November 9. The culminating event, the Beaux Arts gala, takes place at the school on November 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Beaux Arts is a fantastic opportunity for those just beginning to build their collections as well as seasoned collectors, with original artworks selling at price points for all budgets by students, emerging and established representational artists. At the same time, you will be supporting…

The landscapes and nature scenes of painter Jennifer Sowders are irresistibly tactile, filled with varying textures that seem to leap off the canvas. Having grown up on a dead-end road in the countryside, the northwest Ohio-native spent a lot of her life studying nature, a quality evident in her artwork today. Currently living in Fostoria, Ohio, the artist creates her woodland impasto pieces with just a palette knife, acrylic paints and a silicone-tipped tool for intricate details in smaller areas, often leaving the canvas white from the start instead of blocking in her tones. “A lot of what I do, I do to impair my natural desire to paint too realistically,” Sowders explains of her process. “Also, an impetus to not use a brush plays a big part. I often…

1 Shain Gallery sells two works by versatile artist Karen Hollingsworth “The client was a long-time fan of Karen Hollingsworth and had been waiting for the perfect moment to add a piece to her collection,” says Shain Gallery associate Emma McCuiston. “The client is based out of Texas, but found us online through social media. She called the gallery to purchase a classic Karen Hollingsworth, Perspective, with the bird resting on the paper bag. At the time, we only had two of Karen’s pieces in stock at the gallery, and the client was such a fan she decided to take both! We carefully packed them up and sent them to their new home in Texas.” 2 Collector finally obtains a Lance Myers floral through Wally Workman Gallery “This client has…