Kneeland Gallery Idaho Exhibition Reception

The Kneeland Gallery in Ketchum, ID will host a reception for its Idaho artists Saturday May 28 from 5 -8 p.m.  I will be there, so if you are in the area, come to the gallery to see a lot of very wonderful artwork.

Snake River Valley

The Snake River runs through southwestern Idaho's wine country just a short drive from Boise.  This agricultural valley is the grape and fruit region of the state, plus mint, onions, and several other crops.  It also is one of Idaho's several scenic valleys that make the state such a wonderful place in which to live.  As a landscape painter, it is an abundant source of material, both grand and intimate.  

This painting pulls in both the river and the Owyhee Mountains that create one side of the valley, along with the agriculture of the area.  I find the organic and flowing lines of the mountains, the linear river, and the geometric patterns of the fields all a delightful mosaic of shapes and lines.  

This painting can be seen at the Lisk/Rowe Gallery in downtown Boise at 850 Main Street.

IDAHO VINEYARD AND THE OWYHEES

The Snake River Appellation is Idaho's first official wine region designation. Stretching for miles along the Snake River, this fantastic valley is rich in agriculture and is home to much of the State's fruit orchards and vineyards. To celebrate this burgeoning industry, I painted this image for a proposed poster to market the area.

Idaho wineries are small, family businesses and have labored in obscurity for years until the recent designation. Wines of all varietals are produced in small lots and touring the valley for wine tasting excursions has become a favorite activity of Boiseans.

The valley itself is wide and lush, with the muscular Owyhee Mountains forming its southern and western borders. Opposite those sit the gentle hillsides with vineyards and orchards. For beauty and impressive vistas, I think it has few rivals. The wines will impress you and the valley will make you linger. I tried to get in this painting the feeling I have when I go there .

The painting, 24 x 36, is presently in the Rowe/Lisk Gallery in downtown Boise.

More Than A Pretty Face

The Boise Art Museum selected 30 artists in the Treasure Valley to participate in the second year of their newest fundraiser.

Museum patrons and collectors will attend salons throughout the fall and contract with these artists for commissions or to purchase artworks from their inventories. Half the sales price will go to the museum and half to the artist. It's a good way to involve artists in fundraising, since most non-profits want artists to donate their work with no return.

On Thursday, September 30th, all 30 artists will be at the museum from 5:30-7:30 showing their work. This is open to the public free of charge and all works will be available for purchase there, with half the proceeds going to the museum.

Boise Art Museum - Idaho Triennial

The Idaho Triennial is up at the Boise Art Museum and I'm happy to announce that one of my paintings was juried into the show. The exhibit will be up into December, so there's lots of time to check out the best work done in Idaho during the last three years.

Charlie's Garden

Charlie's Garden, a beautiful, huge garden along the shores of the lake in McCall, hosts the annual McCall Arts and Humanities fundraiser this Saturday, the 31 st, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. I will participate with 5 paintings that will be auctioned off to raise money for the programs the Council offers all year in McCall. Come join the fun and bid on a wide range of art offered for sale. Go down Wagon Wheel Road until you see a LOT of cars.

I have five paintings hanging in Jenny's Lunch Line cafe downtown for the next few weeks. It's a great little cafe next to the old Poulet Rouge just off Main and 6th. They have wonderful lunch food and now they have great art too! Make it your next meeting "for lunch" and pick up a couple of paintings while you're there.