Jeremy Winborg and Jerry Jordan don’t share many aspects of their work: their painting styles are different, as are their color palettes, their tightness of detail and the overall tone of their work. But they share a love of the Southwest, and that unites them and their work in unique ways. 
Jeremy Winborg, Layla with Blanket, oil, 46 x 48"
“Obviously we share similar subject matter; Indigenous people,” Winborg says. “I think it’s more than that though. I’m often told that my work makes you happy when you view it. I’m sure that Jerry’s work has that same effect for the viewer. I know that it makes me happy.”
Jerry Jordan, Sacred Land, oil, 24 x 24"
The two artists will be sharing a new show on June 4 at Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Winborg will be presenting his large figurative work, including a piece titled Up in Arms, showing a Native American woman holding a rifle and looking at the viewer with a 1,000-yard stare that seems to pierce out of the canvas. “Up in Arms is a painting that has taken a few years to evolve into a piece that I was proud of,” he says. “Painting the face and getting that emotion in it was the easy part. I didn’t want the rest of the painting to overpower that emotional aspect of it. I had painted the entire thing and I felt like it was too busy. I spent a lot of time just looking at the painting and deciding what needs to be done. I came to the conclusion that sandpaper was my best tool. I ended up sanding all around the head to soften up the edges and to mute some of those harsh colors and then just came back with a few opaques and the painting was done. Simple as that. Just took me couple years to figure out how to do it.” 
Jeremy Winborg, Up in Arms, oil, 30 x 30"
Jerry Jordan, The Door is Open, oil, 24 x 24"
Jordan’s work is lighter and often features multiple figures, so it will offer an interesting contrast to Winborg’s work. Jordan also paints using an impasto technique that brings the canvas to life. “Jerry Jordan is a modern impressionist painter who is continually inspired by the work of the Taos Society of Artists including Victor Higgins and Ernest Blumenschein,” the gallery notes. “Much like the Taos founders before him, Jordan was haunted by the artistic appeal of Northern New Mexico, which includes stunning landscapes, unique architecture, and an appreciation of Native culture. Taos became his permanent home and it is his constant muse. When people first experience a Jordan painting, they are immediately transported to another time. They often wonder aloud if the work is historic or contemporary. Since Jordan is a colorist, the biggest overall reaction from the viewer is in response to his well thought out palette, each visible stroke a mix of colors that summons the viewer to take a longer and closer look.”
Works by both artists will remain on view through June 26. —
Upcoming Show
Up to 15 works
June 4-26, 2021
Manitou Galleries
123 W. Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 986-0440, www.manitougalleries.com
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