Fresh Paint

Highlights from Up-and-Coming Artists and Brand New Works Available in Studios and Galleries Around the Country

Modernist landscapes by Paige Pierson now on view at King Galleriesin Santa Fe
Landscape painter Paige Pierson has unveiled Hinterland, a stunning new landscape of Abiquiu, New Mexico, at King Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The work, which has shades of Alexandre Hogue and Andrew Dasburg, calls out to the Southwest modernism that has drawn artists to New Mexico for more than a century. “Having lived in a large city for the greater part of my life, I feel drawn to open spaces as they relate to the painter’s palette,” Pierson says. “The suffocation from urban life has brought me closer to the landscapes I often paint. I’m hopeful the viewer is able to gain an understanding of the epic environments I explore and the emphasis I’m attempting to place on their grandeur. There are no greater cathedrals than the canyons, rivers, mountains and deserts of the Southwest.” See more at
www.kinggalleries.com.

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Jenness Cortez showstwo iconic figures in a new work at Trailside Galleries
Painter Jenness Cortez has sent a marvelous new work to Trailside Galleries that calls out to Western art history. Legends of the West shows “Buffalo Bill” Cody standing with Hunkpapa Lakota warrior Sitting Bull. The painting is set in 1884 when Cody sought to hire Sitting Bull for his traveling Wild West Show. At the time, Sitting Bull was imprisoned and it took considerable convincing by Cody to have the warrior released. Two years later, the two men were genuine friends. The backdrop behind the two men shows faces of famous Western figures. “All of the likenesses are based on contemporary photographs or paintings,” says Cortez. “Many of the faces are famous, and the less well-known ones represent the unsung but essential energies that have shaped the vibrant life of present-day America.” For more information about this piece visit www.trailsidegalleries.com.

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Manitou Galleries debuts new workfrom woodcarver Arthur Lopez
Born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, artist Arthur Lopez’s works speak to life in the Southwest, as well as the culture in Northern New Mexico. His painted wooden carvings range from playful to provocative, but they speak to the people of the West and their stories. In one of his newest works, San Sebastian, Lopez shows a tattooed figure handcuffed with his hands behind his back. “At first look San Sebastian evokes the stereotypical feelings of a criminal outcast being handcuffed,” Lopez says. “Unjustly, we automatically assume he did something wrong. The image of San Sebastian with his back turned to us is a symbolic symbol of how many people feel, often ridiculed because of how they look, what they believe, sexual orientation, ethnicity or just simply who they are.” To learn more about Lopez, visit www.manitougalleries.com.

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New Scott Kelley works now on view at Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe
Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is presenting Maine painter Scott Kelley’s newest show, Gray Salt—Lost in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah. The show draws heavily on Western wildlife, including armadillos, badgers, great blue herons, coyotes and a magnificent 80-inch-wide white buffalo. Kelley works in watercolor, gouache and ink on paper. He frequently works on large sheets of paper that allow many of the animals to appear lifesize. To see more of the show visit www.gpgallery.com.—