Fresh Paint

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

Carolyn Anderson debuts new work at InSight Gallery
From December 3 to 24, Carolyn Anderson will be exhibiting work at a new show at InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas. The artist, a nationally recognized pastel and oil painter, will be showing her delicate nature scenes and portraits. “As a painter, Anderson is most interested in dynamic portraits of individuals who catch her eye,” the gallery notes. “She has painted children, the elderly, Native American dancers, and strives to always go beyond the obvious when searching for her next subject matter. She believes that painting is a combination of technique and creativity driven by visual interpretation, and she has developed a personal visual language for herself.” See more of her work at www.insightgallery.com.

+++ New James G. Moore bronzes available through Trailside Galleries
Sculptor James G. Moore is often inspired by nature, which is how one his newest works, Kingfisher Song, came to be. “While kayaking on the Columbia river near my home I see kingfishers almost every time. They are such a great looking bird with the rich slate-blue body and white belt. I’m in awe every time I watch them fish,” Moore says. “They never seem to miss. I tend to think that is probably because they have honed their skills and don’t dive until they are sure. It reminds me of my dad and other experienced hunters teaching me not to take a shot unless it was clear, in range and I was confident
I could make it. (I still missed!) The lesson applies in other parts of life. It often pays to make sure you know what you are doing. This little bell is a rendering of the kingfisher and one of his favorite foods—the stickleback minnow. It has a sweet tone and makes for a great mantel piece.” See more at www.trailsidegalleries.com. person visual language for herself.” See more of her work at www.insightgallery.com.

+++ Printmaker Sherrie York offers gorgeous views of nature
Now available at Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt, Colorado, is new work from Maine painter Sherrie York. Some of her newest pieces are beautiful reduction linocuts. “[York] is an accomplished artist with an international reputation for lyrical and expressive works on paper,” the gallery writes. “The beauty and mysteries she discovers on her walks inspire York’s nature-focused linocuts. Her printmaker’s eye is drawn to intricate flora, the behavior of birds, and patterns across land and seascapes.” See more at www.korologosgallery.com.

+++ Rachel Brownlee emerges in the Western art market
Someone collectors should definitely keep their eyes on is charcoal artist Rachel Brownlee, who recently made a big debut at the annual Mountain Oyster Club show in Tucson, Arizona. Brownlee, a self-taught artist, lives on a large family cattle ranch in Ashby, Nebraska. It’s there, around her own cattle and horses, where she finds inspiration for her highly detailed charcoal drawings that capture various aspects of ranch life. She is not yet represented by a gallery, though her work has been seen at several regional shows prior to the big Mountain Oyster Club event. See more of her work and see inside her studio at www.rachelbrownlee.com. —