The American West is recognized for its beautiful variations in terrain, everything from the desert vistas to the lush forestry of places such as Yellowstone National Park. In the new exhibition Across the West: Details and Impressions at Mountain Trails Gallery in Sedona, Arizona, artists will show the fine details and stories of this dynamic region through paintings and bronze sculptures.
Lisa Danielle, A Hopi Collection, acrylic, 36 x 12"
Julie R. Williams, gallery director, says, “Our gallery has always chosen artists whose intention is to convey the unique history as well as the spectacular nature of the American West. This springtime exhibition is an opportunity to showcase the range of remarkable art available at our gallery, including several new artists who are passionate about telling their stories and experiences. Whether it is realism with awe-inspiring detail or through a more personal, expressionistic style, our artists focus on uplifting beauty all across the West, and that is always worthy of celebrating.” 
Mark Edward Adams, Buffalo on Circle of Life, bronze, 13 x 10½ x 4¾"
Participating artists include Jeremy Bradshaw, Bill Cramer, Pedro Ramos, Jennifer O’Cualain, Lisa Danielle, Jim Hagstrom, Susanne Nyberg, Sue Krzyston, Mark Edward Adams and Raymond Gibby.
Danielle will exhibit her still life A Hopi Collection, which features three vignettes. “A beautiful new frame option inspired this series: ‘collections’ of related pieces a seeker of such treasures might keep in this stylish ‘cabinet,’” says the artist. “Highly collectible Hopi pottery—a bowl and jar with stylized ancient pictorial designs—start this grouping. Then [at the bottom] cultural objects—a kachina figure with a stepped and feathered headdress. [And in the middle] a pair of rare dance moccasins add color, depth and a spiritual element to this collection.”
Susanne Nyberg, Echo Canyon, oil, 24 x 30"
Describing his sculpture Buffalo on Circle of Life, Adams says, “This piece has the buffalo on a fragment of the Native American medicine wheel which represents the circle of life. The buffalo represents abundance and strength.
I think of this piece as a blessing for a life filled with abundance.”
Another three-dimensional piece in the show is Ramos’ The Invitation, which depicts a Native American holding a war club. He says, “There is a tremendous amount of research that is behind every piece of art I create.” On his website he explains, “War clubs were sometimes used as a personal identification of its carrier. They were carved to indicate the deeds, merits and the tattoos of the individual. Sometimes it was left at the battle scene as an indication of the deed done, and would be left pointing in the direction of the opponent’s territory.”
Pedro Ramos, The Invitation, bronze, 42 x 43 x 7"
Nyberg’s landscape Echo Canyon is a plein air oil and palette knife painting inspired by a “magic moment of light and romantic mood near sunset.”
The show kicks off March 4 with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. It will be on view at the gallery for the remainder of the month. —
Upcoming Show
Up to 30 works
March 4-31, 2022
Mountain Trails Gallery
336 SR 179, Suite A20, Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282-3225, www.mountaintrailssedona.com
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