Landscape painter Jordan K. Walker will be showing new work throughout the month of May at Cassens Fine Art in Hamilton, Montana. The show, titled From the Rockies to the Red Rock,will highlight locations from all around the West, from glacial falls in the north to desert spires in the Southwest.
Peaks of the Park, oil on linen panel, 12 x 24 in.
Some of the works have close ties to the national parks, including the painting Peaks of the Park. “Formed through the uplift of ancient seabeds, then carved by glaciers over countless ice ages, the peaks of Glacier National Park have many stories to tell,” the artist says. “They rise from the shores of St. Mary like grand citadels—vertebrae in the great continent-spanning spine of the Rockies. Through tempest and tranquility, these magnificent mountains stand tall.”
Contemplating Eternity (Study), oil on linen panel, 8 x 16 in.
Several of the new works feature desert scenes, including two paintings that show the dramatic rock forms that tower over the sandy desert floor. In Sandstone Skyscrapers, Walker paints a grouping of rock spires. “The forces of erosion work slowly but spectacularly. The results of its efforts may be best displayed in the canyonlands of the American Southwest, where great chunks of sandstone are constantly worn away by wind, water and time to create a landscape of uncounted wonders,” he says. “Here, some of the tallest pinnacles of rock in the world rise hundreds of feet into the sky, like the masts of an unfathomable ship sunken into the earth. They defy any feat of human engineering and stand as monuments to the enduring grandeur of the natural world.”
Sandstone Skyscrapers, oil on linen panel, 18 x 24 in.
In Contemplating Eternity, which will be offered as a major work and also a study, the focus is on Monument Valley, home to some of the most iconic landscapes in the American West. “A full moon rises over desert monoliths as the glowing embers of evening begin to fade. Monument Valley-Oljato is a landscape that has been inhabited by people for millennia,” the artist says. “The sandstone cliffs seem to echo the voices of countless inhabitants, while rock faces bear the inscriptions of those who came before. Long before the Diné, the ancient Puebloans or any other people called this place home, the weathering effects of rain and windblown sand carved the canyons and cliffs over unimaginable eons. In time, these monuments will wear away, and new formations will arise, yet the moon will remain—and remember.” —
Glacial Falls, oil on linen panel, 24 x 36 in.
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