Luke Anderson turns to the sky at Gallery Wild
Utah-based painter Luke Anderson, who has painted wildlife, landscapes and ranch scenes in recent years, has focused on cloudscapes in work he’s sent to Gallery Wild in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The modernist painter, who works in a distinct style that simplifies forms and flattens shapes, has frequently pushed his work to the outer edges of contemporary Western art. “A unique style has emerged from Luke’s continual urge to keep evolving and not settle for one way of creating and capturing landscapes and wildlife,” the gallery notes. “He uses various tools and techniques that that give a strong sense of continuity between his pieces and allow him to achieve various textures and finishes.”See more of Anderson’s work at www.gallerywild.com
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Cassens Fine Art presents Bailey Burton
Bailey Burton, an up-and-coming wildlife artist from Montana, has new work at Cassens Fine Art in Hamilton, Montana. One of the pieces is this equine painting titled Tethered. Burton, who is a self-taught painter, was born in Michigan, where she later earned a degree in fisheries and wildlife from Michigan State University. With a foundation built on nature and animals, she has adapted marvelously to fine art. Her career only began in 2021—after a fateful trip to Western Art Week in Great Falls, Montana—but is already surging forward thanks to playful subjects (see her otters!), a delicate color palette and plenty of raw talent. She is booked for a solo show at Cassens in September, and it’s already shaping up to be a can’t-miss wildlife show of the fall season.View more at www.cassensfineart.com
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Chris Pappan drops new work at Blue Rain Gallery
Chris Pappan (Kaw/Osage/Cheyenne River Sioux) has long worked in a ledger-inspired medium, and that work continues in his studio, but he’s also doing more traditional paintings for Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pappan, who recently unveiled new work alongside Jesse Littlebird, recently finished Coyote-O, which shows his animal subject painted cleanly against a light background. Pappan has always worked with a contemporary twist to his art, including in his stylized works on antique paper. This more traditional subject matter proves he can go anywhere he wants within the art world, from cutting-edge contemporary to more classic subjects. No matter where he is, or what he paints, expect to see unique perspectives of the American Southwest.Learn about the artist at www.blueraingallery.com
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Jennifer Johnson lights up the night in Montana
Montana Trails Gallery has several new and noteworthy pieces from Jennifer Johnson, who frequently uses travel posters and neon signs to take Western art fans to unique places around the country. One of her newest paintings is Hats and Boots, showing a neon sign shaped like a cowboy in his best Western duds. The famous sign is not in the West at all, but in Nashville, Tennessee, where its neon glow shines over the South Broadway district, famous for its Western bars, live country music and honky-tonks. Johnson’s fascination with neon is not new—she’s painted the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar several times—but this exploration of Western subjects in Tennessee is a fascinating addition to what is already stellar work.Inquire about her work at www.montanatrails.com —
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