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MEDICINE and MAGIC
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MEDICINE and MAGIC

The floral fingers of botanical healing intertwine with ancient mythology and lore in the paintings of Luke Hillestad.

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5 mins  |
Brilliant Blooms
Quiet Moments
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Quiet Moments

KEVIN SLOAN'S SITE-SPECIFIC EXHIBITION AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVATION.

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4 mins  |
Brilliant Blooms
DISCOVERING Connections
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DISCOVERING Connections

ERIC WERT'S NEWEST STILL LIFES LINK FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND ELEMENTS IN COHESIVE COMPOSITIONS.

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4 mins  |
Brilliant Blooms
Majesties of the Land
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Majesties of the Land

Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) was a poet and professor of English literature at Wellesley College.

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6 mins  |
Natural Beauty
NATURAL SELECTIONS
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NATURAL SELECTIONS

The Pulitzer Prize winning Kiowa novelist M. Scott Momaday wrote, “I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.”

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10+ mins  |
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The Secret PATHWAY
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The Secret PATHWAY

The Fantastical Landscapes of Roger Dean and Freyja Dean

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5 mins  |
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EDGE of the EARTH
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EDGE of the EARTH

Salt marshes and the wildlife that inhabit them have inspired painters for centuries.

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4 mins  |
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Magical Moments
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Magical Moments

Matthew Sievers' paintings of rural landscapes and cities are dynamic expressions of light, color and atmosphere.

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3 mins  |
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THE ART OF SEEING
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THE ART OF SEEING

Artist Joel Babb's paintings depict vast and intimate perspectives of nature and architecture.

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4 mins  |
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Discovering Places
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Discovering Places

Andrea Johnson finds inspiration in the places that she experiences every day.

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4 mins  |
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Favoring FIRE
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Favoring FIRE

Using the elements as his guide, Michael Scott examines the changing landscape in two exhibitions.

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4 mins  |
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MONUMENTAL
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MONUMENTAL

The landscape in and around Taos, New Mexico, is central to Jivan Lee's latest paintings.

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4 mins  |
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Natural EVOLUTION
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Natural EVOLUTION

THE ARTWORK OF JUDITH BELZER EXAMINES NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LANDSCAPES.

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5 mins  |
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ON GOLDEN LIGHT
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ON GOLDEN LIGHT

New York painter Brian Keeler paints the land with an emotional connection to light and form.

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4 mins  |
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Standing TALL
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Standing TALL

Artists finding inspiration in trees is rooted in history

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4 mins  |
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The Gift of Time
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The Gift of Time

For the past two years, a selection of Ayana Ross’ work has been touring the country in an exhibition of works by the 10 finalists of the 2021 Bennett Prize, an award granted every two years to the most promising woman artist working in contemporary realism today

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Dreaming of the Old Days
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Dreaming of the Old Days

A sense of whimsy and wonder guide the paintings of Nathan Durfee. His style is instantly recognizable—elements of storybook illustration meets impressionism with a hint of cubism

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2 mins  |
May 2023
The Wilds of an Inner Life
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The Wilds of an Inner Life

In her latest show with Chicago-based 33 Contemporary Gallery, figurative painter Ellen Starr Lyon blends still life and portraiture to evoke the quiet yet powerful moments in a woman’s everyday life

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2 mins  |
May 2023
RICK J. DELANTY & RAY HUNTER: Scenes of Santa Barbara
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RICK J. DELANTY & RAY HUNTER: Scenes of Santa Barbara

There is no shortage of artists who have become enamored with the California coastline, never tiring of capturing its endless scenic delights

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2 mins  |
May 2023
Classic Kitsch
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Classic Kitsch

Ben Steele blurs the line between pop culture and art history, and throughout the month of May his paintings will be on view in a solo show at GiacobbeFritz Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico

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2 mins  |
May 2023
Hidden Beauty
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Hidden Beauty

In describing the work of José López Vergara, Arcadia Contemporary gallery observes, “Although his realist technique requires a strict methodology and rational thinking, his compositions rely on subconscious impulses and demand an abstract expression.”

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2 mins  |
May 2023
Fantasy World
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Fantasy World

In a show of approximately 22 fresh oil and watercolor paintings, hosted at Stone Sparrow in New York, artist Victor Grasso illustrates his new-found playfulness and embraces his inner child

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2 mins  |
May 2023
In the Shadows
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In the Shadows

Beginning May 1, RJD Gallery will present Between the Shadows, a new solo exhibition for Erin Ruffino,  whose graphite-based mixed media works are rooted in reality, but also have magical and surreal properties that make viewers question the figures and settings

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4 mins  |
May 2023
Magnetic Places
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Magnetic Places

Geoffrey Johnson says he's somewhat lost in the creative process as of late

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1 min  |
May 2023
JOY RIDE
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JOY RIDE

COLLECTOR'S FOCUS ART OF THE HORSE

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Endearing COMPANIONS
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Endearing COMPANIONS

When wolves were brave enough to wander into human encampments to consume scraps of food perhaps 30,000 years ago, they began a chain of evolution in which wild animals became domesticated working animals and eventually pets some were even bred to be, well, cute

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5 mins  |
May 2023
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

From time to time a Steller's Jay will wander down from the forests of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and visit one of my bird feeders

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5 mins  |
May 2023
Leading Ladies
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Leading Ladies

The American Women Artists host their annual, all-female exhibition featuring sculpture and paintings in a variety of subject matter

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2 mins  |
May 2023
A Grand Event
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A Grand Event

The Portrait Society of America celebrates a milestone 25th anniversary of its annual Art of the Portrait Conference

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2 mins  |
May 2023
Understated Beauty
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Understated Beauty

After a four-year hiatus, the American Tonalisty Society returns to New York's Salmagundi Club with their second biennial exhibition and sale, Shades of Gray II

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2 mins  |
May 2023