Archives for 2013 July-August Issue

The Language of Painting

The Language of Painting

July 25, 2013 | by

Sherrie McGraw is in the midst of preparing for what she says will be the highlight of her career. The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, will host a solo show for the talented artist September 14, 2014. The event will showcase 50 to 60 of McGraw’s paintings and drawings—including approximately 35 new pieces—and by April of this year, she already was hard at work creating new pieces for the show. Two days after our visit, McGraw was heading out to teach a workshop, then was to teach a portrait drawing class and judge the portrait competition for
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‘Let’s Just Paint’

‘Let’s Just Paint’

July 25, 2013 | by

When she was a senior in high school, Barbara Edwards met a recruiter from Utah State University, who had brought with him original artworks created by several of the professors there. Included was what Barbara describes as a “gorgeous painting by Glen Edwards.” Today, whenever she wants to view one of his paintings, all Barbara has to do is turn her head. She and Glen have been married for 37 years now and happily paint in the same studio at their home north of Salt Lake City, Utah. “We paint side by side,” she says. “Our easels are about five
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Tenacity and Talent

Tenacity and Talent

July 25, 2013 | by

Edward Aldrich, or Ned as anyone who spends more than five minutes in his company calls him, has been an artist, mostly a wildlife artist, for the past 25 years. It is all that he ever aspired to do. It’s the only kind of work he’s ever done. “If the economy doesn’t turn around pretty soon, I may be in trouble, because art is all I know,” Aldrich says with a laugh. Although he always loved art, and it was always his focus, the defining moment came for Aldrich during adolescence. When models were brought into his art class, his
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NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

July 25, 2013 | by

While his forte is capturing the pristine beauty of the American West in all its diversity, lakes and streams highlighted by the melding of autumn into winter are often prevalent themes in Colorado-based painter David W. Mayer’s sparkling landscapes. By combining a refined sense of color with his ability to distill and synthesize these settings into their basic essence, Mayer captivates his collectors with canvases depicting the changing of the seasons in the Big Horn Valley of Wyoming, snowy pines cradling high lakes in Glacier National Park, and the fiery foliage lining Colorado’s South Platte River. David Mayer (Utah) Colorado
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A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MAN

A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MAN

July 25, 2013 | by

T.D. Kelsey would readily agree that he is living a life that many would envy. An award-winning sculptor, he divides his time between Texas and Wyoming. A former commercial pilot, he can jump into the cockpit of one of his planes and take to the skies whenever the mood hits, or saddle up one of his horses and go for a ride. It is a life that suits the talented artist—and suits him well. T.D.Kelsey (Texas) Pick Pocket Bronze 17″ By 21″ “While cheeking this bronc around to get on, this cowboy almost gets his chaps removed.” This sculpture was
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Feeling the Light

Feeling the Light

July 25, 2013 | by

Douglas Aagard harkens back to the summers when he hiked Utah’s backcountry, helping his grandfather herd sheep. As a teenager, he had his own version of summer camp, cooking and helping with the chores as his Danish grandpa grazed his bands of sheep. Now in his mid-forties, Aagard keenly recalls the high mountain meadows, the quaking aspen, the little silver trailer, and the unique pastoral setting as if he had been there yesterday. Douglas Aagard (Utah) Portrait Of A Maple Oil 48″ By 36″ “I found this amazing tree while out hiking with my son. I had to paint it
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