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September 13 , 2015 through October 18, 2015Mondays through Saturdays 9 :30 a .m. to 5 p .m.

Sundays Noon unt i l 5 p .m.

2015 SMALL WORKS SHOW

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Director’s Statement

For 2015 The Brinton Museum is taking full advantage of our new facility and the additional space it provides by expanding our Small Works Show to include over 140 artists from throughout the United States. As in the past you will find artwork by many artists with whom you are familiar, and a few artists who are new to our institution but are extremely well-known in art circles throughout the nation. A fine example of such a case is noted American portrait painter Raymond Everett Kinstler. His work is represented in the show by a fantastic little beach scene. In 2016 The Brinton Museum will be exhibiting and touring a show by Mr. Kinstler, so you might want to make plans to visit us sometime between May 1 and July 4 in order to see Journeys West and Beyond. The show is large and hangs in the Jacomien Mars Reception Gallery on Level 3 as well as in the S. K Johnston, Jr. Family Gallery on Level 2, so please take your time in passing through this diverse show. A special thanks to my dedicated and loyal staff here at The Brinton Museum, who have all pitched in so that we could uninstall two shows and replace them with this exhibition in the space of five very long, tiring days. A special acknowledgement to Lacasa Michelena, Museum Memberships/Assistant Registrar, for the superb work she did in assembling the massive amount of information necessary for such a show and for the publication of this comprehensive catalogue.

Kenneth L. SchusterDirector & Chief Curator

Funded by The Brinton Museum’s Annual Giving Campaign

The Lions Head, oil on gesso board, 6” x 6 7/8”, $425 Tetons from String Lake, oil on canvas, 9” x 12” framed, $1,400

WARREN ADAMS

Born: 1953, Sheridan, WYResidence: Ranch east of Sheridan

Several miles southwest of The Brinton Museum is a rock outcropping that the pioneers named “The Lions Head”. This formation in Little Goose Canyon is high on the east wall of the canyon. I have always had a fascination for Little Goose Canyon and the unique beauty of the surrounding area.

DOUG ALLEN

Born: 1935, Jersey City, NJResidence: Centerville, NJ

I’ve painted this “Cathedral Group” view of the Grand Tetons many times, in plein air and studio. This memorable vision draws me back time and again.

The Unmasking, pencil on rag board, 4” x 4”, $350

CHRISTOPHER AMENDBorn: 1950, Superior, WYResidence: Gillette, WY

These drawings begin as abstract arrangements of shape, without conscious intent other than a rhythmic placement of shapes within the plane. Then, through extended contemplation, I coax them to assert themselves as images which, as they emerge, evoke associations with stories deeply imbedded in conscious and subconscious memory. As I begin to recognize each image, I employ conventions of “realistic” drawing to give them their own unique, fully articulated realities. They seek to represent realities not objectively observed, but rather intuitively imagined.

ANN ARNDTBorn: 1942, MichiganResidence: Sheridan, WY

In deep midwinter, looking for a subject to weave, I found peaches! [In the seed catalog – or perhaps they found me.] I think the time I spent playing with this project was all good: to practice weaving circles, to use up some leftover materials, and to hang out with some new little fruity friends, in my imagination. I hope you like them too.

Where No Peach Has Gone Before, wool & cotton tapestry with painted wood frame, 6” x 4”, $100

Bruxelles, etching: chine colle with Kitakata on Stonehenge gray, image size: 3” x 3”, paper size: 8 ½” x 6”, $150 (framed), $90 (unframed)

RICHARD M. ASH I I IBorn: 1943, Albuquerque, NM Residence: Wichita Falls, TX

These Chine Collé prints are from a suite of images employing collaged material developed from 19th Century European publications. The vegetables are from French encyclopedias, the maps are from a Baedeker’s Guide to Russia, and the written text is from a letter of the period. The images are printed with the intaglio etching process using solar etching plates.

NIKOLO BALKANSKIBorn: 1957, Sofia, BulgariaResidence: Lakewood, CO

Painting from Yellowstone National Park on a rainy day.

After the Rain, oil on linen, 8”x 10”, $950

CARRIE BALLANTYNEBorn: 1956, Burbank, CAResidence: Sheridan, WY

I enjoy the unique and varied styles of the American Cowboy. Most often influenced by the particular region. And we can generally tell “by the outfit” where the cowboy is from. Style is a major factor in who I choose to portray, but the soul of the individual is always foremost.

REDE BALLARDBorn: 1973, Salt Lake City, UT Residence: Gillette, WY (winter) and Cody, WY (summer) The painting/monotypes in this series become for me a vehicle of expression of experience. The images are in essence about the intimate relationship between the interconnectivity of the viewer and the given space that is implied. It is the line that exists between time and space and how we perceive that experience that I’m trying to explore.

North Country Cowboy, graphite, 6” x 6”, $1,800 Gibon River in Purple, oil, 6” x 6”, $600

The Big Horn Mountains, oil, 6” x 6”, $800

BOB BARLOWBorn: 1934, Gillette, WYResidence: Billings, MT

I have always been inspired by the Bighorn Mountains and their surroundings.

MIKE BARLOWBorn: 1963, Gillette, WYResidence: Livingston, MT

My bronze sculpture depicts first hand experiences. From early childhood, many of my favorite experiences include wildlife. Often times I will work out most of the design from memory for several months before I begin a new piece. I feel my best sculptures are somewhat impressionistic within a classical context.

Land Baron, bronze, 7” x 9” x 3”, $1,750

MARY JANE KLATT BARNARDBorn: Macomb, IL Residence: Dayton, WY and Tonka Bay, MN

The afternoon sun enhanced the warm rich colors of this table setting - a bouquet of autumn leaves in a red glass bowl on a blue tablecloth.

DEE BARNESBorn: 1955, Livingston, MTResidence: Livingston, MT

I was at Crow Fair in Montana, waiting for the parade to start, when I noticed this very young rider. She was riding her horse amidst the growing number of people who were to be in the procession. What caught my eye was her total self-confidence and riding ability – she was a pro!

Autumn Leaves, oil on canvas, 5” x 7”, $300 Waiting for the Parade, watercolor, 5 ¾” x 5 5/8”, $850

Peggy Lake, watercolor, 6” x 6”, $450

GAYLE BARNETTBorn: 1954, Malta, MT Residence: Meeteetse, WY

I take great enjoyment in painting favorite scenes of the Bighorn Mountains. So often it brings back memories for the viewer who has experienced that location in the past. I want them to experience it again, the sights, the sounds, the smells, the feel. I enjoy hearing them reminisce about their visit in the past.

DAVID BENDERBorn: 1951, Aberdeen, WAResidence: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

Faith is a substance unseen but somehow felt. It is not empirical but accepted as. It exists in the ethos of the human story. It is unknown and yet somehow known. It is a leap that bridges the irrational and the rational.

Leap of Faith, oil over gold leaf on birch, 6” x 6”, $350

CAROL BERRYBorn: 1937, Wayne, PAResidence: Wolf, WY

This is my neighborhood - Wolf Creek and the Bighorn Mountains. I only wish my paintings were as beautiful as my favorite places. I will cope. I am lucky.

HEIDI BONDBorn: 1956, Kenosha, WIResidence: Hartsville, SC

My dog paintings explore feelings and humorous moments common to humans and canines. All proceeds from sales are donated to humane rescue groups, with the hope of helping wonderful beasts find forever homes.

Wolf Creek Autumn, oil, 5” x 7”, $250 Repetition, acrylic on canvas, 6” x 6”, $150

The Blue on Green, oil, 6” x 6”, $325

JOSEPH BOOTH Born: 1963, Lewiston, ID Residence: Billings, MT

“The Blue on Green” is a small token of my love for the Blue Heron. I spent a lot of time on the Little Spokane River and had the great pleasure of seeing the great bird many times. Since then I have been fascinated with the mysterious bird and took this opportunity to capture him in paint.

DENNIS BOYD Born: 1968, Albuquerque, NM Residence: Billings, MT

I’m constantly drawn to scenes of quiet reflection within my subject. My goal is to depict a sense of nobility displayed within my subject. I don’t focus my energies on detail, I’m more concerned with mood, color harmony and environment while spending countless hours studying, sketching and photographing my subjects. I have found that my love for plein air painting helps me accurately depict these birds in their natural habitats.

A Sparrow's Interest, oil on linen, 6” x 6”, $275

COURTNEY CAPLAN Born: 1951, Lincoln, NEResidence: Story, WY

Working in porcelain clay provides wonderful opportunities for translucent glazes, such as lime-green celadon on the press-mold tile. My studio, Piney Creek Pottery, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

HILARY CARRELBorn: 1961, Sedalia, COResidence: Sheridan, WY

I am proud to say that I live in the wonderful community of Sheridan with my husband, Charlie. Together we own and operate Colts Unlimited. My profession is training and showing jumping horses as well as teaching clients to ride and show. My passion for art is that I paint and draw what I know and see. I grew up in the foothills of Denver exploring the land on my horses every moment I could and drawing at night.

Freesia, porcelain, 6 ¾” x 6 ¾”, $45 Cee Cee’s Angel, watercolor, 6” x 6”, $250

WP CLOUDS 6X6 #1, digital print, gouache, 6” x 6”, $250

JOHN CATTERALLBorn: 1940, Sheridan, WYResidence: Story, WY and Tampa, FL

I recently had occasion to describe my “...career–long creative wanderlust for a wide range of aesthetic explorations driven by a bias (increasingly lamentable) for technical complexity over simplicity...” The works in this exhibition mark a return to my pursuit, begun forty years ago and too soon abandoned, of an elegant, figure-ground-flipping, minimalist-based personal aesthetic statement. This, of course, suggests that I may have come to my senses. One would hope.

NANCY DUNLOP CAWDREY Born: 1948, Fort Benning, GAResidence: Bigfork, MT

White flowers – in this case peonies – are a wonderful subject for an artist. Layers of transparent color are laid down one by one to try to “form” the petals, which (of course) are not totally white. They are some of my favorite flowers in my garden. The fact that peonies originally came from China, as did the silk I paint on, makes it seem a particularly good marriage of materials and subject. This species of peony is called “Class Act”.

Peony: Class Act, dye on silk, 10” x 10”, $1,100

LORENZO CHAVEZ Born: 1959, Albuquerque, NMResidence: Parker, CO

The subject is a soft evening painting season in the foothills of the Rockies during an October late afternoon.

REID CHRISTIE Born: 1951, Rock Springs, WYResidence: Cody, WY

An autumn day in the Bighorns.

Evening Poem, oil, 6” x 6”, $900 The King and His Harem, oil, 7” x 6”, $700

The Hand Drill, mixed media (Alaskan spruce, paper, ink), 5 ½ “ x 5 ½” x 1 ¼”, $180

SCOTT CLENDANIELBorn: 1980, Spokane, WAResidence: Anchorage, AK (winters) and McCarthy, AK (summers)

My grandfather was a carpenter and when he died he left me all of his antique tools. Ten years ago, my wife and I bought ten acres of a dense forest in McCarthy, Alaska, and started building a log cabin from locally-sourced Alaskan Black and White Spruce. I made these three pieces from remnants of those logs. We used these tools at the beginning of the project, before we bought a generator to power modern, electric tools. This triptych is a homage to my Papa's tools, and to old building methods.

ELIJAH COBB Born: 1950, Ayer, MA Residence: Cody, WY

We have lost track of the many breeds of chickens we have and how they have interbred. We have American Chickens. They are wonderfully varied in color, size, shape and temperament. We do our best to give them a good and interesting life and a quick, unsuspecting death. They are companiable and entertaining and very individual. A few of them have let us into their world and given us insight into their lives. They also taste great - especially the roosters - with a nice Burgundy sauce. I find photographing them to be surprisingly difficult.

Little Red and Tuft on Patrol, photograph-ink jet print, 6” x 6”, $100

NICHOLAS COLEMAN Born: 1978, Provo, UT Residence: Provo, UT

I love the light when it just starts to go down in the West. It provides all kinds of wonderful and interesting colors that play across the landscape. These paintings were a delight to paint!

DAVID COPHER Born: 1954, Fort Worth, TX Residence: Santa Fe, NM

The race horse and his jockey exemplify the desire of the will to win and the bond of a man and horse.

Windriver Camp, oil on linen, 6” x 6”, $950 The Race Horse, bronze, 6”x 6”, $650

Trickster, charcoal on rag paper, 7 ½” x 5 5/16”, $1,100

ROX CORBETTBorn: 1956, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Residence: Powell, WY

To many Native American tribes the coyote had supernatural powers. The trickster continues to thrive in spite of widespread persecution by man.

JOHN DEMOTT Born: 1954, Southern CaliforniaResidence: Loveland, CO As a storyteller of the American frontier, western art has been an important part of my life and I am proud to be involved in the preservation of our great heritage.

Plains Pride, oil on canvas, 7” x 5”, $1,000

DON DERNOVICH Born: 1942, Rock Springs, WYResidence: Culbertson, NE and Star Valley, WY

Fly fishing while floating the river affords the fisherman access to waters not readily accessible by wade fishing ensuring better success in catching the elusive trout.

STEVE DEVENYNSBorn: 1953, St. Louis, MOResidence: Cody, WY

I try to portray the cowboys and ranchers in my paintings as good stewards of the land as well as caretakers of the animals in their charge. This painting “Little Hitchhiker” is a good example of this concept in my art.

Floatin and Flyin, oil, 5” x 7”, $700 Little Hitchhiker, oil on linen, 4” x 5 ¼”, $550

Roly Poly, oil on canvas, 5” x 7”, $550

ELLEN DUDLEYBorn: 1940, Stroudsburg, PAResidence: Dubois, WY These little guys were fun to paint, and I hope that fun translates to all who pause to look at them.

ROD DUGAL Born: 1968, Houma, LA Residence: Sheridan, WY

My work comes out of the long history of vessel making and is concerned with how the vessels are perceived in space and time. As a potter and artist, I am looking at not only the sensual experience of consumption as it pertains to sustenance in the history of utilitarian ceramics, but also at how the spaces and the forms we surround ourselves with help to shape our perception of who we are.

Peasant Flute, porcelain, 5”x 4”x 4”, $32

KARYNE DUNBAR Born: 1945, Rock Island, ILResidence: Shell, WY

I have placed the mythic raven in a series of celestial events, from the full moon to Equinox, from a winter solstice sunrise to a Northern Aurora Borealis.

MARY JANE EDWARDSBorn: 1946, DuQuoin, ILResidence: Banner, WY

While travel feeds my insatiable curiosity about the world and other cultures, I am always pleased to return with new insights and discoveries. Of late the return home seems more and more satisfying and prompts time for reflection. Bits and pieces of altered natural and machine made objects and materials from earlier creative endeavors clutter the work tables in my studio. These left over parts attempt to gain importance in this series of reflective moments. Maps, newsprint and papers collected on travels abroad. Feathers and stones from a morning walk. Sticks rescued from a Magpie nest. Plastic figures from the Dollar Store. Now all newly combined and caged up to tease a random thought or prompt some lost memory or even concern now closer to home.

Raven Aurora, acrylic over silver leaf, 5” x 7”, $250 Caged Memories: A Series of Four #1 la perdita paco, mixed media, 6” x 6” x 1”, set of four $800

Animal Parade, oil on wood panel, 6” x 6”, $150 Nestled, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $600

DIANE ELMEERBorn: 1941, Tent, NJResidence: Story, WY and Tampa, FL

Why am I doing this-this activity of lost relevance in a technological age? This is a question I frequently ask myself as I struggle to move through an impasse in my work. Which is painting. I want to make something beautiful to look at and ponder. I have been a painter since I was five. I have always enjoyed the wonder of looking at the material and natural world, trying to figure it out. And what is my human place in it. I want to create a finished product that will engage the viewer and myself in that space of looking without end-creating a sense of satisfaction and a desire to return again. Painting is an art form and tradition that I have studied and practiced for many years. It is what I do best.

LOREN ENTZBorn: 1949, Newton, KSResidence: Billings, MT

One of my favorite things to do is go out on location and paint. This painting is a result of going to Crow Fair which takes place every year in August at Crow Agency. I have been there many times and it never fails to inspire me to see so many teepees set up among the cottonwoods and boxelder trees. This particular teepee was 'nestled' in a little coulee off by itself and made a great composition which I couldn't resist painting.

MICHAEL FLANAGAN Born: OklahomaResidence: Dayton, WY

When a cowboy and his horse are in tune, his horse listens for his pard's voice and the sound of his spurs, and they are ready for the day's ride.

GERALD J. FRITZLER Born: 1953, Chicago, ILResidence: Mesa, CO One of my favorite locations to paint is in the red rocks country of Utah. This watercolor was from the Professor Valley near Moab. It was late in the day and the remaining sunlight lit up the red rock formation in front of me which made for an interesting composition of light and shadows.

Waiting for His Pard, oil on board, 8” x 6”, $895 Afternoon in Castle Valley, watercolor, 6” x 6”, $950

Oak Leaves, copper and art glass, 6 ¾” x 7”, $200 series of 4

NANCIE FURNISHBorn: Maryland countrysideResidence: Sheridan, WY

I enjoy the challenge of experimenting with new techniques. Having the copper work inside the glass was truly a challenge!

ANN FULLERBorn: 1944, Glencove, NYResidence: Big Horn, WY

“Distance lends enchantment to the view.” Mark Twain

Mexican Evening, color photography, 6” x 6”, $100

THEODORE GALLBorn: 1941, Oak Park, ILResidence: Ojai, CA

It is one of a series of sculptures that depict the human form assuming the characteristics of the animal form.

ROBERT GAMBLIN Born: 1948, Belleville, ILResidence: Portland, OR

I can't say why I paint, I just know I have to. I can say what I get out of it. Painting can be simple, but for me it is complex, and I revel in pushing myself into that complexity. Each of my paintings are about color relationships. This is a life-long dialogue, or dance, through color space...but it is not a totally free romp as an abstract painter might have, my exploration is tethered to “place.” I am drawn to scenes that catch my eye, those are the scenes I paint. I then use color in an emotionally expressive way to visually describe what it felt like to be at that place in that moment of time.

Bear Dance, cast bronze, 9 ½” x 6” x 8”, $3,300 Refuge, oil on canvas on panel, 6” x 6”, $660

Serene Summit, oil, 6” x 6”, $400

JESSICA GARRETTBorn: 1983, San Antonio, TXResidence: Glendale, AZ

I was painting in southern Colorado and was impressed by the pink light that washed over the Spanish Peaks as the sun went down.

MARTIN JOHN GARHARTBorn: 1946, Deadwood, SDResidence: Powell, WY

The small drawings in this show are studies from life. They keep the studio works authentic and alive. My studio works are visual narratives. Each image constitutes a story told in the visual language of metaphor and symbol. Like poetry they are suggestions with parameters.

Kneeling Figure, ink and conté, 5” x 7”, $385

JOHN C. GAWNEBorn: 1952, Chicago, ILResidence: Oak Park, IL

I enjoy painting horses, of any color. But a white horse in strong sunlight is fun with the sharp contrasts and warm and cool colors.

SCOTT GELLATLY Born: 1975, Portland, OR Residence: Portland, OR I am a landscape painter living in Portland, Oregon. My paintings capture my personal response to the diverse landscape of the Pacific Northwest. Working directly from nature, my paintings express the area's unique light and atmosphere.

The Deputy, oil on linen, 6” x 6”, $750 Fleeting Light, oil on panel, 6” x 6”, $550

WINIFRED GODFREYBorn: 1944, Philadelphia, PA Residence: Chicago, IL

When spring begins in the north, it is very exhilarating. Among the first signs of full spring are the flowering fruit trees. This series represents the stages of a single flowering crab blossom opening. It goes from deep red to white in just one day or two.

Flowering Crab Blossom, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $150Evening Colors, oil, 6” x 6”, $1,400

MICHAEL GODFREYBorn: 1958, Heidelberg, GermanyResidence: Maryland

There is nothing more beautiful than fresh snow in evening.

BRUCE GRAHAMBorn: 1961, New York City, NYResidence: Buffalo, WY

The details on this fully adorned Crow pony lend themselves perfectly to a small portrait.

CAROL GUZMAN Born: St. Louis, MOResidence: Clyde Park, MT

These sentinels are a necessary food source for cattle in the West. On a sunny winter's day, hay bales cast beautiful shadows in the late afternoon snow.

Crow Pony, oil, 6” x 6”, $1,000 Winter Haybales, oil on wood, 6” x 8”, $425

DOUG HALLBorn: 1959, Granby, MO Residence: Pineville, MO

The Shawnee Indians and frontiersmen took great pride in their hunting and warrior skills. This Shawnee wears his wool blanket decorated with silk ribbons with pride, as it had great value on the frontier and was a highly prized possession.

Shawnee Pride, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $1,000

CAROL HAGANBorn: 1962, Central City, NEResidence: Billings, MT

This painting was inspired by the full moon that I had the pleasure of watching as it set one cold winter morning, over the Bighorn Mountains. To this day, it is still the largest full moon that I have ever seen. I will never forget that extraordinary sight.

Moon Set on the Bighorns, oil on panel, 6” x 6”, $850

Badlands Silver, oil on cradled birch, 6” x 6”, $350

WHITNEY MICHELLE HALLBorn: 1986, San Diego, CAResidence: Bozeman, MT

A gray horse is never truly gray, but instead becomes a sophisticated contrast for all of the colors surrounding him.

ANN HANSON Born: 1953, Bremerton, WAResidence: Shell, WY

A fleeting moment in time – a look of concentration while making a minor adjustment to “The Earring”.

The Earring, oil, 6”x 6”, $850

Rockies at Estes, oil, 6”x 6”, $475

DANNA HILDEBRANDBorn: Prescott, ARResidence: Loveland, CO

The landscape of Colorado is full of majestic views of the Rocky Mountains. I have gained access to this high country by joining the Plein Air Artists of Colorado. The experience is rewarding with outstanding scenery and artists.

ELAINE OLAFSON HENRYBorn: 1946, Marshall, MNResidence: Big Horn, WY

The porcelain bowls and the drawings are homages to René Magritte who, in the 19th century, acknowledged the difference between a pipe and a drawing of a pipe.

This is a Bowl, porcelain with blue celadon glaze, 6” x 6”, $100This is Not a Bowl, rives BFK paper, charcoal, conté crayon, tissue paper, rice paper and bee’s wax, 6” x 6”, $300

TONY HOCHSTETLERBorn: 1964, Goshen, IN Residence: Ft. Collins, CO

Horned Lizards are found as far south as Texas and as far north as Wyoming. I was able to research these amazing lizards near Laramie, Wyoming. They are one of my favorite lizards.

JOAN HOFFMANN Born: 1949, Pasadena, CA Residence: South Royalton, VT

I oil paint impressionistically. These oils are studio paintings which were inspired by my in plein air oil painting series of the Bighorn Mountains. Rugged peaks above timberline and alpine terrain capture my imagination. These are the wild landscapes I work to preserve.

Horned Lizard, bronze, 2 ½” x 8” x 5 ½”, $1,200 Tongue River Canyon, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $480

Midsummer Day's Dream, pastel on archival panel, 6” x 6”, $450

GARY HUBERBorn: 1953, Salford, PAResidence: Buffalo, WY

The best part of being a landscape painter is going out into the landscape looking for places to paint. Usually the effort is rewarded with lots of ideas but regardless, a day in the great outdoors is never a day wasted. I'm not hard to please when it comes to subjects. All I look for is something that catches my eye: light and shadow, warm and cool color, atmosphere that evokes a mood, a moment in time that fills me with excitement and joy.

DONNA HOWELL-SICKLES Born: 1949, Gainesville, TXResidence: Saint Jo, TX

I've been working with western imagery for some time and I now know it's those small things that make you smile long after the day is gone.

Let Me Help You With Your Hat Boss, mixed media on paper, 6” x 6”, $950

JAMES JACKSONBorn: 1951, Denver, COResidence: Sheridan, WY

This painting is a small visual poem. Nature is part of us, it constantly enriches our perception. At times this connection is moving and extremely rewarding. A young girl is totally fascinated by a curious little bird.

ADAM JAHIEL Born: 1956, Ann Arbor, MIResidence: Story, WY

The Tour Eiffel, my favorite building, in my favorite city. But not everyone agrees. The French novelist Guy de Maupassant, allegedly hated the tower so much that he often ate lunch in the restaurant at its base, the only vantage point from which he could completely avoid glimpsing its looming silhouette.

Soul Mates, oil on panel, 6” x 6”, $1,200 Paris, bromoil print, 5” x 7”, $600

WYCO Snowplow No. 900015, Ret., linoleum cut, 6” x 6”, $120

J IM JEREBBorn: 1960, Arlington, VAResidence: A split between Laramie, WY and Kirksville, MO

Working as a printmaker there are many options that favor a small-scale format. For this exhibition I chose to show a set of relief prints that, while intimate in size, have a classic incisive graphic quality. Crisp delineated shapes pressed into soft paper are visually compelling at any viewing distance.

WILLIAM HUGH JENNINGS Born: 1963, Iowa City, IAResidence: Buffalo, WY

A tribute to our most loyal of ranch hands. I tried to capture the intensity and focus of a working ranch dog. Their smooth flowing lines and hair patterns give interest as well. This was the small version of a sculpture I later cast life-size in bronze.

Stock Dog, bronze, 9” x 5” x 6”, $745

J IM JUROSEKBorn: Sheridan, WYResidence: Sheridan, WY

I began painting these carefree and simple works of trees in the woods while working with the elements and principles of art and it was so much fun and I enjoyed doing it so much that I haven't found a reason to stop. It’s cool to be able to be in a show at The Brinton.

LLOYD KELLY Born: 1946, New Orleans, LAResidence: Louisville, KY

My paintings are not about depictions. Rather they are about emotions, concepts, and experiences, which subconsciously and consciously surface.

In the Woods, oil, 6”x 6”, $250 Wild Flowers, 6” x 6”, oil on canvas, $650

Sand, Surf & Boy, oil on backed canvas, 6" x 10", $750

EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER Born: 1926, NYC, NYResidence: Easton, CT

It was created out of doors on a painting trip to Portugal.

T. D. KELSEYBorn: 1946, Shelley, ID Residence: Guthrie, TX

With the popularity and growth of horse training clinics and such, which is a great thing, this sculpture no longer depicts the “norm.” It used to be that the first lesson in a colt’s education in becoming a saddle horse was being halter broken as a weanling or yearling, turned out for a while to learn to be a horse, then gathered to further his education. This was usually late in his third year and might not even be until he was five or six in the northern country where I grew up. At that age they were old enough to use and were expected to do so quickly. So after you ran them in and got a rope on them, you tied up a hind leg, got a saddle on them and crawled on. By the third saddling you were expected to be outside and doing ranch work that needed doing. Some took to it easily, others fought city hall with a vengeance. These usually went to the rough string rider. You could get work done on them but it did take a long time for them to trust you and get ground broke. I remember many times when I would go to a ranch to start a bunch of “colts” and they would be from 5-7 years old. They would be a bunch of broncs and a lot of times you started by tying them down and nailing shoes on first thing. Change of attitude, good breeders, and better prices for horses has changed that, thank goodness. The colt in this sculpture is about two or three years old.

Lesson #2, bronze, 5” x 8” x 7”, $2,800

MARIAN KLINEBorn: 1940, Cheyenne, WYResidence: Cheyenne, WY

It was initially challenging going from six-foot-high, near-life-size paintings of racing horses to the six-inch miniatures called for in this show. I found I had to lower the intensity for the horses, or choose a quieter, smaller animal for the little canvases.

PAULETTE KUCERABorn: 1947, Dickinson, NDResidence: Sheridan, WY

Since childhood, I have been entranced with light shining through colored glass. After learning traditional techniques for working with stained glass, I discovered fused glass and the many ways glass can be manipulated with heat. Fusing has stolen my heart. It is so satisfying to meet the challenges of the medium and chosen technique in order to express my idea and then have the piece come out of the kiln looking the way I wanted it to look. I decided to do kiln-castings for the show this year. Then my challenge was subject matter for the images and I chose to interpret the elements of earth, air, fire and water. The process is one I learned a few years ago but hadn’t played a lot with. After a few bumps in the road and a lot of fun, I am pleased with the results.

Watchful, oil, 6” x 6”, $300 Water, kilncast glass, 6” x 6”, $195

January Hay Field, oil on linen on panel, 6” x 6”, $300

LINDA L ILLEGRAVEN Born: 1948, Fort Benning, GAResidence: Laramie, WY

On a clear January evening, the low winter sun casts long shadows across a hay meadow near the Little Laramie River. Remnants of snow remain in sheltered places.

LAURIE J. LEEBorn: 1959, MontanaResidence: Powell, WY

This little tyke was so cute as she sat with her umbrella in hand. Twirling it and swinging it around provided little shade, but she didn't seem to mind.

A Little Shade, oil, 6” x 6”, $650

CAROL LUCASBorn: 1955, Lewistown, MT Residence: Dayton, WY

These days I spend more time out in pastures drawing. Those damn horses never hold a pose long enough. I’m not as concerned with realistic rendering; now it’s something else. I’d like to draw as well as Egon Schiele. I wonder if Picasso realized what a miracle his Don Quixote drawing is.

GINNIE MADSEN Born: 1946, Chicago, ILResidence: Laramie, WY

Most of my work begins with appearances that interest me. This piece is a relief print, carved into linoleum and hand printed. This method of working requires a clarification in my mind of how to proceed in creating the image and ultimately a simplification because I am working with limited ink colors. The process often requires several runs through the press, one for each color. For me, print making often has unexpected surprises. I like that too.

Old Smokey Sure Liked to Buck, graphite, 6” x 8”, $350 Last Light, relief print, 6” x 6”, $180

Dessert, oil, 5” x 7”, $650

JAN MAPES Born: 1954, Fort Belvior, VA Residence: Kim, CO

Encountering this young rabbit with some delectable greens reminded me of a teenager with candy.

JON MADSENBorn: 1946, Manhattan, KSResidence: Laramie, WY

My interest in this painting is in space and light (more than identities and their depictions). I have always been attracted to pools of light in a dark landscape. They are a stand in for my hopefulness in this life.

Light Spot, oil on linen, 6” x 6”, $280

ALLAN MARDONBorn: 1931, Sarnia, Ontario, CanadaResidence: Tucson, AZ

Whenever I work on a thematic 4-piece work, I most always look to the four corners of the earth or the four seasons for transpiration.

DAVID H. MCDOUGALLBorn: 1949, Merced, CA Residence: Dayton, WY

This painting chronicles one man's lifelong quest for wild trout and truth.

Summer, oil on panel, 8” x 8”, $500 Len, acrylic, 5 5/8” x 7”, $680

Seasons III, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $350

DAVID MENSING Born: 1963, Kansas City, MOResidence: Albion, ID

Though I am compelled by creative purpose, I am driven by the subject matter. My task as an artist is to delimit or refine a scene, to share my perceptions of the moment. With the onset of winter, autumn warmth is particularly precious. The sunlight seems especially deep and resonant, intensifying cool shadows on the trunks of aspen trees. I emphasized color intensities and the feeling of light in the creation of this painting. It is my intention that the viewer, compelled by the composition and atmospheric perspective, would visually wander deep into the valley beyond.

MARK MCKENNABorn: 1984, Logan, UTResidence: Powell, WY

One of my favorite drives is the stretch between Wapiti and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. This confident beau was out with a few of his bachelor friends on an early Spring day up the North Fork Canyon, showing off his full curl. He really seemed to enjoy the attention from the onlookers, quite a pleasant poser.

Early Spring, oil on linen, 6” x 6”, $650

VALERIE MILLERBorn: 1980 Waukon, IAResidence: Waukon, IA

I met this Charolais cow on a country road not far from my home. The sun was just setting and it was a perfect summer evening. For almost all of my painting career I have focused on painting cows. There is just something about them that keeps me going back for more.

CYNTHIA SWITZER MOHSENI Born: 1956, Mesa, AZResidence: Sheridan, WY

Having grown up in Ojai, California, I have an enduring and intimate love for the beauty and smells of the arid chaparral fauna and flora that permeate this special valley.

Charolais Study, acrylic on canvas, 6” x 6”, $425 Topa Topa’s Pink Moment, oil, 6” x 8”, $1,050

BLAKE NEUBERTBorn: 1981, Glenwood Springs, COResidence: Fort Collins, CO I'm continually inspired by the faces, culture and stories of Native Americans.

untitled #1, oil on canvas, 6” x 6”, $500

NELTJEBorn: 1934, New York City, NYResidence: Banner, WY

I trust in the unconscious. I strive to make the sensed visible, to balance the interior reality of passion with the external condition of form.

Come Again, collage on clay board, 6” x 6”, $250

Near Sundown, oil, 6” x 8”, $850

E. DENNEY NEVILLE Born: Big Horn Basin, WYResidence: Byron, WY

This painting is of a subject I have painted many times. An Indian camp in the Bighorns or the lower country of the Big Horn Basin is a landscape that lends itself well to this concept. In this particular image I explored a more impressionistic, textual technique of using more paint, color and contrast. A lot of my work is more in the style tonalism.

MARV NEWTON Born: 1939, Kelseyville, CAResidence: Raton, NM

I have always been fascinated with the native culture of the American West. I enjoy painting the peaceful times when all seemed to be well with the world. Just as it is in the West today, when the rains came and the prairie grass was green, it was usually a “A Good Year”.

A Good Year, watercolor, 4 ¾” x 6 ¾”, $400

LISA NORMANBorn: 1968, Columbus, OHResidence: Buffalo, WY

I’ve enjoyed a recent foray into new subject matter, and chickens have always intrigued me. I loved this backlit scene of a mother hen with her chicks and the “Hitchhiker” on top added to the story. The play of light on the birds and reflected from the ground draws the viewer in to a sunny morning with the dew on the grass.

Hitchhikin’, oil, 6” x 6”, $750

EILEEN NISTLER Born: 1958, Newcastle, WYResidence: A ranch between Upton and Sundance, WY

I am a collector of Depression glass as was my mother and grandmother. My favorite is green and theirs was pink. I happened to have mine out in the sun and loved the reflections, shadows and colors that it gave off.

Green Depression I, colored pencil, 6” x 6”, $400

My Iceland Plot 3-b, watercolor, 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”, $600

SHIRLEY NOVAK Born: 1946, Long Beach, CAResidence: Montrose, CO

My love of flowers has given me a life of belonging on this earth and a spiritual life tapped into the joy, magic and wonder of life in its most sacred form......seed-soil-water-sunlight......I love growing and painting flowers.

JULIE ORIET Born: 1958, Bozeman, MTResidence: Cody, WY

At the end of the day, it’s always amazing to see what the sunset will be, colorful or dark, moody or calm. It’s beautiful – it’s never the same as the one before.

Late Summer, pastel, 7” x 5”, $700

JOEL OSTLINDBorn: 1954, Casper, WYResidence: Big Horn, WY

It often feels that a Wyoming landscape can be interpreted with some good old gouache.

A Big Winter Wall, gouache, 4 ½” x 6 ½”, $675

DAN OSTERMILLERBorn: 1956, Cheyenne, WY Residence: Loveland, CO

The serenity of a coyote at sunrise as he slips into unconsciousness after a night on the prowl is something that I can relate to.

Sunrise on the Coyote Butte, bronze, 8” x 4” x 4”, edition of 30, 2014, $1,800

Autumn Tranquility, oil on panel, 6” x 6”, $600

GREGORY PACKARD Born: 1970, Boise, IDResidence: Montrose, CO

I love getting lost in the warmth of an autumn day, a quiet river, lined by turning cottonwoods and cut hay meadows.

THOMAS PAQUETTE Born: 1958, Minneapolis, MNResidence: Warren, PA

The title describes the angles of the cottonwood trunks depicted. Cottonwoods are lively trees with bold bark; they always strike me as being a little larger than life, with big personalities, especially when squeezed down into my typical gouache scale. All four paintings in this show were part of my traveling exhibition “On Nature's Terms” which spotlighted the great diversity of designated wilderness areas across the country.

78 and 40 Cottonwood, gouache on rag board, 2 7/8” x 3 ¾”, $775

TURID PEDERSENBorn: 1945, Oslo, NorwayResidence: Silver City, NM

When I first saw this Laguna vessel in the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, NM, a number of years ago I was instantly attracted to the bold, varied decoration and treatment of the neck. Since then I have painted it on several occasions, from life size to this miniature, each time enjoying it as if it were for the first time.

Laguna Pueblo, ca. 1880, oil on masonite, 5” x 7”, $1,000

OLIVE PARKERBorn: Fulton, NYResidence: Stevensville, MT The beauty of the Montana landscape around my home inspired this piece. I live on the slopes of the Sapphire Range in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. This pendant combines three sapphires that I mined combined with 14K white gold, and a beautiful carved leather leaf that compliments the colors in the stones. The leaf is patterned after a shrub that grows in my garden.

Sapphire and Leather Leaf Pendant, leather, acrylic, sapphires and 14k white gold, 1 ¼” x 2 ¼” plus 16” chain, $1,259

Sunrise Over Red Lodge, oil on canvas, 6” x 5 ½”, $500

JOHN POTTER Born: 1957, Lac du Flambeau, WIResidence: Red Lodge, MT

Life in Red Lodge offers an abundant variety of natural wonder and beauty. I'm a morning person, so I am very appreciative of our sunrises here, especially in Autumn, when the skies seem to vie for attention with the brilliant changing colors of our aspens and cottonwoods.

ZAK PULLEN Born: 1976, Oak Harbor, WAResidence: Casper, WY

Outlaws are a subject that have intrigued me for many years. I have a collection of sketches on the subject and am proud to have painted four of my favorites.

Charles Earl Bolles, oil on board, 4 ½” x 4 ½”, $550

GRANT REDDENBorn: 1960, Evanston, WYResidence: Evanston, WY

I saw this view on a winter's walk this year and the colors and light appealed to me to make a picture of the place.

Winter Road, oil, 6” x 6”, $800

LINDA RAYNOLDSBorn: 1953, Tokyo, Japan Residence: Cody, WY

From the artist's perspective, birds are a challenging subject. They are constantly changing shape in a way that is different than with mammals. Bird anatomy is obscured by feather and fluff. Wings fan out, legs are extended, heads swivel seamlessly as if there were no vertebrae at all. The raising or lowering of groups of feathers communicates emotions. And of course baby chicks are incredibly cute.

Little Chick, bronze, 2” x 4” x 3”, $450

Sweetwater, oil, 4” x 4”, $175

DANI REEL Born: 1940, Tarrytown, NYResidence: Sheridan, WY

I love to paint scenes of Wyoming and untouched lands trying to capture the silence and beauty of my subject to share with others.

CONNIE ROBINSON Born: 1949, Sheridan, WYResidence: Sheridan, WY

The southwestern corner of the Bighorn Mountains is somewhat more isolated than other areas but is every bit as scenic. Following a trail never traveled is exciting, and involving one in a landscape painting always seems to add an extra dimension to the story.

A Day For a Hike, oil, 6” x 6”, $475

KATHLEEN SABINEBorn: 1939, Oakland, CAResidence: Sheridan, WY

My work represents my love of drawing and a preoccupation with the human face. I am also adding some kind of found natural object that adds to the story of what I am trying to say about a particular person without rendering the image.

Nature of People, prisma pencil and plaster, 6” x 8”, $300

SCOTT ROGERSBorn: 1961, Mesa, AZ Residence: Logan, UT SHIRE: Nobility - Strength - Power - Majesty - Heroic - Beauty The “Shire” is a draught horse which originated in England during the mid-17th century. They are a powerful breed whose stallions measure 17 hands. They have an enormous capacity for pulling weight. Over the centuries, Shires have held world records for both largest overall horse and tallest horse.

Shire, bronze, 5” x 8” x 3”, $900

Fishing Boats, oil, 6” x 6”, $550

GREG SCHEIBEL Born: 1961, MinnesotaResidence: Bozeman, MT My wife Tracy and I spent some time in Ireland recently, and really enjoyed the people, and beauty of the country. This little scene is from the Dingle Marina.

PAT SCHERMERHORN Born: 1936, Baxter, IA Residence: Cody, WY

These small clay boards are a real challenge and so much fun. Scratchboard Art seems to becoming a popular art form again. I have enjoyed doing it for years. This little Miniature Mule was just the model for a great picture. He was searching for treats at Mule Days in Ralston, WY.

Mini Mule, scratchboard and ink, 6” x 6”, $300

One Hundred and One, etching, 4” x 2 ¼”, $350, edition of 50

CHESSNEY SEVIER Born: 1974, Casper, WYResidence: Buffalo, WY

“One Hundred and One” is about a solitary figure among the desert environment of endless space, sun and heat.

ROBERT SEABECKBorn: 1945, Casper, WYResidence: Laramie, WY

We recently spent time in Kenya, the adventure expanded my wildlife subjects. I am still fascinated with the “Giraffe” as a source to paint. To view them in the wild was an unforgettable joy.

Giraffe, oil, 6” x 8”, $525

JACKIE SEVIERBorn: 1953, Riverton, WYResidence: Nebraska Sandhills near Seneca

My work is a two-dimensional reflection of my daily life. Being a wife, mother, and grandmother define the woman I am. Born in 1953, at Riverton, Wyoming, I'm naturally influenced by the western lifestyle, cowboys, rodeo, Native culture and the magnificent landscapes only God could create. Living in the Nebraska Sandhills near Seneca, where we have raised our family, I'm drawn to solitude, serenity, and community. As an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe from the Wind River Reservation, the generations of women before me have instilled sharing culture, heritage, tradition, and mostly, the love of family. Creating and sharing art has afforded me so many opportunities and taken me on adventures I may have never known.

TIM SHINABARGER Born: 1966, Great Falls, MTResidence: Billings, MT

A wall sculpture is always a nice change of pace for a sculptor. To work out an interesting design and gesture from one angle is a much simpler problem than the normal three hundred-sixty degree perspective. Often views that are only charming in two dimensions can be used, and there is no need to make visual sacrifices because a certain angle does not work. Whitetail deer are always an elegant subject and work well for this treatment.

Mirror Pouch, mixed media, 6” x 6”, $635 On High Alert, bronze, 12” x 6” x 6”, $2,200

MATT SMITHBorn: 1960, Kansas City, MO Residence: Scottsdale, AZ

Typically seen in the high deserts of the southwest, Chamisa seems to be most paintable during the autumn months. Then that first snow hits and my opinion changes.

Winter Chamisa, oil, 6” x 8”, $1,400

TAWNI SHULERBorn: 1982, Powell, WY Residence: Sheridan, WY

My work is inspired by the memory of landscape and how these places inform identity. By working in layers and a variety of mixed-medias, acrylic, gouache, charcoal, pastel, ink and collaged paper, my creation process mimics the way the mind orders specifics.

Golden Growth, mixed media on paper collage, 6” x 6”, $200

P is for Pyloric Sphincter from ”The Alimentary Canal for Abecedarians”, ink on clayboard, 5” x 5”, $175

TOM SPENCE Born: 1940, Sheridan, WY Residence: Buffalo, WY

Anyone who is fascinated by the Moebius strip, the Klein bottle, or the torus, will recognize that a human’s outer integument and his/her gastronomic physiognomy constitute a torus—exhibiting only one surface—granted, a complicated one, but still, only one. Humans spend much time contemplating the exterior, visible part of that surface. This collection will be dedicated to exploring the rest of the surface, improving anatomical vocabulary, and teaching the alphabet to smart-phone afflicted children and adults.

DEAN STATES Born: 1936; Ontario, ORResidence: Sheridan, WY

The fire that turned this clump of trees into the blackened stumps was tragic and ugly. My joy was returning to this very spot a year later and seeing the new, green life of spring. When nature rebuilds, even stark remains become things of beauty!

Regeneration, colored pencil, 4” x 8 ½”, $225

MARK TEAGUEBorn: 1963, San Diego, CAResidence: Austerlitz, NY

This piece was made as decoration for a picture book. Its purpose is to make the overall presentation more fun and interesting and to extend the stories in small ways. It has been my experience that children love to pore over the details in a book; small pictures like this are designed to help satisfy that impulse.

Ceratosaurus from “How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?”, acrylic, 4 ¾” x 5 ½”, $600

LOUIS STEPHENSONBorn: 1947, Gillette, WYResidence: Colorado Springs, CO

In any season of the year, morning and evening lighting is my favorite time of the day for landscape painting. It is classical, calming, and speaks to my heart.

A Winter’s Morning, oil, 7” x 5”, $245

Don’t Fence Me In, bronze, 8” X 5”, $1,250

D. MICHAEL THOMAS Born: 1954, Thermopolis, WY Residence: Buffalo, WY

Open range was about to become extinct with nesters moving in and fencing off prime watering holes and grass. This is the first fence this cowboy has seen and he is pondering its existence.

LYNN THORPE Born: 1945, Hot Springs, SDResidence: Billings, MT

These opportune observations and simple, concrete, but slightly out of context objects are small, but large in what they bring to mind--like poems.

Moon Ladder, oil on board, 6” x 6”, $300

PAT TROUTBorn: 1953, Camden, NJResidence: Sheridan, WY

“Seasons”, this body of small works, seizes moments in time to serve as tangible reminders during our less colorful fourth season. Striving to capture light through the use of color, contrast and detail; my paintings are created by a wet on dry technique using multiple layers of oil. Problem solving to create the illusion of three dimensions is a challenge I relish. “Last Splash of Color” brings to mind how masses of fall leaves can be incredibly beautiful, but a small vignette can also be dramatic although often overlooked.

Last Splash of Color, oil on hardboard, 6” x 6”, $250

ELIZABETH THUROW Born: 1954, Madison WIResidence: Sheridan, WY

Nature inspires me. I interpret the subject using line, design patterns and whimsical decoration. My intention is to create a visual, harmonic poem.

Cactus Bloom, watercolor, 6” x 6”, $450

Winter River Evening, soft pastel, 6” x 8” $675

CLIVE TYLER Born: 1958, OhioResidence: Taos, NM

I've always been attracted to winter river scenes, I have painted many series on this subject matter. I'm attracted to the colors and light that play from left to right and how blue shadows are contrasted with the golden light on the trees, rocks, snow and water. This is a Rocky Mountain scene.

MICHAEL OME UNTIEDT Born: 1952, Lamar, CO Residence: Denver, CO

I think the symbolism of a cowboy riding into the sunset is a powerful one! It has been used many times, often for sentimental reasons. In this piece I am trying to represent how careless we become about the passage of time; how that precious moment of vigor and glory rapidly plays itself out, until all that is left is the memory of the event churned by the cacophony of many additional “passed” moments. We are fortunate we remember any of them, given the number of moments that enter then leave our lives. That is what this is about...the separation between memory and dream...which is but the whisper of a Cosmic Wind!

Study, Dreaming of Cowboys, oil on panel, 6” x 8”, $995

THEODORE WADDELL Born: 1941, Billings, MT Residence: Sheridan, MT and Hailey, ID

I started doing these works on Mylar during a trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in North West Montana. Initially, they were intended to be translated into lithographs but I liked the technique so well that I have pursued these works as unique rather than editions. I have learned a great deal about transparency and washes in doing these pieces.

Wyoming Buffalo Dr. #2, mixed media on Mylar, 6” x 6”, $900

ARIN WADDELLBorn: 1968, Detroit, MI Residence: Sheridan, WY

This little painting is a portrait. I have painted swans since being inspired to do so by a certain person. Swans, like many, many birds are stunningly beautiful and calm and smart and loyal—just like my daughter, Aria Jack. Paint what you know and love, and so I do.

Trumpeter Swan #7, oil on gesso board, 6” x 6”, $450

Winter Evening Along the Tongue River, pastel, 4 ½” x 8”, $600

PAUL WALDUM Born: 1957, Livingston, MT Residence: Gillette, WY

Heading northeast along the Tongue River Road one travels among such a diverse landscape. Along the road, I particularly like the composition of this barn scene and the angle and variety of the shape of the barns. The evening light provides a sense of the western life tranquility.

JOE WAYNE Born: 1970, Whitefish, MTResidence: Livingston, MT

The horse is an iconic image that has been depicted throughout the ages from the cave paintings to the American West. This sculpture of a young horse reminds us of strength, and the anxious nature of youth. The definition of untamed is: wild, fierce, savage, unbroken, uncontrollable, feral, and undomesticated. There are still places like that in the West and “Untamed” is a small reminder of that.

Untamed, bronze, 9” x 4” x 12”, $2,000

KATHY WIPFLERBorn: 1955, CaliforniaResidence: Jackson, WY

The 6x6 format lends itself well to my well-tested theory that “Less Is More”.

Cowboy, oil, 6” x 6”, $350

BOB WHITE Born: 1958 Belleville, ILResidence: Marine on Saint Croix, MN

I love to paint fish. Each and every one of them is a jewel to behold; an abstraction of color, pattern, form and wet, reflective surface. They require understanding, passion, and respect to properly capture; both literally and figuratively. When we hold a fish, we take them from a wet otherworld, as foreign to us as space, and bring them into ours for the briefest of times. There is a wondrously strange moment when we hold and admire a fish, and perhaps capture some of its magic before release. Perhaps, this is why it is important for me to include the human presence in my paintings of fish, as a way of reminding the viewer and myself that we are somehow more complete for having shared in their life.

6 x 6 Brook Trout, oil on board, 6” x 6”, $1,000

Wyoming Light, I, oil on canvas, 6” x 8”, $350

JENNY WUERKER Born: 1964, New York, NY Residence: Buffalo, WY

Working in a six inch format allows for the surprise of exploding a large space from a small format. I enjoy the freedom of taking just color and marks and letting paint tell the story of this incredible expansive world that surrounds us in Wyoming.

AARON WUERKER Born: 1970, IA Residence: Buffalo, WY

My work has always returned to a realist vision of the landscape and common places. Here, I’ve concentrated on the way that a block of cows in the landscape mimics the natural shape of the horizon. I like to think there’s a silent narrative in this interaction that defines an iconic American landscape.

COWS III, oil on panel, 6”x 6”, $400

BILL YANKEEBorn: 1954, Nashville, TNResidence: Lander, WY

All of my submissions for this year’s Small Works Show are done in chalk pastels on sanded paper. The beautiful grounds and buildings of the Quarter Circle A and the surrounding Bighorn Mountains offer endless ideas for compositions. I also enjoy doing still-life drawings of fine cowboy gear, such as the pastels of the bits.

Through the Trees, pastel, 6” x 6”, $350

DIANNE WYATT Born: 1944, Denver, COResidence: Sheridan, WY

These pieces are a rebirth of selected plein air oils from last summer which take on a new life through the change in medium.

The Guardians, pastel, 6” x 6”, $450

Water I, acrylic on panel, 6” x 6”, $645

ELIZABETH A. YAROSZ-ASH Born: 1954, Williamsport, PAResidence: Wichita Falls, TX

The four paintings in this exhibition are painted with acrylic ink. These are thematically linked by the Four Classical Elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

GARY YAZZIE Born: 1946, Phoenix, AZResidence: Prewit, NM

My favorite images to paint, witnessed briefly before transition to modern transport. The use of the horse was beginning to give way to motorized vehicles. Seen as a youth, it left an impression.

The Dandys, oil, 6” x 6”, $750

DAN YOUNGBorn: 1959, Denver, COResidence: Silt, CO

This piece is from a series of pieces that I did trying to get the feel of evening light. I quite often focus on an idea or subject and make multiple attempts to capture a feel or the emotion of a moment. I usually start with small studies and work my way to larger pieces making changes as the idea develops.

A Passing Moment, oil on mounted linen, 8” x 8”, $1,200

Participating Artists

Warren Adams

Doug Allen

Christopher Amend

Ann Arndt

Richard M. Ash III

Nikolo Balkanski

Carrie Ballantyne

Rede Ballard

Bob Barlow

Michael Barlow

Mary Jane Klatt Barnard

Dee Barnes

Gayle Barnett

David Bender

Carol Berry

Heidi Bond

Joseph Booth

Dennis Boyd

Courtney Caplan

Hilary Carrel

John Catterall

Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey

Lorenzo Chavez

Reid Christie

Scott Clendaniel

Elijah Cobb

Nicholas Coleman

David Copher

Rox Corbett

John DeMott

Don Dernovich

Steve Devenyns

Ellen Dudley

Rod Dugal

Karyne Dunbar

Mary Jane Edwards

Diane Elmeer

Loren Entz

Mike Flanagan

Gerald J. Fritzler

Ann Fuller

Nancie Furnish

Theodore Gall

Robert Gamblin

Martin John Garhart

Jessica Garrett

John C. Gawne

Scott Gellatly

Michael Godfrey

Winifred Godfrey

Bruce Graham

Carol Guzman

Carol Hagan

Doug Hall

Whitney Michelle Hall

Ann Hanson

Elaine Olafson Henry

Danna Hildebrand

Tony Hochstetler

Joan Hoffmann

Donna Howell-Sickles

Gary Huber

James Jackson

Adam Jahiel

William Hugh Jennings

Jim Jereb

Jim Jurosek

Lloyd Kelly

T.D. Kelsey

Everett Raymond Kinstler

Marian Kline

Paulette Kucera

T. Allen Lawson *

Laurie J. Lee

Linda Lillegraven

Carol Lucas

Ginnie Madsen

Jon Madsen

Jan Mapes

Allan Mardon

David H. McDougall

Mark McKenna

David Mensing

Valerie Miller

Cynthia Switzer Mohseni

Neltje

Blake Neubert

E. Denney NeVille

Marv Newton

Eileen Nistler

Lisa Norman

Shirley Novak

Julie Oriet

Dan Ostermiller

Joel Ostlind

Gregory Packard

Thomas Paquette

Olive Parker

Turid Pedersen

John Potter

Zak Pullen

Linda Raynolds

Grant Redden

Dani Reel

Connie Robinson

Scott Rogers

Kathleen Sabine

Greg Scheibel

Pat Schermerhorn

Robert Seabeck

Chessney Sevier

Jackie Sevier

David Shannon *

Tim Shinabarger

Tawni Shuler

Matt Smith

Tom Spence

Dean States

Louis Stephenson

Mark Teague

D. Michael Thomas

Lynn Thorpe

Elizabeth Thurow

Pat Trout

Clive Tyler

Michael Ome Untiedt

Karen Vance

Arin Waddell

Theodore Waddell

Paul Waldum

Joe Wayne

Bob White

Kathy Wipfler

Aaron Wuerker

Jenny Wuerker

Dianne Wyatt

Bill Yankee

Elizabeth A. Yarosz-Ash

Gary Yazzie

Dan Young

* work not illustrated in catalog

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