Image of the Day, March 11, 2012

Estimated to sell at between $400,000. and $600,000:

Frank Tenney Johnson, When All’s Quiet, 1930, oil on canvas. 24 x 30 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art Auction“The long hours of life on the range composed Frank Tenney Johnson’s palette.  The night is azure, the night is indigo, the night is aqua, the night is cerulean, the night is a deep, deep turquoise, the night is ultramarine, the night is Prussian blue. Blue … blue … blue. Blue was the lullaby of the night that sung Frank Tenney Johnson to sleep.” – Scottsdale Art Auction, 2012

Frank Tenney Johnson, Packing In, 1931, oil on board, 24 x 18 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art AuctionEstimated to sell at between $200,000. and $300,000.

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By Donna Poulton

Art historian Peter Hassrick said that Ernest Blumenschein “was, indisputably, the most creatively brilliant, intellectually curios and artistically innovative of the famous Taos Society of Artists.” Homeward Bound is being sold at the Scottsdale Art Auction March 31, 2012 and is estimated to fetch between $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.  More on the auction tomorrow.

Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), Homeward Bound, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art AuctionErnest Blumenschein (1874-1960), Homeward Bound, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art Auction

Image of the Day, February 28, 2012

“To paint trees well, we should know them well.  Each and every tree has its characteristics.  These should be studied.  Some trees have very thickly massed foliage which suggests compactness and solidity.  Others have sparse foliage with perhaps many opening between the leaves and twigs.  Certain species are tall and slender, some more “squatty” or round in form.  Aside from their shapes, texture and local color, seasonal changes and atmosphere modify their appearance.” – Edgar Payne

On view now at the Crocker Museums exhibition: Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey, from February 11th to May 6th, 2012.

Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947), Sycamore in Autumn, Orange County Park, c. 1917, oil on board, 32 x 42 in. Credit: Crockerartmuseum.orgOther posts on Edgar Payne:

Painting of the Day, November 14, 2011

Painting of the Day, February 1, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Kate Starling, Lambing Season, oil, 24 x 36 in. Credit: KStarling.com Plein air painting is a natural extension of Kate Starling’s lifelong desire to create as much of an outdoor life as possible. Today Starling is a full time artist. Her husband, Jim, constructed a large easel that sits on the back of her 1985 Land Cruiser. This allows her to paint outside and to work on views around her home near Zion National Park. She is not interested in the grand views so much as “slice of life” views of the canyon; arroyos, washes, cacti on a hillside, a stand of aspen, a cluster of boulders or an abandoned car or lambs finding their way around rocks.

Kate Starling and her painting, Lambing Season winner of the popular choice award at Maynard Dixon Country 2009. Credit: Thunderbirdfoundation

Painting of the Day, January 21, 2012

From new exhibition: Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey

By Donna Poulton

Edgar Payne, Sunset, Canyon de Chelly, 1916. Oil on canvas, 28 x 34 in. Mark C. Pigott Collection. Credit: bestsellingindividualartists A career-spanning retrospective of the work of Edgar Payne (1883-1947) titled Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey is opening at the Crocker Art Museum February 11^th and will run through May 6^th, 2012. Payne was a gifted California artist who spent much of his time painting in the desert southwest.

Edgar Alwin Payne, Navajo Riders, after 1929, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 in. Collection of Charles D. Miller. Credit: AFANews.comMore than 80 signature paintings and drawings, “as well as additional objects from the artist’s studio, trace Payne’s artistic development as he traveled the world in search of magnificent settings.” The Crocker's Chief Curator and Associate Director, Scott A. Shields, Ph.D., curated this exhibition, which was organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and is the lead author for the exhibition catalogue.

Watch Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey on PBS. See more from KBDI.

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Painting of the Day, November 14, 2011