Image of the Day, February 23, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Coming from a third generation ranching family Howard Post grew up working on the family ranch near Tucson, Arizona. When he was 17, he became a championship rodeo rider and continued to rodeo for years. Earning a BFA and an MFA in art, he became a full time artist in 1970 and has won numerous awards for his work. Post’s paintings are stylized and yet minimal with a sepia palette of tonal oranges, browns, blues and greens. His portrayal of the region and of a western lifestyle is informed by his long heritage and the aerial perspective seen in many of his paintings seems to come from a deep memory of place.

Howard Post will be a featured artist at the Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson on Saturday, March 3^rd from 12 to 2pm and the exhibition will be up until May 1^st, 2012.

Howard Post, The Far Side, c. 2011, 49.5 x 59.5 in. (framed). Credit: Medicine Man GalleryHoward Post, Losin’ the Shade, c. 2011, 30 x 24 in. (framed). Credit: Medicine Man Gallery Related Posts:

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Image of the Day, February 19, 2012

"Every object exists in two worlds. One is the tangible that we know through our senses, and another exists only in our minds." — Ed Bateman

Ed Bateman, #5, from the series Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny. Credit: Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny: The Boxed Set

Image of the Day, February 18, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Now in her eighties, Edie Roberson (b.1929) is creating the most compelling work of her career, blending realistic landscapes with absurdist and postmodern themes. Still employing the precision of her prior hyper-real technique, her most recent compositions position prosaic children’s toys in southern Utah’s remotest deserts.

Edie Roberson, Annie’s Trip to Southern Utah, 2005, acrylic on board, 27 x 36 in. Private Collection. Credit: Edieroberson.com Little Orphan Annie in Annie’s Trip to Southern Utah is on a road trip and she looks absurdly happy on her motorcycle, exhaust blowing from the tailpipe as she speeds through the desert wilderness. The intertext from the comic strip informs the viewer, however, that she is in danger -- the fictional character, Annie, was always being stalked by dangerous characters. The viewer brings that knowledge to the reading of the text/painting. The dark storm clouds on the horizon are met by vast uninhabited stretches of nameless red rock desert.

Image of the Day, February 16, 2012

“Our new and likeable neighbors were mostly farmers who lived short distances away. One gentleman, when he heard I was an artist, became concerned about my finances, and offered to let me buck bales during haying season. I was happy I didn't have to do that. The heaviest thing I enjoy lifting is a brush.”

Valoy Eaton, Indian Canyon Sunshine, 1988, oil on canvas, 35 x 60 in., Private Collector. Credit: Valoyeaton.com

Image of the Day, February 13, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Brad Aldridge, South Fork of the Snake River, oil, 6 x 9 ft. Credit: Courtesy of the Artist Brad Aldridge’s latest painting, South Fork of the Snake River, depicts the unpredictable river as it meanders through southeastern Idaho. The long span bridge in the distance barely contains the river as it spills into the flood plain in the foreground. Brad works on a large scale and this delicate tonal painting of grays and browns is mural sized at 6 x 9 ft. 

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Painting of the Day, December 21, 2011