Aspen Staccato II

For our next show we are proud to present Santa Fe landscape artist Matthew Higginbotham and his solo exhibition, Ode to Land and Sky.

“I feel as though I am a constant witness of miracles.” Matthew Higginbotham

With each new exhibition, Higginbotham usually experiences breakthroughs that he expands on after the show and in preparation for the next one. “Usually it’s new techniques and subject matter,” he explains. This new show is a culmination of his breakthroughs thus far, where he has noticed a deepening of color in his artwork, a sense of depth and light.

“For last year’s show… I included a few canyon wall paintings and am painting a series for this current show,” says Higginbotham. “I found a way to paint them that is exciting and fresh.”

Higginbotham strives to “communicate both the quietness and peace of the landscape as well as the immense grandeur.” Two examples that combine both the intimacy and the feeling of infinity are Farmland Glasses with Old Barn and Evening Prayer. For him, in these works “there is a sense of comfort and grandeur together.”

Field Melody
Canyons of Abiquiu

Farmland Grasses with Old Barn

A key factor in Higginbotham’s work is dimension as, in his own words, he says, “I use a lot of it!” He seeks to represent and have you experience the simultaneous interaction of peace and quietness with the broadness and scope of the landscapes he paints without feeling lost.

Collectors Mike and Anna Martin of Mission, Texas said, “We have been drawn to Matthew’s works because of the serenity they bring to the mind. His depiction of scenes in nature draws you into the
painting as if you were present.”

Please join us at Waxlander Gallery and Sculpture Garden at 622 Canyon Road in Santa from August 30 through September 12 to enjoy and experience this latest collection by Matthew Higginbotham. We will be hosting a reception for him Friday, September 2, from 5 to 7. You can also join us and watch him paint Saturday, September 3, from noon to 4 p.m.
 

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The summer art season is still at its peak in Santa Fe, on Canyon Road, and here at Waxlander Gallery and Sculpture Garden. This has been an especially lively summer on Canyon Road with many great shows, beautiful weather allowing for gallery hopping every Friday night, patrons traveling on horseback, and even a New Orleans style jazz band delighting the crowds. It has become safe to say that you never know what you’re going to see next!

It has been great to see many old friends this summer, and has been great to make many new friends. And we look forward to even more friends and great times as the art season moves into fall. We have several more great shows coming up, including Matthew Higginbotham, Sharon Markwardt, and the Canyon Road Paint Out. In classis postcard fashion we say, “Wish you were here!”

Break In A Summer Moon

“I’m lost in the past in a romanticized version of my own. It’s a moving, breathing, colorful world.”

As the 90th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market gets underway this weekend, we proudly present Bruce King and his one man show, ‘Journey of My People’. Well known throughout Indian Country, King is a painter and teacher of Indian Art, a musician, and a screenwriter and playwright.

Through his impressionist style King brings to life the story of his ancestors- the Haudenosaunee or the “People of the Longhouse”. His imagery stems from the noble idea that concerns warriorism, mysticism and supernatural prowess. His studies at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) helped him discover a world that had long been lost, once which he hopes to revive.

”In the days of my ancestors you had to be aware (of the environment being alive),” King says. “You have to have a meaningful relationship and respect for the land… and view our environment as a relative.” And with intuition and spontaneity King evokes this view, of a loving relationship between the people and the ecosystem.

His vision was inspired by French impressionist and post-impressionist painters from the turn of the nineteenth century, and cultivated alongside the artists who shaped the Native American art movement of the seventies, including Earl Biss, T.C. Cannon, and Kevin Red Star. It was this group of artists who led the way in changing the perception of Native Americans producing fine art.

Indian Market Rolling & Strolling	In The Tall Woods
On The Ridge of Golden Trees

The Emissary

Over a successful career that has spanned three decades, King has mastered bringing that “moving, breathing, colorful world” to life. Collector Patricia LaVoy of Santa Fe shared, “Bruce King captures the essence of a moment in time in the lives of Native Americans. With a stroke of a brush he tells a story rich in detail allowing the viewer a lasting and visceral experience.”

We invite you to join us for Journey of My People from August 16 through August 29, with an artist’s reception on Friday, August 19, from 5 – 7pm.

For more information, please call us at 984-2202.

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Anywhere singing and playing are welcome, you’ll find Fletcher and John.

Our friends Fletcher and John have been making sweet, sweet music together for almost fifteen years.  Blending soft folk singer-songwriter pieces with rocking Celtic and blue grass numbers, they have been delighting audiences at gallery openings, festivals, wineries, and home parties since 1997.  And to add a new layer to their stylings, John’s son, Max, has been joining them on the bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) for many performances, including our artist receptions this summer.

Catch them at Waxlander Art Gallery & Sculpture Garden for Bruce King’s reception on Friday, August 19, from 5 – 7pm or,

To learn more about them, their music, or to book them for your gathering, please check out their website:

http://fletcherandjohn.com/

Just A Moment

Collectors Don and PJ Bate of Plano, Texas said of our next featured artist, “Suzanne Donazetti is an amazing artist using a medium that’s truly her own, so it’s not being commercialized by lesser artists.  We’re not aware of any other artist using her techniques of weaving and painting copper.  The results are truly masterful.  Her use of color, form, and movement give her pieces such beauty.”

Waxlander Gallery and Sculpture Garden will be featuring Donazetti’s newest collection of work in her one woman show Catching Light from August 2 – 15, with a reception this Friday evening, August 5^th, from 5-7pm.  We are also proud to announce Catching Light is being held in conjunction with this year’s Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair: SOFA WEST: Santa Fe 2011, being held at the Santa Fe Convention Center August 4-7.

Using the refractive lens of weaving, Donazetti’s vision is to communicate the possible harmony and moments of light to be found in the natural environment.  “I am currently focusing on moments of light as it moves across a landscape, flower, through the trees, ocean waves, sunsets, etc.,” she explains.

Evergreen 6	Blue Wave
Blue River	Twilight Mists

Evening In The Marsh

She is one of very few artists painting on copper and has developed her techniques through many years of experimentation.  She has spent over 20 years perfecting her time-consuming and labor-intensive craft.

To be close to her grandchildren, Donazetti currently lives in Columbia, Maryland.  However, her heart is in New Mexico, where she learned to silversmith and where she began her experiments in metal coloring.  As one can see, her works reflect her memories of the desert, mountains, and canyons here.

For some, Donazetti’s pieces elicit feelings of peace and harmony.  She won her first public art commission for the New Mexico Emergency Management Center. The seven large panels—depicting scenes of the New Mexico landscape at different times of the day and night—were designed to alleviate the stress of the emergency personnel working in the building.

Given her unique work and how well it lends to form and function, it is easy to feature her alongside this year’s SOFA West event.  Long heralded as the nation’s premier fairs for outstanding contemporary art and design in New York and Chicago, SOFA’s returns to Santa Fe for its 3rd annual western edition.  Dealer participation is up this year over last year’s event, and with it being held during the height of Santa Fe’s art market, this year’s event is set to be the most exciting and dynamic yet.

On Friday evening, the 5^th, SOFA artists will be our guests here on Canyon Road.  And between the reception for Catching Light and SOFA on Canyon Road, this will be one of the best nights to be on Canyon Road this year!  For more information, please call us at 984-2202.

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