Fur Jacket – Andree Hudson

If there were ever a time to make an acquisition at Waxlander, now would be it. We’re kicking off a very busy year with our annual call-in art auction, running now through February 2. Don’t wait until the last minute to make a move, though. Interest is high, so browse discounted offerings from all 30 of our artists hereand then place your bid at 1-800-342-2202.

Western genre painter Andree Hudson‘s most common subjects are the great beasts that roam the foothills near her home outside Denver. Though you’ll see graceful horses among Andree’s lots in this year’s auction, some of the most stunning works available are of the animals’ riders. The artist’s portraits of Western women, all of whom she knows personally, capture intimate moments in the lives of these rough-and-tumble characters. See the starting bid for “Fur Jacket” and other glowing acrylics here.

Lean in close to your computer screen and study the poetry of Matthew Higginbotham‘s brushstrokes in “Midday Clouds Over Field Grasses II”. Any one section of the golden meadow looks like an abstract painting, but as a whole it’s a thrilling perspectival study of the breathtaking sprawl of the Great Plains. Rest assured it’s even better in person. Browse Matthew’s other lots here.

Montana artist Marshall Noice watches his surroundings carefully, but when brush touches canvas the landscapes that emerge capture sensation and emotion rather than direct reality. If the sun hits an autumn tree, Marshall paints its intersecting branches using only a fiery red. When the first shadows of dusk touch the forest floor, stark bands of dark blue and purple appear behind bright yellow tree trunks. Find out which of Marshall’s paintings are on the block here.

One of Oneida artist Bruce King‘s lots has already sold at our discounted “Buy it Now” price, so make sure to act fast if you’re interested in the post-impressionist’s work. His “Echoes of the Hunt”, a rushing river of bison that plays with the visual vocabulary of prehistoric cave paintings, is just one of the works that’s still available. Check out all of them on his artist page.

Other lots in this year’s auction include works by Chris Turri, Christopher Owen Nelson, Josiane Childers and Justin West, Suzanne Donazetti, Laurel Peterson Gregory and all the rest of our incredible artists. Click here for more information, and ask questions or place your bid at 1-800-342-2202.

Echoes of the Hunt – Bruce King

Seasons change, and so do we. As four of our most adventurous landscape painters know well, the rhythms are often intertwined. Matthew Higginbotham, Bruce King, Christopher Owen Nelson and Marshall Noice find diverse rewards in exploring nature. As November’s chill takes full grip, they’ll show bright meditations on the darker months for our “Holiday Aglow” show.

Rising Storm

Rising Storm Over Juniper Brush – Matthew Higginbotham

Winter starts to settle in slow shifts; the light fades seconds sooner each day, leaves fall one by one, clouds change shape and the sun takes paler tones. It requires a keen eye to capture the transformation, and that’s Matthew Higginbotham‘s gift. The artist captures shades of season’s change, and as in “Rising Storm over Juniper Bush,” the results resonate with emotional power.

Early Snow of Winter Camp – Bruce King

Early Snow

First snow is a change not subtle but spectacular as fall colors compete with a blanket of piercing white. Oneida artist Bruce King‘s subjects find themselves caught in the battle between seasons in “Early Snow of Winter Camp.” His paintings show his people’s fierce independence, and their humility before the natural world.

Pillars of White

Pillars – Christopher Owen Nelson

There’s no place quite so still as a sleeping aspen forest. Denver artist Christopher Owen Nelson freezes the dead of winter in plexiglass in his painted carving “Pillars.” They might be spindly, but these speckled trunks feel solid as cool marble to the eye.

Old Snow – Marshall Noice

Old Snow

Spring’s thaw starts long before the snow is gone. Marshall Noice uses pastels to capture evidence of nature’s awakening in “Old Snow.” Shadows cast blue stripes on gritty, cream-colored snow as the artist plays with texture and color to evoke the first signs of a new beginning.

Visit Waxlander starting November 20 to explore the winter wonderlands of “Holiday Aglow,” featuring new work from all of our artists, and check back for more blog posts about the show. The artists’ reception is Friday, November 23 from 5-7 pm.

If all the world’s a stage, then Canyon Road is a particularly lively one. On any given day you’ll see excited collectors on art pilgrimages, gallery directors hanging works behind wide windows, enormous delivery trucks trying to navigate the narrow passage, and that ever-changing cast of sculptures in everyone’s yards.

On October 20, the plot will thicken considerably. This year’s Historic Canyon Road Paint Out includes a parade, choir concerts, face painting and even a chance to pet a burro. Of course, with more than 100 artists from 25 galleries painting en plein air, the real drama will play out not on our legendary street but on the surfaces of the canvases.

Waxlander’s troupe this year comprises nine of our brilliant artists, four of which you saw in act one of this blog post. Get to know the rest of the ensemble below, and then meet them—and their work—at the Paint Out on Saturday.

Marshall Noice - Deep Evening Sky

MARSHALL NOICE

Marshall was born in North Dakota and lives in Montana, where he’s owned Noice Studio & Gallery for more than 30 years. The artist takes cues from Expressionism and Impressionism to create abstracted landscapes that have a gripping emotional power.

“My work’s greatest pleasure comes when I’m in the thick of battle to let a painting emerge,” he says. “I have my issues. What color next to that? Another line there? Take that out?”

When he’s at work, Marshall often loses himself in the process of “simply painting, watching, concentrating…” When you stop to watch him, be prepared to take the same internal journey.

Patrick Matthews - Above Hyde Park

PATRICK MATTHEWS

If anyone’s ready for the Paint Out, it’s Patrick. The neo-impressionist from Arkansas has wielded his brush along the highways of the United States, France, Spain, Italy and Mexico. Canyon Road? No problem!

Patrick was a successful design architect when he came to a crossroads and decided to go wherever his lifelong passion for the outdoors took him. The transition from shaping a space to painting one seemed natural for him—you can sense his keen awareness of his surroundings in his impeccable landscapes.

“Painting outdoors… my very vision changes and paintings appear on my canvases,” says Patrick. This weekend, you’ll have a chance to look through his eyes.

Tracee Gentry-Matthews - Historic Santa Fe

TRACEE GENTRY MATTHEWS

Tracee is quite accustomed to painting urban locales- she does depictions of city skylines, from Santa Fe to Manhattan. Whether she’s painting adobe or skyscrapers, all of her works have something in common: a bright, joyful color palette.

“I hope the viewer of my works can step inside the paintings and see the sights, feel the changing sky… and simply smile with happiness,” Tracee says. She’ll surely be in her element at the event.

Paul Cunningham - Natural Captivity

PAUL CUNNINGHAM

Paul spent most of his career painting cowboys and the Wild West, but now he spends his time exploring abstract worlds. His traveling companions are curious fish and busy hummingbirds, who often play among his vibrant color fields. Paul is eager to introduce them to you.

Sharon Markwardt - Happy Birthday, Sweet Thing

SHARON MARKWARDT

Animals are also a big part of Sharon’s oeuvre. The Texan artist lived in the Metroplex until 2005, when she moved to the countryside to accommodate her daughter’s horse. Sharon’s own decision to ride had a fateful impact on her art—she likes to joke that her horse “threw her” into Western art.

“I look for the beauty in each of my subjects and strive to leave my viewers in an upbeat mood,” she says. Who wouldn’t smile at works like “Split Decision”?

Come delight in this artistic theatre of sorts and meet nine of Waxlander’s artists from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 20. The parade, featuring several local marching bands, will begin at 12:00 pm at the bottom of Canyon Road headed to the top, and students from the Santa Fe Public Schools Education Program will perform in front of various galleries from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. See our event page for more information.

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When Marshall Noice comes upon a scene fit for a painting, it stops him in his tracks.

“It’s almost a magnetic attraction,” he says. “I’m instantly drawn in and simply must paint.”Noice’s latest series of oils, which form his one-man show “New Horizons,” have had a similar effect on gallery goers since debuting last month.

The artist is often drawn by a single element in a scene—color, light or line—and the emotional reaction that it creates. To recapture the feeling he performs a visual balancing act, shifting and pairing colors and carefully easing his scenes into abstraction. The results are “non-literal” landscapes in the tradition of Expressionism that hold your eyes to the canvas and your feet to the floor.

“I don’t need to make it look right,” says Noice. “I need to make it feel right. Occasionally when I’m working on a painting in my studio I can almost feel the sun, smell the rain, or hear the wind. That’s when I know I’m on the right track.”

The first paintings that will catch your eye in “New Horizons” sport an electrifying pallet of yellows, oranges and pinks, but linger for a bit as the seasons change or night falls. Noice’s delicate use of cool blues and pale greens lead the eye along dark, intriguing paths.

Noice’s show ends July 9th. Take a trip to Waxlander soon, and Noice might just bring you to a halt.

Turning Red - Marshall Noice

Landscape painter Marshall Noice’s new paintings are now up on the walls at Waxlander Gallery for the opening of his one-man show, “New Horizons,” with an artist reception this Friday at 5 p.m. The exhibit will feature a selection of Noice’s oil paintings depicting the vibrant, non-literal landscapes of New Mexico, Colorado, and Montana.

As an artist who draws inspiration from the land, Noice enjoys painting on location and having close contact with his subject matter. His oil paintings most often start as pastel sketches resting on easels out in the sun. In fact, many of the original sketches will be shown with their finished products in “New Horizons,” documenting the evolution of the pieces.

Painting outdoors is an important part of creating work that conveys an impression or a sense of place, Noice says. Though he works with landscapes that are very real, Noice’s work is “unrepentantly non-literal.” A couple decades ago, he made the transition from black-and-white photography to painting, which for him felt like a homecoming. He had previously done a lot of dioramic photography, but soon found his calling with brushes and paints.

When he transitioned from black-and-white photography to painting, Noice discovered color. “The ease with which I can take color over the top is intoxicating,” he says. After working in black-and-white for so long, he feels he can “push” the hues of his landscapes into new realms, experimenting with color combinations. The colors don’t have much basis in reality, but cause viewers to see from new angles.

Noice has been creating art ever since “he could hold something that made a mark.” It has been such a long-standing part of his existence, he couldn’t imagine life otherwise. He has since been “obsessive about mark-making.” When a journalist recently asked him what he would do if he had six months to live, he said, “I would continue doing what I’m doing.” Painting is beyond happiness for Noice; it is something that he needs to do every day in pursuit of unique perspectives.

“New Horizons” will open June 26 and run through July 12. We hope you can join us for the artist reception this Friday, June 29, from 5-7 p.m.

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