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From Hinterland by Charmagne Coe is among the new works by the artist at Gallery One13.
Ms. Wilson tells me about the piece titled Desert Litter III (Red Horse). “It’s pretty simple in terms of ideas, but it feels successful and complete to me,” she says. “It’s also quite per- sonal. I live just off old Route 66 as it leaves Flagstaff and heads into the grasslands east of Flagstaff. It passes many Sinagua and Anasazi ruins, and there are also remnants of 20th century travel that I remember as a kid as well.
“It interests me to think about all the trav- elers who have wandered through here and what they’ve left behind, and, of course, I’ve never been able to resist the fabulous flying red horse.”
“All the works in the “Alphabet Ruins” se- ries are monotypes,” Ms. Wilson explains. “Monotypes are one of a kind, hand-made,
fine art prints. They are made by painting the picture or design on a printing plate, then transferring the image to paper usually by using a printing press. It is a fairly quick process, and a very flexible one, as many dif- ferent kinds of additions, subtractions, inks, stencils, stamps and other media can be used.
“Usually I make one original print and then a second “ghost print” from the ink left over on the printing plate. The ghosts are much lighter, but they are fun to play with by add- ing different paints and designs and taking them different directions.”
“Alphabet Ruins,” will be on display for the month of February at Mountain Oasis, lo- cated at 11 E. Aspen. Somewhenstudio.com
FROM HintERLAnD
“The title of the show and the signature painting is “From Hinterland.” This exhibition features my most recent works and a hand- ful of older ones too,” Flagstaff artist Charma- gne Coe tells me about her upcoming show at Gallery One13. “I am thrilled that Jill Di- vine invited me to exhibit in her gallery.”
“Each one evokes in me specific personal feelings, past experiences, people,” she says about her work. “However, that said, there is a little piece called Messenger which is rather understated actually. It is miniature. Messen- ger practically created itself in a day.
“It is the image of what feels to me like an angelic character or guardian. I’ve always felt reassured when I’ve looked at it. I was going to keep in my own collection, but I decided it’s okay to let it go. Perhaps it will bring comfort to someone new.”
Ms. Coe tells me about her painting, From Hinterland that she has named the show af- ter. “It is the signature painting of my exhibi- tion at Gallery One13. The word ‘Hinterland’ is defined as land that is remote, unexplored, and wild. The definition for me reflects a lot of what I feel about not only my process, which is automatic, but also the theme of pa- thos that’s found me in the last year.
“This painting depicts two people who are lost, but lost together. There is both bliss and danger. In some ways, I’ve deconstruct- ed my process in this work, going backwards. It was painted after re-discovering and mov- ing some of my older paintings into better
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