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Sharing Secrets by lyn overend is among the works at the artists’ Gallery this month; Pony by c tanner Jensen completes the artist’s new series, “fresh horses” at West of the moon this first friday artWalk.
this month at mountain oasis internation- al restaurant, 11 E. Aspen for the month of May. JudyFeldman.com
LIKE A SONG
“Three Part Harmony,” the artwork of fea- tured artists lynn overend, ryanne sebern and lola serkland will be on display in the window of the artists’ Gallery this May.
“I have chosen paintings for the win- dow which have the clear, clean colors of Spring,” Ms. Overend tells me. “All are floral except Sharing Secrets, which is of two little girls dressed up in vintage dresses and flow- er-trimmed hats.”
Ms. Overend finds inspiration all year round and creates in every season, “In the winter my studio is cozy with the fireplace burning, a scented candle, my dog curled up in her bed by my side. In the Spring and Summer I love looking out the windows when I take a brief break from painting to see the wildflowers, and occasionally a deer or elk pass by my back yard.”
A favorite piece for the show is a new painting, and Ms. Overend’s first attempt of capturing the feline form in water color, Here, Kitty, Kitty, which can be found inside the Art- ists’ Gallery. “It is of a beautiful Maine Coon cat owned by a Flagstaff resident.”
“When I discovered I could turn my two-di- mensional visions into wearable art I was ec- static!” Ms. Sebern tells me about her wear- able art. “I love the colors in nature, and the metals I choose to work with just mimic what I see in my natural surroundings.”
Ms. Sebern tells me about her piece, Opal Skies. “This piece captures a spring day in Northern Arizona where we see the Peaks towering on the skyline, canyons carv- ing through the red Schnebly Hill forma- tion in the foreground, and perfectly blue skies. Whenever I create pieces that capture
the beauty of Northern Arizona I feel blessed to be here and to have the time and energy to explore my backyard.”
“I have the luxury of retirement with time to express myself creatively and enjoy the company of other artists,” Ms. Serkland tells me. “What could be better in the beautiful environment of Flagstaff. Now I work from a home studio with only an electric kiln for firing my work. The restricted circumstances have led me to use more colorful under-glaz- es with or without glaze. I have especially enjoyed sculptural work using hand building techniques. This past year I have strayed into dinner sets and functional pieces.”
the artists’ Gallery, 17 N. San Francisco, will have an opening reception during the Flagstaff First Friday ArtWalk from 6 to 9PM.
FlagstaffArtistsGallery.com
EXPLORING ART WITHOUT POLARITY
“74,397,628 children under the age of 18 live in the United States, and coexist with an estimated 275,000,000 guns,” imagiventure founder Jennifer epperson says. “As both multiply, which will be protected: Our right to own guns, our children’s safety, neither or both? ‘GUNS/Children’ is a collaborative art exhibition that explores the implica- tions, dynamics and social impact of guns and children. This provocative compilation of visual and performance art reflects the di- verse spectrum of reactions, questions, rants, demands, and proposed solutions spurred by an increasingly urgent national dialogue. The GUNS/Children Exhibition is a politically neutral platform for the expression of vary- ing points of view.”
This May ImagiVenture Foundation pres- ents “GUNS/Children,” at the Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road. Though at the time I’m writing this, more artists will submit their work, some Sedona artists have
already confirmed they will be part, Jessica sierra and kayt perlman among them.
Throughout the run of the exhibition, cor- relating events will take place. The Opening Reception at the Sedona Public Library will be held May 10 from 5 to 8PM, and the exhi- bition will remain on display through June 8.
On May 24, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM “Gun Stories,” will take place at Java Love Café. The community is invited to share their stories. An LED hoop dance and surprise icebreaker by the Zenprov Comedy Troupe will begin the evening.
“The View from Sedona: A Community Con- versation about Guns and Children,” will take place May 30, at the Sedona Public Library. Imagiventure.org
EQUINE MOVEMENT
“Fresh Horses,” the new vibrant renderings of horses by c. tanner Jensen will be fea- tured for the month of May at West of the moon Gallery.
“I’m always exploring my emotional rela- tionship with the physical world, Horses are my metaphors,” Ms. Jensen tells me. “It varies, shifts and changes. In this show I’m explor- ing it through equine images.”
“I started working on this last fall,” Ms. Jen- sen tells me about her new body of work. “A combination of things I primarily remember and feel dictates the form of the horses I paint. They’re really abstracted. I’m trying to get whatever that life force is through color, line and movement. I’m trying to unravel my experience here and deepen my under- standing.”
“When I am absolutely in the golden spot, that pure moment, when I have gotten out of the way of myself and the painting is flow- ing through me, I am experiencing the eter- nal,” Ms. Jensen says.
An artist reception will be held during the
First Friday ArtWalk on May 3, from 6PM to PM at West of the Moon, 14 N. San Francisco. WestoftheMoonGallery.com
PAINTING HISTORY TO LIFE
Capturing a feeling of nostalgia, painter kody taylor creates works of art inspired by a variety of subjects.
“There will be some old vehicles or parts of them, old motel signs, and landscapes of Northern AZ,” Ms. Taylor tells me about the painting that will be on display at Gallery One13 this May. “I dig old classic cars, neon motel signs, gas stations; anything with rust. It is the history of that object that touches me.”
“I started using acrylics about a year ago when I moved to Denver,” Ms. Taylor says. “I chose acrylic because my studio is in a room in my house and there are no fumes like with oil. It dries fast and I paint fast so it is a great medium for me. The Zen feeling of calm and peacefulness I get when painting is why I paint, the subject just has to catch my eye or there has to be some emotional connection for me. I paint things I find beautiful or inter- esting or that move me in the moment. So the subjects can and do range widely.”
“I try to paint every day, although that isn’t always possible,” she muses. “I have thou- sands of photos of things that have caught my eye during my travels. I have spent a lot of the past 5 years traveling and I always have my camera with me. So if I don’t have a particular subject in mind I go through the photos I’ve collected for one that inspires me that day. Memories of the things that stood out to me as a child; I like to paint those things. The history of each item and imagin- ing the life these items have lived intrigues me.”
The paintings of Mr. Taylor are featured for the month of May at Gallery one13, 111 E.
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