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A detail of Richard Hayhurst’s El Sol del Pecos; the artist’s work is featured at the Gallery in Williams this month.
“I have gone through many mediums in my years as a practicing artist,” she tells me. “From pencil, which I still love today, to oil pas-
tel, to acrylic. Collage was actually a happy accident for me. I began using bits of paper in conjunction with other mediums and then slowly I began moving in the direction of us- ing just collage alone. I have been working in collage for about 6 years and I love it. I am however, starting to combine collage with other mediums again. I still remain true to my collage ‘roots’ and create work that is simply straight collage, the mixed media is simply another avenue for me to experiment.
“I particularly love portraying women, all shapes and sizes. I have one model that I use, who looks absolutely nothing like my actual artwork! I’m not sure as to why I exaggerate my model, I think I find it more interesting to myself and the viewer to have body parts en- larged or elements off the paper. I suppose that my inspiration for this particular show was to create a body of work about women and how women are viewed. My women are not portrayed as model thin, I believe that as a female, we need to come away from the idea that beauty is all about how thin you are.
“Confidence is beauty and as I get older, I begin to realize that more and more. My pos- esareofaconfidantwomanflauntinghersize and not being ashamed of it. All my pieces are tied to me in some way, as an artist, you can’t help that. You become attached in a way to your work and they become personal to you. They all have a story in some way, shape or form. The story is in the way the artist sees that particular piece. Every piece is a story in itself really. Each has its own mood and feel and I would like the viewers of my work to perhaps make up their own story about the piece. After all, art speaks to everyone differ- ently.”
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THE ART OF RICHARD HAYHURST
in Vietnam, attended culinary art school and graduated with honors, Richard Hayhurst had put his interest in producing art on the back burner. Though he enjoyed cooking, he decided on a career change after marrying. He worked for the United States Postal Ser- vice for 30 years.
As a student in New Richmond, Mr. Hay- hurst took all the art classes his high school had to offer, so it was only natural that after he retired he would once again pursue his dream of producing art. He and his wife Deb- bie moved to a small town in New Mexico called Deming. A self-taught artist and sculp- ture, he found his inspiration in the South- west where he developed his distinctive style.
His sculptures represent a love for design with a Southwestern flair. By working with steel, bronze, and copper he has developed an unusual method of texturing that brings out a rich luster to each piece. The unique process allowing the metals to flow and cre- ate life within the sculpture is the driving force to his work.
Mr. Hayhurst’s works have been shown in Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque, as well as Ruidoso Downs; he has had numerous shows and n 2010 he was one of only 32 New Mexi- co artists juried into the First Biennale Grande Art Exhibit at the Hubbard Museum of the American West. He has won many awards at the Sun Bowl Art Exhibit, an international open juried competition sponsored by the International Museum of Art in El Paso, in ad- dition to many other art shows and competi- tions.
The CBS television show Sunday Morn- ing has his sculpture El Sol de Sandia, in its archives for future use in its broadcasts. In addition, his sculptures are in many private and corporate collections worldwide. The art of Richard Hayhurst will be featured August and September at The Gallery in Williams, located at 309 West Route 66. TheGalleryIn- Williams.com
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