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February 2014

Art Word – Shafer Exhibit Opens at the Nevada Museum of Art

By Art and Design, Art Collections, Art Market, Artists, Exhibitions, News
Top: Tallac Rex; Bottom: Upper Truckee Gambol

Top: Tallac Rex; Bottom: Upper Truckee Gambol

It feels like you’re lying on the ground watching clouds swirl above.

The landscape tilts and nature’s intrinsic movement performs in the breeze through trees, in the trickle of the creek and as shadows begin overtaking distant mountain ranges.

Phyllis Shafer’s artwork is transporting — straight to the heart of Nevada’s deserts and Lake Tahoe and California’s valleys.

The plein air and landscape artist’s upcoming exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art, “I Only Went Out for a Walk…” journeys through Shafer’s 30-year art career, displaying not only her early and recent work, but showcasing her life’s transformation as an artist and an individual. Read More

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