Digital catalog for Phyllis Shafer’s “Beneath One Sky.”
Phyllis Shafer stops by Stremmel Gallery to chat about her latests exhibition, Under One Sky. This is the first installment of her video chats. In this video, Phyllis discusses the making of “Sneezeweed Symphony,” and what was “bugging” her while she was painting in the field.
Stremmel Gallery proudly presents “Beneath On Sky,” displaying on location from October 10 through November 9, 2013. This exhibition of new paintings catalogs Shafer’s observations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains – from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe. “Beneath One Sky” is the fifth solo exhibition for Shafer at Stremmel Gallery. Approximately 40 pieces will be included in the show, ranging in sizes from 8 by 10 inches to 24 x 36 inches. “Beneath One Sky” serves as the preamble to the Nevada Museum of Art’s (NMA) February 2014 exhibition for the artist.
Phyllis Shafer, on location.
“Nature, in its various manifestations, has always provided the raw material for my artistic investigations,” says Phyllis Shafer a resident Lake Tahoe artist.
Shafer’s plein-air paintings are inspired by the picturesque landscapes of Nevada and California. Since moving to the Sierra Nevada, my focus has been directed toward capturing the unique qualities of high altitude alpine and desert landscapes. I paint directly from the natural environment in order to better perceive and record the particular idiosyncrasies and beauty of nature.”
Frederic Remington’s “Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede)”/Photo courtesy: The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
The proof is in the details when it comes to Norman Rockwell’s work.
The 20th-century American painter went to great lengths to capture Americana life in his paintings. His efforts can be seen up close in every brush stroke of the paint, Stremmel Gallery auction coordinator Parker Stremmel said.
In the annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Rockwell is making an appearance with his “A Scout is Loyal” oil on canvas painting. A presale estimate is $4 million to $6 million dollars. Stremmel said in May at a Christie’s Norman Rockwell auction in New York, Rockwell’s “Starstruck” was estimated at $800,000 to $1.2 million and sold for $2 million.
“Rockwell’s work is incredibly detailed,” Stremmel said. “He was so painstaking that he would take countless photographs just to get that right shot so he could replicate that on paper. I think that people appreciate that. Rockwell is a known commodity, and collectors with a discerning eye know that.”
The Coeur d’Alene auction is one of the largest Western art auctions in the country. Since it came to Reno more than a decade ago, it has netted more than $225 million for clients, Stremmel said.
This year’s auction will be held at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, where 310 pieces of Western, sporting and wildlife art will be auctioned off one-a-minute during the course of five hours. Stremmel said the auction will feature Western art from the 1800s, the early part of the 20th century and some contemporaries, like Howard Terpning and Bill Anton.
The auction is entering its 29th run, but Reno was not always its home. It began in Las Vegas in 1984 and then moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, until it outgrew the area in 1999.
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Digital catalog for “Painting the West”.
Digital catalog for “The Animal in Contemporary Art II,” exhibiting from Febraury 21 through March 23, 2013.
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