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LOCAL ART, MUSICIANS AND AUTHORS: The Las Chivas Coffeehouse is a place where the community from Eldorado and surrounding areas gather to exchange information, learn about activities and relax. Las Chivas supports local artists, musicians and authors in Eldorado, New Mexico, just outside of Santa Fe. Our community is a plethora of imagination and talent and Las Chivas recognizes the opportunity to showcase community accomplishments through its rotating monthly art and photographic exhibits, book signings and musical appearances. Visit our Eldorado coffeehouse. See the article about us in the Pecos River Gazette
Leslie Pilgrim. www.winterberryinc.com
Leslie Pilgrim lives in the Twin Cities and has worked as an artist and writer for over 15 years. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout the country. Each of her creations is a stand-alone piece, yet, the works are fluid and organic, which allows for pairing or grouping several pieces into a larger original composition. Leslie's vibrant acrylic-on-panel pieces are drenched in color, punctuated with texture, and inspired by nature: tide pools along the Oregon coast, a star-filled night sky, flowers swaying in a summer breeze. "To me, there is nothing quite as visually joyful as the interplay of colors. And color--like time, space, or sound--has no beginning or end. The compositional possibilities are infinite."
April 2010
March 28 - April 25, 2010 - George Henke
Opening Reception March 28, 1 - 3 p.m.
George Henke is primarily interested in creating images of the natural world with a sense of magical, mystical immediacy, images which have depth and capture an essential beauty. Many of his images feature water, that is rapidly vanishing in its pristine, pure form.
Water graces our existence with misty mornings and dew-laden flowers, snow-capped mountains, blue lakes and running brooks, calm reflections and crashing waves, billowing clouds and wispy feathers of white chasing across an azure sky. George’s work is a celebration of the beauty that water brings to our planet and to our existence.
You can contact him at images_garden@yahoo.com
May 2010
April 25, 2010 - May 22, 2010: John Ressler - Abstracts in Photography
Opening Reception April 25, 2010 1 – 3 p.m.
John Ressler has been making photographs since high-school. He studied photography at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey under Bill Bardsdale and also at UNM in 1982. I have been a New Mexico resident since 1979, and have lived in Eldorado since 1988. In addition to photography, John worked for many years as a land-surveyor and is trained as a physical therapist assistant. Currently, he is working as a home-health caregiver.
Statement of the Artist:
My brother Paul gave me my first camera at age 17, and I fell in love with it. Making photographs keeps me more deeply involved and in-touch with the world in a way that would be less interesting without it. I make images of things that interest me. Some major influences are: Paul Strand, Josef Koudelka, Andre Kertez, and David Alan Harvey. I have always made, printed and framed my own work. When I am photographing I prefer to keep it very simple - I carry one camera and two-lenses. While photogaphing I keep a very low profile and make as few images as possible as to not attract attention to myself.
March 2010
February 28, 2010 - March 27, 2010: The Art Quilters of Santa Fe – The Artist Vision
Opening Reception February 28, 2010 1 – 3 p.m. Live Music with Harpist Kate Shane
The traditional bed quilt has been transformed into a creative and artistic medium through the use of innovative studio techniques, materials and embellishment. This
exhibit showcases the work of five Santa Fe quilters, each with her own personal style, message and techniques.
Art Quilters of Santa Fe www.nnmqg.org
Exhibiting Quilters
Jeri Beitel - www.colorway-designs.com
Julie R. Filatoff - www.jirafstudio.com
Mary Olivera - www.newmexicocreates.com
Ann Anastasio
Gale Oppenheim-Pietrzak
February 2010
January 31, 2010 - February 27, 2010: Darrell Staples - World Landscapes
Opening Reception Sunday, January 31, 2010 1-3 p.m. Live Music. www.dstaplesphotography.com
Darrell Staples spent much of his life living in the Puget Sound region of Western Washington. His appreciation of and interest in the natural environment grew as he explored the peaks, lakes, and streams of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges of the Northwest.
Darrell's endless curiosity has turned to other cultures, peoples, and environments around the world. He has been privileged to pursue this interest through extensive travel in the Middle East, Western and Eastern Europe, Northern and Southern Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, India, Nepal, and Tibet.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Traveling has taught him that even with the haste and turmoil of life there are always moments of great beauty, wonderment, awe, and serenity. We need only to stop and look. Darrell’s photographs are each an attempt to capture these feelings and observations. He hopes he is able, in some measure, to convey and share a sense of the mood and texture of those moments.
January 2010
January 3, 2010 - January 30, 2010: Sheila Bicoll
Opening Reception January 10, 2010 with Celtic Harpist Kate Shane.
A native of Michigan and graduate of Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, Sheila and her husband, Norton, raised their children, Adam and Jessica in Texas and have now “retired” to Santa Fe. Sheila was not aware of any artistic ability until two events changed all of that. She was given a “point and shoot” camera and her father, Nathan Faine, an artist, passed away. Sheila feels that her dad, no longer needing his talent here, left it in her care.
Since that time, Ms Bicoll won several photography contests, including an all expense paid trip to Disney World. Sheila has shown her work in many Santa Fe locations and a number of special car shows in Texas, Louisiana, California and New Mexico. Her images are in private
collections in New Mexico, Texas, California, New York and Israel.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
About her art, she says, “I shoot what I like and I shoot in color because that is how I see the world. I often see something special in very ordinary settings and try to capture that image. My work is not “enhanced” or changed in any way from what my eye first enjoyed." She and her friend, the camera, enjoy traveling the world and recording the wonderful images that are there to be captured on film. They can often be seen off wandering back streets or out of the way places looking for that unusual view.
December 2009
November 22, 2009 - January 2, 2010: Robert Kegel – Wildlife Photography and Other Subjects
Opening Reception November 22, 1-3 pm. Meet the Artist. Live folk music by Leo Sanchez.. www.robertkegel.com
Robert Kegel's work primarily concentrates of the rich beauty of New Mexico land forms and the wildlife of the Rocky Mountains which are printed on canvas and available in limited edition prints. His philosophy of photography is that each work must communicate a special and unique moment in time. He was born in Santa Fe and has followed a number of career paths ranging from Ski instructor, Flamenco Guitarist, Woodworker, and Sculptor. He grew up spending time in the mountains learning to hunt and fish from his father who was an avid outdoorsman. Robert has combined his love of the outdoors with the photographic skill acquired in business and the artistic eye of the sculptor to become a well known New Mexican photographer.
November 2009
October 25 - November 21, 2009: Barbara Carter Flight of Fancy: Birds and Imagined Landscapes.
Opening Reception November 1, 2009 1-3pm. Meet the Artist. Live music by Celtic Harpist Kate Shane.
www.barbaracarterfineart.com, www.barbaracarter.etsy.com
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Barbara Carter's signature style has developed out of an exploration of alternative photographic processes and digital image manipulation. Initially, she was attracted to the Polaroid transfer process because it creates a particular mood and texture, an impression rather than a literal expression. Her Polaroid transfer composites combine this process with digital manipulation to create a unique interpretation of Southwestern and European landscape.
The images in Barbara's newest portfolio, "Flight of Fancy: Birds and Imagined Landscapes", are all photomontage: multiple images brought together in one composition (a bird, different landscape elements, added mist, texture, and borders). Each bird is seen as through a vintage viewfinder, with dark borders and layers of texture. Backgrounds are simplified and the bird is center stage.
This portfolio began as an obsession with the ravens that fly through the immense New Mexico sky near Barbara's home in Eldorado. Next to take hold of her were the Sandhill cranes that winter over at Bosque del Apache, a wildlife preserve several hours away. To witness the cranes as they take flight at first light in the stark winter landscape is pure magic.
October 2009
September 27 - October 24, 2009: Mary Ann Jackson, My Favorite Things, Oils and Mixed Media. www.maryannjackson.com
Opening Reception September 27, 2009 1-3pm. Meet the Artist. Live Flamenco by Bruce L'Hommedieu
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Mary Ann Jackson has exhibited her oil paintings extensively in group shows and galleries in Canada & California and have won many awards for her work. Recently, in addition to oil-on-canvas paintings she has been exploring art created from found objects; glass, wood, canvas. New Mexico is the mother lode. Subjects include flowers, animals, figures and whatever captures her imagination as she explores New Mexico. The light in this State surely lives up to its reputation…it’s enchanting. Mary Ann Jackson strives to get this sense of enchanting light across in her work. She continues to create art full time in her studio in Eldorado and enjoying those great sunsets.
All paintings in this show are oil on canvas, Mary Ann Jackson's first medium of choice, except one is mixed media, have added pastel to the painting. She prefers strong images of animals, natural bold shapes of flowers. Co Co, the “Walking Dog at Sunset” has been her inspiration for many paintings, she exhibits a wonderful silhouette among the colors and shadows that surround her.
September 2009
August 30 - September 26: Jack Arnold New Mexico Landscape. www.jackarnoldphoto.com
Opening Reception August 30, 1-3 pm. Meet the Artist. Live music by Flamenco Guitarist Bruce L'Hommedieu.
August 2009
August 2 - 29: Nancy Allen – Cyanograms
The alternative photographic process, known as blueprinting or cyanotype, was invented in 1842 by Sir John Hershel and was one of the first successful methods of photographic reproduction. Nancy Allen fell in love with the beautiful, deep and mysterious, Prussian blue of the print and found the process simple and accessible because she could do it at home.
The artist's intention is to create cyanograms that are a pleasure to live with and to capture the viewer with a powerful graphic quality, a delightful abstraction, an intriguing composition, or an out-of the-ordinary application of materials. Sometimes poetic, sometimes literal, Nancy Allen strives to create beautiful prints.
July 2009
Chuck West. June 28 - August1, 2009: Chuck West – Cowboy Stories.
Opening Reception June 28, 1-3 pm. Meet the Artist. Traditional Cowboy Music. chuckwestphotography.com
Chuck West has had a long career as a professional freelance photographer. This exhibit is a display of his work selected from over fifteen years of photographing working cowboys from New Mexico, California, Colorado, and Texas. In fact, in 1994, Chuck signed on as a ranch hand at the Cross Ranch Cattle Company in Pescadero, CA. The cameras went into the closet, and he immersed himself in the work—10% tending cattle, 90% mending fence, chopping thistle, and other intensive labor. This experience gave Chuck insight that brings authenticity and realism to his portraits of working cowboys and their
families. His rural landscapes reveal the cowboy life that exists beyond the barbed wired fence along our familiar highways.
Professionally, if you had to hang a label on him, you could call him an environmental portrait photographer. But, that by no means tells the whole story. His career has included architectural, corporate, annual report, advertising and editorial assignments for major national and international clients. These projects have taken him all over the USA and around the world. Chuck’s work is held in several private and public collections, and has garnered numerous industry awards, as well as fine art awards.
Being the peripatetic wanderer that he is, Chuck has called many places home— from his birthplace of Charleston, South Carolina to Wiesbaden, Germany; New York City; the San Francisco Bay Area; the Texas Hill Country; and several other stops along the way. Now, he and his wife, Fabian, have settled here in Eldorado with their dogs, Sadie and Cora, and their cat, Elko—plus their horses Bear and Coco which they keep at the Eldorado stable facility. He is also an avid motorcyclist and founder of the Motorado motorcycle club.
June 2009
June 1 - June 31, 2009: Jeremy Hammond Photos, Scenes From Rwanda, Tanzania and Other Parts. www.jeremyhammond.org
Opening Reception June 7, 2009 1-3pm. Meet the Artist. Live music by Bob Demboski, Jazz Guitar and Michael Kott, Electro-Cellist
• Presentation on African Culture: Beauty and Happiness in Small Villages: The Stories Behind the Photos – Jeremy Hammond
• Presentation On African Landscapes And Its Beauty: Kenya And Tanzania - Jim Bellamy - TBA
The mission of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is to provide solar power and wireless communications to a quarter of the world’s population living in energy poverty.
SELF believes that energy is a human right. To meet global challenges such as food and water scarcity, climate change and poverty, SELF is working to assign greater priority to the importance of sustainable energy among international development banks, aid agencies, foundations, and philanthropic individuals, who are committed to improving the health, education, and economic prospects of the world’s poorest citizens. www.self.org
ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE SOLAR ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND, PROVIDING SOLAR ENERGY TO AFRICAN VILLAGES
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I started genuinely exploring the world at the age of 1 when I miraculously climbed to the top of my parent’s 6ft high refrigerator. It wasn’t until I discovered underwater photography at the age of 11 that I became interested in seeing the world through a camera lens. Since then my passion for exploration and photography has led me to travel in over 26 countries and to shoot professionally in Austria, Rwanda, Spain, & Tanzania.
Shortly after graduating college in 2006 Jeremy left the US on an excursion for 14 months; the first 3 months he worked at the Salzburg Global Seminar at the elegant palace of Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria, the next 9 months he volunteered as a health worker for Columbia University’s NTD/Access Project in rural Rwanda, and the last 3 months he spent as a free lance photographer in Rwanda and Tanzania.
Jeremy also was a Portrait Photography Competition Winner for IKAZE Magazine Nov - Jan 2008 and has several publications, including
“Visual Visit: Tanzania.” IKAZE Magazine Feb-Apr 2008
“Keep in touch with the Dutch.” IKAZE Magazine Nov – Jan 2008
“The Rwanda Cure.” Forbes Oct. 29, 2007, Robert Langreth
“De Irlanda a Oviedo, por amor al asturiano.” La Nueva Espana May 22, 2005.
May 2009
April 25 - May 30, 2009: Alicia Otis Transparent Landscapes: Acrylic/Gouache Paintings
Opening Reception May 17, 2009 1-3pm Folk Guitar by Leo Sanchez
Booksigning with Alicia
Alicia Otis is a Sufi, a grandmother, a poet, and a photographer. She and her dog live outsideSanta Fe, NM. The natural world is where she feels most at home.Visit her website www.NewRiverDancer.org
April 2009
March 29 - April 25, 2009: Victoria Seale Charcoal Horses
Opening Reception March 29, 2009 1-3pm. Live Music: Gypsy Guitar by Bruce Hommedieu
Victoria Seale received her BFA from the University of Texas-Austin in 1984 and her MFA from the University of New Mexico - Albuquerque in 1994. Ms. Seale has shown her mixed media work nationally.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
These mixed media drawings were originally inspired by a dream of a horse standing in a room. In this series, a surreal stillness is evoked with the juxtaposition of horses in interior spaces. The horses are photographed then the photos are photocopied so that they could be enlarged or reduced. Some are composites of different horses. The photocopies are glued to boards then drawn and painted to bring out the detail.
March 2009
March 1 - 28, 2009: Jim Jennings Oil Landscapes
Opening Reception March 1, 2009 1-3pm. Live Music: Celtic Harp by Kate Shane
Jim Jennings was born in El Paso, Texas in 1957. He graduated from The University of North Texas in 1987 with a BFA in Graphic Design. After graduation, he worked at several design firms in Dallas as an Art Director and Graphic Artist before moving to Colorado.
Inspired by the spare beauty of the southwestern desert landscape, Jim moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1997, where he currently lives with his wife
Gaia and cat Alice.
Jim is currently pursuing the study of oil painting and stone sculpture in its many forms.
February 2009
Douglas Stewart: “Near Here” Photography Exhibit
Opening Reception Feb 1, 2009 1-3 Pm Presentation By Photographer. Folk Guitar by Leo Sanchez
Doug Stewart has taught and/or exhibited photography in Austria, France, Germany, Spain, England, and in numerous programs in the US, including the Maine Photographic Workshop, Ohio University, and Northern Illinois University, where in 1968 he founded and then directed the photography department. He has been a free-lance commercial photographer, an industrial photographer at the California Institute of Technology, and on the staff of several automotive publications. His images are in the collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman House, the French National Museum, Friends of Photography, Galarie Fotohof, the Columbus Museum of Art, and numerous private collections.
When asked the "Why do you photograph?" question a number of years ago, my answer was,
"I photograph those few things I do understand
to help explain them to others;
" I photograph the many things I don't understand
to help explain them to myself."
These many years later, that still seems to be the case.
WORKSHOP "Make Your Own Photo Art" Sunday, Feb. 8th, 3 - 6 p.m. In addition to Douglas Stewart's photographic exhibit, he will be offering a workshop at Las Chivas Coffeehouse in the Agora Shopping Center that will include basic photo-art tips and production methods as well as an aesthetic group discussion and photographic examples.
Min. participants – 8; max. – 22. Please register ASAP, as space is limited: Email Douglas at: stewart@rt66.com to sign up!
Cost: $14, individuals; $12 each, couples, seniors, and students.
Price includes handouts and one 11x17" enlarged print of your work by QuikSend in the Agora.
PLAY READING "Park-Naked", Santa Fe Playhouse Feb. 14-15 (only) This new short stage-reading play depicts the interactions with passers-by of a man with unusual powers on an urban park bench, apparently clad only in the New York Times and a wristwatch. For more information: www.santafeplayhouse.org/season.php4
BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND SIGNING DURING THE EXHIBIT
"How To Stay Stressed" is Doug Stewart's creative reverse-psychology book on the how's and why'sof avoiding the many varieties and inherent ills of undue stress. With humorous Mina Yamashita illustrations.
Also available during the exhibition will be European-edition monograph copies of Doug's work from the exciting photographic era of the 60's and 70's.
January 2009
January 4 - January 31, 2009: Sande Anderson, Silk Abstracts
Opening Reception January 4, 2009
The arts has been a passion all of Sande's life. Painting, drawing, and design are things she has been doing since growing up in northern California. Wherever she lived, southern California, Kentucky, New Mexico she has continued to explore creatively in silkwork, printmaking and painting.
Schools and universities she studied at include The Art Institute of San Francisco, University of Guadalajara, La Reparata Art school in Florence, Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, with a BA in Art form San Francisco Statue University and an MA in Art from Sacramento State University. She has taught in a variety of places including community centers, youth-at-risk, in adult education and community colleges classes. Her works have been shown in galleries, museums, groups shows and in schools and universities.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Ancient shapes and changing forms combined with the expressiveness of color often defines Sande's work. Things seen and unseen are explored in space of dream-like forms as they flow on various media. Layers are worked upon often with spontaneous drawing or writing. Light is an essential part of her work with nature, people, animals and artifacts of the mind and glimpses of the possible Eternal being inspirations.
Though her work Sande seems to be on a continual path of exploration of herself , her spirit, each piece leading to the next, often working beyond words.
November 30, 2008 - January 3, 2009: Robert Kegel – Photography
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 30, 2008 from 1pm to 3pm. Folk Guitar by Leo Sanchez
Robert Kegel's work primarily concentrates of the rich beauty of New Mexico land forms and the wildlife of the Rocky Mountains which are printed on canvas and available in limited edition prints. His philosophy of photography is that each work must communicate a special and unique moment in time.
He was born in Santa Fe and has followed a number of career paths ranging from Ski instructor, Flamenco Guitarist, Woodworker, and Sculptor. He grew up spending time in the mountains learning to hunt and fish from his father who was an avid outdoorsman. Robert has combined his love of the outdoors with the photographic skill acquired in business and the artistic eye of the sculptor to become a well known New Mexican photographer. www.robertkegel.com
November 2008: Paul Rice Photography and Aram Farber Acrylic Abstracts
Photography is a means by which I discover the world using a different window, a different perspective of sight and experience. There are so many windows through which we can see. As The great philosopher Yogi Berra put it… "You can observe a lot by watching." My cameras have brought me to many places and I hope there will be many more exposures to come. Through the process of creating the print, I have been able to express my sense of life and refine my understanding of this place.
November 2008: Aram Farber Acrylic Abstracts
Mr. Farber, who is a local building contractor and owns AdobeWorks, began his building career in a plaster company in New Mexico. Mr. Farber writes that his earliest work in plastering in New Mexico called for a lot of sculpting and concern for light and color. Today he finds himself using pallet knives and miniature trowels. The techniques and tools that became second nature to him in the early days are now his new friends. They allow him to apply paint in an almost three-dimensional way, with a looseness and fluidity he could never achieve using a brush alone.
"I'm drawn to the power of color and its ability to reflect and evoke emotion. I don't insist that you see what I see nor do I expect you to stare at a work for hours to uncover its secret inner meaning. What I hope is that the eye and mind see and feel the impact and experience something akin to a pleasing and surprising discovery".
October 2008: Gene Bushe
Gene Bushe was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. After two years as a military policemen in Berlin, Germany, he settled in San Francisco, CA, where he and his wife raised their son and daughter. Following twenty five years in Federal Law Enforcement, Gene retired to Santa Fe, where he lives with his wife Glenna and their son Jaz. Throughout his adult years, Gene has been an avid photographer. His work has been exhibited both in San Francisco and Santa Fe. For the past five years, he has worked in the digital format in both black and white and color. "The great pleasure of photography for me is to capture a certain essence and for others to connect with that essence.
September 2008: Joan Larocca
Ms. LaRocca is an artist member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Silvermine Guild of Art, the Connecticut Watercolor Society and Connecticut Women Artists. She continues to have exhibitions throughout the Northeast and Southwest and her work is in numerous private and corporate collections. Joan LaRocca, also a photographer, studied in Santa Fe, N.M. She was given Honorable Mention for a photograph, which is now part of a permanent collection in the Museum of Natural History in New York.
July/August 2008: Nathan Addison Photographic Works – Equador and Cuba
"It has always been my personal belief, as a documentary photographer, that photography is a tool for positive social change." Nathan Addison is an accomplished documentary photographer. Nathan received his B.F.A from the Marion Center for Photographic Arts at the College of Santa Fe. Concentrating on documentary and photo essay he studied under Life photographer Tony O'Brien. Nathan has recently received the Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Arts Annual Emerging Photographers Award, in which, his project on drug addicts in Kashmir received high honors. His work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions across the country.
July 2008: Westray Watercolors
www.virginiawestray.com
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I discovered the craft of copper enameling as a child, and years later, discovered its potential as a painting medium. Vitreous enamel is a finely ground glass that is colored with mineral and metallic oxides. It is fused onto copper in a preheated kiln at temperatures of 1500 to 1800 degrees F., and a typical painting requires 5 to 10 separate firings. In my work, I particularly enjoy using the rich effects of transparent colors over the copper base, as well as the additional color and patina of uncoated and over-fired metal.
This year I have been exploring mixed media on paper, using watercolor, collage, and drawing in compositions that express my interest in music, movement, and color. Having been a professional bookbinder for almost 40 years, I find this pleasure in playing with paper is a natural for me. This work progresses alongside my continued exploration of the possibilities of enamel art.
Article www.virginiawestray.com/laschivas2007.html
June 2008: Aram Farber Acrylic Abstracts
Mr. Farber, who is a local building contractor and owns AdobeWorks, began his building career in a plaster company in New Mexico. Mr. Farber writes that his earliest work in plastering in New Mexico called for a lot of sculpting and concern for light and color. Today he finds himself using pallet knives and miniature trowels. The techniques and tools that became second nature to him in the early days are now his new friends. They allow him to apply paint in an almost three-dimensional way, with a looseness and fluidity he could never achieve using a brush alone.
"I'm drawn to the power of color and its ability to reflect and evoke emotion. I don't insist that you see what I see nor do I expect you to stare at a work for hours to uncover its secret inner meaning. What I hope is that the eye and mind see and feel the impact and experience something akin to a pleasing and surprising discovery".
May 2008: Eldorado Kinder and First Grade Art Program Fundraiser. Raised $500
Kinder and 1st grade art exhibit: Flowers in Bloom
Art and Poetry afternoon
Opening Reception: SUNDAY APRIL 27th Time: 1-3 pm
Open mike poetry - Ms Casias 4/5 students Live Music-Guitar by Brian Delay
Six classes (3-kinder & 3-1st grade) at Eldorado Elelmentary School worked for 6 weeks on beautiful and exuberant child's art based around SPRING! Growth! Flowers! They created sculpture from recycled materials that hung from the rafters and the walls. Colorful and hopeful, the children were proud to show their art to theior parents and other visitors. Art fed the soul,the little soul and big ones, that day!
Las Chivas donated a % of sales from all drink beverages to Art programs for our kinders and 1st grade programs!
April 2008: Jim Jennings Oil Landscapes
Jim Jennings was born in El Paso, Texas in 1957.
He graduated from The University of North Texas in 1987 with a BFA in Graphic Design. After graduation, he worked at several design firms in Dallas as an Art Director and Graphic Artist before moving to Colorado.
Inspired by the spare beauty of the southwestern desert landscape, Jim moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1997, where he currently lives with his wife Gaia and cat Alice.
Jim is currently pursuing the study of oil painting and stone sculpture in its many forms.
March 2008: Rachel Weiland Photos
February 3 - March 1, 2008: Nancy Allen – Cyanograms
The alternative photographic process, known as blueprinting or cyanotype, was invented in 1842 by Sir John Hershel and was one of the first successful methods of photographic reproduction. Nancy Allen fell in love with the beautiful, deep and mysterious, Prussian blue of the print and found the process simple and accessible because she could do it at home.
The artist's intention is to create cyanograms that are a pleasure to live with and to capture the viewer with a powerful graphic quality, a delightful abstraction, an intriguing composition, or an out-of the-ordinary application of materials. Sometimes poetic, sometimes literal, Nancy Allen strives to create beautiful prints.
January 6 – February 2, 2008: Robert Kegel – Photography
Reception: January 13, 2007 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. with music by Leo Sanchez. Light refreshments will be served.
www.robertkegel.com
December 2007: FOLK ART Exhibit - Disappearing Indigenous Art: The Endangered Artistic Culture of the Miao of Southern China
This exhibit featured authentic, hand-made Miao woven and embroidered pieces that have played important roles in the daily and ceremonial life of the Miao. These include robes, baby hats, pieces of baby carriers and ceremonial dress, such as a shaman’s ceremonial garment, panels from skirts and tunics. The Miao also adorn themselves lavishly in silver necklaces and bracelets, which also were sold.
November 2007: Leslie Pilgrim – Paintings and Mixed Media Collage. www.winterberryinc.com
Leslie Pilgrim lives in the Twin Cities and has worked as an artist and writer for over 15 years. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout the country. Each of her creations is a stand-alone piece, yet, the works are fluid and organic, which allows for pairing or grouping several pieces into a larger original composition. Leslie's vibrant acrylic-on-panel pieces are drenched in color, punctuated with texture, and inspired by nature: tide pools along the Oregon coast, a star-filled night sky, flowers swaying in a summer breeze.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"To me, there is nothing quite as visually joyful as the interplay of colors. And color--like time, space, or sound--has no beginning or end. The compositional possibilities are infinite."
November 2007: Alexander Hale – Photography
Photography has been a lifelong profession - his architect's unique view is reflected in his work. A study of ethnographic art and primitive civilizations is combined with his architectural and photographic abilities. Many of his photographs have been taken during world wide travels, recording his impressions of these areas on film.
October 2007: Bill Sherman – Photography
Bill is interested in color, form, and composition as they relate to the sensory process. Buildings, landscapes, flowers, or animals may be seen close up or from afar. The finished print reflects what he senses and imagines rather than the reality of the original image. Santa Fe has a special pirit that guides his work which ranges from realistic to abstract. jovansherman.net
September 22, 2007: Book signing with local Eldorado author, Cathy Spude
Cathy Spude has just published her first novel, "Sin and Grace", a vibrant tale of the 1890s in Gold Rush-crazed Alaska. Her book is currently on sale at the Las Chivas Coffeehouse at the Agora Shopping Center in Eldorado, New Mexico, and through her website at www.montanadawn.com.
The Klondike Gold Rush has received all of the press in Skagway’s history. The truth be told, the best stories have all been hidden away. Until now. See the author's description.
Joretha Hall showed her "Clay Companions" at Las Chivas during August and September 2007
Joretha is constantly incorporating new inspirations and ideas into her work. She creates unique figures sculptured from stoneware (a high fire clay). The figures are stained, glazed and given unusual accents. Each figure or grouping is intended to remind you of someone you know or have heard about. She often gives her pieces a touch of the Southwest with turquoise, chilies and Native American touches. The purpose of her creations is to bring pleasure to your home.
September 2007: Larry Cohen (Lost Tribe Studio) – Acrylic Paintings and Monotypes
Larry Cohen studied art at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, and Art Students League, New York City. Oil and acrylic painting and pottery wheel thrown and hand built. Santa Fe Community College Art Department, painting and pottery.
August 2007: Virginia Westray – Enamel and Mixed Media. www.virginiawestray.com
July 2007: George Henke – Garden and Landscape Photographer
George is primarily interested in creating images of the natural world with a sense of magical, mystical immediacy, images which have depth and capture an essential beauty. You can contact him at images_garden@yahoo.com
June 2007: Rae Paretzkin – Oil Paintings
Rae's oil paintings feature bold, colorful ribbons, which, for her, represent the linear quality of of human relationships but usually are shown as being entangled in other elements in her paintings. Rae is not afraid to use color and finds shapes and forms on the canvas after she has put paint on it. Rae studied at the Winnipeg School of Fine Art.
May 2007: Denise Lynch – Contemporary Photography – Galisteo Studio Tour 2007
April 2007: Mary Fredenburgh
Photography that shows special glimpses of nature by a native New Mexican photographer. Mary’s photography is how she expresses her love of light, color, seasons and moods. She shoots 35 mm to large format, landscapes to machines. Mary’s work is
black and white, color and hand-tinted. Her offerings range from large framed prints to handmade cards. You can contact her at mcfphotog@aol.com
March 2007: David Lefeldt - Acrylic paintings
February 2007: Jack Arnold Photography – Black and white and color photography. jackarnoldphoto.com
January 2007: Tony Bonanno Photography – www.tbphoto.us
December 2006: Catherine Ferguson and Denise Lynch
• Poetry Reading by Catherine and Denise
• Chat books for sale
• Flamenco guitar by El Niño Davîd