Remembers Daniel Ng Daniel grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He started his art training as a fine art student at the University of Hawaii. Upon moving to California in 1989, he attended Cypress College in preparation for entry to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena; there he further extended his art training. Daniel painted with imagination but not from imagination. Each landscape painting is inspired from an actual place. He created composition in a simplified form with designs of shapes and patterns found in the nature world. You could speculate his designs are influenced by Fauvism. Daniel was definitely a colorist. With a dry-brush technique, he applied acrylic paints in layers to develop bold vivid colors to bring out eye-catching contrast in his designs. It was his own whimsical interpretation of each individual scene that set his paintings apart from typical landscape painting. Last year, Daniel was our featured artist for ArtWalk. He spent the evening casually chatting with our ArtWalk guests--thoroughly enjoying every moment of the party and utterly amazed by our special little community in Idaho where his art is so greatly appreciated and supported. He said Moscow felt like a second and he was eager to return for this year's event. On May 8, our gallery experienced one of our greatest personal losses. Our dear friend and primary acrylic artist, Daniel, passed away unexpectedly while attending an art show in Dallas, Texas. Daniel was a rising star with collectors throughout the country. He was the featured artist for dozens of art shows including Castle Rock, Colorado; Salem, Oregon; and Dallas, Texas. Despite Daniel’s talent and increasing stature within the art world, he remained fiercely loyal to our gallery and refused to sell his work through other galleries. We will continue to work as Daniel’s exclusive agents on behalf of his wife, Sandra. We recently returned from visiting Sandra in Daniel's studio in Portland, Oregon. We are eternally grateful for the vibrant canvases Daniel left behind to enrich our world. His work continues to surprise and enamor art collectors from all walks of life. If you are looking for a way to help Sandra, a memorial fund has been set up in Daniel’s honor: https://www.gofundme.co/danielngmemorial | Stasia Burrington I first saw Stasia Burrington’s art when she displayed her BFA thesis exhibit in the Ridenbaugh Hall in 2009. I was so taken with her combination of collaged flowers and beautifully drawn women that I ended up purchasing two pieces from her, and the Director of the gallery bought another one. Her floral ladies make for a memorable display. I am so excited to have her fine art prints available in the store, so that you too can enjoy these incredible works of art. There are five printed images available created from her original charcoal, ink, acrylic and fabric flower collages using archival Ultrachrome ink on acid-free fine art paper. Let me share with you some more information about Stasia: Stasia Burrington (nee Kato) was born in Texas, grew up in Montana and now lives and works in SeaTac, WA with her favorite man and two cats. She attended Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts and graduated from the University of Idaho in 2009. She is a full time artist/illustrator, selling original art and prints online and at art shows, and also illustrating books for both children and adults. She uses traditional media and the practice of figure drawing to explore the idea of outline, and self-definition. Stasia cuts and collages quilt-fabric flowers onto her drawings, mimicking tattoos, and sparse, free-floating environments. The flowers flatten and unify the scenes, blurring the lines between subject and background. Stasia is into found objects, worn art, feminism, humanism, meditation, discipline, silence, and bottomless compassion. To see more of Stasia’s artwork, please visit: Website: www.stasiaburrington.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/stasiaburrington Shop: www.stasiab.etsy.com Save 10% off Stasia B. prints the month of June using code in store: STASIA10% |
0 Comments
MARCH FEATURED ARTISTS February Featured artists
Thank you for your support of our galleries and the talented artists we represent.
Happy New Year From Your Friends at |
Essential Art Gallery & Fine Gifts | Prichard Art Gallery & Gift Store |
For those of you who have had the chance to visit with my father, I’m going to guess you quickly observed several distinct characteristics about him. First, he was meticulously dressed in dapper clothing with colorful dichroic glass cuff links adorning his pressed sleeves. Second, he twisted any sentence into a pun, and answered any question you asked with a silly joke. Third, his blue eyes lit up with excitement as soon as he could show you the work of an artist we are carrying in the gallery. We are selective about the artists we carry. My father has done hundreds of art shows and has met thousands of artists. During an art show in Los Altos, California, he discovered the work of Sarah Alice Britton. She was busy in her booth making jewelry components by hand while she interacted with customers. Her playful jewelry in her booth intrigued him. Her warm, enthusiastic, personality immediately captured him. On top of all this perfection, she even laughed at his puns. She—and her work—perfectly fit our standard of “playfully elegant”. We have had the privilege of carrying Sarah Alice’s delightful work in our gallery for the past three years. Sarah Alice was born and raised in the small Victorian town of Maine, New York. Britton was formally trained in Jewelry Design from Buffalo State College in New York and has won several awards including: 1st in Jewelry at the Beverly Hills Art Show in 2013, 2nd Overall at Art on the Main in Walnut Creek, CA in 2014, & 3rd Overall at Art on the Main in Walnut Creek, CA in 2015. Now residing in Oroville, California, she creates her jewelry in a sunny studio filled with artwork made by her friends that overlooks her cottage garden. She shares her cozy California bungalow with her husband, Michael, and their golden retriever, Scarlett. Sarah often brings her granddaughters to art shows with her, leaving Michael-- her biggest supporter, home to run their brick-and-mortar dry cleaning business in Oroville, CA. Sarah Alice’s granddaughters are her sheer delight, her inspirations, and her top sales team. They grant her the opportunity look at life from different angles. Too often the whimsy of childhood is lost or neglected as a person matures and embraces adulthood. Sarah Alice has chosen to celebrate the playful and fanciful parts of youth in her designs. In her work you will experience a new twist on childhood games such as jacks, bubble blowing and hangman, combined with the strong influence of the industrial North East. Tactile by nature, Sarah Alice designs her jewelry to invite touch, inspire playfulness, and evoke a memory that results in a smile. She incorporates texture and maximizes the movement in her designs both literally and visually. Provide the following code at checkout to receive 10% off your purchase of Sarah Alice Britton's Jewelry in December: BRITTON.10 | You may have seen Aaron Cordell Johnson with his painting easel alongside the gravel roads surrounding our town. He seeks out beautiful landscapes in the worst of weather to capture dramatic colors and light in order to create his paintings. Aaron received his MFA from the University of Idaho, and he has been a Prichard Art Gallery Gift Store artist for about five years. His beautiful paintings are available for $200 in the gift store. Aaron states: I am searching for the sensation of the subject. I want my work to feel as though if you look away it will change, yet have the familiarity of a place you have been before. I am interested in finding an authentic experience through the act of creation. My work involves physical interaction and passion for the subject. The paintings I create are the result of time, searching for just the right cloud formations, watching the colors, and experiencing what it means to be in an environment. Through these experiences I use color, brushstrokes, drawing and texture to express the lay of the land and its affect on me. My work is all done ‘en Plein-Air’ which is french for in the open air. As an avid outdoorsman and passionate painter, I hope to use my work to heighten our awareness of the significance of our surroundings, such as the way a cloud floats, how a dead trees branches pierce the sky, or the brilliant complementary colors of fall. Each painting is the culmination of absorbing, listening, feeling and observing my surroundings. Provide the following code at checkout to receive 20% off your purchase of Aaron Cordell Johnson's paintings in December: OUTSIDE.ART.20 |
Prichard art gallery & Gift Store | Essential Art Gallery & Fine Gifts |
Essential Art Gallery & Fine Gifts Proudly Presents Mariusz Rynkiewicz Artist Biography: Mariusz Rynkiewicz was born in Bialystok, Poland. In 1977, Mariusz went to St. Petersburg where he saw the czarist glass collection of Venetian Masters which absolutely fascinated him. From that very moment of inspiration, he knew exactly what he wanted to do in life. That same year he started working and studying at Bialystok Glass Works in Poland. He was taught by the best glass blowers and designers at Krosno Glass Works. In 1987 he left Poland and sought work in the field of artistic glass. He came to Seattle in December 1988, knowing only a few words of English. In just a few weeks he found work in his chosen profession. In 1995 he opened his own glass studio. "The form begins in my soul, with the ghost of the piece in my mind. Beauty is what is in your mind."--Mariusz The Glass Blower's Philosophy: Mariusz has studied the traditional forms, and he understands their importance, but he always wants to add himself to them. While working in the glass factory in Poland, Mariusz mastered traditional glass. Now, he creates the pieces that have never existed--new shapes that combine the old with his ideas of beauty and dimension. Mariusz creates glass sequentially. First, he thinks about his family. He loves his wife, Derota, and his children. From his love of his family, everything springs. Second, he thinks about color. Color drives his designs. He contemplates the color, holding it up to the light, illuminating it, and observing the shifts and changes. Third, he thinks about the design. While working, he asks, "What is the shape that can hold this color red?" Thinking of this, he draws from what he sees with his eyes. Because he has endlessly read design books, he knows the forms. He has studied the techniques. He always has ore ideas than he can create. Before beginning a piece, he asks himself, "To which traditional approach can I add a touch of contemporary?" After these steps, he begins to blow glass. Essential Art Gallery & Fine Gifts carries a large collection of Mariusz's work including his whimsical garden "Glass Birds", his delightful glass pumpkins for home decor, his functional glass tumblers and pitchers, and his exquisite cut glass vases. You will also find a beautiful collection of Mariusz's lovely glass hearts and his unique blown glass vases exhibiting his love for color in the gallery. October | Prichard Art Gallery & Gift Store Proudly Presents Melody Eckroth I’ve been making art my whole life. I made my early baskets from cattails and other watery grasses when I was duck hunting with my dad as a child. Later in my 20s I discovered willow and its large family of bendable branches. My first attempts looked more like a bird nest, but perseverance furthers and I figured out a lasting construction. Each material, like everything in life, has its’ optimum application. It has been a lifetime of observing what plants work best. I use a lot of roots in my baskets. I source them from logged areas, and then I split them to the desired diameter. Grasses, roots, and inner Cedar bark layers all go into my baskets. In my more complex weaving, I will first crochet a bag with the patterns and designs that I want to use, then I translate that design into the basket using selected materials. My interest is in applying the ancient Celtic and European designs and my own designs inspired from nature and animals. I admire and am inspired by the high craft and art of the Native Americans and greatly appreciate the work they have done in preparation of the materials even before the basket is begun. The basket has a symmetry and harmony in how the patterns are placed. It’s an amazing convergence of nature; focus, shaping and durability that seems deceptively simple – yet is not. I am just scratching the surface of this endeavor, and I hope to continue to explore one of the most ancient of crafts. On another note, I also make woolen winter coats for children. Through the years I’ve made coats for my own children, and I enjoy thinking about all of the unknown children who will wear them. I use a treadle sewing machine, and I love to hand embroider designs on the coat to make them playful for the young people who will enjoy them. I also add a sewn affirmation of love to the interior lining; an inspired reminder to the busy parents trying to dress their child for the cold – “Life is sweet”, “You are loved”. When I was a busy mom with young children, I know that I would have enjoyed the reminder. When I make my fairies, I truly get to play. I collect Acorn shells for the hats, Poppy pods for the heads, Cattail reeds for the body form, and menagerie of silk petals and leaves and vintage fabric to decorate the body. I have Spring, Summer, Harvest and Holiday fairies to brighten your own home or to give as a gift. Each fairy is unique in the hand-painted features and whimsical outfits. In such a busy world with manufactured goods being mass produced anywhere in the world, I think it is important to keep before each generation the timely craft of creating clothes and other useful items needed in life. I get the satisfaction of making things, and people seem to enjoy the love and energy I put into the making. I am a maker. Thank you for this opportunity to tell you about myself and what I love to make. October Featured Artist Promotion: Receive 20% off all items by Melody by providing this code during checkout: OCT.MELODY.20 |
Prichard Art Gallery & Gift Store | Essential art gallery & Fine Gifts |
My name is Patricia Cassidy. I live in Pullman, on the Palouse, with my husband, two corgis, three cats and ten peacocks. We live in a log house on land that is a Registered Wildlife Habitat, and I'm an ardent birdwatcher. My favorite room is my studio. As I look out my windows, I can view my garden (I'm a Master Gardener) and see a covey of quail pecking at grass seeds. The tall pines, flowers and ponds are all ingredients for my imagination. I love collecting semi precious stones, unique beads and one-of-a-kind focal beads; which go into a rich mix of materials for the alchemy in creating jewelry. I teach jewelry workshops and enjoy sharing ideas and techniques with our local community. Working with my hands, making things is an important part of my life. I love creating jewelry. Upcoming jewelry workshop: Enjoy a riveting jewelry experience at the Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow, Idaho. Patricia Cassidy of Blue Mango Jewels will present another jewelry workshop called Cold Connections. Expand your creativity, learn how to hammer, bend and rivet silver, copper and brass to make your own creations. You will learn how to use jeweler's tools and complete several pair of earrings/pendants. This 2-hour class will be held October 15th, from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Prichard Art Gallery. The cost is $85. All materials will be provided. Bring yourself and a friend for a fun filled evening. We promise a good time! Email [email protected] to register for this fun workshop. Space is limited. September Featured Artist Promotion: Receive 20% off all jewelry by Patricia Cassidy by providing this code during checkout: 20.CASSIDY.SEPT | Ron Doebler is a professional landscape, wildlife and nature photographer. His love of the outdoors and desire to capture rare and fleeting moments keeps him chasing the light in locations all over the world. Living on the Palouse has allowed Ron to document the ever changing light of the rolling farmlands we call home in all seasons. Ron offers photography tours and workshops all over the world and specializes in the landscapes of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, California, and Iceland. Future trips are planned for the Patagonia region of South America as well as Tibet and Nepal. When he is not traveling, he resides on Moscow Mountain with his son Tobias who is learning the love of photography. His work is available for purchase at Essential Art Work Gallery & Fine Gifts. FIRST THURSDAY: YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FREE RON DOEBLER PORTRAIT Please join us this month for Moscow's First Thursday on September 3rd. We will be open until 7pm that evening. Each guest visiting between 5 pm and 7 pm will receive three tickets to enter the drawing to win a Sunflower Portrait by Ron Doebler... just for showing up! Throughout the month, you can continue to enter the drawing each time you make a purchase at the gallery (even if it's just a bourbon truffle for the road). We will announce the winner of the drawing on September 30th. SEPTEMBER FEATURED ARTIST PROMOTION: 10% OFF Throughout the month of September, you can receive 10% off of any of Ron Doebler's photography by providing this code during checkout: TEN.DOEBLER (Only our friends following us online get the code....it's our way of letting you know we appreciate you!) PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS & WORKSHOPS Ron offers workshops and photography tours to individuals of all ability levels--from beginners through advanced- intermediate shooters. Contact Ron at [email protected] to join him on a tour. Recently, he held a Palouse Falls Night Sky Workshop, and coming up this month, he is taking a tour to Iceland. |
AuthorS
Nara Woodland--
Prichard Art Gallery Gift Store
Assistant Director/Buyer
Heather Saltarella--Essential Art Gallery & Fine Gifts Director/Buyer
Archives
June 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
November 2015
October 2015
August 2015