Artists of the Month & New Artists

Artists of the Month: February 2020

Ray Baird

Ray, an oil painter, grew up in the Midwest and has a BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Kansas. His work, lightly described as impressionism, uses translucent, complementary colors that represent his feelings, rather than a true representational image. He has studied at the Maryland Institute of Art and the Kansas City Art Institute.

Kurt Van Wagner

Kurt has emerged as an accomplished self-taught digital artist. His artwork has gained international and local attention. During the past years, his artwork has been featured in international magazines and book publications, winning numerous awards. He transforms his personal photographs into collectable works of art. The results are varied and striking, full of colors and textures.

New Gallery Artist

Brent Flenniken

Brent was a child with a vivid imagination, and was influenced by the abundant light and vast spaces in the American West where he grew up. By the time he was a teenager he was a painter, and he has never wavered from an all-consuming desire to create art. He has bachelor’’s and master’s degrees in art, taught drawing and painting at a Texas college for over 20 years, and taught international students at Mexico’s Instituto de Allende. Flenniken most often paints highly-creative and colorful landscapes, carnival scenes, and abstract compositions, and is known for imbedding mythical, subliminal figures in his paintings such as animals, ghosts, and angels. His work is also shown at Silver City’s Tatiana Marie Gallery.

In addition, the gallery artists offer art in many media, which include:
original paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fabric collage,
stained glass and gourds, as well as affordable note cards and prints.
For further information please call 575-522-2933.