Mountain Trails Gallery’s Annual Sculpture Present introduces equine artist Lisa Gordon

Mountain Trails Gallery, situated within the festive Village of Tlaquepaque in Sedona is proud to have a good time its Annual Sculpture Present which opens with a reception on First Friday, Nov. 4, 4-7 p.m.

The gallery has been a vacation spot high-quality artwork gallery for greater than 35 years and commenced by specializing in restricted version sculpture by its unique founder Ken Payne (1938-2012), a grasp storyteller who mirrored the historical past of the American West in every of his colourful and detailed bronzes.

Because the gallery gained recognition with artists together with Ken’s son Vic Payne and grandson Dustin Payne, who grew to become a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, it continued its custom of exhibiting work that introduced consciousness of the wealthy historical past of the West and offered sought-after high-quality artwork depicting all the varied cultures and noteworthy magnificence to be discovered on this expansive area.

Beneath the route of long-time high-quality artwork specialist and historical past buff Julie R. Williams, Mountain Trails Gallery continues with not solely a stellar roster of award-winning conventional artists, however Williams additionally brings a brand new group of up to date sculptors, painters, and blended media artists so as to add dramatic decisions to its long-held Tlaquepaque area.

For greater than 30 years, Sedona sculptor Susan Kliewer continues to convey heartfelt tales of not solely the Native American Pueblos, corresponding to her beloved Navajo and Hopi, however she additionally creates quite a lot of sculptures highlighting the complexities and celebrations of tribal cultures from her analysis in addition to from her personal private experiences. To go together with the scope of what captures this artist’s consideration, ranch life from the mountains, valleys, and deserts of the West additionally reveals as much as convey a contact of coronary heart to what it takes to create a life in often-times harsh situations.

Additionally bringing a wealth of ranching expertise to the gallery’s conventional artists, Arizona sculptor Deborah Copenhaver Fellows provides her model of feisty and spunky private experiences of Western life to her bronze cowgirls, cowboys, animals, and ranching and rodeo actions. Including a wealth of depth to characters and occasions from Western historical past, Arizona sculptor Michael Trcic is a grasp portrait artist in addition to storyteller. His many faces of historical past highlighting brave deeds of Native Individuals and notable individuals of the Outdated West convey his bronze portraits and full-figured characters to life because the artist shares admirable qualities and unusual particulars of their unfolding tales.

Mountain Trails Gallery has additionally develop into a vacation spot for wildlife artwork and focuses annually on the outstanding group of artists who convey delight and fascination to the gallery’s number of exhibitions.

Main the way in which is conventional sculptor Raymond Gibby, who shares in nice element what he sees in animal habits as he brings consciousness of these animal traits that proceed to function within the human realm. He additionally finds expression in excellent characters of Western historical past in addition to outstanding Native American tales to be highly effective representatives of cultures to not be forgotten.

Additionally, conventional wildlife sculptor Bryce Pettit and the contrasting up to date types of Jeremy Bradshaw and Mark Edward Adams all convey depth and fascination to the gallery’s choices with wild and home animals from the yard to the wilderness of North America. All these artists discover a deeper non secular facet to the which means with which they imbue their fascinating story-telling bronzes. It additionally appears these artists are all “current” with every animal simply as they’re with out reservation.

Mountain Trails can also be proud to welcome up to date equine sculptor Lisa Gordon to the gallery. The private concepts expressed by this artist are an vital a part of her presentation, and what the artist is conveying is extra simply readable within the simplicity of her fashion. With the give attention to horses comes a lifetime of fascination and keenness for these mammals, together with Gordon’s personal experiences of getting them be a crucial a part of her life.

The “balancing act” of residing whereas maintaining the horse on the forefront reveals part of Lisa Gordon’s messaging. This artist appears to be saying that it takes a steadiness of playfulness, humor, and onerous work for a profitable, significant life as she has exemplified in her bronzes of a horse balancing on a ball whereas balancing one other ball on its nostril titled Regular Stead, a horse prepared for a stroll in its pink New Boots, and the surreal sculpture of a horse which has develop into a Rickety Rocker.

A sculptor that at all times brings the constructive and uplifting facet of humanity to mild is Arizona/Utah sculptor Gary Lee Worth who brings training, historical past, achievement, and the rising spirit to the forefront of his message. From mini sizes to bigger than life-size bronzes, Nationwide Sculpture Society Fellow Gary Lee Worth has works which are put in in public areas and gardens together with libraries, faculties, establishments, in addition to in non-public collections from coast to coast and all through the world.

His bronze angel Messenger monument consists of an set up in Iceland in addition to an set up within the stunning gardens of Tlaquepaque Arts & Purchasing Village in Sedona the place Mountain Trails Gallery additionally displays his work.

Including much more to the number of choices is unique wooden tables and sculpture stands by Native American dancer Percy Warcloud Edwards, hand-made, one-of-a-kind Native American impressed regalia corresponding to luggage and warfare shirts by Cheri Cappello, colourful and festive semi-precious stone necklaces by Nancy Neumann, in addition to delightfully surprising juxtapositions of semi-precious stones and blended steel jewellery by Susan Adams. Additionally, new vibrant work by the gallery’s award-winning artists are featured within the celebration.

Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona islocated at 336 SR 179, upstairs Suite A201 in Tlaquepaque. For extra data contact the gallery at 928-282-3225, [email protected], www.mountaintrailssedona.com.