GVAL Artists Reception           
 The March 1st opening reception of the Gilbert Visual Art League Juried Fine Art Show was well attended.  The Gallery was full of artists and guests.  The art was enjoyed by all ages.

Ribbons were hung for the art work in the judging categories of Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Drawing, Photography, and Best of Show.  Winning artists received awards.

The art can be viewed and purchased through March 29 in the Gallery at the Gilbert Historical Museum, Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Please come by to see a diverse selection of fine art.

Accepted into Juried Show
Now it's time to get busy framing.  These three paintings have been accepted into the Gilbert Visual Art League Juried Fine Art Show and Sale, March 1-29, 2014, in the Gallery of the Gilbert Historical Museum, 10 S. Gilbert Rd, Gilbert Arizona.

Gilbert Visual Art League
11th Annual Juried Fine Art Show and Sale -- March 2014

                                                                                                   Phoenix Rising,  18 x 24, oil  by Ann Wallace

                               (Awarded 2nd Place, Oils  2013)                              

   

Come view and have the opportunity to purchase the best of artists' works at the Gilbert Visual Art League Fine Art Show in the Gallery at the Gilbert Historical Museum, 10 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert, AZ 85233.  The show runs throughout the month of March, closing March 29.

Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments at the opening reception March 1, 6 to 8 p.m. and/or the closing reception, March 29, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The show can be visited Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the historical museum operation hours.

Superstition Mountain

16" x 20", oil

SOLD

The painting found a home this summer before I had finished it!  This image is of Superstition Mountain, which is part of the mountain range commonly referred to as the Superstitions located in Arizona east of Phoenix. My goal was to capture a mood that conveyed the mystery associated with the legends and lore of the mountain range.

At Old Borego

18" x 24", oil

This studio work is based on a plein air piece that I painted this past spring 2013 during a trip to Borrego Springs, California.

Portrait

14" x 11", oil

     

                                                        Portrait painting with reference photograph.                 

On Edge

16" x 20", oil

Arches National Park was inspiration for this landscape.  I enjoyed playing with the color in this painting and capturing the path of light.  The sunlight strikes the arch from behind (creating a halo along its edges) and falls on the rocks below.  The diagonal thrust of the arch and land creates a dynamic composition.

Sentinels of the Desert 

16" x 20", oil

               

Juried into West Valley Art Museum Celebration of Artists 2013 Exhibit.  On display in the Peoria City Hall Art Gallery from April 22 through June 13, 2013. The Awards Reception will be on Thursday, April 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Gallery.

Cast Shadows

16" x 20", oil

                              

Accepted into the juried art show,  West Valley Art Museum Celebration of Artists 2013 Exhibit. Will be on display in the Peoria City Hall Art Gallery April 22 through June 13, 2013.

Ocotillo, Phoenix Rising

16" x 24", oil

  

 SOLD

This painting was recently awarded 2nd Place in the oil paintings category at the Gilbert Visual Artists League Juried Fine Art Show.  The show dates are February 2-16, 2013 at East Side Art Gallery, Mesa, Arizona.

I'm captivated by the intriguing Ocotillo plant.  I felt compelled to express in paint my response to seeing this "enflamed" shrub last year.  It appeared to be rising in flames from the desert floor.  I thought of the Phoenix bird, a symbol of renewal or the sun in Greek mythology.  The Phoenix is a long-lived bird that is resurrected with new life by arising from the flames and ashes of its ancestor.

Indigenous to the Sonoran Desert in the Southwestern United States, the Ocotillo plant appears dead much of the year.  But in the spring the shrub is "resurrected" with life by the more frequent rainfalls, producing brilliant crimson flowers.