Would you get in the water now? May 15, 2012 | By Jim McNutt
Bob Kuhn’s brightly symmetrical creature eyeballs viewers as if to say “better not!” This image and a host of other sketches, paintings, and sculptures are part of a new exhibition and companion publication, Bob Kuhn: Drawing on Instinct. The project illustrates the marvelous progress from the sketches of a master to the finished product, and shows why Kuhn…
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Mix’d Media Tonight May 10, 2012 | By Shawn Meisl
I’m frantically looking for my pen. Have you seen it? It’s my favorite – bold, black ink that leaves a slight impression in the paper. I am pretty sure that my day will be completely dysfunctional without it. Artists must feel this way too. Their medium (oil, pastel, pencil, charcoal, clay) is specific and likely dines with their…
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Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams May 8, 2012 | By Tammy Christel
Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams shared a life long friendship. As artists with deep affinities for nature, they believed that embracing wilderness was salve and inspiration for the human soul. For O’Keeffe, the Southwest was a spiritual home and her ultimate muse; for Adams, it was Yosemite National Park and the Sierras. Together, Adams and O’Keeffe visited Yosemite…
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Celebration of Young Artists May 3, 2012 | By Amy Goicoechea
Today at 5pm we are thrilled to celebrate our local budding artists from Teton County’s School District K-12 art classes. These artworks have resulted in a wonderful exhibition titled “Drawing on Inspiration.” Also featured and celebrated are students whose art is in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp and the Young Illustrators exhibitions. School Arts Spectacular: Drawing on Inspiration exhibit is on display in our Wapiti…
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Walking the Trail May 1, 2012 | By Ponteir Sackrey
As Jackson Hole emerges from its winter cocoon, so do I, and this past month I’ve been walking our new Sculpture Trail. After twelve years working at the Museum, I finally have a quality experience for these brief forays outside. What my “daily constitution” used to mean was getting in my car and driving north to the Kelly cutoff…
