DAVID J. WAGNER, L.L.C.
AMERICAN STILL LIFES
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator
The R.W. Norton Art Gallery
Shreveport, LA: March 4 - May 25, 2014
Extended at the request of The R.W. Norton Art Gallery through August 31, 2014
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Dedicated to James E. Parkman Founder; Chairman, Board of Directors Susan Kathleen Black Foundation
Traditional Fine Arts Organization Exhibition Synopsis
Review by Daniel Mark Cassity (PDF 201KB)

R.W. Norton Art Gallery March 2014 Newsletter Featuring AMERICAN STILL LIFES (PDF 954KB)
R.W. Norton Art Gallery April 2014 Newsletter Featuring AMERICAN STILL LIFES (PDF 594KB)
During the Peak of the Norton's Massive Azalea Garden

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AMERICAN STILL LIFES is a new traveling exhibition which features works by a range of artists recognized for their brilliant compositions and dazzling technique. Exhibiting artists include Daniel Mark Cassity, Loren DiBenedetto, Camille Engel, Berry Fritz, David Gray, Sharon Lloyd Hourigan, Jane Jones, Charles Gilbert Kapsner, Janet Laird-Lagassee, Laurin McCracken, Brian O'Neill, Wes Siegrist, Rachelle Siegrist, and Soon Warren. The exhibition features several works by each artist to demonstrate the breadth, depth, and versatility of their individual output. While historians generally view the 17th century as "the golden age" of still life painting in Europe, today's American masters not only remain as enthusiastic as ever about the artistic possibilities of depicting inanimate objects for the sake of their qualities of form, color, texture, and composition, but also build on traditions of artists who worked in the Netherlandish Lowlands in new and interesting ways. Common place objects such as plants, fruit, vegetables, dishes, and bottles, and even occasionally the depiction of skulls, candles, and other allegorical subject matter in so-called "vanitas," remain as popular as ever today, but often in new aesthetic contexts shaped by twentieth-century innovations and movements such as Cubism, Pop Art, and Photorealism. In what can only be described as an eclectic, layered ethos, many artists today remain rooted in tradition, while others see still life painting as a vehicle to explore new artistic possibilities or to convey political or social meaning. Today's still life artists still orchestrate innate objects and direct light to create visual interest, but often as not feature contemporary subject matter portrayed in a variety of palettes and contemporary styles. A relatively pure, even abstract, form of art, still life remains as popular a genre as ever. And the work contained in this exhibition embodies the diversity, range, and achievement in American still life painting today.
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The ARTISTS
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Daniel Mark Cassity, Hot Springs, AR Loren DiBenedetto, Huntersville, NC Camille Engel, Nashville, TN Berry Fritz, McAllen, TX David Gray, Tacoma, WA Sharon Lloyd Hourigan, Mountain Top, PA Jane Jones, Arvada, CO Charles Gilbert Kapsner, Little Falls, MN Janet Laird-Lagassee, Auburn, ME Laurin McCracken, Forth Worth, TX Brian O'Neill, Rochester, NY Wes Siegrist, Townsend, TN Rachelle Siegrist, Townsend, TN Soon Warren, Fort Worth, TX
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Daniel Mark Cassity "Colbalt & Bricks" |

Daniel Mark Cassity "Explosives" |

Daniel Mark Cassity "The Chopping Block" |

Daniel Mark Cassity "The Wash Tub" |

Daniel Mark Cassity "Unattainable" |

Loren DiBenedetto "Cherries On Blue Table" |

Loren DiBenedetto "Nest With Chestnuts" |

Loren DiBenedetto "Green Acorns" |

Loren DiBenedetto "Spotted Eggs" |

Loren DiBenedetto "Magnolias" |

Camille Engel "Splendor in the Glass II" |

Camille Engel "Passion" |

Camille Engel Triptych: "My One and Only", "It Takes Two", "Third Time's the Charm" |

Camille Engel "Childhood Classics" |

Camille Engel "Ready For Pies" |

Berry Fritz "A Little Still Life For Mrs. Washington" |

Berry Fritz "Gifts From An Autumn Garden" |

Berry Fritz "Kiss And Make-Up" |

Berry Fritz "Seduction" |

Berry Fritz "Tomatillos" |

David Gray "Deer Skull And Drapery" |

David Gray "Egg And Feather I" |

David Gray "Egg And Feather II" |

Sharon Lloyd Hourigan "Forgotten" |

Sharon Lloyd Hourigan "General Delivery Girdwood Alaska" |

Sharon Lloyd Hourigan "Julius" |

Sharon Lloyd Hourigan "Meg" |

Jane Jones "Brandy Rose" |

Jane Jones "Determination" |

Jane Jones "Awakening" |

Jane Jones "Cascade" |

Jane Jones "Summer Sweets I" |

Charles Gilbert Kapsner "Blood For Christ" |

Charles Gilbert Kapsner "Like A Rollin' Garlic" |

Charles Gilbert Kapsner "Serenity" |

Charles Gilbert Kapsner "Vanitas: Lic" |

Charles Gilbert Kapsner "Am I Still On Hold" |

Laurin McCracken "Decanters" |

Laurin McCracken "Crystal And Silver With Magnolia On Linen" |

Laurin McCracken "Three Wooden Spoons" |

Laurin McCracken "Tools Of The Trade" |

Laurin McCracken "White Owl" |

Brian O'Neill "The Stage Has Been Set" |

Brian ONeill "A Touch Of Red" |

Brian O'Neill "The Weight Of Beauty" |

Brian O'Neill "The Proposal" |

Soon Warren "White Napkin" |

Soon Warren "Wrapper II" |

Soon Warren "Peeled Orange" |

Soon Warren "Pink Peony" |

Soon Warren "White Reflection" |
MINIATURE STILL LIFE PAINTINGS
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Janet Laird-Lagassee "Apples On A Table" |

Janet Laird-Lagassee "D'Anjou Sun" |

Janet Laird-Lagassee "Evening At The Lodge" |

Janet Laird-Lagassee "Pears With Glass Eggs" |

Janet Laird-Lagassee "Wood Lasts" |

Rachelle Siegrist "A Gift Bouquet" |

Rachelle Siegrist "Mmmm … Chocolate!" |

Rachelle Siegrist "My Beloved Raggedy Ann & Andy" |

Rachelle Siegrist "Still Life With Granny's Pheasant" |

Wes Siegrist "A Captured Moment In Time" |

Wes Siegrist "A Few Things I've Found I" |

Wes Siegrist "A Few Things I've Found II" |

Wes Siegrist "A Few Favorite Lures" |
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