Saturday April 11, 2015 – July 25th, 2015: Collaborative Duo Exhibition: Roger Williams and Robin Laws
FUNDRAISER: ART FOR SALE! CLICK HERE TO SEE FEATURED ARTWORK IN THE CURRENT EXHIBIT! ORDERS STILL AVAILABLE
Mrs. Laws and Mr. Williams have agreed to generously participate in this exhibition as a donation and promotional opportunity for the Filley Art Museum. This exhibition is a fundraiser for the Filley Art Museum, with 40% of sales donated to the museum (which is tax deductible for those who purchase artwork during this show)
All of Robin Laws’ pieces will be for sale and proceeds will benefit both the museum and the artist. A generous commission of sales will be given to the art museum. Most of Mr. Williams’ paintings will be for sale during this exhibition. Several of Mr. Williams’ paintings are represented in the Filley Art Museum permanent collection. A few of these pieces will be part of the April to July show at the Filley Art Museum but those particular permanent collection works will not be for sale. Roger Williams and Robin Laws are both represented by the Joe Wade Fine Art Gallery.
Please Visit http://rogerwilliamsart.com/ to learn more about Santa Fe Artist Roger Williams. Roger Williams’ paintings are a creation of scenes taken from inspiring, colorful and beautiful places he holds dear to his heart, including the Southwest where he lives and works. His work is available through several galleries in the Southwest. He shows in six galleries in the region and has exhibited internationally. His work is represented in collections in over 12 countries. Mr. Williams also teaches studio and plein air painting workshops in and around Santa Fe.
Roger Williams Biography: Roger was born in Southern Colorado near the New Mexico border, a stone’s throw from Taos and Santa Fe. This environment, surrounded by mountains and pristine high desert, enticed Williams at a young age to start, “seeing” as Williams notes in his last book ” Light Beauty and Form.
Later on, Roger attended the university of Denver and Adams State College schools of art and completed his masters’ degree. After two years of teaching at a college level, Williams decided to pursue his dream of becoming a professional artist and moved to Santa Fe NM in 1986. In Santa Fe, Roger encountered a plethora of opportunities to befriend and study with master painters from all over. His associations and studies with artists like Clark Hulings, Richard Schmid, Joseph Mendoza, Bettina Steinke and others, stimulated and enforced his conviction to continue painting and he has not looked back since. The artist has exhibited in over 21 one-man shows and many featured exhibitions in galleries and few museums in the USA, France, and Mexico.
Because of a long life passion for travel, Roger Williams’ paintings tell the story of where he has been and where he is going as a person and as an artist. His works are a creation of scenes taken from inspiring, colorful and beautiful places he holds dear to his heart which include the Southwest where he lives and works. He has painted on location in four different continents/over thirty countries and is always in search of inspiring subject for each canvass. Although many of his realistic / impressionistic paintings are landscapes, his figurative pieces challenge him to enter another’s space and create form and emotion unique to those individuals. “I want to politely enter someone else’s space, imagine their essence and express it, produce a dynamic, allowing for transition out of self and comfortability.”
Roger’s art is valuable for the feeling it conveys to the viewer, which is, generally, the sense of well-being and peacefulness. Roger Williams’ paintings continue to grow in popularity and over the last three decades he has found joy in his progress as a painter. He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the light and the environment continue to stimulate wonderful finished pieces that sell to clients all over the world.
Robin Laws Biography: “Quietly striking” is how James Mills, Arts Editor of the Denver Post, described artist Robin J. Laws’ work. This powerful theme echoes through the high plains of Northeastern Colorado where Laws was born and raised. From childhood, in a two-room schoolhouse in Woodrow, Colorado, she has sought to convey her world, its rural surroundings and lifestyle through art. Her talent has been honed over the years by attending workshops, seminars, and classes including the Scottsdale Artist School, Cowboy Artists of America workshops, and the Foothills Art Center. Laws’ art remains focused on her original intent- accurately portraying the spirit and personality of each of her subjects- particularly her animals. Working with live farm animals as models creates a challenge for the artist- but it is one that she relishes. Laws utilizes the bronze medium as a lasting tribute to the animals she knows- they are friends, companions, and co-workers. Her bronzes speak to the uniquely western American experience and rural life in particular.
Robin has many awards, exhibitions, and shows to her credit, including Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year for the State of Colorado, The Ann Hyatt Huntington Award for sculpture, Best of Show honors at the Buffalo Bill Museum Show, the American Women Artists Annual Invitational Show, and the National Equine Society Art Show. Her work has been exhibited by The National Arts Club and The Salmagundi Club, the Cowboy Artists of America Museum in Kerrville, Texas, the Museum of Western Art in Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming, The Society of Western Artists Exhibition in Oakland, California, the American Women Artists Annual Invitational Show, and Italy’s famed international exhibition- The Biennale Invitational.
Laws’ works are included in many private, public, and corporate collections, including the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, Fairplay High School, Fairplay, Colorado, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, The City of Cheyenne, in Wyoming and at Osborne House in Warsash, England- home to the personal physician to Prince Charles and Princess Diana for ten years.
When she’s not painting or sculpting, Laws enjoys participating in local cattle roundups each spring and fall. She says the experience helps her see the world and herself more clearly. She is also very active in her community, serving as artist in residence for local schools, providing programs for nursing homes and helping to organize art shows, including Colorado’s Finest Art show which is hosted by the governor of Colorado. In addition to her time, Laws has donated numerous works to auctions to benefit local, state, and international non-profit organizations.
Mrs. Laws and Mr. Williams have agreed to generously participate in this exhibition as a donation and promotional opportunity for the Filley Art Museum. This exhibition is a fundraiser for the Filley Art Museum, with 40% of sales donated to the museum (which is tax deductible for those who purchase artwork during this show)
All of Robin Laws’ pieces will be for sale and proceeds will benefit both the museum and the artist. A generous commission of sales will be given to the art museum. Most of Mr. Williams’ paintings will be for sale during this exhibition. Several of Mr. Williams’ paintings are represented in the Filley Art Museum permanent collection. A few of these pieces will be part of the April to July show at the Filley Art Museum but those particular permanent collection works will not be for sale. Roger Williams and Robin Laws are both represented by the Joe Wade Fine Art Gallery.
Please Visit http://rogerwilliamsart.com/ to learn more about Santa Fe Artist Roger Williams. Roger Williams’ paintings are a creation of scenes taken from inspiring, colorful and beautiful places he holds dear to his heart, including the Southwest where he lives and works. His work is available through several galleries in the Southwest. He shows in six galleries in the region and has exhibited internationally. His work is represented in collections in over 12 countries. Mr. Williams also teaches studio and plein air painting workshops in and around Santa Fe.
Roger Williams Biography: Roger was born in Southern Colorado near the New Mexico border, a stone’s throw from Taos and Santa Fe. This environment, surrounded by mountains and pristine high desert, enticed Williams at a young age to start, “seeing” as Williams notes in his last book ” Light Beauty and Form.
Later on, Roger attended the university of Denver and Adams State College schools of art and completed his masters’ degree. After two years of teaching at a college level, Williams decided to pursue his dream of becoming a professional artist and moved to Santa Fe NM in 1986. In Santa Fe, Roger encountered a plethora of opportunities to befriend and study with master painters from all over. His associations and studies with artists like Clark Hulings, Richard Schmid, Joseph Mendoza, Bettina Steinke and others, stimulated and enforced his conviction to continue painting and he has not looked back since. The artist has exhibited in over 21 one-man shows and many featured exhibitions in galleries and few museums in the USA, France, and Mexico.
Because of a long life passion for travel, Roger Williams’ paintings tell the story of where he has been and where he is going as a person and as an artist. His works are a creation of scenes taken from inspiring, colorful and beautiful places he holds dear to his heart which include the Southwest where he lives and works. He has painted on location in four different continents/over thirty countries and is always in search of inspiring subject for each canvass. Although many of his realistic / impressionistic paintings are landscapes, his figurative pieces challenge him to enter another’s space and create form and emotion unique to those individuals. “I want to politely enter someone else’s space, imagine their essence and express it, produce a dynamic, allowing for transition out of self and comfortability.”
Roger’s art is valuable for the feeling it conveys to the viewer, which is, generally, the sense of well-being and peacefulness. Roger Williams’ paintings continue to grow in popularity and over the last three decades he has found joy in his progress as a painter. He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the light and the environment continue to stimulate wonderful finished pieces that sell to clients all over the world.
Robin Laws Biography: “Quietly striking” is how James Mills, Arts Editor of the Denver Post, described artist Robin J. Laws’ work. This powerful theme echoes through the high plains of Northeastern Colorado where Laws was born and raised. From childhood, in a two-room schoolhouse in Woodrow, Colorado, she has sought to convey her world, its rural surroundings and lifestyle through art. Her talent has been honed over the years by attending workshops, seminars, and classes including the Scottsdale Artist School, Cowboy Artists of America workshops, and the Foothills Art Center. Laws’ art remains focused on her original intent- accurately portraying the spirit and personality of each of her subjects- particularly her animals. Working with live farm animals as models creates a challenge for the artist- but it is one that she relishes. Laws utilizes the bronze medium as a lasting tribute to the animals she knows- they are friends, companions, and co-workers. Her bronzes speak to the uniquely western American experience and rural life in particular.
Robin has many awards, exhibitions, and shows to her credit, including Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year for the State of Colorado, The Ann Hyatt Huntington Award for sculpture, Best of Show honors at the Buffalo Bill Museum Show, the American Women Artists Annual Invitational Show, and the National Equine Society Art Show. Her work has been exhibited by The National Arts Club and The Salmagundi Club, the Cowboy Artists of America Museum in Kerrville, Texas, the Museum of Western Art in Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming, The Society of Western Artists Exhibition in Oakland, California, the American Women Artists Annual Invitational Show, and Italy’s famed international exhibition- The Biennale Invitational.
Laws’ works are included in many private, public, and corporate collections, including the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, Fairplay High School, Fairplay, Colorado, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, The City of Cheyenne, in Wyoming and at Osborne House in Warsash, England- home to the personal physician to Prince Charles and Princess Diana for ten years.
When she’s not painting or sculpting, Laws enjoys participating in local cattle roundups each spring and fall. She says the experience helps her see the world and herself more clearly. She is also very active in her community, serving as artist in residence for local schools, providing programs for nursing homes and helping to organize art shows, including Colorado’s Finest Art show which is hosted by the governor of Colorado. In addition to her time, Laws has donated numerous works to auctions to benefit local, state, and international non-profit organizations.