April 23rd through August 7th 2021
Two Visions-One Prairie
Cally Krallman & Beverly Dodge-Radefeld
This exhibit is sponsored in part by Peachey Insurance, Fusion Bank, Beverlin, Stull, Nicolay, Haas, LLC; and New York Life C.L. Meigs & Associates.
The inspiration for this show began as friends Cally Krallman and Bev Radefeld embarked on a road trip delivering art to galleries. A favorite aspect of these road trips was to stop along quiet country roadsides and either paint or photograph the beautiful Kansas landscape. On one of these trips Krallman suggested that as a fun experiment the two of them paint the same scene to see how different they would look and how each naturally interpreted the scene. This is when the idea for “Two Visions-One Prairie was born.
Bev, primarily known for her soft sculptures and fiber work, took a plein air workshop from Krallman and her good friend Kim Casebeer in the mid 2000’s. This experience rekindled her love of painting and she continued seeking out inspiration from the Flint Hills and surrounding areas. Her painting style is loose and contemporary, intense pure colors, and focuses on large abstract shapes found in the skies, fields and pastures of Kansas.
Krallman, who has been painting full time since 1994, embraced the countryside early on, creating her trademark sunsets and sunrises of the Kansas landscape and poetically capturing the essence of the Flint Hills. While her painting style is somewhat a blend of impressionistic and representational, she still captures the details of native grasses, wildflowers and atmosphere of the prairie.
Dodge-Radefeld and Krallman both received their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 1968 and 1981 respectively.