Mountainsong Galleries, located in Caramel-by-the-Sea, California, is currently exhibiting Powered by Nature, a show dedicated to the landscape paintings of seven of the nation's top female artists. The show features nearly three dozen works by artists Cindy Baron, Kim Casebeer, Christine Debrosky, Debra Groesser, Becky Joy, Shanna Kunz, and Lori McNee. It will remain on view at the gallery through May 19th, and can also be viewed online at the Mountainsong website.
Mountainsong Galleries is located on the famous Ocean Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. They have previously hosted the American Impressionist Society’s 12th Annual Juried Exhibition and currently represent 50 of the best living American Impressionist artists, including Debra Joy Groesser, President of the American Impressionist Society, and Neil Patterson, President of the Oil Painters of America. Additionally, Mountainsong represents one of the most famous glass artists in the world, Randy Strong, whose works are in The Louvre, and in many other museums throughout the world.
For more information, please contact the gallery.
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| That Time of Day - Shanna Kunz |
"Shanna Kunz is a contemporary landscape painter living in Ogden Utah. She has been featured in several major magazine articles and has participated in many prestigious invitational and juried exhibitions. When Kunz feels a particular sense of connection to a location, she will often create a series based on that locale, using a variety of keys or themes. In this way, Kunz is able to more deeply explore the complexity, subtlety, and balance of the natural world."
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| Inland - Shanna Kunz |
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| Rocky Mountain Water Lilies - Lori McNee |
"Idaho painter Lori McNee says she 'would like to paint like a bird sings.' Not coincidentally, her still life paintings almost always include birds, and are often metaphorical, echoing the delicate balance between nature and man.
Besides painting, Lori is a professional blogger and public speaker. On her popular FineArtTips.com blog, Lori shares art tips, social media tips, and business advice from respected professionals in the art and blogging industries. Because of this, Lori has been named to list of 'Top 10 Up and Coming Women Bloggers,' and currently ranks as one of the 'Most Influential Artists' on Twitter , and also among 'The Top 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter.' Lori has also been featured in many popular blogs including The Huffington Post, Art Heroes Blog, BlogTalkFM, Fine Art Views, Barney Davey Blog, and Money Dummy Blog."
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| Summer Oasis - Lori McNee |
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| Garrapata - Becky Joy |
"Originally from Oregon, Becky Joy moved to Arizona in 1993, and began attending classes and workshops at the famous Scottsdale Artist's School. While there, she developed a love for hiking throughout the West, and for painting, en plein air, the scenes she encountered on her walking trips. True to her desire to paint from life, Becky continues to paint out-of-doors, but can, on occasion still be found in her studio, creating larger interpretations of her plein air studies, or painting luscious and colorful impressions of finely-composed, studio still-lifes.
Becky has received many awards and accolades in her career. In 1997, she was juried into Women Artists of the West, and in the summer of 1998, she was included in the Painters of the American Desert show at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona. She has been published in Art of the American West, Southwest Art Magazine, and in the Phoenix Home and Gardens Magazine. In addition to her paintings appearing in many private collections, Becky's works form parts of the corporate collections of the Kierland Resort and Spa, American Equity Insurance, Banner Hospital, and Pioneer Home Bank."
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| Tranquil Walk - Becky Joy |
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| Siracusa Citrus - Christine Debrosky |
"Christine Debrosky is an American Impressionist pastelist living in Arizona, who credits 'the tango of light and color' as her artistic muse. It was during a workshop with living Master, Albert Handell, that she was first introduced to the rich jewel tones of pastel, and her own work since then in that medium has garnered for her rainbows of ribbons - in shows from coast to coast in the United States, as well as in shows in Italy, France, and Russia. Debrosky's career has steadily progressed over the years, and now, working in both pastel and in oil, she regularly shows with such prestigious groups as the Oil Painters of America, the Pastel Society of America, and the American Impressionist Society. Additionally, Christine has earned signature status with American Women Artists and the Pastel Society of America, and is a Distinguished Pastelist in the Pastel Society of the West Coast. She has been named to Who's Who in American Art, and Who's Who of American Women. Debrosky's work has also been featured in magazine articles in American Artist, The Pastel Journal, and in the French publication Pratique des Artes, as well as on both a television and a movie set."
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| Turning to Tangerine - Christine Debrosky |
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| Last Hours Before Sunset - Debra Groesser |
"Award-winning artist, Debra Joy Groesser, lives in Nebraska, and is President of the prestigious American Impressionist Society. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 1978 from Bellevue College, Bellevue, Nebraska, and has since then studied with such renowned artists as Kevin Macpherson, Scott Christensen, Kim English, John Cosby, and Kenn Backhaus.
Debra is passionate about plein air painting in oils, and being outdoors in God’s creation, whether in her perennial garden or in the mountains or by the sea, has provided her with endless inspiration for her work. She is also fascinated by the play of light and shadows in her subjects, and constantly strives to capture the mood, the emotion, the atmosphere, and the beautiful color of the world around her. 'My greatest satisfaction in being an artist comes from successfully connecting with people on an emotional level through my artwork. My challenge is to render my subjects in such a way that the viewer will feel the emotions I felt: what attracted me to the subject in the first place.'”
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| Salt and Light - Debra Groesser |
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| In the Gloaming - Kim Casebeer |
"Kim Casebeer lives in Kansas where she was born and raised on a family farm. As part of a fourth generation farm family, she has been connected to the land for a long time. She primarily draws her inspiration from the simplicity of the Flint Hills, an area of wide open ranch land in her home state. 'It's a simple landscape,' says Casebeer. 'It's not grandiose. You have to spend some time and let it speak to you." Kim also feels at home painting in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Texas. 'I think the simplicity of the Kansas landscape has helped me find the essence of other places. I'm able to focus on what's important in a composition. It's as much as about what's not in the painting as what is.'"
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| Under Western Skies - Kim Casebeer |
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| Layers - Cindy Baron |
"Like many artists, Cindy Baron's interest in art developed in early childhood. An initial love of drawing naturally led her to try watercolors, and eventually oils, and as she worked, she discovered that one medium enabled her to grow in the other, and vice versa. Having developed her skills in both mediums, she has never seen it necessary to choose one upon which to concentrate, while excluding the other.
One of the most frequently asked questions Baron receives is, 'How do you choose which medium you want to use?' Cindy's answer is, 'Nature chooses it for me. I'm blessed to see landscapes in two mediums. When on location, I can feel the movement a watercolor can give with its easy flowing and entwining colors, like a foggy morning, or a crashing wave. Yet some scenes call for the intensity, depth and lust that only oils can give. Some say you need to concentrate on just one medium, but I believe if you are passionate and daring as you create, and see the world through many eyes, your work will naturally evolve."
Cindy is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America and has won many awards for her work. As an instructor, she is highly sought-after. She lives in Rhode Island."
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| Tucked In - Cindy Baron |