As Park City’s chairlifts hum back to life and the valley exhales a cool, crystalline breath, Gallery MAR celebrates the return of ski season with a look at the mountain-inspired works that capture the spirit of winter on canvas. Throughout the gallery, paintings by our ski-loving artists – each approaching the slopes through their own unique lens – reflect the exhilaration, nostalgia, and rhythm of skiing in the mountains.

Fred Calleri brings a playful, nostalgic perspective to ski culture. His vibrant, colorful compositions feature whimsical, yet sophisticated characters, evoking the charm and cheerful delight of vintage ski posters. Each painting tells a lively, narrative story, inviting viewers to delight in the character, style, and joyful energy of mountain life.

Jonathan Julien’s paintings anchor this theme with a sense of warmth and familiarity. “Skiing is very endearing to me as an artistic subject, one that I can spend a lot of time on, because I associate it with home and family,” he shares. “Ski landscape paintings are interesting because they’re landscapes that are activated by figures that occupy that space.” Now living in Utah, Julien reflects, “I feel like Park City is really cozy, hugged by these different mountains. There’s something romantic about skiing right down to your home or to Main Street.” His paintings – figures dotting luminous ridgelines – invite viewers to see the landscape not as distant scenery, but as memory and movement intertwined.

T.S. Harris brings her signature figurative style to the winter season with new snow-filled scenes. “Whether it’s snow, sand, sky, or water, my paintings are landscapes with a figure in it,” she says. “It’s fun because the winter series is so new for me. I love the graphic quality of the ski paintings.” Her crisp silhouettes and luminous planes of color evoke the clarity and quiet drama of a bright winter day on the slopes.

Clinton Whiting channels energy and speed through a bold modernist approach. His oil paintings radiate motion and texture, distilling the fleeting rush of the slopes into vibrant compositions. “I love the freedom skiing gives you – the rush of being in control but also a little out of control,” he explains. “That’s very much how I paint.” His works pulse with vitality, as if caught mid-descent.

James Wolanin brings a refined, mid-century sensibility to his alpine scenes. His sleek compositions capture the polished elegance of skiing and the sophisticated lines of both the human figure and its surroundings. Drawing on his background in graphic design, Wolanin uses bold, flat color and a crisp, stenciled layering technique to give his work a vibrant, candy‑coated edge. Through this graphic approach, he transforms vintage inspiration and mid-century iconography into bright, utopic snapshots of mountain life.

Ron Russon emphasizes movement and rhythm in his ski-inspired paintings. Through expressive, organic forms and layered compositions, he captures the speed, flow, and energy of skiers on the slopes. His use of vibrant color amplifies the atmosphere, while these works explore a new subject within his distinctive, energetic style, celebrating the exhilaration and momentum of skiing itself.

Together, these artists capture the exhilaration and serenity that define mountain life in winter. As Park City’s slopes reopen for another season, Gallery MAR invites visitors to experience that same fresh, invigorating spirit, right here on Main Street.

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Written by Veronica Vale

Tags: fred calleri, James Wolanin, Ski Art, skier paintings
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