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The Sketchbook Diaries: Sarah Winkler
December 16th, 2020
Our ongoing series, “The Sketchbook Diaries,” aims to reveal and showcase a different Gallery MAR artist’s process and artistic journey through the use of sketchbooks. For this next piece, we talked to Colorado-based mixed media artist, Sarah Winkler, to get her take on the practice. Each section of Sarah Winkler’s mixed media landscape paintings […]
Gallery MAR on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
December 9th, 2020
One year ago, the producers and cameras of Bravo’s show The Real Housewives, started filming in the Salt Lake and Park City areas — and we got to tag along for the ride, as they filmed one day at Gallery MAR. We have known the star Meredith Marks for several years (she owns a beautiful […]
R. Nelson Parrish: Hard Work and Magic
December 5th, 2020
Perhaps the most appropriate way to close the chapter of this rather chaotic year is with the work of R. Nelson Parrish in his latest show with Bridgette Meinhold, “Letters to the Universe.” Nelson Parrish’s wood and resin work aims to convey, through vivid color and expressive form, the intensified focus upon the present brought […]
Travel Art
November 23rd, 2020
Although we’ve been unable to travel as much as we might have liked to this year, we can take solace in the memories of our past travels and in the dreams of travels yet to come. It’s then no wonder that Architectural Digest reports an increased demand for travel-related art this year. As they write, […]
Our Artists’ Museum Exhibitions
November 17th, 2020
While we may be partial to a gallery setting, we love to see the other ways in which our artists’ exceptional work is recognized. As one of our new artists, Howard Hersh, eloquently articulates, “since artists work alone, and for their own pleasure, recognition in any way is gratifying and validates the artist’s work. A […]
Sustainable Fashion as Art
November 16th, 2020
By Victoria Slagel, Fine Art Consultant I’m constantly being asked in the gallery, “What makes art worthy of being good?” Of course there is the obvious explanation of composition, color choices, and complimentary imagery… but the real question that lingers, “What IS art?” While the masters of the old days would be turning in […]
Introducing Videographer Claire Wiley
November 12th, 2020
If you’ve ever seen one of our Gallery MAR artist videos, then you’ve seen first hand the talent of videographer Claire Wiley. Wiley, founder of the videography and photography company, Eclectic Brews Productions, pours a lifetime’s worth of passion and skill into each of her videos. Her videography allows us to travel the country and […]
Luminous Layers: Pamela Murphy
November 2nd, 2020
The incremental process of painter Pamela Murphy Sweet and a bit sentimental without being sappy, Pamela Murphy’s paintings are, mostly, a blast from the past – sometimes based on real people, sometimes entirely imagined. She starts with photos, usually vintage, and uses them to create paintings with many layers of paint that she scrapes […]
Picture This: Fall Flare
October 30th, 2020
As the art market trends more and more digital, we’ve looking for innovative new ways to continue connecting beautiful artworks with the people who will cherish them. In our latest blog series, “Picture This,” we use the magic of Photoshop to present our artists’ latest work in a whole new light. So if for whatever […]
Dispatch from Wisconsin: Richard Taylor
October 27th, 2020
Fresh delivery! From the Wisconsin studio of Richard Taylor — and hand delivered via art van, from our epic art road trip. These new works represent four new series for the sculpture artist. We are always so grateful when our artists give deeper insight into their works, as any information to the artwork helps […]