Sun Valley Online | Photos & Video | Arts, Music & Entertainment ...
Gail Severn Gallery artist Theodore Waddell, will have an artist chat on Saturday, February 18 at 10:00 am at Gail Severn Gallery. ?Come walk the gallery with Theodore as he discusses and fields questions about his latest work.
Idaho and Montana Rancher Theodore Waddell is an internationally recognized artist that has spent more than 50 years painting and sculpting his beloved western landscape full of horses, cattle and sheep - the icons of his life.
Waddell?s first exposure to painting was watching his father complete Paint by Numbers paintings.? He used small brushes and very small containers of paint.? This is the exact opposite of Theodore?s paintings. Waddell uses paint by the gallon, and he modifies brushes and trowels normally used for asphalt roofing. A gallery owner once joked that he should sell his paintings by the pound. Theodore?s love of the medium is evident even in his work on paper.
Waddell fills his canvases with endless combinations of colors, washes and sometimes wax. His impasto way of painting gives life to his canvases. The horses feel as though they could jump off the surface. Theodore walks the line of abstraction and realism while incorporating drawing as a fundamental armature.?
He is truly in love with painting - it is not just a means to an end.
In 1962 Waddell spent a year in New York, after being accepted for a Max Beckman Scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum of Art.? He was inspired by many of the great abstract expressionists and their influence can still be seen in his work today.? The marriage of abstraction, impressionism and realism blend in a magical combination in Waddell?s hands, challenging the common perception that all western American art is created in a realistic style.
Waddell?s work is featured in more than 50 Museum collections worldwide. ?
Museums across the country have been mounting solo exhibitions honoring Waddell?s illustrious career. Theodore?s ?Abstract Angus?, a major exhibition of more than 26 paintings and work on paper will open at the Denver Art Museum, May 20th, 2012 and run till the 18th of November.? One of the highlights of the exhibition will be an eight by thirty foot painting completed specifically for the show.? In addition to private and corporate collections, Waddell?s paintings are included in many U.S. State department buildings and US embassies in Europe and Asia.
music awards music awards giants eagles bcs rankings week 13 bcs rankings week 13 philadelphia marathon rhodes scholar