I have a few shows going on during the month of December. If you have some extra time, and your in the area; please stop by:
"Utah Artist Group Show", Dave Ericson Fine Art in Salt Lake City, UT until December 25th.
"Art for Animals", Dixie State College Art Gallery, St. George, UT until January 14th.
"Holiday Art Sale", The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Village, Kanab, UT until January 3rd.
Happy Holidays!
Josh
SALT LAKE CITY, UT--Landscape
painters Joshua Baird and Valerie Orlemann are offering an art exhibit
benefiting the Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners Organization.
The art exhibit will run from April 5 through June 28 at The Wine Store,
255 S. 300 E. in Salt Lake City—a venue scheduled by the Utah Arts
Council. The artists will donate 10% of their proceeds to the
Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners.
The work of these two painters
includes landscapes from the Four Corners and the intermountain west.
However, both painters are based in towns bordering the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument. Joshua Baird works in Kanab, while Valerie
Orlemann is based in Escalante. The artists proposed this benefit to
celebrate the importance of the Monument landscape to their art and
in recognition of the work of the Partners Organization.
The Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to raising awareness and resources in support of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument’s scientific, interpretive, and educational programs. Visit http://www.gsenm.org/ for more information on the Partners and their work.
--From article in Southern Utah News, press release by Valerie Orlemann.
This series of paintings may be found under the portfolio entitled "Grand Staircase-Escalante".
I just returned from Plein Air Paradise 2007 in Midway Utah. I received some awards and sold some paintings making it a successful trip for me. The most valuable thing I got out of the event, was the nerve racking and exciting experience of having to whip out paintings left and right in short amounts of time. I also met a lot of really great artists and art enthusiasts. To see the paintings, click on the Midway Plein Air 2007 photo album icon.
Three cheers to the Midway Art Association for putting on such a wonderful event! I'll be there for sure next year!
This painting entitled, "Grand Canyon Distance", was one of the paintings I parted with last weekend at Art in Kayenta. I met a lot of great people, saw some beautiful artwork, and had a great time.
This was the first time I've ever been to Kayenta, and I'm very appreciative of what they are doing over there in promoting natural landscaping, and architecture that harmonizes with the landscape. When I drove into Kayenta at the break of Dawn on Saturday, I was amazed that of all the many homes in Kayenta, not one had a visible porch light. No street lights, window lights, flashing lights, billboards, etc. I couldn't even see the houses. Even when driving directly through the community, I noticed that I was only able to see the house that I was directly looking at, all the rest in my peripheral vision blended into the surrounding landscape. We need more of these dignified desert developments that use little water, and respect the native plant life, and surrounding landscape.
Many people have expressed interest in this painting entitled "By Design". The original has already been purchased so I've ordered 25 fine art giclee prints of the image. The prints are on durable canvas with a glossy finish. They are archival and look like the original painting. Each print measures 12x17 inches and is currently priced at $120. If you are interested, send me an email at painterjosh@gmail.com
Happy Holidays!
In November we lost our beloved "Papa", also known as Talmage Whiting Neilsen. I did this painting entitled "Instruments of the Master" in the days after his passing. Talmage was a well-known soft tissue surgeon which explains the surgery tools. His kindness, intelligence, and humor will greatly be missed.
In October, I entered my first plein air painting competition in Escalante, Utah. This competition was part of the Everett Ruess Days Festival. The object was to create an image that attempted to
capture the same beauty of the Grand Staircase/Escalante area that
inspired the artist/wanderer Everett Ruess. Participants had one week to do a maximum of five paintings in the categories of oil/acrylic and watercolor/mixed media. Only one painting per category was submitted. My oil painting entry (see above left) won an award of merit. It was an exciting weekend!
Josh and his father, David A. Baird, submitted work to the LDS Church Art Museum's International Art Exhibition. Josh's piece is entitled "By Design". David's piece is entitled "Relics of the Restoration".
Check out some of Josh's work at Medford Oregon's Rogue Gallery! Josh will be the gallery's featured artist for the month of August 2005. Various selections from the Impressions of Land collection will be shown there throughout the month.
I hope you enjoy the images. If you have any comments or questions, or experience technical difficulties while navigating through the website, please let me know in the comments or send me an email at painterjosh@gmail.com. All prices exclude the cost of frame unless otherwise specified.
Thank you for your visit.
Best wishes,
Joshua Baird
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