Sunday, July 18, 2010

Lance Mumma

Don't miss our major summer show with landscape artist Lance Mumma, Friday July 23, from 5 until 9 pm.

Lance is a native of the Four Corners and graduated from Farmington High School before attending art school and becoming a protege of Wilson Hurley, arguably the finest landscape artist in America. Hurley passed away last year.

Mumma is an oil painter whose latest collection of work features landscapes from Colorado and New Mexico in vivid detail with a color sense that transports you into the picture. You feel your feet in the arroyos, smell the Juniper from his trees, and shiver at the cold wind coming off of the snowy peaks.

Mumma is the official Music in the Mountains artist for 2010 and one of his paintings of Colorado wild flowers graces the program and posters for the event. The painting will be auctioned off at Pop's night in the tent at Purgatory on Wednesday night. For information on this, contact: www.musicinthemountains.com

The gallery showing will be Mumma's first major gallery event in years. There are over 30 paintings, ranging from pieces large enough to cover a living room wall, to smaller paintings suitable for any small spot in your home.

All of the work will be posted on our web site at www.toh-atin.com by Wednesday evening, June 21.

Come and meet Lance and enjoy a great evening of fine art!





Monday, July 12, 2010

Book Signing!


Yess the BOOK HUTCH and TOH-ATIN Gallery invite the public to a presentation and book signing of Wildshots by Claude Steelman
Friday, July 16, 2010 from 5:30-7:00 at Toh-Atin Gallery, 145 W. 9th St., Durango






*Reserve your copy of Wildshots for this event at Yess the Book Hutch, 143 E. 9th St. or calling 259-6624


On the 'heels' of four prior photographic representations of our beautiful state, COLORADO FOR THE FIRST TIME (2005), DURANGO COUNTRY (2006), COLORADO'S WILD HORSES** (2008), and, INTIMATE LANDSCAPES w/ Rosemerry Wahtola Tromer (2009... CLAUDE STEELMAN has published his newest masterpiece, WILDSHOTS (2010), a compilation of his "favorite images."

In this marvelous journey, Steelman guides us through the North American continent - From the vast Alaskan interior to the desert southwest and from the frozen reaches of Canada to the saw grass marshes of the Everglades - where he documents animals and their wild habitats, and astounds us with unimaginable landscapes. WILDSHOTS invites us to celebrate the beauty of nature, and enlivens us with prose reflecting on Claude's experiences and emotions when approaching his subjects.

Mr. Steelman's photographs are captivating - leaving the 'reader' with a desire to explore the intrigue and beauty that surrounds us. Any attempt to express this representation of impressive artistry would fall short.

Also

Claude Steelman shows at Goodnight Trail Gallery in Mancos, Colorado.

July 23rd join in a reception for his work from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at The Goodnight Trail Gallery.