The Old Schoolhouse Gallery

The Old Schoolhouse Gallery is currently hosting the New Mexico Colored Pencil Association annual show in its back alcove gallery through the end of November. Don’t miss this opportunity to see exceptionally beautiful work by some of New Mexico’s finest colored pencil artists including new work from Melinda Beavers, Rex Barron, Audrey Minard, Les Lamkin and Betty Lehnus. I was fortunate enough to visit this show mid month when many of the drawings were still available for sale. I couldn’t resist adding the dramatic piece titled, “Oh, Really?” to my collection of art at home. Take a look for yourself to see why this drawing in particular stood out among the rest.

The main gallery is currently featuring an eclectic blend of acrylic, egg tempera, fused glass, watercolor and oil pastel by well-recognized artist V. Adair Peterson and recent Local Treasure honoree Lois Bradley. V. Adair Peterson alternates between two passions: Egg Tempera and Fused Glass. As different as these two media are, both reflect her love of composition and design as well as her focus on scientific methodology as demonstrated in her painting below. Adair is founder of the Rio Grande Artist Association.

Lois was recently celebrated as being "A Local Treasure" by the city of Albuquerque. Her most recent series, Quilted Landscapes, explores the connection between family and landscape in deeply saturated oil pastel and mixed media. Besides being a fine artist and graphic illustrator, Lois is responsible for most of the marketing efforts and the website for the Old Schoolhouse Gallery.

The Old Schoolhouse Gallery, 12504 North Hwy.14, Sandia Park, NM  505.281.1250 ~ http://www.theoldschoolhousegallery.com 

Nob Hill Art Gallery

Last Friday, I attended the first Friday's Artscrawl reception at the Nob Hill Art Gallery located in the Northeast Heights district. The featured artists of the month were husband and wife, Jerry and Tricia Love. As you may already know from my previous article reviews, I have been an art student under Tricia’s direction at the New Mexico Art League and have followed her work for some time now. However, Friday’s reception was the first time that I had viewed Jerry Love’s artwork. 

Jerry likes to tell stories with pencil, pen and ink, and scratchboard drawings. His audience can relate to his subjects, whether a western scene with cowboys and horses, rodeo events, trains, or Civil War reenactments. Jerry’s focus on Southwestern Art, so vividly depicted in his paintings and drawings, can be seen in “Baby’s Day Out” featured below. Jerry is currently a board member at the New Mexico Art League.

Tricia Love’s watercolor paintings produce a translucent effect allowing her subjects to appear real and tangible as demonstrated in “The Marble Collection” seen below. Her detailed drawings and colorful still life watercolors have been juried into more than 100 show and exhibitions, where she has won numerous awards. Many of Tricia’s drawings and paintings are also available as limited edition prints. Tricia is a member of the National League of American Pen Women and a Signature Member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society.

The Nob Hill Art Gallery is cooperative artist owned and operated gallery featuring 26 New Mexico artists including Vera Russell, Tim Gifford, Malinda Menke, Dahl Delu and Richard Gabriel, many of whom have been selected to display their works in exhibitions such as Masterworks, Encantada! and The New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair. The gallery includes a wide spectrum of painting styles from traditional to contemporary. In addition, visitors will see straw mosaics, jewelry, photography, ceramics and bronze sculpture. The Nob Hill Art Gallery is an active member of the Albuquerque Art Business Association, participating monthly in the First and Third Friday ArtsCrawls.

Jerry and Tricia Love’s artwork will hang during the month of November at the Nob Hill Art Gallery, 7400 Montgomery NE, Suite #19, Albuquerque, NM 505.268.9969