Jesse Blanchard: AMALGAMS OF COLOR 2014

JESSE BLANCHARDA M A L G A M S O F C O L O R

A M A L G A M S O F C O L O R

JESSE BLANCHARD

Railyard Arts District | 1613 Paseo de Peralta | tel 505.988.3250 | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 | www.lewallengalleries.com

cover: Peach Sky View, 2014, oil on linen, 38” x 60.25”

August 29 - September 21.2014

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Jesse Blanchard: AMALGAMS OF COLOR

Abstracted forms and geometric grids coalesce in Jesse Blanchard’s beguiling mixed media pieces. Amalgams of Color, the latest exhibition of Blanchard’s work, is filled with satisfying combinations of mellow pastels and more vibrant hues amassed in a mix of softly abstracted forms, straight-edged geometric shapes, and whispers of landscape or place.

With his characteristic playfulness, Blanchard evokes a sense of charm and nostalgia from sophisticated explorations of texture and color. Using an array of collage techniques, including sewn and encaustic elements, and impastoed paper and cloth, he physically builds up layers of history much the way each piece is metaphorically compounded by the viewers’ personal references, as well as the artist’s own. His distinctive combination

of traditional craft skills and high art techniques achieve what Blanchard calls “a compilation of ideas and textures.”The perfectly imperfect nature of Blanchard’s collaged and painted works reflect his interest in “the idea of looking through or past something – so often in the world we can look at the horizon and see the beauty of it, not realizing our eyes strain out the imperfections. I am interested in including all of it…”

An established artist whose work has been extensively exhibited nationwide, Jesse Blanchard masterfully recalls a sense of time and place with his interpretive, often dream-like compositions. His evocative compositions have garnered national and international attention, and his work has found permanent incorporation in a variety of private and public collections.

Green Abandon, 2014, oil on linen, 32” x 56”

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Orange Path, 2014, oil on linen, 60” x 60”

Orange Smoke, 2014, mixed media on paper, 15” x 13”

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Pink Band, 2014, mixed media on paper, 15” x 13”

Pink Sky, 2014, mixed media on paper, 15” x 13”

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Angled Green, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Yellow Horizon, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Farmhouse, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Blue Hills, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Green Moon, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Through the Fog, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Waterline, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Pale Ridge, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Pink Sun, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Green Ridge, 2014, mixed media on paper, 13” x 15”

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Split Sails, 2014, mixed media on paper, 44.5” x 30”

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Full Moon, 2014, mixed media on paper, 31” x 30”

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Evening Attire, 2014, mixed media on paper, 31” x 30”

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Santa Fe Skies, 2014, mixed media on paper, 31” x 30”

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Stack, 2014, mixed media on paper, 31” x 30”

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Red Sky, 2014, oil on linen, 24” x 30”

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Landscape Abstraction, 2014, oil on linen, 20” x 16”

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Brilliant Sun, 2014, oil on linen, 48” x 32.5”

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Field Shack, 2014, oil on linen, 56.25” x 42”

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J E S S E B L A N C H A R D

Education:1997 Manhattanville College – Printmaking and Design Courses, Purchase, NY1997 Whitman College – B.A. (Art), Walla Walla, WA

Selected Solo Exhibitions:2012 Home, LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM2011 Color and Cloudscapes, Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, MA2007 Caribbean Cheer, Savannah Gallery, Anguilla, BWI2005 The Boundless Sky, Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2003 Color & Light in the Maine Landscape, Rockport College, Rockport, ME Water Works, Harmony Hall, Antigua 2001 From the ICN and Back Again, Dartmouth-Hitch cock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH Interpreting Happiness, Citibank: 65th & Mad. + 86th & Lex., NY, NY 2000 Paintings at the Pavilion, Four Seasons Resort, Newport Beach, CA 1999 New Paintings, Office of Carlisle & Company, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions:2013 Six Rising Stars, LewAllen Galleries Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ2007 Marks on Paper, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM2006 ArtHouston, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX Two Person Show with C. Fiedler, Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, MA2005 New Work, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM2004 Monothon 18, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM2001 Artists from the Two Rivers Studio, Taylor Gallery, KUA, Meriden, NH

Selected Collections:Carlisle & Company, New York, NYLos Alamos National Bank, NMCourtyard Marriott, Lebanon, NHDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NHSaul Ewing, LLP, Princeton, NJFlag Luxury Resorts, Anguilla, BWIDon Gogel, Quogue, NYHenry & Robbie Joy, Harbor Springs, MIRobert & Laura Sillerman, New York, NYSonesta Hotels, Key Biscayne, FL & New Orleans, LAJudy & Michael Steinhardt, Mt. Kisco, NYSunday Productions, New York, NYDan & Sheryl Tishman, Bedford, NYThe Wise Collection, Lyme, NHPaul Witt & Susan Harris, Los Angeles, CA

Mind Orbit, 2014, mixed media on paper, 44.5” x 30”

Railyard Arts District | 1613 Paseo de Peralta | tel 505.988.3250 Santa Fe, New Mexio 87501 | www.lewallengalleries.com | [email protected]