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| Elmer Schooley |
| "Garden Scene #1" |
| Woodcut Print 1962 #18/30 15 X 21"/38.1 X 53.3 cm $4100 Includes shipping in the USA |
Elmer W. "Skinny" Schooley
(1916-2007) painted tiny things in a
big way - delicate branches,
multitudes of leaves, bouquets of
buds, flowing grasses and withering
weeds. His close up perspective
magnified these natural elements,
revealing entire worlds in a speck or
dot of paint. Without the slightest
reservation, Schooley brought such
organic revelations to life on canvases
too large to be lifted without a second
set of hands.
He surrounded himself with the stuff
of his densely patterned paintings.
working hand stretched linen
canvases measuring approximately 7
by 8 feet, he enveloped the viewer,
commanding an unnerving emotional
surrender and profound introspection.
No horizon line or human figure
provide an easy visual solution.
Nothing was simple for "Skinny". He
painted his world of nature from
inside the tunnel looking out,
demanding the viewer jump right in,
headfirst.
(1916-2007) painted tiny things in a
big way - delicate branches,
multitudes of leaves, bouquets of
buds, flowing grasses and withering
weeds. His close up perspective
magnified these natural elements,
revealing entire worlds in a speck or
dot of paint. Without the slightest
reservation, Schooley brought such
organic revelations to life on canvases
too large to be lifted without a second
set of hands.
He surrounded himself with the stuff
of his densely patterned paintings.
working hand stretched linen
canvases measuring approximately 7
by 8 feet, he enveloped the viewer,
commanding an unnerving emotional
surrender and profound introspection.
No horizon line or human figure
provide an easy visual solution.
Nothing was simple for "Skinny". He
painted his world of nature from
inside the tunnel looking out,
demanding the viewer jump right in,
headfirst.
Represented Artists
Angelique Chacon
Dustin Rhodes
Mri-Pilar
Rich Thibodeau
Nicole Thibodeau
Lance Wadlow
Susan Whitfield
New Mexico Connection
Frank Ettenberg
John Kindred
Randall LaGro
Robert Montoya
Eugene Newmann
Elmer Schooley
Sam Scott
Alfredo Zalce
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I traded my woodcut "The Fence" for
Elmer Schooley's "Garden Scene
#1 (Gussie in the Garden)". At the
time "Skinny" (as he was
affectionately called) was head of
the art department and a grand old
grouch of a painting instructor at
Highlands University in Las Vegas,
New Mexico. I was a graduate
student.
The woodcut is of Gussie DuJartin,
Skinny's wife tending their woodland
garden adjacent to the small house
they had in Montezuma just north of
Las Vegas.
The print with its rhythm and
patterns is closely related to his
large color field pieces - a precise
attention and care of the total
surface.
Sometimes Gussie can be seen next
to the small stream which trickled
through the garden area.
RT
Elmer Schooley's "Garden Scene
#1 (Gussie in the Garden)". At the
time "Skinny" (as he was
affectionately called) was head of
the art department and a grand old
grouch of a painting instructor at
Highlands University in Las Vegas,
New Mexico. I was a graduate
student.
The woodcut is of Gussie DuJartin,
Skinny's wife tending their woodland
garden adjacent to the small house
they had in Montezuma just north of
Las Vegas.
The print with its rhythm and
patterns is closely related to his
large color field pieces - a precise
attention and care of the total
surface.
Sometimes Gussie can be seen next
to the small stream which trickled
through the garden area.
RT
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