Art by Prescott Area Artists In Historic Downtown Prescott, Arizona
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Jan Fischer has a degree in fine art and advertising design. She worked as an art director for years. In 1993 she opened her graphic design company, Red Willow Design, specializing in helping start-up companies translate their new products and services into a visual presence in their markets. Creating a full spectrum of commercial art and design needs. Now retired, she is enjoying plein air and in studio painting.
Jan has taught kids her who life, skiing, swimming & her favorite…art.
The foundation of Jan’s work is the interplay of shape and color in an eye-catching and engaging style that is lively and playful. Her designs range from simple to sophisticated, funky to formal.
Reclaimed, recycled, reinvented, recreated: the playful artworks of Melody McConaughy are brashly expressive in the authenticity of their materials. Weathered, rusting and rugged, gracefuly-aged elements survive to keep the west alive.
Melody unearths the remnants of a culture known for it’s spirit and independance to create one-of-a-kind sculptural works.
Prior to becoming a professional artist, Melody taught children in the public school system and went on to become a school principal. She has been teaching at ‘Tis since 2011 and has been instrumental in the development of the STEPS Art Education Program for Children
Paul Walter: The aesthetic focus of my work has two main components: representation and emotional content. The two aspects are equally important, and the pieces that I consider the most successful have both these components. Not always in equal measure; but in proportion to realizing the ultimate goal of the artwork. Often as I work I might sacrifice one for the other to achieve an effect that allows me to push the image in the desired direction. Work by other artists which has the greatest impact on me has both these aspects.
The first of these two components, the direction of the work, has from the beginning been towards representation. In my early twenties, I began to study art in a serious manner, and representational art always appealed to me more than extreme abstract or nonrepresentational work. Shortly after I entered university, I discovered sculpture and changed the emphasis of my work from two dimensional art to three dimensional art. However, the focus remained representational, even as I experimented with different styles of work in the course of my studies. It should be noted however, that even the most hyper-realistic work of art is still an abstraction in the purest sense of the word: it is ultimately an image, and may not be confused with the actual object that it endeavors to represent.
The second of these components is emotional content. It not possible for me to produce a quality image which does not have some emotional content, no matter how accurate the representation. The image might be technically correct, but without an emotional link, it will be at best sterile, i.e. perhaps mechanically well done, but without feeling.
Maintaining a balance of these two aspects has been, and continues to be, central to my work.
in the mezzanine gallery
“The Artist’s Attic”: Fiber Creations by Jo Manginelli, Felted Animal Sculpture by Debra Salazar and Polymer Clay Jewelry by Judith Skinner
November 15 – December 29
Meet the Artists and Their Work during
Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk
November 27th
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Jo Manginelli, an award-winning weaver, has had a lifelong fascination with textiles which led her to weaving and felting in 1997. Her work exhibits her versatility and love of texture and color as well as her interest in exploring the multitude of structures and fibers in her wearable art.
Debra Salazar “Art has always been my passion; 3 – D art being my favorite form. Moving from clay to wool as a medium has allowed me to create more realistic animals. Starting with posable armature and adding a bit of whimsy brings their personalities to life. Look at them. A person can’t help but smile and wonder what mischief they are going to get into.”
Judith Skinner “My jewelry can be described as wearable sculpture. “The Skinner Blend” which is a blend I developed launched me into combining a rainbow of colors into my work. I hand form thin pieces of polymer clay to form gently curved shapes then add a final touch of subtle metallic colors which add a glow to my pieces.”
in the mezzanine gallery
Around the World with Wendy Zaro: benefitting the Prescott Noon Lions Club & Guide Dogs for the Blind Programs
January 2 – February 14
Wendy was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. She married twice, had no children, and owned her own graphic design business in Manhattan.
Following her retirement, she moved to her beloved Prescott, AZ in 2004. Wendy then became an intrepid world traveler and captured her adventures through photography which she later transformed into vivid oil paintings.
She never sold her paintings, as she considered them her children. Before she passed away in 2017, she willed her paintings to Mike Hayden, who promised he would use them to raise money to fund the training of a service dog for the blind through his Prescott Noon Lions Club. As per her wish, 100% of the proceeds will go to the cause.
Around the World with Wendy Zaro
PEOPLE helping DOGS help PEOPLE.
In the Mezzanine Gallery- ” The Artists Attic 2020 fiber creations by Jo Manginelli, felted animal creations by Debra Salazar and polymer jewelry by Judith Skinner
November 15 – December 29
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works
November 27 – December 22
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography
December 26 – January 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Around the World with Wendy Zaro”
January 2 – February 14
In the Main Gallery- “A Piece and a Poem 2021”
January 21 – February 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Corbin Ross
February 15 – March 14
In the Main Gallery- Contemporary Printmakers of Prescott
February 25 – March 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Debra Sutherland
March 15 – April 13
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography
March 25 – April 22
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barbara Hudin
April 16 – May 14
In the Main Gallery- Objects Found 2021
April 22 – May 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Pam and Peter Conner
May 15 – June 14
In the Main Gallery- “Journeys in Spirit 2021: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art”
May 21 – June 22
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Gail Shay and Friends
June 15 – July 14
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography
June 24 – July 20
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindy Brower and Gary Cassidy
July 16 – August 14
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works
July 22 – August 24
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindi and Joe Shaffer
August 15 – September 14
In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2021”
August 26 – September 21
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends
September 15 – October 13
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography
September 23 – October 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Laughing Giraffe and Friends- fiber and jewelry by Mary Kaye O’Neill and more
October 15 – November 14
In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2021”
October 21 – November 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barb Wills and Friends- wearable art by Barb Wills and more
November 15 – December 29
In the Main Galley- Eclectic Works
November 25 – December 21
In the Mezzanine Gallery- STEPS Art Education Program for ages 5 – 14 Student Exhibition
January 2 – January 14
