Beyond the Horizon Exhibition Catalog

Beyond the Horizon Group Exhibition

March 21 - April 9, 2016

R. Tom Gilleon Ed Mell

Howard Post Steve Seltzer

Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6-9 pm

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Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale is pleased to present a group show—Beyond the Horizon—featuring leading artists in the Western genre.

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Please join us for the Artist Reception Thursday evening, March 31 from 6-9 pm during the Main Street ArtWalk in Scottsdale’s Arts District.

See works by R. Tom Gilleon, Ed Mell, Howard Post and Steve Seltzer, and enjoy cocktails and refreshments.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

HOWARD POST

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Howard Post is known for his unique aerial perspectives and modern, impressionistic viewpoint.

Strong, orderly shadow patterns cast by the figures of cattle, cowboys, trees, or fences define his work.

Howard’s work can be found in museum collections including: Denver Art Museum, The Forbes Foundation, the National Cowboy and Heritage Museum, Tucson Museum of Art and the Whitney Western Art Museum.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

ED MELL

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Ed Mell brings an architectural eye to the desert, emphasizing graphic elements and stripping away details that do not serve his vision. From landscapes to storms, longhorn cattle to desert flowers, he presents the American Southwest in bold colors and lines, energizing the vistas.

His work is in prominent collections including: the Eiteljorg Museum, the Phoenix Art Museum, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Anschutz Collection and the Rockwell-Corning Museum of Modern Art.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

R. TOM GILLEON

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R. Tom Gilleon’s paintings portray the spirit and enchantment of the West, his artwork is grounded in the geography, history and narrative of life there.

A master of color and composition, Gilleon manipulates formal elements to depict time-honored Western themes in new and inventive ways. Gilleon was the featured artist for the 2009 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. He is the first living artist to have a solo show at the C.M. Russell Museum: Let Icons Be Icons: The Art of R. Tom Gilleon, August 16-December 28, 2013, and an auction record set by his painting “Hair Apparent�.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

STEVE SELTZER

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W. Steve Seltzer paints with a goal of suggesting, rather than describing his subjects to allow viewers to create their own interpretations. Growing up under the influence of his grandfather, O.C. Seltzer and his western artwork, Steve has always had a fascination with art. Steve returned to his roots years ago and enjoys incorporating the diversity of the landscape in his home state of Montana into his paintings.

Awards include the Juror’s and Artist’s Awards at the Northwest Rendezvous show in Park City, UT, the C.M Russell Auction’s Scriver Award, Artists Choice award and Best of Show award. He is one of only two artists to be accepted into all thirty five of the C.M Russell auctions in Great Falls, MT.

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SHOW CATALOG

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Howard Post pages 14-21

Ed Mell

pages 22-27

R. Tom Gilleon pages 28-33

Steve Seltzer pages 34-38

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Howard Post

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HOWARD POST

Boulder Creek, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 30″

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HOWARD POST Broken Hinge, Oil on Canvas, 18″ x 36″

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HOWARD POST

Evening Crossing, Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 44″

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HOWARD POST Finding Shade, Oil on Canvas, 9″ x 12″

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HOWARD POST

Landmark Corals, Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 16″

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HOWARD POST Mixing Pastures, Oil on Canvas, 9″ x 12″

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HOWARD POST

High Country Vintage, Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 9″

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Ed Mell

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ED MELL

Desert Star, Oil on Linen, 22″ x 22″

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ED MELL Evening Red, Oil on Linen, 18″ x 24″

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ED MELL

November Cloud, Lithograph, 30″ x 25″

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ED MELL Solitary Mesa, Oil on Linen, 15″ x 30″

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ED MELL

Sundown Showers, Oil on Linen, 15″ x 30″

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R. Tom Gilleon

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R. TOM GILLEON

Red Otter, Oil, 16″ x 16″

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R. TOM GILLEON Red East, Oil, 16″ x 16″

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R. TOM GILLEON

Yellow South, Oil, 16″ x 16″

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R. TOM GILLEON White West, Oil, 16″ x 16″

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R. TOM GILLEON

Black North, Oil, 16″ x 16″

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Steve Seltzer

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STEVE SELTZER

Along the Birdtrail Route, Oil, 20″ x 24″

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STEVE SELTZER In Enemy Territory, Oil, 20″ x 24″

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STEVE SELTZER

Medicine Horse, Oil, 12″ x 12″

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STEVE SELTZER Scanning the Horizon, Oil, 12″ x 9″

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Upcoming Shows

at Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale “Beyond the Horizon” R. Tom Gilleon, Ed Mell, Howard Post, Steve Seltzer March 21- April 9, 2016 Reception: March 31, 6-9pm

More shows announced soon.

Visit www.altamiraart.com for more information and to view new work.

2 LOCATIONS: SCOTTSDALE, AZ + JACKSON, WY

7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com