Brad Price: New Mexico Backroad

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Brad Price Me x i c o

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Meyer Gallery

Br ad Price

New Mexico Backroad

No vember 4th - 17th, 202 2

Meyer Gallery

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com

For his 2022 Solo Exhibition, Oklahoma artist Brad Price presents a new body of work inspired by his adventures through Northern New Mexico, captured in his expressive and vibrant painting style.

New Mexico Backroad opens on November 4th with an Opening Reception from 5-7pm. New work can also be seen online at meyergalleries.com.

“My work for this show came from driving around New Mexico off the beaten track,” says Price. “I love to just drive and come upon things that are new and exciting.” Price’s regular visits to New Mexico over the years have provided him with thousands of reference photographs, which he uses in the studio to inspire new work. “When photographing, I frame shots that are perfect for a painting,” says Price, whose creative background is photography, illustration and writing. “I can see the painting in my head before I click the shutter.” In this way, Price begins composing his pieces before ever picking up a brush, analyzing his subjects through the lens before translating them to canvas. Back in his Oklahoma studio, he may add or omit details from his reference photograph, but stays close to his original perspective and inspiration for the piece.

Price often paints scenes from the High Road to Taos, the Turquoise Trail, O’Keeffe Country and the Chama Wilderness. All will be present in his upcoming exhibition, in addition to city scenes of Taos at Christmas time, when farolitos dot the streets and illuminate adobe architecture. Price will feature approximately 40 new pieces for New Mexico Backroads, ranging from intimate small works to large paintings that are three by four feet. One of Price’s larger pieces in the show is titled Backlit Chamisa, featuring the roadside plant haloed by the afternoon sun. The chamisa is a recurring subject for Price, who paints the common shrub with equal beauty and reverence as his adobe churches.

Price’s bold, directional brushstrokes and use of vivid, complimentary color characterize his work and align him with some of New Mexico’s most renowned painters. This year, he became an elected member of the Salmagundi Club out of New York, a society of artists that historically included Taos Founders such as Burt Phillips and Ernest Blumenschein. It is one of America’s oldest arts organizations with more than 1,100 current members throughout the United States and abroad. Today’s members and recently past members are some of the most recognized names within representational art. This year also marks Price’s fourth inclusion in the Small Works, Great Wonders® exhibition at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, an invitation-only show featuring over 100 of the nation’s finest artists.

Abiquiu Cottonwoods

oil

36 x 48

Abiquiu Chamisa

oil

24 x 30

Abiquiu Morada Overview

oil

24 x 36

Abiquiu Winter

oil

16 x 20

Backroad Chamisa

oil

30 x 40

Bode’s Hill

oil

30 x 40

Chama Backroad

oil

30 x 40

Chama Wilderness Shadows

oil

16 x 20

Church at Placitas

oil

36 x 48

El Castillo, Dixon

oil

14 x 11

Galisteo Chamisa

oil

16 x 20

Golondrinas Chapel

oil

30 x 40

Golondrinas Morada

oil

11 x 14

High Ridge Aspens

oil

40 x 30

Hollyhocks Del Norte

oil

30 x 24

Las Trampas Overview

oil

24 x 30

Los Ojos Fencline

oil

30 x 40

Orthodox Chapel, Santa Fe

oil

11 x 14

Pecos Trail Farolitos

oil

30 x 40

Pedernal

oil

16 x 20

Penitente Road

oil

30 x 40

Santa Fe Aspens

oil

30 x 24

Santa Fe Farolitos

oil

24 x 30

Taos Chamisa

oil

24 x 30

Taos Church

oil

24 x 30

Taos Pueblo

oil

20 x 16

Taos Vista

oil

30 x 40

Trampas

oil

11 x 14

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New Mexico Backroad Price list

Abiquiu Cottonwoods

oil

36 x 48

$7,500

Abiquiu Chamisa

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Abiquiu Morada Overview

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Abiquiu Winter

oil

16 x 20

$2,100

Arroyo Hondo Adobe

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Backroad Chamisa

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Bode’s Hill

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Chama Backroad

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Chama Wilderness Shadows

oil

16 x 20

$2,100

Church at Placitas

oil

36 x 48

$7,500

El Castillo, Dixon

oil

14 x 11

$1,200

Galisteo Chamisa

oil

16 x 20

$2,100

Golondrinas Chapel

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Golondrinas Morada

oil

11 x 14

$1,200

High Ridge Aspens

oil

40 x 30

$5,600

Hollyhocks Del Norte

oil

30 x 24

$3,600

Las Trampas Overview

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Los Ojos Fenceline

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Orthodox Chapel, Santa Fe

oil

11 x 14

$1,200

Pecos Trail Farolitos

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Pedernal

oil

16 x 20

$2,100

Penitente Road

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Santa Fe Aspens

oil

30 x 24

$3,600

Santa Fe Farolitos

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Taos Chamisa

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Taos Church

oil

24 x 30

$3,600

Taos Pueblo

oil

20 x 16

$2,100

Taos Vista

oil

30 x 40

$5,600

Trampas

oil

11 x 14

$1,200

Meyer Gallery

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com