Richard Boyer, "Sunday Morning Sail," 24 x 30, oil. "We spent rhree days painting in rhe rown of Kappeln, Germany, on rhe Balric Sea. The inler here exrends quire fa r inland, and during rh e Viking era people used rhese warerways ro porrage rheir boars across rhis point ro rhe Norrh Sea. Whar drew me ro rhis spor is rhar rheir harbo r allows only 'old' boars ro dock."
Boyer's interesr in painting bega n ar an early age. Ar rhe University of Utah he srudied under Al vin G irrens. Afrer earning his BFA in 1981 , he went ro Kiel, Germany, where he srudied language and used the opporruniry ro rravel rhroughour Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Richard now divid es his rime between his home in Utah and Sweden, rhe ho me of his wife Karin.
Matthew Stothart, "The Franklin Expedition," 3 x 16 1/4 x 3, scrimshaw on fossi l ivory mounted on rosewood. "As a boy on rhe Easr Coasr I was fascinared wirh our early hisrory and enjoyed rhe museums we visited . When we moved ro Santa Fe, I worked in my father's frame shop and mer many of rhe local arrists, which inspired me ro pursue arr as a vocation. I srudied arr ar Wesrern Washingron University and lace r wo rked for rhe Alaskan Silve r
and Ivory Company learning the crafr of scrimshaw, my boyhood interest in whaling and hisrory combi ned with my love of art. By 1980 I was a freelance scrimshander and shared srudio space wi th some of the finest artists, learning from rhem and improving my ski lls and technique. I have a grear respecr for the material we use, ivory being a rare and unique medium ro work on. Each piece should be done with great care and raken ro irs full potential. "