September at Amapola Gallery

​“Double Vision” is Amapola Gallery’s Featured Artist show for September, and it’s a beaut—or maybe a butte.

Watercolorist Tom Cassidy and oil painter Christopher Miller share a focus on Southwestern landscapes but they arrived via different paths.

Though not a recent transplant, Cassidy grew up in Minnesota, absorbing the northern landscapes and developing a love for the old farm buildings that often anchor his pieces.  He uses watercolors for their light, color and luminosity to create a mood or tell a story.  A successful career in architecture fostered his love of art.  In retirement he captures the scapes of New Mexico, both land and buildings. His practice of plein air painting lends an immediacy to his work.

Christopher Miller, too, is a plein air painter.  Working in early morning or late afternoon, he captures the glowing sunlight and subtle coloring of New Mexico, his native state, in oils and the warmth of the homey adobe buildings.  Though he paints in the studio as well, he feels painting en plein air further develops his ability to capture color, light and value, and the interplay of light and shadow. 

Meet these award-winning artists and experience their differing visions at their reception, Friday September 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. The display is available the entire month at Amapola Gallery, 205 Romero, NW.

Amapola artists’ co-op Gallery
On The Plaza in Old Town, upstairs at 205 Romero Street
(505) 242-4311
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