MAY Visual Arts
Artistic Theme: The Elegance of Black and White
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Creativity and imagination defined Pea Garr’s childhood, from self-
made dollhouses, collage, drawing, sewing, and wishful glances at her
brother’s Erector® set. For almost two decades, she taught
Jazzercise® and watered plants in office buildings. Shifting gears, Pea
completed a mechanical engineering degree at UNM and worked for
Intel. Leaving Intel in 2009, she returned to a primary focus of
creativity. As well as making art by repurposing materials, Pea is a
Master Gardener, bird watcher, and dedicated Servant of Dogs (her
own). Pea’s creativity unabashedly operates within permission granted
by Linus Pauling: “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of
ideas.”
Pea says, “I create solar-powered ART LAMPS for outdoors by
repurposing material from thrift stores, yard sales, and bicycle shops.
With repeating patterns, layers, light, and reflection, the whole far
exceeds the sum of its parts. I seek to adorn the patio, porch, and
pathway, where the solar light transforms the pleasing daytime designs
into inflated one-of-a-kind nighttime patterns."
My email address is pgleftovers@gmail.com
My website is http://leftoverspg.weebly.com/
Showing occasionally in Placitas Community Library's themed shows.
Jim Holley has always loved creating beautiful and functional designs for
all ages. The beauty of the Southwest inspires Jim to create amazing steel
designs such as his Spirits Rising from large pieces of local wood,
accented with stained glass, to the highly popular Zuni Bear and Quail
families that are attached to local and unique logs of cottonwood or
juniper. Working with steel, wood, and stained glass, one never knows
what Jim will create next.
Jim says, “My creations are inspired by my imagination and the energy of
living in the Southwest. Utilizing a blend of steel, stained glass, stone and
native wood I design one-of-a-kind art pieces. I surprise myself many
times, creating new designs that evolve into having their own
personalities.”
Harriet has been a serious photographer for 10 years. She has been privileged
to show in numerous exhibitions in Arizona and New Mexico, including Shades
of Gray (an ANMPAS show), PAS, and the New Mexico State Fair, and has
participated in the Placitas Studio Tour for the past six years. She also had a
solo exhibit at Loma Colorado Library in September of 2018. She lives and
works out of her own studio and shares her life with geologist husband
Jim and Teddy, their Border Collie. Being an art museum docent for more than
twenty years has enriched her photography.
Harriet says, “I am passionate about my photography and passionate about the
American West, especially New Mexico. I see a spiritual dimension in my work
and believe we begin to understand our own place in the universe through
connection with our environment. I continually try to evolve in my
photography by slowing down and taking the time to really look at the large
and small details of the place in which we all live. I like to work to see beyond
the obvious, and I want to share what I find in using a camera to poke a way
in.”
Mike Kimball is a car guy. Yes, it’s true. And a truck guy, and a train and
plane guy too. Not in that gearhead way - He couldn’t tell you the cubic
displacement of this motor or that, or have an opinion on the relative
benefits of Posi-traction or Dyna-flow, but he’s a car guy. His artwork
celebrates the nostalgic freedom and romanticism of an imagined time
in America where the open road offered up endless possibilities of
adventure through transportation. He celebrates that time and place
where you could “See the USA in a Chevrolet,” even if it was largely
dreamed up by advertising executives.
Mike says, “My vehicles are an association with that freedom and
romanticism, and that rings especially true for me out in the vast
expanses of the American southwest where lonely two lane roads and
rail lines have now given way to interstate highways. My hope is that
when I put the carving tools to the block, and the ink to the paper, that
the resulting linoleum block prints capture a little bit of that excitement
and elicit pleasant memories in the hearts and minds of those who view
them.”
Mike Kimball
http://www.placitasartists.com/m-kimball/
As the daughter of well-known western artist Oleg Stavrowsky, art is in
Mary Luttrell’s DNA. She spent 25 years working in graphic design and
five years as a high-end western art consultant in Santa Fe. She holds
degrees in Art History and Creative Writing. Mary finally took up acrylic
painting in 2018, and was thrilled to begin selling her work right away.
While learning to paint in full color, she quickly realized she loved the
modern, mysterious look of using a limited, black and warm-white
palette. Her work is available at various fine art shows throughout the
country and at maryluttrellfinearts.com.
Mary says, “I paint the American west because I’m ridiculously patriotic,
and it’s my home. My father taught me to value its history and culture,
and I strive to show the unique relationships between people and animals
in modern western settings. I’m often asked if I wish I’d pursued a fine
art career earlier, but I don’t. I trust things to happen just how they’re
supposed to. I believe that artists of all types are a sort of conduit, and
our job is to work hard to hone our skills, then get the heck out of the
way. Whatever natural ability I have is from my Creator, and I’m
humbled to use it however He wants. I can’t wait to keep learning and
growing in this fascinating endeavor.”
email: mary.luttrell@yahoo.com
