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Issue 65

January 2015

Painting Water-an exhibit of new paintings by Barbara Kemp Cowlin

by James Cowlin

Barbara Kemp Cowlin

On many of our trips on US Route 89, Barbara and I have found ourselves camping and hiking near water. From Peña Blanca Lake near the Mexican border to the lakes of Glacier National Park, water in its many natural forms has been a part of our journey. So it was almost inevitable that water would be an inspiration for Barbara's newest series of paintings.

It has been fascinating for me to watch as Barbara has created this series over the last eight years. The paintings are loosely based on snapshots taken by Barbara. The earliest ones are realistic depictions of lakes and streams and the vegetation growing along the banks. As the series progressed they became increasingly abstract, still recognizable as water but much more impressionistic. The surfaces of the paintings have grown in complexity as she builds up layers of paint mixed with various mediums. It is hard for me to describe the effect this has and the photographs of the paintings hardly do them justice. The painting below, Water Jazz, is the largest to date at 58 inches by 80 inches and took nearly six months to complete.

For the month of February, many of the new water paintings will be exhibited at the Rancho Linda Vista gallery in Oracle, Arizona. There will be an opening reception from 1:00 to 5:00 on February 1st. Then in March, the exhibit will move to the Yuma Art Center in Yuma, Arizona, for six weeks. The opening reception in Yuma will be on March 6th.

I am so proud of Barbara and thrilled that she will be showing this wonderful new work. If you are in the area of either of the exhibitions, I hope you'll have the time to see them in person. You can see photographs of the paintings in the Water Reflections gallery on her website. Also, be sure to read Barbara's blog in which she writes about the process of creating her paintings.

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For a preview of the calendar, take a look at the slide show on the 2015 US Route 89 Calendar blog post.

The format is 11x17 with each month displaying a landscape photograph above the calendar. Major US holidays are indicated and there is space for you to note your important dates through out the year.

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Proceeds from the sale of the calendar will help us continue to publish this newsletter and to support the US Route 89 website and blog which benefits the many small businesses located along the highway. Take a look a your holiday gift list and consider ordering several calendars. For orders of 20 or more, a discount of 25% applies.

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