At March 24-June 13, 2021 - Grand Valley Artists
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at March 24–June 13, 2021
Cover Photo
Joanne Swann
Marvel-ous Apple
Relief/Monoprint
8"x10"
NFS
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Exhibit opens on March 24 and closes June 13, 2021. There will be no opening reception due to
Covid-19, but there is a Special Artists’ Viewing from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the 24th.
The Exhibit may be seen by appointment only.
Schedule your appointment by email: sbower@bcpsk12.net
There will be an Off-the-Wall Reception on the 13th from 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m.,
Stephen Duren, Juror, will discuss the artists’ works. At 2:30 p.m., artists may begin removing
their artwork off the wall.
Masking and social distancing will be required in the Van Singel Fine Arts Center.
Award winners will be notified on March 24 and checks will be received by mail. The winning work
will be featured on the Grand Valley Artists Facebook page and on our website.
The art in this catalog is property of the artists and may not
be reproduced without the artists’ permission.
©2021 Grand Valley Artists
About Stephen Duren, Juror
I was born in 1948 and reared in the amber light of
northern California.
1968-72: U.S.Navy ( Vietnam / Cuba / Italy).
After my separation from the Navy I remained in
Europe for a brief period of time, where I stumbled
upon an exhibition of paintings by Van Gogh. This
was akin to a religious experience for me at 23.
1972-77: My “formal” art education happened at
San Francisco Art Institute (BFA) and Sacramento
State University (MA). As one of San Francisco’s first licensed street artists, I covered my tuition through the
sales of my drawings to tourists. (I’ve got stories.)
Much of my time was spent off campus working directly from nature. For many years the textures and patterns
of the northern California landscape were the foundation of my painting vocabulary.
In 1978 I moved to West Michigan where I taught art for six years in local colleges (can anyone really teach art?)
before settling into my full-time vocation as a painter.
My early inspiration came from 19th century European artists, including painters from the Barbizon School and
the Impressionists. In my figurative interiors from the 90’s one can easily see my love for the French “intimist”
painter, Pierre Bonnard.
My American influences have included Albert P. Ryder, Milton Avery, George Inness and the mystical, tonal Cal-
ifornia paintings of Gottardo Piazzoni. I also admire many of the paintings of Wolf Kahn and Piazzoni’s grand-
son, Russell Chatham. I am especially drawn to the California light, compositions and searching, palimpsest
painting surfaces of Richard Diebenkorn. More recently I have been excited by the large, imaginative paintings
of Peter Doig.
Much of my work remains semi-abstract, but I am often lured away from my studio by the desire to paint direct-
ly from nature, a call I have answered since I was 15. A local glossy once wrote that I am rejoicing in the right-
ness of created things, a reference perhaps to God. However, I am not your conventional theist. I am in awe of
the universe, especially as it is manifest in nature, so I might best be described as a Pantheist.
My wife, Victoria Peabody (BFA, MAT), is passionate about all aspects of early childhood education, from the
progressive teaching methods of programs like Reggio Emilia to the design of learning tools, classrooms, and
even public bathrooms.
Her aesthetic sense is more progressive than my own, and she keeps me a little closer to the “edge” than I am
naturally inclined to go. This is a good thing, since my tendency is to find a comfortable spot and not want to
move.
Victoria has accompanied me on many of my painting trips, entering sketches and notes into her journals de-
scribing our excursions through Michigan, northern California, Italy and France as “...pleasant days suspended
in quiet nature.”
Russ Barneveld
Farm Scene
16"x20" Photography
$250
Deb Bergren
Self Portrait
Oil
NFS
Russ Barneveld
Eerie School
16”x20” Photography
$250
Evie Carrier
The Wind and Psyche
Encaustic Photo
72"x49" Triptich
$1400
Diann Bartnick Borton
The Journal
Hand Made Paper Clay, Acrylic
16"x20"
$350
Anne Crans
Tears of Joy
Photography
18"x24"$225
William Christiansen
The Upjohn Pill & Granule Co.
Photography
20"x24"
$175
Deb Bergren
Invitation
Oil, 12"x24"$400
Evie Carrier
Thursday’s Ocean
Encaustic Photo
30"x40"$800
Cindy Cutler Awrey
A Good Season
Oil
24"x36"
$2800
Wesley DeVries
Semi-Tropical
Acrylic
36"x36"
$500
Dana Donnell
Plums
Monoprint, Pastel
$100
Henry Droski
Evening Light
Photography
19.5"x24"
$400
Henry Droski
Conversing Rocks
Photography
16"x20"
$250Dani Ehlenfeldt
Be Kind
Pastel
12"x12"
$150
Carol Friend
Yellow Flower
Mixed Media
24"x36"
$200Rose Ellis
Sea by Concarneau
Oil
15"x21.5"
$650
Diane Haworth
Red Leaf Streaming
Photography
11"x14"
$100James Johnson
Blue House by the Market
Watercolor
11"x14"
$350
James Johnson
Cloudy with a Chance of Bricks
Watercolor
12"x16"
$350Diane Haworth
Winter Sun
Photography
11"x14"
$100
Kathleen Kalinowski
Echoes of Blue
Oil
16"x20"
$1400Kathleen Kalinowski Renaissance Oil 18"x24" $1850 Doug Klemm Hay-On-Wye Vista Oil 36"x36" NFS
Doug Klemm Cusop Hill, Wales Oil 36"x36" NFS Hunter’s Vision Katherine Kreutziger Oil 16"x20" $450
JUROR’S STATEMENT It was a pleasure to jury this show, and I thank all of the artists for their generosity. I offer the following observations on some of the many works that stood out to me.* It is always a pleasure to view my friend Jim Johnson’s charming and masterfully handled watercolors. I was particularly happy that he in- cluded a piece that caused me to laugh out loud (Cloudy With a Chance of Bricks). Equally masterful are the pleinair paintings of Kathleen Kalinowski. I look forward to seeing where she next lands as she continues to push the envelope. Dennis O’Mara’s painting of a Leelanau Barn avoids cliché through the use of surprising, unexpected color. A refreshing change from the more Stephen Duren, Juror traditional postcard color palette. One of the more psychologically powerful entries was Leon Lou’s watercolor portrait titled Paul. I was happily surprised at the quality of photographs in this show. A haunting paradox exists in the images of Rus Barneveld whose Barn Scene might convey a saccharin sentimentality, were it not for the surreal mystery that pervades it. A similar compelling enigma exists in the photos of Evie Carrier. The photographs of Stone Peng, Henri Droski, Diane Hayworth, and Steve Scarborough touched that side of me that responds to the power of well-placed protagonists in an austere, poetic environment. The simplest images can be the strongest, but they are also the most difficult to pull off. Mary Reusch’s paintings reveal a sweet and sensuous relationship with color and surface. (I want to know the story behind her London Tower Wall.) Mary Serra Veneklase’s small Franciscan Fieldscape is a fine example of sprezzatura. Free, expressive wet-into- wet painting always calls for risk and courage—two key ingredients to discovery. The result in this case is a tiny piece of poetry. Doug Klemm’s paintings are some of the most strikingly individualistic landscapes in the show. Their forceful, exciting compositions and strong sense of space are transporting. (I am respecting Doug’s request to be recused from any awards, considering his role as the organizer of this show.) *I hope that my observations will be read with the understanding that I make them without having actually viewed the art in person. Some works will have been disadvantaged by their digital reproduction, while other pieces may have experienced the reverse. Grand Valley Artists is grateful to Stephen for his willingness to be our juror for this show.
Michael Koole
Three Trees in the Rain
Photography
16"x20"
$125
Carol Laurn
Beauty Is As Beauty Does
Charcoal
25"x31"
$500Margaret Kriegbaum
Abstract 1-2020
Oil
20"x24"
$800
Jacklyn McIntee
Anticipation
Acrylic
24"x30"
NFSDiane Lemmon
Ugly Is In
Casein on Paper
20"x30"
NFS
Leon Lou
Paul
Watercolor
14"x20"
$300Dennis O’Mara Leelanau Barn #4 Oil Bars 14"x18" $500 Stone Peng Morning Sailing Photography 11"x14" $100
Nona Bushman
Pangea
Precious Metals and Stone
10"x7"
NFS
Randy Nyhof
Clouds Over Yellowstone Lake
Photography
24"x16"
$250Stone Peng
Sailing Alone
Photography
11"x14"
$100
Erin Reinholtz
The Next Twenty Years
Acrylic
18"x12"
$300Colin Plank
The Big Lake
Acrylic
10"x17"
NFS
Linda Scarborough
Tahquamenon Falls
Photography
12"x20"
$225Mary Reusch London Tower Wall and Tree Oil, Copper 9"x12" $425 Rochelle Roskam Fun on the Hill Oil 48”x36" NFS
Steve Scarborough
Foggy Morning in Islamorada
Photography
18"x25"
$225
Steve Scarborough
Windswept
Oil
9"x13"$180Stephanee Wallace
Self Portrait–Motherhood
Mixed Media
30”x24”
$1500
Sara Youngman
Come Swim with Me
Acrylic
24”x24”
$100Raschelle Smith
Flower Gypsy
Oil
18”x24”
NFS
Ann Rivers
Storm
Mixed Media
24”x36”
$600Mary Sarra Veneklase
Franciscan Fieldscape
Oil
8"x8"
$400
Mary Sarra Veneklase
Windyhaugh/South Haven
Oil
8"x8"
$400Grand Valley Artists 1695 Service Road NE, Suite 106 Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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