NEWSLETTER

I'm very proud to announce the completion of my latest portrait commission, GUNPOWDER AND THE GIRLS;

Oil on linen, 36 x 48 inches.

TO SEE AN ENLARGEMENT, CLICK HERE.

This has been a very busy year. In February, I flew to Mexico City, where I stayed for a week, gathering research for my CHARRO SERIES, and exploring the streets and backstreets of one of my favorite cities.

PADRE, HIJO, HIJO

Oil on Canvas

50 x 40 inches.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OTHER WORKS IN THE SERIES.

I then flew on to Lima, Peru, to begin PERUVIAN ODYSSEY, 2005.

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE WORKSHOP.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PERU.

OCTOBER 2005

These are paintings from an exhibition at Borsini-Burr Galleries: in October (See below):

CONTRA LUZ

ROJA

PINTA

UMBER, SIENNA, OCHRE

Click on the images for enlargements and information, and see below for show information.

(Roja was featured in our full-page ad in the June, 2005 issue of SouthwestArt magazine.)

Western Traditions, Contemporary Artists of the American West, Gala Exhibition and Sale;

featuring over 100 works of 38 outstanding Artists of the American West who are showcased in the new book, Western Traditions.

Featured artists: William Acheff, James Ayers, Suzanne Baker, James Bama, Joseph Bohler, Nelson Boren, Duane Bryers, Blair Buswell, Paul Calle, Michael Coleman, Nicholas Coleman, Don Crowley, Michael J. Desatnick, Lorna Dillon, John Farnsworth, Edward J. Fraughton, Tom Gilleon, Glenna Goodacre, Sheri Greves-Neilson, Donna Howell-Sickles, Harry Jackson, Harvey W. Johnson, Dave McGary, Gary Niblett, Kenneth Riley, Tom Ryan, Gordon Snidow, Gene Speck, Grant Speed, Oleg Stavrowsky, Robert Summers, Howard Terpning, Shirley Thomson-Smith, Paul Van Ginkel, Hollis Williford, Sandie Witbeck, Star Liana York & Xiang Zhang.

Our Galleries:

Contemporary

235 Main Street @ Hwy 92

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Classical Realism

225 Main Street @ Hwy 92

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Toll Free: 877.712.2111

Phone: 650.712.2111

Fax: 650.712.2100

Email: info@borsini-burr.com

ALSO IN OCTOBER:

The Other Side of the West: The Homecoming

October 8 thru December 31, 2005

Private Preview Show and Sale Reception

Saturday, October 8, 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Wine & hors d'oeuvres

$35/Person, $60/Couple, Members/Free

Phippen Museum Membership included with ticket purchase.

Call (928) 778-1385 or purchase tickets online

The Phippen Museum

4701 Highway 89 North

Prescott, AZ 86301

Ph. (928)778-1385 Fax (928)778-4524

phippen@phippenartmuseum.org

Here are the paintings from The Other Side of the West: The Homecoming Exhibition at the Phippen Museum:

Night Moves

India Blanca

Blanquita

Ventana

KWEO (Wolf Kachina) Acrylic on Canvas 48 x 60 inches.

This painting from my own collection will be available for purchase at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico event, Collect New Mexico, June 23, 2005. Part of the proceeds will go to the Museum of Fine Arts and part to the Santa Fe Gallery Association. For information, contact Keith Roth, Chairman, Fine Arts Committee, Museum of fine Arts, P.O. Box 2087, Santa Fe, new Mexico, 87504-2087. 505 476-5072, fax 505 476-5076 Click on the thumbnail for an enlarged version. Click here for a larger image and more info.

Thanks, Taosis, for naming Umber, Sienna, Ochre the First Place winner in the Taosis 2005 Open.

Thanks to Who's Who in America for including me in their 2006 edition.

NEW PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PERU CLICK HERE!

THE HORSE IN THREE COLORS

June 18 & 19, 2005

(THE (UN)LIMITED PALETTE)

NEW WORKSHOP Click here for info

Here are my two newest equine paintings. Roja is featured in our full-page ad in the June, 2005 issue of SouthwestArt magazine. Click on the thumbnail images for larger images and more information.

ROJA

UMBER, SIENNA, OCHRE

Don't miss the great article by Charlotte Berney in the April Issue of COWBOYS and INDIANS Magazine. It's the one with Clint Eastwood on the cover.  Page 78. Also, there's another image, Carolyn and Cowboy,  on page 161.

Beverly Leesman has an article on watercolor in the Taos and Santa Fe area in the June issue of WATERCOLOR MAGIC Magazine, featuring my Zuni Velvet Shirt Kachina, and comments by both Thea and me.

This year's adventure, the

PERUVIAN ODYSSEY

is history! Our trip to Peru was a great success, and a trip to remember for a lifetime. I also spent six weeks in Mexico. Details to come. Meanwhile...

PASO

PISAC MARKET WOMAN

Cuzco airport

February, 2005

NEW BOOK:

Western Traditions

Contemporary Artists of the American West

10.75" x 12"

$85.00

Call toll free 877-319-7699 to reserve your copy today!

Michael Duty, Curator

Suzanne Deats, Writer/Artist Profiles

March, 2005

284 pages

Hardcover

250 full color images

WESTERN TRADITIONS: is a beautifully presented new book on the art of the American West, an art that attracts not only great artists but passionate collectors, not only nostalgia buffs who revel in the history of the frontier but pragmatists who know that life of the working cowboy is a solid reality in today’s ranching industry.

COVER IMAGE: Tom Ryan: Red Dirt Country (detail), Oil, 17 x 20"

6 full color images of paintings by John Farnsworth

Excerpts from the book, WESTERN TRADITIONS:

The university of life attracts some of the world’s most devoted art students. John Farnsworth has surely earned a handful of doctorates in that demanding institution. Rather than conform to the mold of a limited curriculum, he has given himself an independent and far-reaching art education that is refreshingly free of competitive dogma.

 He paints whatever in the world interests him, and his interests constantly renew themselves. His renowned horse paintings express ever-evolving perceptions and a profoundly free spirit. By experimenting with a limited palette and unorthodox cropping, among other innovations, he continually breaks new ground in composition, perspective, and color.

He is truly a crossover artist, bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary Western art. Varied though his paintings are, they are instantly recognizable as Farnsworth’s own. Behind every canvas is a sharp intellect, a ready sense of humor, and a world view based in equal parts on tireless observation, imagination, and work.

Suzanne Deats

ART YOU CAN LIVE WITH

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERUVIAN ODYSSEY>>>>