ECHOES OF THE PAST - JOHN MOYERS & TERRI KELLY MOYERS
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Longevity and consistency are the two main factors that set great artists apart from good artists. Good artists can create an interesting painting every so often, almost by mistake, but great artists rarely miss. And above all, great artists become master artists by separating themselves from the pack through growth, innovation, and superior technique. For over 40 years, John & Terri Moyers have consistently created masterful paintings and dedicated their lives to capturing the changing West. Join us Saturday, March 18th from 6-8pm for the opening reception of ECHOES OF THE PAST by John Moyers & Terri Kelly Moyers. The exhibition will feature 10 new paintings by the couple, including a new major work by John Moyers.
A chance meeting at a Robert Lougheed workshop in British Columbia brought this couple together, but their love for art, travel, and painting outdoors has kept not only their love story alive, but their artist visions ever changing. It's worth noting that just in the last month, Terri Kelly Moyers was awarded the Artist Choice Award at the Autry's Masters of the American West and John Moyers was given the Artist Excellence Award at the 2023 Booth Western Art Museum's annual Gala. Between the two, they've won every possible award there is - from the Prix de West Purchase Award to the Autry Masters purchase award, and everything in between.
It is always a pleasure when you come across artists in their prime. In collecting contemporary artists it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint those periods, but when looking at the new body of work created by the Moyers' it is no question that that time is now.
John's fully formed vision of mixing abstract elements within hard painted edges jumps off the canvas in images like "Appeal to the Spirts," the artist's largest painting in the show. The painting features a multifigure scene of Northern New Mexican Natives during a ceremony. At first glance it feels like a warm representational painting of the past -- but at further inspection it is a total master class in abstraction and composition that very few can achieve so well. Get close to this painting and you will experience thick application of paint mixed with highlights in just the right areas, masterful application of value and reflective light. It is without a doubt a museum quality painting.
Terri Kelly's painting "Song and Prayer" shows a colder climate scene with masterfully painted hills and landscape that allows the viewer to feel the warmth hitting the central figure. Historical elements are always paid close attention to in Moyers' paintings. The knowledge and interest in the people she paints comes through her masterful paint strokes, leaving detail out where it is not needed, and rendering other elements to lead the viewer's eye. The composition is laid out like a perfect road map leading you into the scene and allowing the viewer to feel the vastness of nature. You are left imagining the sounds of the song and prayer on this crisp fall day.
“A Stoney man wrapped in a buffalo robe chants at the edge of Vermillion Lakes. This area of the Canadian Rockies was a great spot for Native people to gather their prized red ochre which was traded far and wide.”
Terri Kelly Moyers “Song and Prayer” Oil 24" x 24"
(SOLD)
“A Taos man performs a courting ritual while wrapped in a courting blanket and plays a traditional song.”
Terri Kelly Moyers “Solitude” Acrylic 12" x 16"
(SOLD)
“In the early 20th century the most common blankets worn in Taos besides the more common white cotton blankets were the old Rio Grande blankets. They were made locally by the Hispanic weavers. It’s a weaving tradition that continues today.”
Terri Kelly Moyers “Wrapped In Tradition” Acrylic 16" x 12"
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“While reading some Native American poetry, I found this passage that became inspiration for my painting:: Here, the Elders hold the unconquerable red dust / From the earth’s core, and toss it daily / To the spirits on Mount Taos.”
John Moyers “Appeal to the Spirits” Oil 48" x 60" (Framed: 54” x 66”)
Price: $85,000
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“I saw this dramatic sunset over the Jemez Mountains last summer and immediately knew I would have to paint it.”
John Moyers “Monument To The Past” Oil 30" x 30"
Price: $25,000
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“A Navajo man wrapped in a Third Phase Chief’s Blanket. I found the blanket to be as impactful as the sky itself. The two work together in such a dramatic fashion.”
John Moyers “Returning to the Evening” Oil 24" x 24"
(SOLD)
“A Taos man stops for a brief moment to enjoy the beautiful vistas of the Taos Valley.”
John Moyers “Surveying the Land” Oil 30" x 30"
(SOLD)
“One of my favorite places to be during the Fall is in a stand of aspens in their full glory. I always look for reasons to paint them.”
John Moyers “A Trail Less Traveled” Oil 36" x 36"
Price: $36,000
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“During the winter months a portion of Taos Mountain receives little to no light. As a result the North side of the mountain accumulates large amounts of snow. This painting is of A Taos man riding through this region, navigating through the thick snowpack.”
John Moyers “The North Side of the Mountain” Oil 30" x 40"
(SOLD)
“Picuris Pueblo is found in the mountains south of Taos in Northern New Mexico. The men wrap themselves in blankets, the same as Taos men. Here they are visiting the nearby church built in 1760 in Las Trampas, New Mexico. This church is considered to be the most well preserved Spanish Colonial church in the United States.”
John Moyers “Visitors From Picuris” Oil 18" x 18"
(SOLD)
“In the late 1800s the fashion of the Taos, Southern Ute, and Jicarilla tribes were very similar, all three groups traded with each other and were influenced by one another. This painting depicts a Taos native in a war bonnet and beaded hair wraps set against Taos Mountain”
John Moyers “Taos Memories” Oil 20" x 20"
(SOLD)
“A modern take on a Native American man. I was inspired by the New Mexico area code on his forearm.”
John Moyers “505” Acrylic 12" x 12"
(SOLD)
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