In The Gallery
Currently for February ~
Sandra Ford ~ Regional
Paintings
Upcoming for March our
Featured Exhibition is
James Dumble
Originally from Southern
California, local Baker City artist
Sandra Ford will be presenting
her outstanding architectural oil
paintings. These realistic narratives
capture the small town America.
The lack of inhabitants give them
a sense of eerie lonesome, the
only life comes from the light
captured by Ford’s paintbrush.
Her straightforward composition
challenges the viewer to take in
the unknown scenery as if to be a
stranger in unfamiliar territory. Yet
they strike a sense of déjà vu, you’ve
seen these buildings but only in a
dream with a skewed point of view.
Ford is an American story teller
of rural towns which brings to mind
Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawk,” the
viewer knows the familiar location
but are pulled into an intimate
story of a stranger in a common
cafe. Ford pulls you into familiar
territory to tell a stranger’s story.
Join us February 7th to see the
familiar solitude of Sandra Ford at
Crossroads.
James Dumble, a former
professional electrical engineer
began painting over forty years ago,
beginning a “metamorphosis towards
a life direction change into art and
creativity.” Dumble’s reality of the
importance of poetry and spirituality
has become a serious endeavor to
his creativity. His recognition begins
with the viewer through personal
conversations and artistic bonding with
each moment changing the landscape
of his work.
Dumble’s bold choice of color
acrylic paint contrast against his subtle
mark making forms. The geometric
forms encapsulates the frame and
creates an abstract atmosphere.
Anthropoid forms subtly emerge from
his paintings expressing a mystical
force. The cubist landscapes give a
surrealist environment along with the
appearing forms. His unique choice of
mixed medias create physical depth
with metaphorical layering; forgotten
scraps of canvas and outdated
newsprints appear more than just visual
materials. Join Crossroads March 6th
to artistically bond with James Dumble
and take in the surrealist views.
Looking
Ahead
in April
“The Power
of One”
Looking
Ahead in
May with
Kendrick
Moholt
Crossroads will
have their Annual
Open Theme Show,
“The Power of One.”
The challenge to the artist is to illustrate
an idea and interpret the phrase “The
Power of One,” as it means to you. The
power of the individual to enact an
opinion or idea to create change. We
ask artists to empower themselves and
express their art in all forms of media.
Remember, this is a challenging theme
and we are confi dent in our innovative
artists! Check out our website for details.
Accompanied
by Poet
Laureate
Kim Stafford
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
welcomes landscape and wildlife
photographer Kendrick Moholt to
our gallery in “An Untamed World.”
Moholt received a BS in zoology
form Oregon State University and
a MS in avian behavior from Idaho
State University. Join us May 1st for
First Friday to see these modern
and timeless images of Wallowa
County resident, Kendrick Moholt.
Accompanying the evening, special
guest poet laureate Kim Stafford will
be sharing some words in regards
to the exhibition.
Kendrick Moholt has spent
the last three decades exploring
all seven continents to capture
the images of our world, both
of the familiar territory and the
unknown wild. With his background
as a fi eld biologist Moholt has
documented his adventures with
the accessibility of photography
and imagery. He captures the
characteristics and emotive qualities
of wildlife combined with landscape
photography his compositions
expresses that of which can only be
found on earth.
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Sponsor Requests
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
would like to invite the community to
participate in sponsoring our local and
regional artists with featured exhibitions
to enrich our community with art,
culture, heritage and humanities.
Our generous contributors are
recognized in posters, signage,
press releases, newsletters, class
schedules, and at events. Their support
continues our ability to offer quality
art programming in Baker City and
continuing our mission of Crossroads
being a welcoming place where people
meet and the arts speak. We are
currently working on our sponsor letters
but if you or your business would like to
actively support Crossroads Carnegie
Art Center please feel free to contact us.
Crossroads thanks you for improving
our community and supporting to uplift
the arts!
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