Ely
oil on panel 16 x 12
$750
Neil Sherman
“I’ve always loved just being out in the elements - wind, snow, heat, rain,
bugs- and my love of painting has grown out of that passion. I feel that the
landscape painter is one step closer to capturing the moment of his subject if he
has a strong relationship with his environment. By embracing what ever Mother
Nature dishes out with humility and grace, the painter becomes closer to that
experience and can better tell the story of that particular day or scene. After a
number of years, all of those experiences store up and go into his paintings and he
gets closer to telling a story that has passion and feeling. I believe that great paintings are based in humility. How can a painter capture the essence of a feeling or a scene by putting himself first and the subject second? The great painter opens the door to his painting with a bow saying to the viewer, “After you,” and the viewer is greeted by the artist’s passions and feelings.
I also think that great paintings reveal emotion before technique. Technique
should be the slave to the greater idea or emotion. Look at Van Gogh, his
paintings have a distinct technique to them but it’s the powerful emotions that you
see first. The idea of capturing a particular moment and finding the greater truths
in nature are what move me to paint. Painting has become an extension to my
experiencing the outdoors and I will no longer pass through her wide eyed and
wondering but sit and really see what makes nature so beautiful.”Education
St. John's University, Collegeville, MN
Minnesota River School of Fine Arts, Burnsville, MN
Hurinenko and Paquet Studio, St. Paul, MN Solo Exhibitions
2005 North by East, Vern Carver and Beard Art Galleries, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Exploring Curiosity, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Selected Group Exhibitions and Awards
2007 Door County Plein Air Festival, Door County, WI
Landscape Themed Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, Third Place Award
2006 Estes Park Plein Air 2006, Estes Park, Colorado
Summer Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
Aitkin Plein Air, Aitkin, MN, Honorable Mention
2005 Arts in Harmony, Elk River, MN, Merit Award
Reflections by the Lakes, Vern Carver and Beard Art Galleries, Mpls, MN
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2004 Urban Scenes, Vern Carver and Beard Art Galleries
Project Grant, The Stobart Foundation, Beverly, MA
2003 Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI, Honorable Mention
2002 Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, St. Paul, MN, Honorable Mention
Winter's Icy Grip
oil on panel 12 x 6
$600
Morning on Meditation Point
oil on linen 24 x 20
$1,950
Boat Lift
oil on panel 12 x 9
$750
| Ice, Lights and Night (Grand Marais)
oil on panel 10 x 8
$700
Northwoods Bar
oil on linen 14 x 11
$800
Johnson's Bay
oil on canvas board 10 x 8
$750
Regrowth on the Gunflint Trail
oil on linen panel 16 x 12
$900
Soaring
oil on linen 28 x 36
$2,950
Monday Morning
oil on canvas 20 x 12
$900
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