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MAY 2021
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Alan Charlee: The Navajo Way
Featured Artist Exhibition --April 27-May 30, 2021 Artist Reception: Saturday, May 15, 1-4 pm The Navajo Way is about balance and harmony with nature. Life on the reservation, where Alan grew up, is still traditional yet always changing, decade to decade. His oil paintings are dedicated to the land and the people who defined his upbringing. |
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Alan paints in the Old Master style, comprised of layers of glazing and scumbling which makes a painting luminous and rich with color.
Charlee explains, “Art is an emotional experience. I found my calling through an oil painting class at CNM and greatly admire the work of Jan Steen and Titian. Over the last decade I've developed my own technique, within the Western Realism style. In this series of oil paintings, I honor the contemporary Navajo way of life, and that of my ancestors.”
And his work reflects those values with titles such as Grandpa’s Horse and Great Grandmother’s Wagon Wheel.
Alan was born in Gallup, NM and raised on the Navajo reservation. He had an early interest in art that was well expressed throughout his childhood drawings. After high school, he moved on to Central New Mexico Community College where he obtained degrees in Computer Animation and Fine Arts.
The artists' reception will be celebrated with fellowship and Covid-safe refreshments on Saturday, May 15 from 1-4 p.m. The number of people in the gallery at one time will be limited to Covid restrictions in effect.
Charlee explains, “Art is an emotional experience. I found my calling through an oil painting class at CNM and greatly admire the work of Jan Steen and Titian. Over the last decade I've developed my own technique, within the Western Realism style. In this series of oil paintings, I honor the contemporary Navajo way of life, and that of my ancestors.”
And his work reflects those values with titles such as Grandpa’s Horse and Great Grandmother’s Wagon Wheel.
Alan was born in Gallup, NM and raised on the Navajo reservation. He had an early interest in art that was well expressed throughout his childhood drawings. After high school, he moved on to Central New Mexico Community College where he obtained degrees in Computer Animation and Fine Arts.
The artists' reception will be celebrated with fellowship and Covid-safe refreshments on Saturday, May 15 from 1-4 p.m. The number of people in the gallery at one time will be limited to Covid restrictions in effect.
June 2021
