Western Art Collector – August 2019

A

year or so ago Colorado artist Jay
Moore, a noted landscape painter,
started painting wildlife in his
landscape pieces. This was certainly not a new
development for Western art, but it pushed
Moore into a new exciting direction, one that
was rewarding to him and thrilling for his
collectors.
“I paint whatever I feel like painting next,
and whatever whim comes to me after that.
I feel like I’m taking little chances that have
had big results. Whether it’s landscapes alone

or landscapes with a smattering of wildlife,

it’s pushed me to decide who I’m going to be

going forward,” Moore says. “No matter what

it is, I’m working harder now more than ever.

The last show was sort of a foray into this idea,

an exploration into that part of the woods.

I remember being out in nature and seeing

these beautiful animals right there in front of

me. As a landscape painter, how do I not put

them in the painting?”

Moore will be showing his new pieces—

many of them with wildlife in supporting roles

to nature’s starring performance—beginning

August 11 at Astoria Fine Art in Jackson Hole,

Wyoming. The images will include breathtaking

views of elk grazing, a moose drinking from a

stream amid a mountainous vista, and a snow-

lined mountain stream that ripples quietly in

the winter light. Tucked into the show is also

a first for the artist—a painting of a human

figure. The image is Stalking Shadows and it

shows Moore’s 21-year-old son fly fishing in a

shallow stream.

“I probably haven’t done a figure since my

At Home

J M

UPCOMING SHOW

Up to 10 works

August 11-20, 2019

Astoria Fine Art

35 E. Deloney Avenue, Jackson Hole,

WY 83001, (307) 733-4016

http://www.astoria‡ neart.com

SHOW LOCATION JACKSON HOLE, WY

At Home Beneath the Sleeping Indian, oil on linen, 40 x 60”