UPCOMING SHOW
Up to 20 works
March 9-30, 2019
Maxwell Alexander Gallery
406 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 275-1060
http://www.maxwellalexandergallery.comSHOW LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CA
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hree artists of the American West, each with his own take and unique
philosophy, will show their latest work in an exhibition at Maxwell Alexander
Gallery in Los Angeles, March 9 through 30.
Howard Post was raised on a ranch in Arizona, became a cowboy, competed in
rodeos, received his MFA and worked as a commercial artist before dedicating his
life to portraying ranch life in his oil and pastel paintings.
Gary Ernest Smith grew up on a cattle ranch and farm in rural Oregon where
“the demands of farm life taught me the values of discipline and self-reliance.” After
receiving his MFA he painted murals and later turned to studio painting of rural
scenes inspired by the work of Edward Hopper and Maynard Dixon.
Bryan Haynes grew up among the rolling hills of Missouri and later received his
degree in commercial design. He returned to Missouri, appreciating its character in a
new way and with a new appreciation for the way regionalists like Thomas Hart Benton
responded to it. He considers his work a continuation of the regionalist tradition.
In his Sledge Crew, Haynes depicts a once-common occurrence in rural
America—the circus coming to town in a time between the wars. The graceful ropeThree perspectives
Howard Post, Vintage Pens, oil, 12 x 24"Gary Ernest Smith, Sitting Bull, oil on linen, 30 x 24"