Ventana Fine Art 403 announces an opening reception for Sharing her Passion—the Connie Axton Collection, a showing and sale of works by legendary artists Axton has collected over 41 years of owning and directing Ventana Fine Art. The show features original works by deceased artists Dane Clark, Jennifer Davenport, John Fincher, R.C. Gorman, Edna Hibel, Frank Howell, Walt Johnston, Forrest Moses, Jesus Moroles, John Nieto, Fritz Scholder, Mary Silverwood, R.B. Sprague, Rufino Tamayo, and Veloy Vigil.

 Works by living artists Jane Abrams, John Axton, Carol Carpenter, Doug Dawson, Katalin Ehling, Albert Handell, Randy Hasson, Kirby Hendrick, Inger Jirby, Sandra Kaplan, Ramon Kelley, Armond Lara, Ted Larsen, Kevin Red Star, Bob Schawn, Barbara Van Cleve, and Anita Louise West are also included, along with original Australian aboriginal artworks, special pricing on a John Axton lithograph, and a limited selection of posters.  The show opens with a reception on Friday, November 22, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ventana Fine Art 403, 403 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM.

Annual Canyon Road Paint and Sculpt Out at Ventana Fine Art              

Ventana Fine Art will present the opportunity to meet the largest array of painters and sculptors it has ever hosted for the 2024 Canyon Road Paint and Sculpt Out. Ventana will feature ten painters and five sculptors demonstrating aspects of how they perform their artistic magic. Ventana’s painter luminaries Angus, John Axton, Dick Evans, Natasha Isenhour, Marshall Noice, Mark White, and Roger Williams will participate along with guest painters Barry McCuan, Lynne Windsor, and Tina Natonabaugh.  Sculpture stars Siri Hollander, Roger Martin, Rebecca Tobey, Cassidy Watt, and Brittany Weaver will demonstrate elements of the art and science that go into making sculpture.

The Paint and Sculpt Out takes place on Saturday, October 19, from11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with many artists starting earlier.  This cherished annual event encompasses the full half-mile of Canyon Road galleries for a day celebrating community, art, and conviviality.

Roger Martin: Animal Attraction

Paul-Henri Bourguignon: Imagination Unbound  

Mary Silverwood: A Legend in Pastel

Tamar Kander: It’s Never Simple

Giuseppe Palumbo: Joy in Whimsy

Dick Evans: Power in Abstraction    

Bette Ridgeway:  In Motion 

Mark Yale Harris: Warmth from Stone

Javier Barbosa: Setting Imaginations Free

Cassidy Watt: Linear Explorations    

The Art of Movement

Natasha ISenhour: Stories to Tell

Rebecca Tobey:  In Concert with Nature     

Sylvan Splendor

Hidden Dreams

Immersed in Colour and Time

Canyon Road will be closed to general vehicular traffic from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday July 14, to make way for an Art Stroll along the full half-mile of galleries. For refreshment, Ventana Fine Art will sponsor a gin tasting, offering tiny nips of gins from a variety of origins including Montana, Marshall Noice’s home state, and our own enchanting New Mexico