July Artist Events

For the month of July we're featuring Flagstaff painter, David Lash! He is most known for combining his highly detailed wildlife portraits with abstract or surreal backgrounds that invoke introspection about the natural world and our place within it. But David's broad skill-set and experimentation over decades has given him artistic dexterity: he paints just as beautiful expansive landscapes and has recently been pushing the bounds of his fantastical imagery.

A long-time conservationist, David has always used art as a bridge to help the viewer understand and appreciate the delicate ecosystems of the southwest. Although he admires the animals and landscapes that are his subjects, he holds no naïve nostalgia for his beloved places. The beauty of the wilderness, as represented in his works, is in its unpredictable, mercurial, and unharnessed nature that has the power to remind us of these forces within our own psyche. Our rhythms become apparent when we are in touch with the natural world, in its fertile creativity and ultimate compassion, and in its decay, death, and indifference. David's paintings express such fundamental experiences through color, representations of seasons, time, and space.

David will be painting live in the gallery during ArtWalk on Friday, July 5th from 6:00-8:30pm. As a retired teacher, he's a fantastic educator - whether about art or environmentalism. Come by to meet this engaging artist! Fellow artist, Bryan Cooperrider, and Jim DeBusk of the band Streetwise, will be playing live music and there will be events all around downtown!

Check out the ArtWalk map for more details and Downtown Flagstaff for all the happenings July 4th weekend - including Art in the Park!

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Jewelry Trunk Show
Nancy Foo will be holding a trunk show from 12:00-4:00pm on Saturday, July 6th. She'll have her most recent additions to her Explore the Wild collection, and of course lots of hand-cut stone jewelry!

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Sneak Peek
In August we'll be featuring Fred Calleri and he'll be painting at the ArtWalk on August 2nd. Put it on your calendar now!

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