ARTIST: Connie Gardner (New Mexico, 20 century)
NAME: Western Scene
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 24 inches / 45 x 60 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: lower right
SKU#: 119734
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BIOGRAPHY:
CONNIE GARDNER WAS ACTIVE FROM THE LATE '60'S THRU THE EARLY '80'S. SHE EXHIBITED IN ALBUQUERQUE AND TAOS, NEW MEXICO. HER HUSBAND WAS A NATIVE AMERICAN AND SHE SPENT A PORTION OF HER LIFE LIVING ON THE RESERVATION WHERE SHE EARNED A DEEP RESPECT FOR LOCAL INDIAN CULTURES. THIS PALETTE KNIFE COLORFUL WORK DEPICTS THE DESERTED CAVE DWELLINGS AT BANDELIER MONUMENT OUTSIDE LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO. IT IS THE MOST PAINTERLY OF THE SIX GARDNER PAINTINGS THAT I HAVE SOLD. GARDNER SHIFTED HER TALENTS MANY YEARS AGO TO WRITING AND TO ILLUSTRATING WHICH IS WHY SHE HAS NOT BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME. HER PAINTING SKILLS FAR EXCEED THOSE OF MANY WELL KNOWN LOCAL ARTISTS.