Joel Chrisman's Mid-Missouri Landscapes
Not long ago the Student Unions acquired
several beautiful pastels by local artist Joel Chrisman (American, b. 1947) featuring
the lush countryside of mid-Missouri. A few of these stunning landscapes are
currently on display on the main level of the student center just outside of Mort’s.
Bass Creek (2008)
Chrisman is a contemporary artist who lives
and works in Ashland, MO. He received formal training from the Colorado
Institute of Art in commercial art and graphic design. Over the last four
decades, Chrisman has won several prestigious awards in Juried exhibitions throughout
Missouri. His primary subject matter has recently included industrial
cityscapes, still-lifes, and agricultural landscapes—many of which lovingly
feature his property in Ashland.
North Field Edge (2011)
To render his
landscapes Chrisman employs pastel, a medium that lends itself to quick
gestural impressions. Pastel is a useful tool for Chrisman as he seeks to
capture the spontaneous play of light and shadow. In this sense, and in his
depiction of the landscape at different hours and seasons, Chrisman’s work
invites association with nineteenth-century Impressionists, some of whom also worked
with pastel.
Second Cutting (2011)
Second Cutting (This detail shows the gestural quality of Chrisman's pastels.)
I like the Drawing ^_^
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