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W ELCOME<br />

tothe<br />

9thAnnual<br />

SLOPOKE<br />

acontemporary&westernfineartshow<br />

FLAG ISUPFARMS<br />

901EastHighway246,Solvang,California<br />

JoinUp,BronzeSculpture,PatRoberts<br />

Friday,Sept.27th5:30pm -7:30pm<br />

SaturdaySept28thShow TIME:10AM -5PM<br />

SundaySept.29thShow TIME:10AM -4PM<br />

ADMISSION:$35<br />

($30OnlineinAdvanceforBothDays)<br />

includes,lunch,parking,artbooklet,music,winetasting


W elcometoSolvang


TheW ildlingMuseum<br />

1511-BMissionDrive,Solvang,CA93463<br />

TheWildlingMuseum ishonoredtoparticipateinthe<strong>2019</strong>SLOPOKEbyjudgingtheBestWildlifeArt<br />

AwardsponsoredbyArtoftheWestMagazine.SLOPOKEandtheWildlingMuseum havepartneredto<br />

highlightwesternartfeaturedatthisyear'sSLOPOKEandattheWildling,wherethecurentexhibition:<br />

CelebratingtheNationalLandsofCaliforniaisonviewthroughJanuary20,2020.TheWildlingwasfounded<br />

in1997withthemisiontoeducateandinspirenewaudiencestocareaboutthepreservationofour<br />

dwindlingnaturalareasthroughart.Withthreefloorsandover5,000squarefeet,themuseum candisplay<br />

uptofivediferentexhibitionssimultaneously.TheBarbaraGoodalEducationCenterfeaturesprograms<br />

androtatingcommunityartshowsbyschoolgroups,seniorresidencefacilities,andmore.TheWildling<br />

reliesonsupportfrom foundationsandindividualstoprovideexhibitionsandprogrammingforaltoenjoy;pleaseconsidersponsoringanexhibitionormakingadonationtothePatiJacquemainExhibition<br />

Fundbyemailinginfo@wildlingmuseum.org.


SLOPOKE<strong>2019</strong><br />

<strong>ARTIST</strong>S<br />

ThomasBlackshear,I...Jurist/GuestArtist<br />

Tom Burgher<br />

NancyDavidson<br />

RobertDeLeon<br />

GailFaulkner<br />

KarenFedderson<br />

AlexiFine<br />

IvanieFinsvik<br />

ErrolGordon<br />

TeresaLynnJohnson<br />

ValeriyKagounkin<br />

TamaraMagdalina<br />

SandyMcDaniel<br />

LisaJohnson-McLoughlin<br />

JohnPeterson<br />

MargoPeterson<br />

KathieReis<br />

PatRoberts<br />

NaomiShachar<br />

MarissaTodd<br />

EzraTucker<br />

DavidPaulVenel<br />

AnnWhite<br />

PamelaWildermuth<br />

Jim Wodark


TexasChilin”,32x37,OilonBoard


Tom B.Burgher<br />

Alifelongphotographer,Tom isneverwithoutacamera.Photographybecameaseriousstudyinearly<br />

adulthoodwhenfilm andadarkroom weretoolsofthetrade.Inthatera,heprovidedphotographyfor<br />

BatikUnlimited,abookbyartistJoaniferGibbs.Thenthedigitalrevolutionprovedtobenotonlyadisruptivetechnology,butalsoastimulustohiscreativeproces.Helearnedatworkshopsledbyrenowned<br />

photographersGeorgeLeppandBobKrist,wonseveralawardsandwaspublishedinafewannualbooks<br />

ofphotography.Friendsteasehim aboutbuyingafineartgalerytoselhiswork,buthehadturnedprofesionaladecadeearlier.Muchofhisimage-makingknowledgeisduetoexposure(nopunintended)to<br />

theartandartiststhatheandhiswifeSherierepresentinSeasideGalery;andalsothroughtheircrea-<br />

;<br />

tionoftheirseparatebusines,theSLOPOKEExhib-<br />

ition.Drawntobigskyviewsoflandandsea,Tom<br />

discoveredaloveforwesternartthroughtheannual<br />

MastersoftheAmericanWestExhibitionsatthe<br />

AutryMuseum inLosAngeles.Theskiledartistsand<br />

colectorshemetandbefriendedtherehavesetthe<br />

barforanappreciationandefectivepresentationof<br />

world-clasart.Alwaysonthelookoutforanew<br />

approachtodiscriminatehisphotographicartfrom<br />

others,heexperimentswithsubjectmater,lighting,<br />

perspective,printing,printmediaandevenmixed<br />

mediatechniquesofcombiningpaintandgesowith<br />

brushandpaleteknifeoncanvas.Tom isajuried<br />

memberoftheSantaBarbaraArtAsociation,ChairmanoftheCentralCoastChapteroftheCalifornia<br />

ArtClubandamemeberofitsAdvisoryBoard,a<br />

memberoftheMalibuArtAsociationandtheSan<br />

LuisObispoCountyArtsCouncil,akaARTSObispo.<br />

(www.tomburgherart.com)<br />

AbstractThoughts18x24,MixedMediaonCanvas<br />

12<br />

TBurgher2


WesternSunset,18x24,InkonCanvas<br />

13<br />

TBurgher2


LongRoadHome24x36OilonCanvas<br />

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RobertDeLeon<br />

BriliantDesertSky,20x24,OilonCanvas<br />

Aself-taughtartistlivinginSanteFe,NM,RobertisknownforpanoramicAmericanWesternscenes<br />

paintedinthestyleof19thCenturyTaosartists.Ingaleriesnationalyaswelasseveralprivate<br />

colections,hemakeshissetingsasauthenticasposible."Ihearpeoplesayyougetthesenseyoucan<br />

walkrightintomypaintings,"henotes.In1994,RobertwasinductedintotheMountainOysterClubin<br />

Tucson,AZ.AnativeofDalas,TX,RobertDeLeon'sinterestinartbeganingradeschool.Combining<br />

thatwithaloveofhistorygiveshim thebasisforhispeacefulsetingsofdiferentNativeAmerican<br />

tribesandpanoramicwesternlandscapes.Itwasn'tuntil1982,however,whenasanArtDirectorfora<br />

commercialinteriordesigncompanythathedecidedtodevotehimselffulytofineart.Galerycommitmentssoonreplacedmonthlyartshows,but,hesays,hemisesmeetingpeoplewhobuyhisart.<br />

(htp:/fineartamerica.com/profiles/robert-deleon.html)<br />

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