LIBERTY GALLERY
NOVEMBER 2024
“The Artwork of Kim Long” – Ethereal images of our natural world
In November 2024, the Liberty Gallery features artist Kim Long in a show titled “The Artwork of Kim Long”.
October 27, 2024 – November 30, 2024
First Friday Reception to Meet the Artist:
November 1, 2024: Opening Night Reception to Meet the Artist; 5:00-8:30 pm
Kim Long is a self-taught, full-time artist who uses her fertile imagination to create highly detailed multimedia pieces that challenge our perceptions of reality. Her art is deeply rooted in the natural world, transforming flora and fauna into ethereal expressions of the abundance, diversity, and meaning of life.
December 2024
“The Artwork of Adam Blalock”
Local Impressions: A journey through nature in color, line, and shape
What: In December 2024, the Liberty Gallery features artist Adam Blalock in a show titled “Local Impressions: A journey through nature in color, line, and shape".
When:
December 1, 2024 – December 28, 2024
First Friday Reception to Meet the Artist:
December 6, 2024: Opening Night Reception to Meet the Artist; 5:00-8:30 pm
Blurb:
As a youth, Spokane native Adam Blalock explored the creeks and forests near his home along Latah Creek. He was voted “most artistic” in high school, but became intrigued with plant growth and development, which led to pursuing plant science degrees in college. His life changed after a trip to England and a walk through an old arboretum. His enthusiasm for art was reinvigorated. Five years of intense study with artist Ron Cheek in Fort Worth, TX followed before Adam moved back to Spokane.
Adam’s preferred subject matter is landscapes. He paints the long views at times when the lighting is the most luminous, capturing the bright glow and deep shadows of mornings and evenings. He invites one to enter his paintings, feel the cool of the shadows, squint at the setting sun, and bask in the sultry heat of a summer day. His art is truly an appreciation of the natural world in all its innocent glory.
Meet the Artist:
Adam Blalock
I was born in Spokane, Washington, and grew up in an old farmhouse just south
of Spokane along Latah Creek. As a boy, I was shy and quiet but active, regularly
wandering off to explore the creeks and forests surrounding my home. As I grew older, I
became intrigued by plant growth and development, eventually finding much joy in
growing giant pumpkins and squash. Several of which weighed over 1,000 pounds!
In 2004, I was voted "most artistic" in high school but chose to pursue plant
science instead in college. Between 2005 and 2016, I only occasionally doodled;
instead, preferring to paint in my head, in which I was constantly analyzing, shapes,
colors, and composition.
In 2015, however, after a remarkable trip to England and a walk through an old
arboretum, my enthusiasm for art was reinvigorated. The following year, I quit my job,
moved to Fort Worth, TX, and began to work and study in an atelier headed by Ron
Cheek, a brilliant artist working in the style of the old masters such as Velasquez,
Rembrandt, and Da Vinci. The daily grind from 9 to 4 was intense, difficult, and mentally
exhausting, but the skills and techniques I gained from the work was worth it.
With the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, the atelier indeterminately closed, and I
decided to move back to Spokane. I set up my own working studio and began to
practice the skills I learned in the atelier combined with the artwork that I love. On most
days, landscapes are my preferred subject matter, but I also enjoy painting still lives and
portraits in a wide range of styles.
To see more of my work or contact me:
• www.adamchristopherblalock.com
• Facebook @ Adam Blalock Gallery
• Instagram @ adamcblalock
• adamcblalock@gmail.com