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Spectrum
2 Person exhibit of works by Iowa artists, Gordon Kellenberger & Stephen Metcalf
As autumn approaches, we focus on the beautiful and vibrant colors that transition across our landscape. Spectrum brings together the potent and rich colored artworks of Iowa artists, Gordon Kellenberger and Stephen Metcalf. While the works are separate in their content, they stand side by side with similar hues and tones.
Gordon’s work focuses on the earth and architecture of the upper Midwest- offering an endless variety of changing light and color. Talking about his work, Gordon says, “I tend to simplify my subjects and infuse them with bright and fresh colors. The resulting intensity and richness convey my delight in painting and my desire to express ‘something good about rural life’." Stephen’s color field oil paintings define the use of line and space in a wavelength-like format. Meditative smooth planes of gradation accompany sharp bands of beautiful chaos. Stephen describes his process stating, “My techniques, which are my own, were not learned or invented in order to paint, but were discovered through the act of painting”.
Gordon Kellenberger is a full-time painter working out of his Wasch Haus Studio in High Amana, Iowa, one of the seven historic villages of the Amana Colonies. He graduated with a degree in art from the University of Northern Iowa in 1965. Gordon is a past recipient of the Iowa Arts Council's Iowa Arts Award, which honors individuals for their commitment to excellence in the arts. His pastels are found in many private and public collections throughout the United States.
Born in Chicago, Stephen Metcalf grew up in the Midwest and is now living and working in central Iowa. After honing his drafting skills at an early age, he decided to reinvent himself as an artist and as a graduate printmaking student at the University of Illinois. Metcalf produced mixed media paintings and large scale works on paper that were recognized by their inclusion in major exhibitions like Drawings USA 77 at the Minnesota Museum of Art and works on paper at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since receiving his MFA in art and design, Stephen has produced hundreds of paintings which are represented in public, private, and corporate collections throughout the United States, including the Illinois state museum, the Minnesota museum of art, the Kirkwood center hotel, the U.S. Military hospital on Nellis airbase, and the Cleveland clinic.
Gordon’s work focuses on the earth and architecture of the upper Midwest- offering an endless variety of changing light and color. Talking about his work, Gordon says, “I tend to simplify my subjects and infuse them with bright and fresh colors. The resulting intensity and richness convey my delight in painting and my desire to express ‘something good about rural life’." Stephen’s color field oil paintings define the use of line and space in a wavelength-like format. Meditative smooth planes of gradation accompany sharp bands of beautiful chaos. Stephen describes his process stating, “My techniques, which are my own, were not learned or invented in order to paint, but were discovered through the act of painting”.
Gordon Kellenberger is a full-time painter working out of his Wasch Haus Studio in High Amana, Iowa, one of the seven historic villages of the Amana Colonies. He graduated with a degree in art from the University of Northern Iowa in 1965. Gordon is a past recipient of the Iowa Arts Council's Iowa Arts Award, which honors individuals for their commitment to excellence in the arts. His pastels are found in many private and public collections throughout the United States.
Born in Chicago, Stephen Metcalf grew up in the Midwest and is now living and working in central Iowa. After honing his drafting skills at an early age, he decided to reinvent himself as an artist and as a graduate printmaking student at the University of Illinois. Metcalf produced mixed media paintings and large scale works on paper that were recognized by their inclusion in major exhibitions like Drawings USA 77 at the Minnesota Museum of Art and works on paper at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since receiving his MFA in art and design, Stephen has produced hundreds of paintings which are represented in public, private, and corporate collections throughout the United States, including the Illinois state museum, the Minnesota museum of art, the Kirkwood center hotel, the U.S. Military hospital on Nellis airbase, and the Cleveland clinic.
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Evening Colors
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 30" x 22.5" $1,300 Framed |
Farm With Wind Rows
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 16.5" x 27" $950 Framed |
Hay Bales in Moon Light
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 15" x 19.5" 🔴 SOLD
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Red Barn with Open Door
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 19" x 25" $950 Framed |
Barn Entry
Pastel on paper Art dimensinos: 19" x 25" $950 Framed |
Fall Patterns
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 19" x 25" $950 Framed |
Hilltop Farms
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 18" x 25" 🔴 SOLD
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Sheep in Meadow
Pastel on paper Art dimenions: 12" x 16" 🔴 SOLD
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Sheep in Evening
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 10" x 21" 🔴 SOLD
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Rural Patterns
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 10" x 12" 🔴 SOLD
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Corn Field
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 17" x 24" 🔴 SOLD
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Hilltop Farm
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 19" x 24" 🔴 SOLD
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Farmstead with Bales
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 19.5" x 25" 🔴 SOLD
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Prairie Farm
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 12" x 16" 🔴 SOLD
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Farmscape with Cows
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 15" x 19.5" $575 Framed |
Shadowed Field
Pastel on paper Art dimensions: 15.5" x 16.5" 🔴 SOLD
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There is Nothing Left Between Us
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 30" x 22" $1,000 Framed |
Show Me the Way
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 45" x 22" 🔴 SOLD
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Aqua Realm
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 15" $725 Framed |
Slow Down
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 15" $725Framed |
The Artist's Illegitimate Children
Attended His Funeral Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" $1,000 Framed |
He Told His Wife the Same Thing
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" 🔴 SOLD
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Why Do You Always Stand So Close
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" 🔴 SOLD
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I Am Happy Now That You're Here
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 24" x 22" 🔴 SOLD
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In Your Eyes, I'm Never Right
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" |
Things Aren't The Way They Sometimes Seem
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 45" 🔴 SOLD
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I Don't Care About That Now
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" $1,000 Framed |
It's Ok If You Want To Stay
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" $900 Panel Mount |
Is There a Reason For Me to Stay
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 20" $700 Panel Mount |
He Respects Him More Than He'll Ever Know
Oil on paper Art dimensions: 22" x 30" $900 Panel Mount |
