America 250: Through Our Artists’ Eyes
Windham Fine Arts wishes everyone a happy Independence Day on this very special year. We’ve put together a collection of featured works from Kenneth Young, Kim Do, Mara Lehmann and others that capture the enduring spirit of the American landscape, from the rugged beauty of the American Southwest, the quiet strength of working farmland, to the sweeping vistas that define our shared heritage. Our region, the Catskills, long an icon of American landscape painting, is prominently featured.
These powerful works honor the land, people, and traditions that have shaped our collective patrimony. As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, this collection invites viewers to reflect on the beauty, resilience, and freedom woven into the American story.
Experience contemporary and traditional art that pays tribute to the nation’s past while inspiring its future. America 250: Thorough Our Artists Eyes is an opportunity to pause, look closely, and consider the many ways art can illuminate national identity, regional beauty, and shared experience. Join us this month at Windham Fine Arts and celebrate America through art.
Kenneth Young Skull Pass 36″ x 24″ Oil on Canvas
Kim Do Young Fields, RSK Farms 16″ x 40″ OIl on Canvas
Mara Lehmann It Began Here 36″ x 60″ Oil on Canvas
Mid-June Feature: Jack Laroux
Windham Fine Arts invites you to celebrate the summer season with one of our most exciting new artists, Jack Laroux. Jack has built his career as an artist on rich canvasses combining modern and classical techniques, bold use of materials, and considered references to everything from art history, music, popular culture, and his own life. The resulting compositions are a feast for the eye and ripe for discussion: What do you see?
Jack Laroux Golden Eye Jamaica 36″ x 48″ Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
Clark Winter: Keepers of the Night
Join us and meet the keepers of the night by world renown photographer, Clark Winter. Clark recently completed a book of photography called BIRDS, a tribute to 18th and 19th century ornithological illustration and the discovery of glorious exotic flora and fauna, something easily taken for granted in today’s hyper-connected world. The photographs are pictures of pictures, taken from illustrated reference books created after the multi-year expeditions undertaken by planet-wandering explorers in search of the unknown to document their discoveries. Windham Fine Arts has available a collection of six photographs from this new work courtesy of the artist, and today we focus on the owls.
The Great Horned Owl, known as the tiger owl, is a large and powerful owl whose hoots can be heard rolling across the Catskill mountains on a cold winter night. Long-Eared Owls are resourceful and make good neighbors. Instead of building their own nests, they use tree cavities, cliffs, or stick nests of other birds. With room for one more, they often roost in groups of 2 – 20. The Great Gray Owl, or phantom of the north, is a true owl, and the world’s largest species of owl by length. Despite weighing only 2.5 pounds, the Great Gray Owl can break through hard packed snow to grab their lunch. Extraordinary photography, not to be missed, at Windham Fine Arts.