by Meryl Truett

Now is a time of fertility, new beginnings and increased interest in planting the seeds of sociability. A powerful time for magic and nature. Come worship this time of change and growth, view the art and experience the "irreverent gumbo of the creative."

Now in charge of gallery operations, Richard Schultz is featuring the work of nine gallery artists and offering his own mixed media work. Artists include:

Anado McLauchlin who explored his interior landscape in what he called "Installed Poetry." Metaphor is the thread that Anado followed as he revealed his connection with kismet and mystery.

Ann Chamberlin's work is a special favorite of visitors and collectors at the Chapel. Her outpourings are based on what appears to be a primitive eye. However, deeper observation reveals the hand of an accomplished painter with an insightful feminine viewpoint that salutes and addresses the farcical plight of mankind.

Blake Lannon has been painting since her early years. She had her first shows in Los Angeles in the 70’s. Her work is concerned with empathy for those who are suffering from war, immigration and abuse. The work is strong in color and subtle in message.

Beverly Moor has exhibited art world-wide. Her method consists of painting on heavy-weight paper and manipulating it to create multi-dimensional, many layered surfaces. The result is rough, organic, almost geologic evoking of the raw beauty of ruins and natural formations.

Carlos Ramirez, who was the assistant of Anado McLauchlin, has made a name for himself in San Miguel. His adorned cow skulls leap off the wall and into your heart. His indigenous heritage is celebrated in this intricate work.

Edward Swift is displaying his esoteric paper mâché figures and assemblages. A literary story line emerges from these renderings that evoke an almost shamanic salute of days past.

Luisa Lopez is a recent graduate of the University of Guanajuato in the Visual Arts. Her work incorporates dreamscapes in watercolor and oil. We welcome her to Equinox!

Richard Schultz a co-creator of The Chapel of Jimmy Ray Gallery with Anado. He taught art history for over 30 years and is also an assemblage artist.

Meryl Truett has also been exhibited world-wide. Her new body of work is photographically-based mixed media with encaustic, embracing the color and iconography of her adopted home. Her exuberant pieces come from a place of intuitive painting coupled with historic research.

Whether you're new to The Chapel of Jimmy Ray or you're a regular, be sure to mark your calendar for a day of awe and wonder.

Find directions to the gallery in La Cieneguita here:
www.chapelofjimmyraygallery.com.

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Meryl Truett is a curator, gallerist, teacher, consultant, and artist. Meryl has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She has been widely published in numerous magazines such as Oxford American, The Vanderbilt Review, and Camera Austria. Her book Thump Queen and other Southern Anomalies is in its second printing. Her work is in the collections of major museums and corporations. She earned an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003 with additional art training in France. Truett has extensive experience teaching at the college level and conducting photography, mixed media, and book publishing workshops. Artist fellowships include Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Le Moulin á Nef in Auvillar, France, and The Hambidge Center.

www.meryltruett.com
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