GEORGE G. REDDEN “ANCIENT TRADITION”
Solo Showcase - Online Only -
ALL WORKS WILL BE SOLD ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS
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“Night Watch” Oil 16” x 12”
(SOLD)
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“Spear Fishing” Oil 12” x 16”
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“Longshot” Oil 20” x 16”
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“A Place of Memories” Oil 28” x 24”
Price: $5,200
This painting will become available to purchase online Saturday February 3rd at 9am PT. Purchase Links will be posted then.
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“Top of the Switchbacks” Oil 20” x 16”
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“Leading the Target” Oil 40” x 30”
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“Reed Arrow” Oil 20” x 16”
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“Call of the Poorwill” Oil 16” x 20”
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Maxwell Alexander Gallery is proud to present:
GEORGE G. REDDEN
Ancient Tradition
-An Online Showcase-
Images to be released THIS Friday at 9am PT
All Works Will Be Sold on SATURDAY February 3rd at 9am PT ONLINE ONLY
The majority of works in this showcase will be priced under $5,000
Maxwell Alexander Gallery is proud to introduce American artist George G. Redden. Redden comes from a long lineage of Pioneer Heritage, with his family settling in the Southwest region of Wyoming as early as the 1850s. George Redden, not to be mistaken for his father, accomplished artist Grant Redden, grew up around art and the outdoors. "I've been drawing since...jeez...since I can remember," says Redden. The artist grew up working on the family ranch, fishing, hunting, and connecting with nature, much of which is depicted in his stylized depictions of Native Americans in his paintings. Redden says he feels the desire to interact with the wilderness and hopes he is able to capture the true nature of the outdoors when he paints.
Above all, George Redden is attracted to shapes. While in nature, he sees the boldness of trees and the shadows casting and creating unique lines. "Color is important, but shape is more exciting and more important to me... I use outlines on my figures to make the shapes stronger." Influenced by the Golden Era of Illustrators, Redden's biggest influences include N.C. Wyeth, J. C. Leyendecker, and, surprisingly, Nicolai Fechin. "Fechin uses 'line' like no other. He's able to render an entire area with just lines." The artist is constantly studying the human form; he sees a lot of beauty in it. He loves the juxtaposition of the human form set against nature and the lore of the beauty that comes when they're harmonious. He also likes to show the realness of nature and the struggle of Man vs. Wild.
Redden received a degree in wildlife and worked in conservation, all the while studying art. His father, Grant Redden, put him through an intensive Russian-style academy. He was forced to paint and draw without color for an entire year. "He forced me to learn value and shape before I was able to even consider using color... I think that's part of the reason I focus so much on the shapes of humans in nature."
George Redden currently lives in Lyman, Wyoming, with his wife and four kids, where they continue to enjoy the natural world and creativity together.
George G. Redden BIO:
George G Redden grew up in the rural area of southwestern Wyoming. Throughout his youth he frequented the outdoors on the family ranch, as well as hunting and fishing on the summer mountain range. The mountains, and the agricultural lifestyle that persists in the west, is both a heritage left by his ancestors as well as a major part of George's personal life.
Creativity was another dominant element of his youth. He grew up watching his dad, Grant Redden, painting and drawing full time to support the family. George showed similar interests, and has been drawing ever since he can remember.
After a college degree in wildlife, George took a conservation job while also starting a serious mentorship in the arts under his dad. This was facilitated by other great artists, including Albin Veselka, Michael Malm, and Josh Clare. George studied hard and was drawn to both western themes and figurative work, a paring that would greatly influence his Native American paintings. He was also particularly inspired by the works of artists during the Golden Age of Illustration, including Dean Cornwell, NC Wyeth, and JC Leyendecker.
George’s work, especially his Native American paintings, emphasizes the beauty of the human body in harmony, and sometimes in opposition, with the natural world of the American west. He is inspired by the divine design of the human form, as well by his deep feelings of connection to the natural world. He employs gesture, anatomy, and design to convey these feelings in his work.
George currently lives in Lyman, Wyoming with his wife and four kids where they continue to enjoy the natural world and creativity together.