Kelly’s Wendell Locke Field hangs at Shari Brownfield Fine Art

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Generations of artists have tried their hand at capturing the grandeur and beauty of the Tetons, resulting in iconic artworks that continue to inspire us today. For Kelly-based painter Wendell Locke Field, the Tetons are not the only source of awe, the majestic mountains serve as a backdrop to lives lived.

A new exhibition at Shari Brownfield Fine Art titled Collective Grace showcases Field’s uniquely intimate and charming pieces of visual storytelling, highlighting the grace and humanity that he has experienced in our valley and around the globe.

Since his childhood living on a dairy farm in Michigan, Field has cherished the natural world and the adventure it holds. The farm soil, forest trees, and lake waters fostered Field’s curiosity for nature, and he felt that the entire universe was present in even the smallest leaf or stone. His curiosity developed alongside a deep creativity, spurring him to translate the sights and textures of the outside world through painting.

Field’s paintings reveal a deep love for the tradition of painting blended with a hunger for new experience and adventure.

“I studied those who came before me and those who stand beside me. I study the craft and practice the fundamentals,’ Fields says. “Drawing is seeing after all. You are forced to be still. To be.”

Collective Grace opens March 3 and will remain on view through April 15, 2022. An opening reception with the artist will be held March 17 from 4-7pm.

Shari Brownfield Fine Art

55 South Glenwood Street in Jackson
Open Weekdays 9-5, Saturdays 10-6, and by appointment.