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Views of the Installation
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Main gallery, left side |
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Near front left corner Plein-aire paintings from Ephraim Wisconsin area |
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Plein-aire studies from Ephraim Wisconsin area Near front left wall |
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Plein-aire paintings from Ephraim Wisconsin area Center left wall |
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Left rear exhibit area |
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Right side of main exhibit area |
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Main gallery, right side, rear |
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Main gallery near right rear |
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Right center wall of gallery |
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Right front wall of main exhibit area |
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Individual images in wall sequence: |
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Tom Maakestad, Fall River Bank, 2008, Oil on Linen, image: 36" x 46", frame: 37 1/2" x 47 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Dock in the Bay, 2009, Oil on linen panel , image: 10" x 14", frame: 14 1/2" x 18 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Main Street, 2009, Oil on linen , image: 11" x 14", frame: 14 1/2" x 17 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Hay Bales-Penninsula Road , 2009, Oil on linen panel , image: 8" x 10", frame: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Sunset , 2009, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 6 " x 11 1/2", frame: 13" x 18" |
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Tom Maakestad, Sunset , 2009, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 4" x 6", frame: 9" x 11" |
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Tom Maakestad, Sunset on River, 2007, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 4 1/2" x 10", frame: 11 1/2" x 16 1/4" |
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Tom Maakestad, Bolt's View-Ephraim, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 18" x 24", frame: 19 1/4" x 25 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Ribolt's Crik, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 16" x 20", frame: 17 1/2" x 21 1/2"
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Tom Maakestad, From Ephraim- West Bay , 2009, Oil on Canvas, image: 16" x 20", frame: 17 1/2" x 21" |
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Tom Maakestad, Horseshoe Island, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 11" x 14", frame: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Painters at Sunset, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 20" x 16", frame: 17 1/2" x 21 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Eagle's Bluff - Door County, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 18" x 24", frame: 19 1/4" x 25 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Ephraim, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 11" x 14", frame: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, River Sketch, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 5" x 6 ", frame: 11 1/2 " x 12 3/4" |
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Tom Maakestad, Island in the River, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", frame: 15" x 17" |
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Tom Maakestad, Grains in Harvest, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 20" x 25", frame: 28" x 34" |
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Tom Maakestad, Point in River, 2009, Oil on Linen, image: 30" x 72", frame: 31 1/2" x 73 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Hay Bales in Summer, 2009, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 14" x 18", frame: 22" x 26" |
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Tom Maakestad, Winter Solitude, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 20" x 26", frame: 30" x 35" |
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Tom Maakestad, Winter Farm, 2007, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 26" x 40", frame: 36" x 50" |
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Tom Maakestad, Still Waters, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 20" x 26", frame: 30" x 35" |
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Tom Maakestad, River Out Crop, 2007, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 9" x 10", frame: 16" x 17" |
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Tom Maakestad, Valley Grove at Dusk, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 10" x 13 1/2", frame: 17 3/4" x 21" |
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Tom Maakestad, Ribolt's Crik in Fall, 2009, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 26" x 31", frame: 35" x 41" |
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Tom Maakestad, Koester's Road , 2009, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 26" x 32", frame: 35" x 40" |
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Tom Maakestad, Winter Fields, 2007, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 26" x 40", frame: 36" x 50" |
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Tom Maakestad, End of Day, 2009, Oil on Canvas, image: 30" x 40", frame: 31" x 41" |
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Tom Maakestad, Farmstead, 2008, Oil on Panel, image: 10" x 16", frame: 14" x 20" |
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Tom Maakestad, Garrett's Bay , 2008, Oil on Canvas, image: 18" x 20", frame: 19 1/2" x 25 1/2" |
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Tom Maakestad, Atmosphere, 2008, Oil Pastel on Paper, image: 14" x 22 3/4", frame: 20 1/2" x 27 3/4"
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Tom Maakestad Statement New paintings and drawings by Minnesota artist, Tom Maakestad. Raised in rural Northfield in a family of artists among a community of farmers, Maakestad is deeply anchored to the Midwestern landscape and its moods. “Light dictates our relationship with the land in many ways. In a drought we feel the austerity of the land and intensity of the sun. In normal or wet conditions light differs due to the moisture in the atmosphere and the variety of colors in the landscape. Thus our experiences and impressions of our surroundings differ depending on the light we encounter.” Long intrigued by the relationship between agriculture and the natural landscape, Maakestad’s subjects include rolling hills tilled for planting, country roads and colorful marshlands set against large atmospheric skies. In recent years, Maakestad has participated in numerous plein air festivals, giving him a heightened awareness for the affects of weather and light on our landscape and in turn, on his paintings. His work is often begun in the field and finished in studio. “Landscape as subject continues to interest me because it is an integral part of daily life here in the Midwest. This place where we live affects our livelihoods as well as our moods, imaginations and aesthetic awareness. In a sense, our lives are shaped by the landscape we inhabit and the climate we live in. Weather dictates our activities –– just as farmers plant in the spring and harvest in the fall, so it is with my compositions. I paint specific places in specific seasons.” Inspired by a combination of artistic influences including the color relationships employed by Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko as well as the solitude and introspection of Edward Hopper’s landscapes, Maakestad’s compositions explore the changing palettes and subtle drama of the midwestern cycle of seasons. |
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Tom Maakestad Resume Education 1980 BA, Honors, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, Double majors in Art and English Literature. Further study at St. Olaf College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2002 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI Selected Group Exhibitions 1998 Edgewood Orchard Gallery, Fish Creek, WI Art News Collections, Partial Listing Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago |
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