Gardening in the San Joaquin Valley 2018 21x22 - California

Year2018

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassWood Frame 

Purchased fromArtist 2018 

Story / Additional InfoThe painting was selected for a juried show, Arts in Agriculture in Fresno, CA. A pair of yellow gloves in the left corner represent the artist's love of gardening and the window displays the verdant hills of the San Joaquin Valley, known as the breadbasket of the world. A basket on the table holds bread and vegetables and a bowl of peaches and olives also display the abundance of crops grown in the valley. The filmy curtain and the dominant red background are reminiscent of Bonnard and his still life scenes, a big influence on the artist. The yellows and reds relate to the heat of the valley and the sun soaked foothills. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Borkerage 

LID163491

Dixie Salazar - United States

Art Brokerage: Dixie Salazar Hispanic - American Artist: Dixie Salazar is a Central Valley, California artist who has been working in a number of mediums, including oils, watercolors, collage, assemblage, and hand-colored photography for the past forty years or more. Her work has been shown extensively in the Central Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and Merced, at the Merced Multi-cultural Art Museum in 2005. This was a one person show of oils and painted collage, exploring her dual (Hispanic and Anglo) heritage. Other one person shows occurred in 2006 at Arte Americas in Fresno and Educational Employees Credit Union in Sacramento. A large body of figurative work was also shown at the Patterson Building in Fresno in 2006 in a show titled "Escaping Gravity". In 2013 Dixie had a one person show at Arte Americas in Fresno, INTERCONNECTIONS, painted collages that explored Mayan symbols and history relating them to contemporary issues. In the past five years, Dixie has entered a number of shows in California, Oregon and on the East Coast, winning a number of first place awards and several Best of Shows. Her latest show was a one person show at the Pacific Grove Monterrey Peninsula College Art Museum. Dixie Salazar is also a poet with three books of poetry published and a novel, LIMBO, published in 1995. Listings wanted.