June 20 - September 28Location - Amarillo Museum of Art (AMoA)
Organized by PPHM
With Special Thanks to AMoA
Often compared to Frank Reaugh for their shared medium and subject matter, Salter’s work is very much of her own hand and her own time. She takes photographs and notes in the field, returning to her studio where she edits elements within her compositions, elevating the natural beauty of the land into something exceptional.
Salter has secured her place among the state’s most significant contemporary artists, having been featured in the 2017 project
Texas Rivers and Texas Art, selected as a member of the “Contemporary Texas Regionalists” and, most recently, finding inspiration in Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons State Parks in
The Art of Texas State Parks. Salter also created a body of work in response to Frank Reaugh’s iconic sketching trips, which makes up a significant portion of the museum’s art collection.
Frank Reaugh (1860-1945)
Often referred to as the “Dean of Texas Painting,” Frank Reaugh was an artist, teacher, and inventor and his studio in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas was the departure point for sketching trips into the American West. Often travelling to the Texas panhandle and beyond, Reaugh created thousands of plein air pastel sketches that captured the unspoiled plains. When he returned to his studio, those small sketches, often only 3.5 inches by 7 inches, were the source material for larger compositions in oil.
Jeri Salter, whose work is also exhibited in this gallery, visited many of the same locations as Reaugh, such as Tule and Palo Duro Canyons. This selection of Reaugh’s artwork serves as a complement Salter’s contemporary interpretations of light interacting with the unique landscape and broad skies.