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PLUMAGEPLUMAGEPLUMAGE---TXTXTX Art Magazine
April 2015 Issue
Bill Scheidt
Interview with the Boerne
Artist & Horse Farrier
Reviews/ Commentary/ Exhibitions/ News/ Events
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Richard Riverin
Chemistry Painter
Russell Stephenson
“Dreamachine” Series
Boerne Parade of Artists
Parade of Artists
2015
Jorge Jorge Jorge
RodríguezRodríguezRodríguez---
Gerada Gerada Gerada
Terrestrial Portraits in San Antonio
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FEATURES April 2015 Issue No. 2
28 Richard Riverin
A Chemist turned
businessman makes his own
paint, his story, life, and
inspirations.
32 Bill Scheidt
A Boerne Western Art and
Wildlife painter shares his
story—Question and An-
swer interview
22 Russell Stephenson
How the ‘Dreamachine’ originally inspired my grid-
based work.
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IN THIS ISSUE
14
The Terrestrial portrait series of
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada and his
portrait in San Antonio
IN EVERY ISSUE
A Note from the Publisher –P.8
On the Cover—P.12
Contributors— P.13
Framing of the Month—P.40
EVENTS
BPA—Parade of Artists, participating
venues, artists and listings—P.3
Social Wrap Up
Thomas Arvid opening and VIP dinner event
pictures —P.44
PLUMAGEPLUMAGEPLUMAGE---TXTXTX Premier April 2015 Issue
PUBLISHER
Gabriel Diego Delgado
Contributing Writers
Gabriel Diego Delgado
Katherine Shevchenko
All artwork photography courtesy of J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art
Prices are for current artwork, and can change at any time
© 2015
JR Mooney Galleries
305 S. Main
Boerne, Texas
78006
830-816-5106
Edited by Gabriel Diego Delgado, Marla Cavin, Katherine , Betty Houston
Design by: Gabriel Diego Delgado
A Note from the Publisher
“ITS OUR SECOND EDITION OF
PLUMAGE-TX MAGAZINE. ANOTHER MONTH OF
RAIN MIXED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND WE
ENTER INTO SPRING. THE HILL COUNTRY IS ON THE
VERGE OF ONE OF THE TWO MAJOR EVENTS
HOSTED BY THE BOERNE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
ASSOCIATION IN APRIL AND SAN ANTONIO IS
WRAPPING UP CONTEMPORARY ART MONTH… A
LOT IS GOING ON IN THE SAN ANTO METRO.”
Again the premise behind this magazine is as follows:
There seems to be a void in the local magazines that
spotlight the individual galleries and museums; their
openings, social programming and artists. PLUMAGE-
TX hopes to use its pages as a vehicle to educate,
entertain and enlighten our audience on a variety of
topics ranging from reviews, news, artist narratives,
interviews, criticism and a cohort of other art related stories from within the gallery walls to
the major metro centers. I hope you find this informative and hope you continue to follow
the artistic happenings around you in your local neighborhoods.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Diego Delgado, Publisher
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On the Cover
The picture that graces the cover of the April
2015 edition of Plumage-TX magazine was
taken along Main St. in Boerne, TX. Boerne is
full of historical buildings, dilapidated barns,
reclaimed architecture and a rich history of
German immigrant stories. Shown is the
remnants of an old barn structure right by the
community library box and the Nature Store.
Be sure to pay close attention when walking
down the Historic Mile in Boerne, Texas... be
sure to look down all the alleys, behind
buildings and around corners; surprises
await .
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Contributors
Katherine Shevchenko has attended the San Francisco Academy of Art University and the University of Texas at San Antonio where she received her Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Painting. Her experience ranges from interning as a curatorial assistant at Southwest School of Art to teaching art to students of
all ages. Currently, she is an art consultant/framing designer at the J.R. Mooney Gallery in Boerne. Some of her contributions include writing articles, hosting and editing the J.R. Mooney podcast, "Mooney Makes Sense" and art catalog design. She is also an artist that specializes in painting in oils and other media.
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Gabriel Diego Delgado is the Gallery
Director at J.R. Mooney Galleries of
Fine Art, Boerne, Texas. He has spent
almost a decade in Nonprofit Art
Management- working as a Curator of
Exhibitions at the Station Museum of
Contemporary Art, Houston; Project
Manager of Research and
Development at the Museo Alameda,
a Smithsonian Affiliate, San Antonio;
Community Outreach/ Communications Director for an art and
education nonprofit in Texas and is a working professional artist.
He is a Freelance Curator and Arts Reviewer for several
publications. His artwork has been shown in Arco 2012 Madrid,
Spain; New York, New York, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary
Art) D.C. as well as numerous galleries and venues throughout
the U.S.
By: Gabriel Diego Delgado
Photography by: Arsenio
De Lara & Trinity A. Greer
COVER STORY
Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara
Jorge
Rodríguez-
Gerada International Artist
Completes One of
his Signature
“Terrestrial”
Portraits in San
Antonio
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada
Nyssa- The Portrait to Represent Us All
Photograph courtesy of: Trinity A. Greer
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uddling in the front seat of a loaded down pickup truck filled with miscellaneous
art supplies, tools and papers, Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada and I sit, staring off onto his plotted
out parking lot pattern to talk about his larger than life, “Terrestrial Series” portrait he
completed in San Antonio for Contemporary Art Month (CAM). Painted directly onto the
back parking lot of the Christopher Columbus Italian Society, located at 201 Piazza Italia,
Rodríguez-Gerada explains the premise and inspirations behind his larger than life
horizontal portraits.
As a personal guest of former VIA and Museo Alameda Chairman, Owner of Muñoz and
Company and political advocate Mr. Henry Muñoz, Rodríguez-Gerada explained his journey
to San Antonio and beyond. “I first met Henry at the Smithsonian Gallery National Mall
where I was doing a male portrait titled, ‘Out of Many, One’, which was composed on six
acres of land next to the Reflecting Pool and by the National World War II Memorial. Henry
saw the work, liked what I was doing and we were familiar with each other from other
meetings at the annual Miami Basel art exhibition, so he invited me down to San Antonio to
commission me to do some artwork inspired by the people of San Antonio and their own
unique diversity. Henry is so passionate for his city and its people, that it was a project I
knew I wanted to be a part of,” he says.
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s signature portraits are often acres long and wide, visually seen in
whole only by satellite imagery, drone photography or multi-storied building views. A sort
of “contemporary portraiture” that pushes the limitations of traditional portraits, Rodríguez
-Gerada’s wants the audience to experience his artwork on many levels; from being able to
walk into the artwork, become part of the experience, or see it from above through
photography via online; on our computer and cell phone screens. He feels this is all part of
his artwork, the physical presence of the piece in the surround environments, how people
interact with it and how they perceive it through image.
Born in Santa Clara, Cuba Rodríguez-Gerada and his parents fled the Castro regime and
ended up in North Plainfield, New Jersey. At 19 he moved to Manhattan and emerged as a
post-graffiti art commentator and social artist. Rodríguez-Gerada dropped out of Jersey
State College to pursue a career in fine arts. He never feared he would need a degree to
achieve his dreams of being a successful artist.
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“If you shoot for the stars you will at least reach the moon”, he says.
Rodríguez-Gerada had many hardships along the way, including fathering a child with a
severe neurological disorder. Financial strains of this medical condition affected his family.
“Dealing with his condition was a financial whirlwind. Our son was on a cocktail of seizure
medicines which put him in a vegetative state. In Barcelona, Spain I found alternative
treatments for my son, so I moved my family there.”
Once in Barcelona, he took an almost 6 year “hiatus” from art to deal with his family. In
2006 he started to work on some original ideas, pushing the envelope of his previous post-
graffiti, ‘culture-jamming’ social artwork.
“I wanted to push the limits of contemporary portraits,” he says. “These kind of
monumental images are a powerful way to talk about the moments…the moments in time.
Every one of my art pieces are based on a place, and I go to places to tell a story.”
With the “Terrestrial Portrait” of a little girl named Nyssa Gomez, Rodríguez-Gerada
addresses the diverse populations of San Antonio. He explains that there has been a spike
in the births of girls in San Antonio which will have numerical effects for the future of the
city. He is also intrigued by parts of San Antonio that are not delineated by racial divides;
something he sees throughout the world in his travel –Belfast and the Middle East.
Photograph courtesy of: Trinity A. Greer
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He points to a newly poured concrete patch on the parking lot, left of the truck cab.
“There is where archeologists think the first San Antonio settlement was,” he said. “When
you look back in history everything
is interlaced, interlocked with
interchanges of cultures”, he
explains. “I want to celebrate who
we are today… I want to give
homage to that.”
“Nyssa was picked at random, a
sort of artist lottery,” he says.
Rodríguez-Gerada saw Nyssa and
thought her profile reflected an
accurate depiction of the “New San
Antonio.”
“I want you to take away that this portrait can be any little girl, anyone from San Antonio;
enjoy her content gaze, its intent… you can feel she is from a nurtured family, her parents
are engaged with her personal development. I am painting her portrait here at the
beginning of San Antonio - the original settlement.” Her face will be visible from the
highway interchanges to the left of the parking lot downtown and will face the new San
Pedro Creek development project (development headed by Muñoz and Company).
“This is the
future of San
Antonio, facing
the past,” he
explains. “There
is so much
growth in San
Antonio, so much
diversity and it
keeps getting
bigger with more
and more
innovation.”
Photograph courtesy of: Trinity A. Greer
Photograph courtesy of: Trinity A. Greer
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Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara
As an artist I have a duty to
embrace cultures, there is a need to
reflect, no one gets to choose
where they are born… if we look
deeply, deep down, we are all the
same.”
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada completed
his San Antonio portrait in three
days and wrapped up his sojourn in
San Antonio with an artist
discussion at the Alameda Theater,
hosted by Muñoz and Company on
Sunday, March 29, 2015.
For more information on Jorge
Rodríguez-Gerada and his large
scale “terrestrial” portraits, visit
www.jorgerodriguezgerada.com.
© Gabriel Diego Delgado Gallery Director
J.R. Mooney Galleries- Boerne
Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara
Photograph courtesy of: Arsenio De Lara
Russell Stephenson
COVER STORY
Russell Stephenson New Painting Series
Dominated by the Grid Images courtesy of Russell Stephenson
“Awakening
the Dreamachine” A Conversation with Russell Stephenson
San Antonio based artist, Russell Stephenson has five galleries in Texas that represent his
artwork. Each gallery exhibits a different style or aesthetic; often dictated by the buying
market of regional clientele. In Boerne, Texas, the J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art show-
case his “Texas Panoramic” series; a body of work that is often referred to as abstract
landscapes. However, another series of paintings is gaining traction with collectors – the
“Dreamachine” series. A body of work that is based off the grid pattern, Russell explores
more of the psychedelic nature of overlapping geography.
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“An optical stimulation device developed by Brion Gysin termed the ‘Dreamachine’ originally inspired my grid-based work. This device utilizes the physical attributes of a grid pattern that activates sensory hallucinations in your retina while conscious. In each of the rectangles in my work I explore the visual sensory hallucinations. Each work is comprised of several rows and different organizations of the rectangular modules that make up the work, allowing me to explore multiple facets of individual visuals collectively creating a stimulating pattern in and of itself. Over time, and
exploration and contemplation of the grid, I discovered many other associations with the use of the grid in everyday life. Man-made objects and systems are all grid-based which led me to conceptually being able to explore an unlimited wealth of resources in my personal research as to this ‘organizing of and compartmentalizing’ of information.
From urban development plans, pixel based images, cultural symbolism, and even division of farmland, I have been able to rearrange and explore many different uses of the grid-system, and also explore variations of overall color schemes, color uses, anomalies, and optical interactions within our visual spectrum.
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I treat each fragment of my grid-based work like an individual piece of art so that I can collectively explore many different ideas at once within a single piece. The patterns are constantly changing based on new inspirations and discoveries. At times, the modular system transitions over into other aspects of my work that are more abstract landscape-based work.
This complexity only provides more ideas to be explored and combined with new techniques and compositions. The nature of the ‘Dreamachine’ is, the more you explore your mind within the device, the more you discover about the optical phenomenon that occurs in the mind’s eye. The nature of the artwork itself mimics this process by bringing the optical stimulations out of the workings of the mind, and into a visual reality represented with physical materials and visual stimuli.”
© Gabriel Diego
Delgado Gallery Director
J.R. Mooney Galleries- Boerne
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COVER STORY
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COVER STORY
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Artist for Conservation
By: Katherine Shevchenko
Photography courtesy of J.R. Mooney Galleries
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Artist for Conservation
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ildlife/Western artist Bill Scheidt channels his reverence for animals into his art
where he instills a sense of wonder; hoping to communicate a sense of spirituality through
the safeguarding of our natural heritage. Scheidt developed his love for the animal world
growing up on a 1, 300 acre ranch in Bandera County, Texas. He reminisces about sitting in a
deer blind for hours on end, "…Seen all kinds of wild game from golden eagles to javelinas.
Sometimes sitting there from daylight to dark, that's where I kind of got my love for the
wildlife." Unfortunately, discouraged from attending art school, Scheidt had to redirect his
life; spending 4 years in the Navy and then holding down various occupations afterward.
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Primarily a self-taught
artist, Scheidt kept
pursuing his art on the
side during his career as
a farrier (horseshoer)
and horse trainer for 17
years. When
occupational pain
prevented him from
continuing his farrier
career unless he had
surgery, his wife
encouraged him to
pursue his painting full
time. Even though he
admits to having a
"rough start," he was able to begin to fulfill his lifelong desire and finally immerse himself in
his artistry. His art career has spanned close to 30 years, having participated in many
exhibitions locally and nationally. He has been a member of various artist organizations:
American Plains Artists, Artists for Conservation and Oil Painters of America to name just a
few. Most recently he was featured in "Cerebral Dichotomies of the Boerne Dyad," a two
person show at J.R. Mooney Gallery-Boerne with fellow artist Sidney Sinclair.
"Empty Nest" is one of the signature pieces of the "Dichotomies" exhibition that highlights
Scheidt's abilities in capturing the presence and beauty of animals in their natural
surroundings in oil paint on canvas. Portrayed in fantastic detail are a pair of burrowing
owls that are in their element upon the plain, enjoying the vastness after being cooped up
in their underground denizen.
Hanging next to this piece in the
exhibition is the stunning "Pheasant
Fields" which features a pair of
pheasants, accentuating Scheidt's
unmistakable eye in capturing and
observing detail,
…...cont’d on next page
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from the teal iridescence on the male pheasant's plumage to the female's delicate feather
striations; this pair stands in unity against a backdrop of windswept grassy fields. In
"Harem Master", the main focal point, bathed in Aurelian light, is a majestic antlered buck
ruling over his "harem". A group of females are in cool shadow in the distance, creating
dramatic contrast; a dichotomy of polarities: male, female; warm, cool; singular, multiple.
Another example of Scheidt's immense capacity for painting nature is "Block Creek Bluff,"
an ode to the wilderness as a lone raptor soars over a rocky cliff side that is nestled amid
brilliant gold treetops: a testament to the magnificent independence and strength of this
solitary creature in his quest for survival amid uncertain terrain.
Scheidt's passion and commitment to the preservation of nature go beyond the subject
matter of his art; he is an active member of Artists for Conservation, a worldwide artist ad-
vocacy organization that contributes percentages of their artwork sales to environmental
causes of the artists' choice.
Scheidt's favorite conservation organization is the local Boerne Cibolo Nature Center, a
conservancy initiative that protects the fragile Cibolo Creek Watershed located in the Texas
hill country. This watershed ranges from north Boerne and continues south for 96 miles
until it joins the San Antonio River, recharging the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers along its
way and is home to many sensitive and threatened species like the Guadalupe Bass and
the golden-cheeked warbler. He exhibits regularly with the Artists for Conservation along
with 500 other signature members, whose art exhibits promote environmental steward-
ship and protecting our natural habitats.
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For Scheidt, the inspiration to create may come from a certain light condition or an
experience that will evolve itself from rough pencil sketches to fully finished oil painting.
When asked what sort of response he would like his art to evoke in his viewers, he replies," I
would like something in my art to move them.” Ever humble, he elaborates on the
foundational belief in being an instrument of the Creator, the source that truly guides his art.
"It's not just me doing the work…it's the guy upstairs that's working through my hand, which
makes it what it is; maybe people see that."
© Katherine Shevchenko, Art Consultant
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