To Feast On Clouds

Here is some perfect timing. According to the New York Times, Sullivan Goss gallery is one of the best things to see and do in Santa Barbara! You can read the full story here if you are a subscriber.

My latest solo show is about to open at the end of July in this very gallery! Surely, with this type of press you want to be the first to “feast your eyes” on the three captivating collections via the sneak peak that will be sent out on Saturday July 22 at 9am.

• The Farmer's Almanac series from Jalama Canyon Ranch, White Buffalo Land Trust - Be prepared to delve into the intricate and thought-provoking world of regenerative agriculture and nature, as this collection delves deep into the rich tapestry of farming, ranching and biodiverse landscapes.

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  The 89 Cloud Project - The 89 Cloud project promises to transport you to the heavens, through a newfound appreciation of water, where it comes from and how it is essential to the food we grow that is served on our tables.

The Cloud Cube Quartet - These distinctive cloudscapes are elevated from the ephemeral to the tangible. The Cloud Cube quartet have abstracted clouds, a shape shifting form, to lines and angles, each representing one of Goethe's cloud poems: Nimbus, Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulus.

If you are not sure if you are on the Sullivan Goss Sneak Peak list, please let me know.

89 Clouds

To Feast On Clouds

Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery

Santa Barbara

July 28- September 25, 2023

Opening Reception

First Thursday, August 3rd 5-8pm.

We are officially in summer and I have lots of work to do. Deadlines have kept me in my studio, nose to the easel and developing cyanotypes on these sunny days.

SAVE THE DATE

for my solo show

To Feast on Clouds

Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara

JULY 28TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25TH

1st Thursday reception August 3rd

Get to see the work first and claim your piece before the show opens!

Sneak preview sign up here.

Many of you know exactly what piece you want so PLEASE be sure to sign up.

First come, first serve basis!

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If you have visited the studio in the past year, you have witnessed the massing collection of cloudscapes and perhaps you  flipped through my sketchbooks from the White Buffalo Land Trust residency. The day of the big reveal is almost here. The culmination of all my efforts will soon be on the wall at Sullivan Goss in Santa Barbara.

“59. November is National Cloud month”, oil on silver, 15x 22.5”

This is the biggest piece in the collection. Each piece is named after a line from the poem, 89 Clouds by Mark Strand.

This collection of cloudscapes encourage conversations about water, whether there is drought or flood and its impact on our survival. Many of the cloudscapes are painted on silverware, a substrate with a history of food service. Reimagined as a cloudscape painting, these pieces remind us that water is essential for growing the food we consume.

“25. A cloud with out you is only a clod”, oil on glass, 2.5 x 2.5 “

This is the smallest piece in the collection

The Farmer’s Almanac Series, ready to get framed for the show!

This series is shaped by my time as resident artist on the White Buffalo Land Trust's Jalama Canyon Ranch. The organization practices and fosters regenerative farming methods, many of which can be traced to practices before the advent of corporate farming. 

The gouache vignettes are painted on 1866 Farmer's Almanac pages that were reproduced on water color paper. The almanac page floats on top of a cyanotype with botanicals sourced from the ranch and photographs that appear to be from another time.

I look forward to seeing you at my opening,

With gratitude,

Holli Harmon