{"id":"11","title":"Rodger Bechtold and Mary Jo O’Gara: Midwest Landscapes","starts_at":"2017-01-28 17:00:00","ends_at":"2017-03-31 18:00:00","body":"<p>Founded in 2001, Anne Loucks Gallery specializes in contemporary American painting, photography and works on paper by emerging and mid-career artists in a range of styles and mediums.&nbsp;Celebrating our 24th year, the gallery curates twelve exhibitions annually and offers art advisory, framing and installation services.</p><p><br></p><p>Represented artists include: Tracey Adams, Victoria Adams, March Avery, Liz Barber, Rodger Bechtold, Charlie Bluett, Pegan Brooke, Jamie Brunson, David Burdeny, Hannah Bureau, Brian Coleman, Madeline Denaro, Stephen Dinsmore, Lori Glavin, Lyle Gomes, Bernd Haussmann, Stephanie Henderson, Scott Ingram, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Sherry Karver, Laurie Victor Kay, Richard Kooyman, Yaz Krehbiel, Sara MacCulloch, Cheryl Maeder, John McCormick, Maggie Meiners, Sally Michel, Eleanor Miller, Grace Munakata, Jenny Nelson, Marshall Noice, Mary Jo O’Gara, Sandy Ostrau, Melanie Parke, Lisa Ridgers, Maura Segal, Stephen Seinberg, Adam Siegel, Hunt Slonem, Rodney Smith and Leslie Wu.</p><p><br></p><p>Image: Sally Michel, <em>Interior with Plant</em>, 1987, 40”x 50”</p>","type":"EventCategory","state":"published","slug":"exhibitions","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:54:41.176231","updated_at":"2018-10-22 18:54:41.176231","excerpt":null,"is_timeless":false,"organization_id":549,"highlighted":false,"opening_starts_at":null,"opening_ends_at":null,"searchable":"'-7':15B '28':13B '35':32B '5':14B 'abstract':60B 'alway':108B 'ann':17B 'announc':23B 'artist':36B 'barn':113B 'bechtold':2A,38B,45B,72B 'beyond':85B 'blur':56B 'brushwork':71B 'canva':87B 'captur':48B 'charg':63B 'color':67B,101B 'composit':74B,111B 'effortless':70B 'energi':65B 'exhibit':30B 'extend':84B 'fresh':109B 'galleri':19B 'gara':7A,43B,91B 'harmoni':98B 'includ':112B 'inspir':119B 'intent':105B 'januari':12B 'jo':5A,41B,89B 'landscap':9A,28B,51B,118B 'layer':99B 'light':104B 'line':58B 'louck':18B 'manner':54B 'mari':4A,40B,88B 'midwest':8A,27B,122B 'midwestern':50B 'o':6A,42B,90B 'offer':75B 'open':10B,25B,117B 'outbuild':114B 'paint':34B,47B,93B 'place':80B 'pleas':21B 'pm':16B 'recent':33B 'recept':11B 'repres':94B 'represent':62B 'rodger':1A,37B,44B 'seem':69B 'sens':78B 'spacious':82B 'studi':96B 'surround':123B 'textur':102B 'uncompl':106B 'uniqu':77B 'vibrant':66B 'wide':116B","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1736027241/r1bd4vykv77ggslzeqe3.jpg","calendar":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/raw/upload/v1721669429/event_ics_1721669428688.ics","carousel":null,"event_body":"<p>Opening Reception: January 28, 5-7pm</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Anne Loucks Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of <em>Midwest Landscapes</em>,&nbsp;an exhibition of 35 recent paintings by artists Rodger Bechtold and Mary Jo O&rsquo;Gara.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rodger Bechtold&rsquo;s paintings capture the Midwestern landscape in a manner that blurs the line between abstraction and representation. Charged with energy, vibrant color and seemingly effortless brushwork, Bechtold&rsquo;s compositions offer a unique sense of place and spaciousness that extends beyond the canvas.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mary Jo O&rsquo;Gara&rsquo;s paintings represent a study in harmonious layers of color, texture and light. Intentionally uncomplicated and always fresh, her compositions include barns, outbuildings and wide open landscapes inspired by her Midwest surroundings.&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Rodger Bechtold, &lt;i&gt;Broken Light&lt;/i&gt;, oil on canvas, 36&quot; x 42&quot;\" data-rich-file-id=\"1741\" src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/1741/original/brokenlight-36x42.jpg\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Mary Jo O’Gara, &lt;i&gt;Barn, Sloping Roof&lt;/i&gt;, oil on canvas, 18&quot; x 18&quot;\" data-rich-file-id=\"1742\" src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/1742/original/barn-20sloping-20roof-18x18hi.jpg\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n","name":"Exhibitions","organization_type_id":"1","district_id":"6","telephone":"+18478358500","website":"http://www.loucksgallery.com","email":"anne@loucksgallery.com","hours":"Tu–Sa 10:30–5 and by appt.","location":"309 Park Ave. Glencoe, IL 60022","display_location":"309 Park Ave. Glencoe, IL 60022","latitude":"42.134913","longitude":"-87.758370","contact":"Anne Loucks","sub_district_id":"9","promoted_at":"2018-10-24T18:52:22.757Z","optional_sort_name":"Loucks","paid":true,"position":2,"category_name":"Exhibitions","orgname":"Anne Loucks Gallery","orgslug":"anne-loucks-gallery","image":null}