about the show
The West Nebraska Arts Center, with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and the National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to present Here, There and Everywhere by Barbara Kuxhausen & David Sneesby. The reception is on Thursday, October 30th, 5pm – 7pm. This is a free event and open to the public. This reception will have live music provided by Prairie Fiddlers. Refreshments and appetizers will be served for all who attend.
In the Main Gallery Barbara Kuxhausen and David Sneesby will be displaying wildlife and landscapes through the medium of watercolor. By creating these images they are chasing emotions, reimaging scenery, and enjoying the fusions color and water make. Don’t miss live music brought to us by the Prairie Fiddlers.
bios
David Sneesby
Although born and raised in Casper, David Sneesby spent his career primarily in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, and returned to Wyoming to retire in 2003. He married Audrey Jarvis in 2006 and took up painting watercolors as a hobby around 2007. He has a son whose family lives in Sacramento.
Sneesby’s career was as a civil engineer and urban planner, with military service, residential rehabbing, designing passive solar homes, and resort management mixed in. He has traveled much of the world and enjoys painting scenes of his adventures. He took up watercolor painting after retirement.
David Sneesby has been a ten-year board member of Casper Artists Guild, Casper’s Scotch and Watercolor Society, Mountain Shadows Artist Association in Yuma, a signature member of Wyoming Watercolor Society, and founder of Art-on-the-Go, an art sales cooperative in Casper, Wyoming.
artist statement
I have been painting watercolors since retirement, and it’s been my salvation. I treasure the rare opportunities to paint and just really like making paintings I like. I try every subject imaginable, but prefer buildings, street scenes, and landscapes. My new passion is “plein-air” painting, which has revived my interest in watercolors.
Barbara Kuxhausen
Bobbie grew up in the Chicago area, but the mountains and open spaces of the west attracted her to Wyoming where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. At the University of Wyoming, she met her husband, Gary, and eventually moved to Casper where they raised their son, Kyle, and stayed for 55 years. She taught elementary art for 29 years before retiring. Camping in the summer offered many sketching and painting excursions, even from the back of a horse. Packing into the Wyoming wilderness was the highlight of many summers.
She has exhibited in many national and international shows including the American Watercolor Society in New York, and the National Watercolor Society in California. She is a signature member of Wyoming Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society, Northern Plains Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, and Watercolor West in California. During her teaching career, she won Best of Series at the National Art Education Association Conference and has been published in School Arts Magazine twice. Now retired, she spends her time painting, creating ceramics, traveling, and playing water volleyball.
artist statement
Watercolor has always been a favorite challenge. I enjoy the fluidity, the adventure and the uprise it offers. I paint a variety of subjects attempting not to duplicate nature, but to reflect my feelings about its harmony, vitality and mood. Simplifying shapes, textures and colors is my method of capturing the essence of the scene. A watercolor painting is like a short story. “Get in, do it, get out”.
special thanks
Special thanks to volunteers Brittan Vitosh for their assistance in the gallery. Also thank you to the West Nebraska Arts Center Board for bringing food to the reception.
about WNAC
The West Nebraska Arts Center is a 501c3 cultural non-profit organization committed to education, awareness, and excellence in the arts, serving the North Platte Valley Region. WNAC is located at the corner of 1st Avenue and 18th Street in Scottsbluff, NE. Visit the gallery free of charge Tuesday through Friday 10 to 5, Saturdays from 1 to 5. We are closed Sunday and Monday. You can also visit our website for upcoming attractions at www.thewnac.com. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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WNAC is supported by local businesses and individuals who value having the Arts Center in our community. Do you support WNAC with an annual membership gift? If not, please consider joining our efforts. Members of West Nebraska Arts Center receive first notification of our events. Members also receive gallery postcards, a monthly newsletter, discounts gallery and gift shop purchases as well as classes, workshops, fundraiser tickets, and other special events. You will also receive the WNAC newsletter and invitations to special events. Activate or renew your membership online at www.thewnac.com, by visiting the Arts Center office, or call 308-632-2226.
