Show could be the effect of that light on the mountain range or the fact that the mountains look very compressed because of the clouds coming down I ‘ say You want to make sure Jerry that you capture that “It j — Artist Jerry Fuhrf man Getting to the chcwen site ie only pert or the work for Huestis who says he often wee pictures within e picture '‘Jerry what a the one thing that ’a important? Slay with it” 7 hat’s why when Fuhriman squeals to a stop he always asks himseU a question: '‘why did I stop here?” The answer usually is “the light” When these artists speak erf their work they speak as d the light is the scene the very vessel of lile “It could be die eUect irf that light un the mountain range or the lad that the muuO' tains look very compressed because erf the clouds coming down I say ‘You want to make sure Jerry that voucapturc that” Those are lar irum Fuhriman s final words on site The lad is that his every water color is a “dialogue” between him and the picture Unlike oils which do not speak to Fuhriman but instead “just sit there” Watercolors on the other hand say "Wefi Jerry I know this is wliat you might want to have happen but here’s where J in going with this “1 say 'Okay that’s kind irf an interesting way well lake this discussion’ So J’U stroke it tins way So what J m having with the paper aud the pigment and die w trier is a dialogue JJ that's the case it was a sociable summer lor Fuhriman with his pigment pals He painted “a tremendous amount I d go out at 7 o’clock throw junk in the car All erf a sudden my cat pulls vti to die side erf the road and J'ra pulling out my palette and am sitting on the bumper J paint till 11 Then 1 come back in die afternoon when the shadow s are lengthening “It's abeaulrful v alley we Inc m What's really Frightening is that 1 can show y ou punungs irf 2U y ears ago erf landscapes that arc gone J guess dial ’s ” une reason 1 painted so much this ' “J realized that everything J did w as nor going lei be good and dial a the w ay it is today” She laughs “fcvervdiing I do is not very good Once an a while I led satisfied with something” Now six y ears into Cache Valley and a founding member erf the Carden Gate Gallery in die Mall as w dl as president erf die Cache duster erf the Utah Wuunxrfur Society Uanalty is dedicated enough to paint lift handed while her broken right wrist mends “People usually paint something they need an their lives” she says She peelers “peacdul” scenes: “I don'i UKc the dark side erf art” She (peaks irf “struggle” and “lxuslrxiiutL' darkening her ow n story But we expected something else? After all her s is the story erf an artist Fuhriman friers to being “in the moment” kiud erf blissed out while paint ing For him the joy is “process” nut “production' The uonunon mistake- tie says as dial artists are “too concerned with what people think erf then pauiuug What they should say is Jsn’1 it great to Ik alive?" OJ course uheti customers d'ivt Bear Colorado to purchase her an I'iaby thnis h's even greater than usual to I aine But people stlb at en ’( mined into tier paintings Fuhriman does admit his dog but the privileged aiutual better seek out a shah erf sunshine because winter’s coming B Cl - sum-mw- Whaiti et disaptar lioperfully tltt sky will so Fuiirituan will still peunt erf departure ler on his paper is sky “J1 cotnc across” he says well hag it” dow u here still be there JJ enjoy bis usual the first dung die sky doesn't “I neigh? just as Meadows roouutams he uuiekjy broadly rounds up die usual suspects in his supple style completing dar scene with shadow This wendd nut he diaries Venuuskie's ack i t' along This iMiut the mid-- 1 Mi rantin': land- sea ait nut the wow now that tliey were then So dun 1 ask Huestis to make money i1! id his nature pictutejs These shouts uow n by die- river nourish hi spirit Jit v ants diem to sat “look at what we lust d t don't preserve” "How muuli money are we looking at liii!‘’' He’s setting up Ui shuui an ensemble o' adiealt w utorlalls one complete with fist lumping lit smiles at lakes his head and tune his 'xiMiiiall cap backwards “Beauty" he - alls isie ui1 un it it ily replies and leaves it at tliai Bin lie s cunt' ed and by die tune lie packs up in the cued glade lie s perspiring “Ficture widun a picture 1 set dial little ruck with the tilde waierlall picture I see dus little mossy knull with dun brunch u3 to the side leaves ui ttie twukgruund hit n un the There ’s a lui going on head today’ Tins could Ik phone (kkU cewesr' lit ados with a grn “Lois going on’ cal tie trouble unless the artnii simplifies Fulrimar still hears Jiam-so- i Or outage adnsuig bin: 20 years ago: w ay was Danahy s revered Yenu'jskie lead tea and a shadowa-fir- st man lie didn’t an Daualn s words “just start with da sky and weak his w ay down fie wevkcsd ener the whok paoi'ing” That doesn ’t mean dud Uaiutln dues da sana Much erf da purry tla musa in tar pictures sanely ew e to finding tan own way treeing lairseiJ is a laud erf lrenn touchers Free-dotdieme an lien eairty career — a' finr was lreedear luitn butties and diapers A uttly lor a lew hours each day Tlani r was da I'ccduir to tlnew awa tier t n stuff - From fur ana': ptiauelj' scst'it ns'" Eva-i- t says iy - - um) ii'imoi' - Zm-ur- u su"iti!in s' rrx pants mu 'Mint s' |