EQUINE ELEGANCE: BRUCE LAWES
February 12 - 22, 2015
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ…. Trailside Galleries is pleased to present Equine Elegance a special showcase of equine paintings by Canadian artist Bruce Lawes.  The show will be on exhibit at the gallery from February 12 through February 22 coinciding with the Arabian Horse show here in Scottsdale, AZ. 

Lawes is an internationally collected painter born in Toronto, Canada. He has remained a resident in the area all his life, however, as the broad range of subject matter in his paintings may suggest, he has a keen interest in travel.  The artist’s versatility is clearly visible, whether he is working on a figurative piece, a landscape or an equine painting and each and every work always upholds a strong level of quality, craftsmanship and technical skill.

For this particular event, Lawes has created a series of masterful equine paintings.  He notes, “I’ve found the horse to be my favorite subject as an artist; the challenges they present and the power and beauty they convey is undeniable.”  The range of his equine interpretations reached far and wide, from depicting the plight of America’s wild mustangs to portraying the power and speed of racehorses and hunter/jumpers to the grace and elegance of dressage horses.

Lawes has done many personal and corporate works over the years, yet in order to give meaning to his work, he often paints with a significant theme. He continues to refine his natural talents while directing his paintings towards a greater purpose, when possible. He seeks out worthy programs that will generate public awareness and solid corporate participation.

Since 1963, Trailside Galleries of Jackson, Wyoming and Scottsdale, Arizona has been regarded as one of the pre-eminent dealers in American representational art, specializing in a rich and varied collection of works by the leading western, wildlife, figurative, impressionist, and landscape artists in the country. The artist roster includes members of the Cowboy Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Oil Painters of America, Plein-Air Painters of America, Prix De West, Society of Animal Artists, National Sculpture Society and Masters of the American West.

The gallery is also home to the offices and showrooms of its auction department, the Jackson Hole Art Auction.  Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists

Please contact Kimberly C. Fletcher, Marketing & Communications Director at 480.945.7751 or email media@trailsidegalleries.com for further information and images.