JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Turner Fine Art announced it will host an unprecedented exhibition by internationally recognized artist Gunnar Tryggmo.
This highly-anticipated show features a bold collection of watercolor paintings by the esteemed Swedish painter. The show will open February 4, with an artist reception on Thursday, February 7 from 5-7pm. This event is free and open to all.
Gunnar Tryggmo is a master of his craft, exhibiting a level reached only through a commitment of time and passion. In his native Sweden, Tryggmo is highly revered for his watercolor paintings that follow in the country’s rich tradition of the medium.
“Traditional watercolor is a very challenging medium because of its unpredictable nature and transparency—it is not possible to undo a misstep,” said gallery owner Kathryn Mapes Turner. “This is why Gunnar’s commitment to painting in this medium is so impressive. The results of his commitment are pieces that are both bold and sensitive, painstakingly rendered with a distinctive lightness of touch and spontaneity.”
Tryggmo’s imagery is cherished for its reflection of a deep love of the natural world; he continually sources the out-of-doors by painting en plein air with his paint box and spotting scope. His work ethic and approach were something noted almost immediately the first time Turner met Tryggmo.
“I first met Gunnar at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum where we were both exhibiting in the International Birds in Art Juried Exhibition, said gallery owner Kathryn Mapes Turner. “One afternoon, the artists were sharing their field journals and I was so impressed with Gunnar’s. They had the scholarly approach of a naturalist, but the astute renderings of a very practiced artist.”
‘The Wild Wonder,’ a solo exhibit by Gunnar Tryggmo hangs at Turner Fine Art February 4 through March 29, 2019. Artist reception Thursday, February 7 from 5-7pm.
