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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), Portrait of the Honorable Frederick Sylvester North Douglas, Son of Lord and Let me hear no more of that absurd maxim: “We need the new, we need to follow our Lady Glenbervie, 1815, graphite on paper, 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in., Portland Museum of Art (Maine), Joan Whitney Payson Collection, century, everything changes, everything is changed.” Sophistry — all of that! Does nature gift of John Whitney Payson, 1997.61 change, do the light and air change, have the passions of the human heart changed since the time of Homer? “We must follow our century”: but suppose my century is wrong. — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) 004 JANUARY/ F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 3 FINEARTCONNOISSEUR·COM

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The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center showcases three new exhibitions to start of the calendar year. Roger Dale Brown: Capturing the Essence includes his signature plein air and large-scale oil paintings. Maria D’Souza: From Dreams - Using European mounts of the world’s most iconic animals as the raw form, Maria D’Souza combines design, color, and dimension to create beaded skull works that stylistically range from western to contemporary. Art of the Horse – An invitational group of leading contemporary artists whose muse is the equine and includes 2D & 3D. 200 S. SECOUND STREET CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE 37040 CUSTOMSHOUSEMUSEUM.ORG Jan. 6 – Feb. 26 Roger Dale Brown: Capturing the Essence - Crouch Gallery of Customs House Museum Jan 11 – March 19 Maria D’Souza: From Dreams Orgain Gallery of Customs House Museum Jan 30 – April 9 Art of the Horse – An Invitational Exhibition In the Kimbrough Gallery of Museum

AMERICAN TONALIST SOCIET Y Fostering the Tradition and Art Form of Contemporary American Tonalism Look for info about our upcoming show at the Salmagundi Club, NYC in 2023. Shades of Gray II April 28 - May 7, 2023 Salmagundi Club, NYC An exciting opportunity to exhibit with 30 of the top tonalist painters today in NYC! Visit OnlineJuriedShows.com Deadline January 15, 2023 Before I Sleep, egg tempera. Daniel Ambrose John MacDonald Mary Erickson “Last Light” 16x20 Oil on Canvas “Golden Glory” 24” x 36” Oil on Linen www.jmacdonald.com www.MaryEricksonART.com Visit AmericanTonalistSociety.com or Instagram @americantonalistsociety

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There is a lot of superb art being made these days. 7KLVFROXPQE\\$OOLVRQ0DODIURQWHVKLQHVOLJKWRQÀYHJLIWHGLQGLYLGXDOV ZOE DUFOUR (b. 1990),  Ray (detail), 2021, ceramic stoneware, 18-carat gold luster, and steel, 40 x 24 x 20 in. (overall), private collection Currently residing in California, ZOE DUFOUR (b. 1990) is a sculp- ceramic work is much more rigorous than anything I’ve encountered in tor who creates unconventional compositions that capture the powerful traditional sculpture,” she says. “Projecting results that will occur when dance between the physical and the philosophical. “There is a strong dia- you combine various clay bodies and glazes to particular temperatures and logue between practice and thinking, a direct relationship between the atmospheres in a kiln feels primal, magical, and scientific all at once.” hand and head,” the artist explains. “This balance is echoed everywhere in nature and is a constant source of inspiration. The potential for tactile, Illustrated here is Ray, a sculpture that shows a man surrounded by emotional, and physical connections among objects, space, people, and masked versions of himself, either whole or partial. Created in ceramic nature is what draws me to sculpture.” stoneware, 18-carat gold luster, and steel, these gilded reflections repre- sent the gradations of influence on a person’s identity over a lifetime. “In Dufour continues, “Sculpting gives me a dynamic framework to geometry,” the artist notes, “a ray is part of a line that has a fixed starting engage with the world. My practice is a conscious study of nature, peo- point but no end point. One example is a sun ray. Ray was sculpted as I ple, and animals, born of affinity, love, and curiosity. This study allows me thought about the many iterations of self we pass through from birth, and to become more aware of my perceptions and biases so that I can better the many outside influences that shape us in our indeterminate lifetime.” understand our world as it exists, in reality. As I sculpt, I am balancing intuitive response and rational assessment. Ultimately, I want to sculpt Earlier this year, Dufour was sculptor-in-residence at the national his- to create art suspended between how we experience the world and what torical park dedicated to Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) in Cornish, we think we know about the world.” New Hampshire. For the better part of six months, she worked on ambi- tious life-size compositions while studying the artistry of one of America’s Originally from Thailand, Dufour studied for five years at the Grand greatest sculptors. We look forward to seeing what she produced there. Central Atelier in New York City, where she learned to sculpt primarily in clay and to cast in bronze. More recently, she has been experimenting   with ceramic sculpture, a medium she finds fascinating for its challenges Dufour is self-represented. and chemistry-based process. “The material science involved in producing FINEARTCONNOISSEUR·COM JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 049

NATHAN BERTLING (b. 1974),  Present Imperfect, 2021, oil on linen, 16 x 12 in., private collection “Convinced that beauty stubbornly persists, patient plodding. In juxtaposing the nostalgia of a timepiece with an I salvage it wherever I find it — and follow artist’s easel, I was able to reflect the weathered beauty and scarred it through.” This declaration by NATHAN effects of real labor.”  BERTLING  (b. 1974) aptly summarizes his motivation for being a painter. Fasci- As for his career path and future plans, Bertling states, “I’m nated by the often-overlooked nuances of looking and laboring down the long road — to see my life and art people, places, and things, he combines a deepen together.” He is now a member of New York City’s Salma- commitment to traditional methods and gundi Club, where his self-portrait Quick to Listen was recently materials with an active imagination and awarded Best in Show at the annual Open Painting, Sculpture & acute observation to make statements Graphics exhibition. This spring Bertling will travel to France to about everyday life. attend a three-week-long Portraits at the Louvre drawing program through Studio Escalier. He will also continue teaching private Bertling studied visual arts and com- lessons in drawing and painting at his studio. munications at Furman University in South Carolina, followed by six years of intensive Bertling is represented by Dacia Gallery (New York City). training at Ben Long’s atelier in Ashe- ville, North Carolina. In Florence during the 1970s, Long had apprenticed with Pietro Annigoni (1910–1988), sometimes called the Patriarch of Realism and one of the last living links to the Italian Renaissance. Since completing his formal training, Bertling has deployed both this Old Master lineage and various con- temporary innovations to shape his own style and approach. Today, the subjects of this Greenville, South Carolina-based artist’s paintings and drawings include people intriguing to him, sentimental objects, and scenes that conjure memories or forgotten moments. The Librarian, a portrait of Bertling’s wife seated in front of a  shelf of colorful books, is an apropos way to portray  a biblio- phile, aspiring author, and illustrator. Present Imperfect, illustrated here, tells a story of the passage of time and daily practice. “The watch was a gift from my wife and is a meditation on the necessity of perseverance,” the artist explains. “The worn wristband and paint- stained wood signify the lessons that can only be learned through 050 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 FINEARTCONNOISSEUR·COM