Bob Stuth-Wade: Knocking From The Inside

For the final exhibition of our 60th Anniversary year, Valley House Gallery is pleased to present our 9th exhibition of Texas artist Bob Stuth-Wade’s paintings and drawings.

Bob Stuth-Wade is best known for his majestic vistas of Big Bend and his more intimate views of the limestone cliffs overhanging the Colorado River in San Saba. These scenes are charged with the artist’s continual exploration of points of psychological connection with the land, and his place in it. Stuth-Wade connects with landscapes of rugged beauty. He is drawn to these places for their power to communicate the rhythms of his life.

About the work in this exhibition, Bob Stuth-Wade writes:

Pounding like a heart on this door of separation by painting about the other side, about the vast intimacy of the desert, about innocence in the eyes of a child, about the comfort of a small town and well-lit studio, till that cadence becomes the beat of a song that remembers, “I am knocking from the inside. I am knocking from the inside…”

Watch a video clip from Tim Madigan’s interview with Bob Stuth-Wade and his son Luke Wade (scroll down for video), and read Michael Granberry’s recent Art Notes column at http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/michael-granberry/20141114-the-father-is-a-local-artist-the-son-rises-on-the-voice.ece

Also, read Tim Madigan’s essay on the shared artistic journey of Bob Stuth-Wade and Luke Wade at http://timmadigan.net/blog/post.php?s=2014-11-19-the-shared-artistic-journey-of-luke-wade-and-his-dad.

“Bob Stuth-Wade: Knocking From The Inside” will be on view through December 23, at Valley House Gallery. Bob Stuth-Wade will give an artist talk on Saturday, December 20, at 11:00 am. Preview the exhibition at http://www.valleyhouse.com/.