Russ Vogt - Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]

Painter and sculptor Russell Vogt’s home is surrounded by many wooded acres which serve as inspiration for his paintings. Although his work can usually be described as landscapes, they are not literal rendering of specific places. Vogt’s love of color and paint dominate his warm world of trees, light and shadow. The land he sees around him serves as the beginning of the forms we see on his canvases. From that point he prefers journeys of the imagination to take him to locations he creates in his own mind.

Vogt likes to lay out the composition of his paintings spontaneously. He often brushes the blank canvas with a wash of white, black or one color. The forms of trees and shadows are then drawn, usually with brush and paint. Generous color is laid on as suggested by his imagination, rather than by what his eye sees.

"Green by the Lake"
Oil on Canvas
44" x 44"

The joyous love of colors laid next to one another dominates Vogt’s canvases and distinguishes his work. The intense color patches making up the forms are often unified by strong, outlining contours. Matisse and other painters of the French Fauve movement of the early 20th century are kindred spirits with Vogt, all using colors arrived at emotionally instead of from the observation of nature.

"Three Sailors"
Ceramic Sculpture
73" x 29"

The sculptures are a collaborate creation of Russ Vogt and John Turulu. These vivid ceramic pole sculptures are designed for indoor or outdoor display. The components are playful large-scale extruded, wheel-thrown, and hand-built earthenware forms. The tube-like colorful components are stacked spontaneously on an underlying steel pipe structure. They can be seen as individuals, configured as fences, clustered together, as well as mounted on concrete walls.

Vogt’s work is a reflection of his personality. The work can be mischievous, quiet and provocative, all at the same time. And peeking through the sensitivity to color, light and form is a secret sense of humor, a good-natured belief in the importance of painting, and the goodness of life.

"Along Double E"
Oil on Canvas
16" x 16"

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"View to the Lake - Afternoon"
Oil on Canvas
53" x 42"

"In The Woods"
Oil on Canvas
27" x 44"

"Picnic Area"
Oil on Canvas
36" x 50"

"Hidden in the Deep Bush"
Oil on Canvas
36" x 33"

"Purple Chair"
Oil on Canvas
39" x 34"

"Elm Creek"
Oil on Canvas
50" x 31"

"English Station Road"
Oil on Canvas
20" x 24"

"Boundary Waters I"
Oil on Canvas
44" x 30"

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