Edd Enders Art Retrospective Exhibit

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Note: painting images seen in blogs may have sold. See currently available work at the portfolio. Edd Enders has concluded the most comprehensive retrospective exhibition of his paintings, which took place in Livingston June 18-19, 2021. The exhibit featured 80+ canvases from 1989 to present and include early work, large scale paintings, self-portraits, urban and rural scenes, and recent surreal work. Many of the paintings were never before exhibited. Edd gave a talk about his art process and arc on July 18 to a packed house. View the talk here.

Thanks to everyone who made this show possible and helped get the word out. View the KULR7 Wake Up Montana TV interview by Noah Schmick and enjoy short films by Malcolm King Fontana. Clip 1 & Clip 2.

Appointments can be made to visit Edd’s studio and view buyable art in your desired subject and size. Email buzzmemedia@gmail.com or contact 406.222.4848. Art can be also purchased at Two Rivers Gallery at 224 McLeod Street in Big Timber, MT and seen at Glenn’s Food & Spirits, 122 N Main Street in Livingston, MT.

Livingston native Enders studied art at Montana State University and has been a prolific full-time painter for over three decades. Widely admired, Enders has collectors ranging from New York to Key West to Chicago to Shanghai and has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Enders is deeply connected to, and inspired by, the Western environments where he grew up, worked and lives. As a contemporary artist, he is dedicated to not depicting the West as it’s commonly idealized with pristine landscapes and romanticized wildlife, cowboys and Indians. “I want to portray human’s inevitable activity and impact on this region,” Enders says, “In the bigger picture, I hope that in 100 years people will look at my paintings and learn something about this place and time, as I see it.”

Enders sees the world through a compositional lens; perceiving scenes as shapes and colors that fit together in abstract patterns. He works in oil and builds, stretches, and sizes his own linen canvases by hand using rabbit skin glue. These age-old materials and techniques bring a luminosity and durability to Enders’ paintings which will retain their vibrancy for a century to come.    

The retrospective features early paintings, a series of self-portraits which showcase his changing techniques and self-reflection, gritty urban scenes, still life studies, surreal symbolism, and transcendent landscapes. Enders’ use of iconic imagery like roads, crows, fences, and road signs span the breadth of his work. As guests view the art, they’ll be able to identify the arc from Enders’ early phase of looser paint strokes and dark palate, through decades exploring diverse subjects and styles, to his contemporary command of vibrant colors and well-defined subjects.

A Railroad Runs Through It

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Three Edd Enders paintings were featured in the 2017 group show “A Railroad Runs Through It” at the Livingston Depot Center through September 24th, 2017 in conjunction with the Depot’s 30th Anniversary.

This show features 18 diverse artists’ multimedia interpretations of the impact and integration of the Railroad in the Livingston, Park County region. Featured artists include Jim Barrett, Marc Beaudin, Storrs Bishop, Eleanor Williams Clark, Edd Enders, Malou Flato, Doris Davis Gallagher, Sheila Hrasky, Bob Newhall, Adrienne Pollard, Parks Reece, Tandy Miles Riddle, Robert Spannring, Colleen Story, Mark Strand, David Swanson, Joe Wayne, and John Zumpano.RailroadCrossingAtNight48x72

A special artist reception will be held June 15, 2017 at 7pm and feature music by the Park High School Jazz Band and poetry by Marc Beaudin.  The evening will include light fare passed by the Sister City Cultural Exchange, and refreshments provided by Neptune’s Brewery.
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Located at 200 West Park, the Depot is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. There is a nominal admission, and group visits are also welcome by special arrangement. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Depot office at (406) 222-2300.

2017 Exhibit of Paintings at Livingston’s Shane Center

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The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts
 in Livingston extended Edd Enders’ exhibit of art in their lobby with a second series of seven paintings.

The nonprofit Shane Center’s mission is to strengthen community through participation in the arts. New Executive Director Sally O’Connor says, “We love displaying the work of local artists in our facility—it fits perfectly with our mission. Edd’s work is bright and uplifting, and really represents the uniqueness of our community.”

Enders has been a prolific full time painter for over two decades. He is a contemporary Western painter who portrays humans’ impact on the landscape with iconic shapes in nonrepresentational bright colors. Working from sketches of rural and urban scenes, Enders is not a plein air painter, but works in the studio with oils on canvas to craft compositions evoking specific moods, seasons and stories of the region. Enders says, “My goal as a painter is that my work continues to evolve and reflect contemporary society.” Widely admired, Enders has collectors ranging from New York to Key West to Chicago to Shanghai and has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions.

In addition to the seven canvases in the Shane’s lobby – ranging in size from over five feet tall to under two feet tall – there are two canvases in Faye’s Café’ for diners to enjoy. “I love the vibe I get from Edd’s work. It’s so full of positive energy, and shows off Livingston’s beauty,” says Sarah Faye Knecht. All paintings are for sale, phone or text 406.222.4848 for more information.

The Shane Center building at 415 East Lewis Street in Livingston is open Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm, learn more at http://www.theshanecenter.org/. Faye’s Café’ in The Shane Center is now open Sundays from 8 am to 2 pm and Monday through Wednesday from 7 am to 2 pm, learn more at http://www.fayescafelivingston.com/.

Enders’ Art Featured in Library Celebration

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The Bozeman Public Library’s “Celebrating 10 Years of Community Art” show features artists who have exhibited in the past decade, including Edd Enders.

There will be a Celebration on Friday, November 11, 6-9 pm at the Library. Beginning at  6:00 pm with the “Ten Years Celebrating Community Art” opening reception with 30 artists who have exhibited over the years. Delicious food and drinks are compliments of the Library Foundation, plus there will be “quick-paint” silent auction items and a raffle basket of 10-year goodies. 

Stay for a concert at 7:30pm by the incomparable Jeni Fleming, the first Exploring the Arts performer for the Library’s Grand Opening. Jeni, accompanied by talented pianist Stefan Stern, will sing jazz standards in another intimate Library concert not to be missed. Following this short concert, the grand finale will be a toast to the Library with sweets and bubbly drinks.

We hope to see you there. If you are unable to join the celebration event, the artwork will remain up through the end of November!

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16 Edd Enders Trees in 2016

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16 Edd Enders Trees in 2016: 16% off these 16 paintings HAS ENDED and nearly all these paintings have been sold. See currently available work at the portfolio.

Edd is drawn to the personality, individuality, vibrant color and dynamic form of trees and they’re fan favorites.

Here’s a collection of 16 trees – curated and discounted 16% in 2016 – spanning eras, environments, compositions and sizes. Here is your opportunity to bring an Edd Enders tree home in 2016.

Click on any image to see larger and use the > arrow image to scroll through the collection and see more details about the sizes, years and prices.

Contact 406.222.4848 or email buzzmemedia@gmail.com to make arrangements to see & purchase work. Check, cash, credit card or installment payments accepted but credit card payments will include an extra 3% charge to process, sale prices do not apply to installment payments, and all invoices not paid within 90 days will be assessed a 1% charge per 30 days. 

Montana Road Trips

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One of the things that Edd Enders captures well is the undulating backroads of Montana. To capture these vast vistas, Edd drives out to find landscapes that inspire him. He then sketches the the scene, looking for compositional angles and adding details and color notes. Back in the studio, he lays down oil paint on the canvas – referring to the sketch – using nonrepresentational colors that are complementary and adding visual elements that draw the eye like roads, powerlines, and often birds. These two new paintings inspired by Swingley road just outside of Livingston, Montana, are iconic examples of how Edd captures the freedom and unique beauty of Montana road trips. Contact 406.222.4848 to see these and other Edd paintings.

Edd Ender’s Self Portraits

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IMG_4472[1]When Edd feels stuck on complicated landscape or urbanscape paintings, he regularly taps into his unconscious and paints a self portrait.  This 2016 painting incorporates a new element; text. The theme is aging and the passage of time. Edd has more than two dozen self portraits and they demonstrate different stages of his painting style and where he is in his life. Edd generally does not sell his self portraits.

New Motel Series Completed

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Edd completed a series of paintings in 2016 featuring motel signs, buildings and people inspired by the business district on West Park Street in Livingston near the overpass. He gave himself the challenge of tall, narrow canvases to work with. The night sky, signs and people smoking evoke the darker urban themes common in Enders’ cityscape paintings. This four painting series is available for exhibition or sale. Contact 406/222-4848 to make an appointment to see them in person.

Enders Painting Inspires Poem

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Edd has paintings up at Glenn’s Food and Spirits in Livingston at 122 North Main Street in Livingston for patrons to enjoy, and all the paintings are for sale. Poet Marc Beaudin recently was inspired by Edd’s paintings there, especially his red cottonwood trees, and shared this fine poem.

Cottonwood Red
(Contemplating Edd Ender’s Paintings at Glenn’s Bar)

All his roads are going
to Somewhere called Nowhere
& you want to be traveling each one
with the windows down & the radio low

All his trees have survived
this Livingston wind
that topples semis on the Interstate
& keeps California at bay

He’s created a new color
called “cottonwood red”
that’s somewhere between
not-quite-dried crow’s blood
& the alpenglow in singing mountains
between dogwood stems in the snow
& gasoline puddles at the truckstop
between everything you desire
& everything you tried to leave behind

All his roads are skies
all his trees are stairways &
every brush stroke is loud
With the wind
of the wings
of the crow.

-Marc Beaudin
November, 2015

Fall in Montana

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Cottonwood #202 SOLD

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Fall in Montana 2015 was exceptionally long, warm and lovely. Edd is outside every day walking his dog, hunting or fishing and most importantly; observing nature and sketching scenes that inspire him. Fall is one of Edd’s favorite seasons to paint because the deep orange of the foliage is a complementary color to Montana’s big blue skies.

Edd regularly gives himself new painting challenges and puzzles to solve and this Fall he made half a dozen very narrow rectangular canvasses. He has painted them both horizontally and vertically and the narrow strictures forced him to frame and crop scenes differently. Canvases with a narrow perspective also forced Edd to create linear movement with color contrast rather than his usual roads, fences and power lines. This painting, finished the first of November, demonstrates his unique and creative variable coloring of a Cottonwood tree to create texture, depth and contrast against the slice of background hills and sky.