Outdoor & Recreation

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august, 2020

03aug(aug 3)9:00 am29(aug 29)5:00 pmExhibit: Paul Maxwell and Phil Yost

Event Details

Paul Maxwell paints full-time in his Southern New Mexico studio in Santa Teresa, focusing on landscapes and local subjects using acrylic paints. According to Paul, “For this new exhibit, I’m exploring different border crossings and immigration issues. One of my paintings, Twenty-Two Stars over El Paso, relates to the August 3rd massacre at the Wal-Mart in El Paso in 2019.”

Phil Yost took up painting watercolors in 1996 and soon excelled. He was accepted to his first juried exhibition in the New Mexico Watercolor Society Show in 2002, earning the Award of Excellence. “I like the outdoors and I like old things,” says Phil. “I like to paint old buildings, especially old adobe churches, bottles, cars and other things I find outdoors. I’m a scientist, and I guess I bring that to my work.

The exhibit is available for viewing from Aug 3 through Aug 29, 2020 at the Doña Ana Arts & Cultural Center located at 1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and during extend hours for the Second Saturday, Aug 8th from 12 noon to7 p.m. For more information, visit the website www.daarts.org or call the Doña Ana Arts Council at 575-523-6403.

The Dona Ana Arts Council office and Arts & Cultural Center is located at 1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla, New Mexico. The mailing address is PO Box 1721, Las Cruces, NM 88004. For more information visit www.daarts.org or call the DAAC office at (575) 523-6403.