Artist oil painter Patrick Michael Karnahan will be exhibiting his latest artwork images of California’s Wildland Firefighters, titled- “Cal- Fire to the Rescue”.
On Saturday, August 11th, there will be an artist reception from 7:00- 8:30 pm, where people can meet the artist and talk about the fire art portraits. This event will be held in conjunction with Sonora’s 2nd Saturday Arts Walk in downtown Sonora.
Oil painter Patrick Michael Karnahan is known as America’s Wildland Firefighting Artist, having painting over fifty fire portraits dedicated to the men and women that put their lives on the line to protect us. The artist painted his first painting at age of eight. Throughout the years the artist’s main focus has been on Railroads, California landscapes, and Firefighters. To Karnahan, the Wildland Firefighter is a true hero of our modern culture that should be captured in art and culture, just like the way artists like Remington and Russell captured the American Cowboy in American History.
According to the artist, to create the perfect subject matter of fire, you must first create drama by using bold colors, numerous light sources, and an amazing amount of dept perception, which must stand out on the canvas. You have to know you’re subject well to paint it, accordingly to Karnahan. He started out as a firefighter in 1978, fresh out of high school. The artist has served as a firefighter in the United States Forest Service for a total of twenty-one seasons. In 1988 Karnahan was picked to create a series of artworks to encompass the story of the Stanislaus Complex fire. The artist art was seen on thousands of art posters that were sold to the public to raise funds for forest revalidation. Known now as American’s Wildland Firefighting Artist, Karnahan has won numerous art awards. One of the artist-featured works, “ 2013 Rim Fire (August Heroes), had been recently on display in Washington D.C. in the Office of the United States Forest Service. The painting had won first place award for Forestry Subject by the agency.
For more information please call (209) 533-4455
To contact the artist 209-743-1565 or www.patrickkarnahan.com
Sonora Joe’s Coffee Emporium is located at 140 South Washington Street, Sonora, CA (209) 533-4455 General times for art exibit: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (call first)
Patrick Karnahan – Patrick Michael Karnahan
www.patrickkarnahan.com
American Artist Patrick Michael Karnahan. train, trains, art, steam train art, steam train artist, steam train artwork, artwork, artist, Patrick Karnahan, railroad, railroad art, railroad artist, steam train prints, prints, limited edition, limited edition prints, painting, paintings, locomotive, locomotives, locos, steam, illustrator, fire art …
