Artist Statement

Al Lostetter's educational path from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and then to Yale University Graduate School of Fine Arts set the technical and intellectual groundwork for his current art, but his life in the West and especially Abiquiu became his maturing influences. Becoming a participant within the complex cultural interactions with the land, has led him both perceptually and spiritually to create his vibrant trompe l'oeil paintings.

In a singular and intentional way, he has woven his imagery around that of the feather whose iconic meaning is intended to cause reflection and meditation on its various potential meanings. Beyond being fascinating and colorful, it allows the bird mastery of the earth's dimensional spaces into it's mysteriously guided journeys....leading us to thoughts of transformation and even possibilities of loosening the bonds that keep us from understanding our potential and experiencing the sense of the pervasive soul.

Al Lostetter's work can be seen at:

The Lostetter Gallery , Abiquiu, NM

(View the historic & renovated Lostetter Gallery)

The gallery is located in a reconstructed
torreon (colonial Spanish defense tower) and is open during the Abiquiu Studio Tour every Columbus Day weekend and by appointment throughout the year.

For an appointment call 505-685-4454 or
email : Al Lostetter.

On the web:
www.lostenartgallery.com

Gabriel Gallery
6 Banana Lane
Santa Fe, NM 87506
Located next to Gabriel's Restaurant exit 176 Highway 84/285 at Cuyamungue, NM
505-455-9230
www.gabrielgallery.com
email for info

Wilder-Nightingale Fine Art
119 Kit Carson Road
Taos, NM 87571
Toll Free 1-800-845-4173

www.wnightingale.com

and at
Gathering Feathers Singing Leaves
4520 Old Mammoth RD
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-8040