ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS Waxlander Gallery Phyllis Kapp “I learned to paint in a garden,” reminisces Kapp, remembering her upbringing in Chicago. Born in that city, she loved spending time in River Park near her home, saying with a laugh, “I almost lived there.” She eventually attended the Art Institute of Chicago and Cornell University, majoring in art and botany. Marriage and family (Kapp has four children) occupied the artist days before she returned to painting full-time. In 1984, she moved to Santa Fe and established a studio on Canyon Road. That studio soon evolved into Waxlander Gallery, for which she used her maiden name, and today it is a dynamic and popular venue.
Kapp is widely acknowledged for as one of the foremost interpreters of the southwestern landscape. The artist admits to her passion for her subject. “My art is about the land and sky, but it is also about a state of mind, a feeling of joy, of being one with the universe.”
She rediscovers her joy on each painting excursion and makes these frequently in the Ghost Ranch area. This unusual region near Abiquiu with its dramatic cliffs and colors has been one of Kapp’s primary sources of inspiration for the past 15 years. She also draws on terrain in the entire four corners region in travels through Utah, Colorado and Arizona. These days, she says she paints outside more than inside. She finds the early and late parts of the day “the most magical”.
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Artist's Spotlight Dark Lake by Bruce Lauritzen Painting 30x30"
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