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Soft, shadowy foothills dotted with traditional white farmhouses;
weathered red barns tilted haphazardly on broad patchwork sweeps of green
and hay-gold fields; small clusters of black and white cows grazing
placidly in the distance . . . it’s all part of Moses Country. And, the
175 year old farmhouse, where Will Moses has his studio, is as solidly
traditional as the surrounding landscape . . . the white house where the
legendary Grandma Moses began her career.
Born and raised here, in
Eagle Bridge, New York, Will Moses creates paintings that reflect the
quiet beauty of this tiny community nestled close to the Vermont border.
Will has created a vivid, delightful miniature world, peopled with
villagers who have stepped out of the past to charm us with their simple,
everyday pastimes.
As a fourth generation member of the renowned
Moses family, painting is a natural tradition for Will, who began painting
when he was four years old. Encouraged by his grandfather, a well-known
folk painter in his own right, young Will was allowed to experiment freely
with paints. Forrest K. Moses was totally committed to self-expression and
passed this freedom of spirit along to his young grandson. Stimulated by
his grandfather’s confident approach, Will developed his own unique style
of Americana.
Today, Will continues to carry on the family
tradition. Although his style is reminiscent of that of his celebrated
great-grandmother, it is more complex and sophisticated.
Basically
self-taught, Will has honed his technique to capture all the most minute
details in sharp-edged focus. It is a technique that has gained him
considerable attention in art circles.
Will Moses has had several
well acclaimed exhibitions of his work throughout the United States,
Canada and Japan. The Japanese are very enthusiastic collectors of Will’s
work and continue to greatly admire it. In fact, a few years ago Will
traveled to Japan for a three city gallery tour, where he met and became
acquainted with collectors. In North America, Will continues to make
appearances at art galleries and folk art shows meeting friends,
collectors and admirers of his work. Recent public exhibits of Will’s work
have taken place at the Everson Museum, the Bennington Museum, The North
Shore Art Gallery, and the President Reagan and Ford presidential
Libraries. In August of 2000, there will be a showing of Will's work at,
and for the benefit of, the American Farmland Trust in Saratoga Springs,
NY.
Will continues his work illustrating and writing childrens’
books. Philomel books, a division of Putnam Publishing, has published
three books to date: The LEGEND of SLEEPY HOLLOW, SILENT NIGHT and RIP Van
WINKLE. All three have been very popular with young and old alike...and in
September, what may be Will’s most popular book to date, JOHNNY APPLESEED,
will be released.
Will's work seems to be constantly in demand by
both private and corporate collectors alike. A few of the notable
collections where his paintings may be found are those of the White House,
The Smithsonian Institution, the New York State Museum, the Bob Hope
collection, the Herrick collection and the Bennington Museum.
In
1982 Will, along with his wife Sharon, made the decision to begin
publishing graphic art and subsequently founded Mt. Nebo Gallery, Inc.
From the very start to this day the intention has always been to make the
best quality art possible and sell it at affordable prices. Keeping the
quality high, prices as reasonable as possible and offering prompt
personal attention to all of Will’s collectors has long been the policy at
Mt. Nebo. “Edition integrity” has also been an issue important to Will.
Simply stated, he feels that keeping edition sizes as small as possible
helps make them exclusive and therefore more highly prized as collectable
art. While many art publishers have, in recent years, gone to huge
editions and very high prices, Will has maintained his original goal of
high quality art at affordable prices in small, one-time, personally
signed and numbered editions. Today Mt. Nebo Gallery offers four different
graphic options for a collector to choose from: serigraphs, prints,
etchings and posters. Admittedly this is quite a variety from which to
choose but does enable us to live up to our original goals of quality,
price, and variety. Remember though, whichever graphic you choose it was
made using quality and care as a guide. It will surely please you for many
years and highlight your good sense of style and design as well as enhance
your collection of art.
Will and Sharon have three children, Jerry,
Lloyd and Georgianna. The Moses family maintains a small farm at Mt. Nebo,
where they raise Christmas trees and Scotch Highland cattle, make maple
syrup and keep a few pigs and chickens. They manage to stay busy most of
the time with Mt. Nebo Gallery & farm but when time allows they still
enjoy the ongoing restoration of the old family farm, fishing and
collecting antiques. |
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