My Opinion:J ason Kowalski combines a collectable and accomplished painterly approach (style), great compositional content in time capsule reviews of "Americana". It's worth a trip to the Lew Allen Gallery or an online review of all of. the works. Details below. Jamie Forbes, Publisher Fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com., and SunStormfenartmagazine.com
Jason Kowalski: Notes from the West Opening Friday, September 18, 2026 |
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Westbound Wagon, 2026, oil & mixed media on panel, 25 x 40 in |
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On View: September 18 – November 18, 2026 |
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Last Friday Railyard Art Walk Reception: Friday, September 25, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 PM |
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LewAllen Galleries is pleased to present Notes from the West, an exhibition featuring new works by Jason Kowalski that capture the lingering remnants, transient architecture, and quiet nostalgia of the American West. Kowalski’s reverential depictions of mid-20th century Americana—from neon-lit motels and sun-bleached filling stations to vintage cars and roadside diners—operate as powerful physical archives of collective memory. Painted with meticulous realism, soft atmospheric light, and gentle color palettes, his compositions honor the passage of time without artificial romanticism. The works are rendered with a unique painterly finesse and deep reverence for the people who once populated these bygone roadside vestiges of an American Dream of the past in which Kowalski presents both a sense of their remaining contemporary beauty and also a feeling for the spirit of what that dream must have meant in those places for those people working hard in the decades of early and mid-20th century America. |
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Neon Icon, 2026, oil & mixed media on panel, 54 x 36 in American Idyll, 2026, oil & mixed media on panel, 84 x 56 in Rural Reverie, 2026, oil & mixed media on panel, 60 x 48 in |
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Integral to Kowalski's studio process is his embedding of physical paper ephemera—vintage map fragments, ledger entries, old receipts, and handwritten notes—directly into the panel surface before painting. These subtle collaged textures serve as compositional anchors and poetic conduits, bridging the present with the past and inviting the viewer into a deeper, personal contemplation of shared American heritage. Often these elements are of similar vintage as or reference the places depicted in the paintings. Trained at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Kowalski works from his studio in Monument, Colorado, frequently traveling the back roads of the American West to document these enduring, quiet landmarks. ©2026 LewAllen Galleries | Artwork ©Jason Kowalski LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501 Mon - Fri 10 - 6 / Sat 10 - 5 |
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