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PRESS RELEASE... Ken Payne lived a unique life as fascinating as any story ever told. His stories and art captivated young and old for more than four decades. The Payne family, Vic Payne Studio, Inc., Dustin Payne Studio and Mountain Trails Galleries sadly announce his passing. Born into the ranching heritage of the Southwest, Ken began his artistic career as a painter focusing on the landscapes, cowboys and native peoples of the Southwest. His library was stocked with well-worn volumes stained with paint and clay from his scrutinizing the lives of these amazing characters of the West. This extensive research enabled him to accurately retell their stories in oil and bronze. While always pursuing his passion for art, Ken's first love was flying. As a young man, he cleaned hangars and refueled planes in exchange for flying lessons. He was soon crop dusting and fighting forest fires which finessed his skill as a pilot leading him to fly for a commercial airline company that later became Continental Airlines. In the late 1970's Ken focused his talents toward bronze sculpture and for more than 40 years produced close to 150 sculptures depicting the action, danger and even the humor of many a frontier situation. Both private and corporate collectors have sought his sculptures nationally and internationally. Ken pioneered the idea of sculpting in public when he founded Mountain Trails Galleries (www.mountaintrails.com) in Sedona, AZ. He was also featured in a nationally televised program entitled "Sculpting with Ken Payne." He will be remembered as one of the most influential Western sculptors of the twenty-first century and his legacy will live on through the artistic talents of his sons, Vic and Phillip Payne, and grandson Dustin Payne.
COMING SHOWS AND EVENTS...
PREVIOUS SHOWS & EVENTS... ~ 23rd Annual Sedona Sculpture Show, November 4 - 5 2011 Artist reception held on Friday, November 4 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Artists in residence throughout Thanksgiving weekend! ~ Buffalo Bill 30th Anniversary Art Show & Sale, September 23 - 24, 2011 Where: Held in beautiful Cody, Wyoming at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. For information on the 30th Anniversary 2011 Art Show & Sale, please contact Kathy Thompson at 1-307-587-2777 or visit their website at www.buffalobillartshow.com. Two Man Show: A Family Legacy featuring father and son sculptors, Vic Payne and Dustin Payne, September 12 - 18, 2011. Artist reception held on Saturday, Septemer 17, from 1:00 - 5:00 PM. Where: Mountain Trails Gallery - Jackson, 155 Center Street, Jackson, WY. For more information on this show, please call Mountain Trails Gallery - Jackson at (307) 735-8150 or visit their website at www.mtntrails.net. ~ The Clymer Museum of Art, May 20 - 21, 2011 Where: Swiftwater Cellers at Suncadia Rosort, Roslyn, WA. For more information on the 2011 Clymer Art Auction, Exhibit and Gala, please call Mia Merendino, Director at (509) 962-6416 or visit their website at www.clymermuseum.org. ~ Wildlife & Western Visions Show, April 30 - May 1, 2011 Where: Held at the beautiful Raymond James Financial Center, 880 Carillon Parkway, Tower 4, St. Petersburg, FL. For more information call The Plainsmen Gallery at (727) 726-5100 or visit their website at www.plainsmen.com/shows.htm. ~ The Russell : The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum, March 17 - 19, 2011 Where: C.M. Russell Museum, 400 13th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401. For more information, please call (406) 727-8787 or visit their website at www.cmrussell.org. ~ Annual Sedona Sculpture Show, November 26 - 27, 2010 Where: Mountain Trails Gallery - Sedona, AZ. For information on the 2011 Sculpture show, please call 1-800-527-6556 or visit MTG Sedona's website at www.mountaintrails.com. ~ Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, September 24 - 25, 2010 Where: Cody, Wyoming at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. For information on the 30th Anniversary 2011 Art Show & Sale, please contact Kathy Thompson at 1-307-587-2777 or visit their website at www.buffalobillartshow.com. ~ Visions of the West Show, September 15 - 22, 2010 l Artist Reception September 15th, 4-8 p.m. Where: Jackson, Wyoming - 155 Center Street
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