Internationally acclaimed artist and Missouri native Bryan Haynes will be the featured speaker for History on Elm, Tuesday, Nov. 12, noon, at the State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm Street, Columbia.
Haynes will speak about his 40-plus year career journey from commercial artist in Los Angeles, to becoming a fine artist developing a style that has been termed New Regionalism. As an artist born in Missouri, Haynes fills his sketchbook with Osage warriors, the first Europeans, and early settlers inspired by the history of the state. “Living in the hills that bump up against the south bank of the Missouri River, and spending time in the oak and hickory forests here, how can one not imagine the people that came before,” writes Haynes. Stories emerge as the drawings develop into finished paintings. Join Haynes as he invites the audience to join him in a visual journey, inspired by those early accounts, first encounters, and legends retold.
Described as part of the New Regionalism movement, Haynes’s paintings sculpt form with light and invite the viewer to enter his world of storytelling. Sculptural forms, undulating lines, and rhythmic gesture characterize his landscape and historical paintings. His many patrons have included the Saturday Evening Post, Disney, Estee Lauder, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, IBM, Nike, Sony Music Corp., and Anheuser Busch. Recent commissions include murals and large-scale paintings for The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, The Missouri Botanical Garden, The Westward Expansion Memorial Museum at the Arch, and the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. Haynes also opened his own gallery in Washington, Missouri.
The State Historical Society’s History on Elm series explores a variety of topics on the second Tuesday of the month at noon, ranging from Missouri art and authors to unique and interesting collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri. The series is free to the public and registration is not required. For more information, visit shsmo.org.