The Nevada Northern Railroad, Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railroad, Ely, NV, 10 x 9 inch ink and watercolor by George C. Clark    AVAILABLE

After the opening reception and business meeting at the current American Society of Railway Artists Exhibition in Las Vegas recently (see previous posts), most of the attending ASRA members drove up to Ely, a town four and a half hours north of Vegas, to visit the Nevada Northern Railroad Museum.  Back in the early 20th century a copper company built a railroad to haul ore and smelted copper from a big mine up in the mountains to connect to the main line of the Southern Pacific.  After seventy years the mine closed and in 1984 the copper company donated the railroad to the town of Ely to be a railroad museum.  Unlike most railroad museums, which are lucky to have a station, a few miles of track, a few old locomotives and some rolling stock, this museum acquired an entire working railroad, including two operating steam engines that were purchased new from the factory in 1909.  They have diesel locomotives, freight and passenger cars, stations, offices, 143 miles of track, and all the maintenance facilities you need to keep a railroad functioning.  I drove up on a Saturday and spent two nights there to give me a full day Sunday to explore before I headed back to Vegas.  There is a great steakhouse located in what used to be the town jail where the food and drinks are excellent and priced at a fraction of what they would cost in Las Vegas, and it was great hanging out with other railroad artists.  

Greetings from the American Society of Railway Artists Exhibition in Las Vegas

Here I am at the ASRA exhibition at the Big Springs Gallery at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Nevada. My wife Pat and I attended the opening reception a week ago Thursday, and the business meeting Friday. Then most of the attending ASRA members drove up to Ely, Nevada Saturday and Sunday to visit the Nevada Northern Railroad Museum.   

My Painting in the American Society of Railway Artists Exhibition at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas Nevada September 30, 2016 through January 8, 2017

Santa Fe No. 92, 15 x 11 inch ink and watercolor painting by George C. Clark   AVAILABLE

My painting of Santa Fe No. 92 in "warbonnet" paint on display at the Illinois Railway museum  is included in the newest annual exhibition of the American Society of Railway Artists held this year at the Big Springs Gallery at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The exhibition will be open every day September 30 to January 8, 2017 from 10:00am to 6:00pm.  There is an admission fee for the Springs Preserve, a 180 acre site which contains the Nevada State Museum, the Origen Museum (of Natural History), a Botanical Garden, hiking trails and other attractions.

A.S.R.A. Exhibition in Westfield, New York

George C. Clark with his painting Saddle-tank Switch Engine at the Station Art Gallery September 20, 2014  
(photo by Pat Clark)

As predicted in the previous post, Pat and I attended the opening reception of the first annual members' exhibition of the American Society of Railway Artists at the Station Art Gallery in Westfield, New York.  The opening went very well, and I returned the next day to have this photo of me with my painting taken and to thank Katherine and Rob Galbraith, the gallery's proprietors, for hosting the exhibition.  This gallery is particularly appropriate for railway art because it is located in a beautifully restored former New York Central passenger station.  The main line of the CSX railroad (formerly the New York Central) still runs past the building and you can see the reflection of a passing train on the glass covering my painting. 

American Society of Railway Artists First Annual Exhibition September 19 through October 12, 2014

Saddle-tank Switch Engine, 14 x 10 inch watercolor by George C. Clark    AVAILABLE

My watercolor painting Saddle-tank Switch Engine will be one of 26 artworks featured in the first annual national exhibition by members of the American Society of Railway Artists, held at The Station Art Gallery, 11 English Street in Westfield, New York near the shore of Lake Erie in the Chautauqua wine-growing region.  Everyone is invited to the opening reception on Friday, September 19 from 6 to 9pm.  After the opening, regular gallery hours will be 2 to 5pm on Fridays, 11am to 4pm on Saturdays, and 1 to 4pm on Sundays through October 12, 2014.  I and a number of other exhibiting artists will be attending the opening reception.