Sedona, AZ (August 20, 2025) – The artists at Rowe Fine Art Gallery are trying to hold tight to the fleeting days of summer and the golden hours and dramatic monsoon skies that inspire some of their best artwork. Before summer 2025 fades into the sunset, visit the gallery on Friday, September 5, at 4 p.m., and pay homage to carefree days during Summer Serenade. The show continues through the end of the month.
It’s a great time to catch up with your favorite artists to see what they’ve been working on for the past three months. Sculptors Kim Kori and Ken Rowe have been very busy. The ubiquitous lizard inspired Kim’s latest piece, which she hopes to debut at the show. It depicts a lizard lounging in the sun and brings to mind a sculpture Kim created back in 1991 called Ancestral Image. “I’ve seen so many lizards this year!” exclaims Kim, who is renowned for shining a spotlight on some of Mother Nature’s smallest creatures.
Ken is working on four new sculptures, all on display in September. Family Tree II depicts a Gambel’s quail family perched on a tree branch, while The Waiting Game captures the intensity and elegance of a heron. Canyon Shadows features an alert mountain lion and her two cubs.
But it’s the fourth sculpture that might be the most anticipated. Its title is Testing Darwin’s Theory, and it’s up to you to guess the subject matter. (Hint: this one is a departure from Ken’s previous subjects.) All we be revealed on September 5.
Painter John Rasberry has also been busy — relocating from Lubbock, Texas, to the Phoenix area. John lived in Prescott in the 1980s, but this was his first summer in Arizona in decades, and he admits it was a little too hot to be painting en plein air. Nonetheless, the landscape artist is excited to be living closer to one of his favorite subjects: the red rocks.
“Between Sedona and the Grand Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs, the possibilities are limitless,” says John. He plans to do some field work this fall, which means Sedona art collectors should be seeing new works from John very soon. And now that he’s closer to Red Rock Country, expect to meet John during a First Friday opening in the near future.
And speaking of painting en plein air in the summertime, Sedona’s own Lynn Heil, who captures our landscapes with oils, pastels and even linocut, will have new works at this show. Lynn says he never tires of painting the Southwest because of its constant challenges and changing conditions.
“On this journey of self-discovery, I respectfully and happily share with the viewer the effects of light on every bend and fork in the road, through careful consideration of values, shapes and colors,” says Lynn. “Each painting evokes a feeling, and expressing it clearly and simply is my goal. Doing this brings me joy!”
Come help us celebrate the end of the season at Serenade to Summer!
Rowe Fine Art Gallery represents traditional and contemporary southwestern artists. The gallery, located under the bell tower in Patio de las Campanas at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village, is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 928-282-8877, visit rowegallery.com, or find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
