Gallery – The Seventies – IngrahamTulsaArtist

Judging by the great amount of artwork, the 1970s were a busy time for Deane. Deane never signed a date to his art, but I can tell if the art is in the 70s based on painting style, signature style or who is in the painting. Since it is difficult to get an exact year, I have set the gallery by theme.

Many family members posed for Deane at one time or another in the red detached garage/studio. There are glimpses of this garage in the Family set below. Look for “Lois and Wendy with Jill on Flute,” “Jill Reading Her New Bible,” and “Anne and Her Violin.”

Concerning the bio and “Syrinx”, the image on the left was found “bookmark-size” among Deane’s business-related art. He would not have made this bio; his name is spelled wrong! I regret there is not a color image which would give a better perspective.

From wikipedia: “Syrinx was a beautiful wood nymph who had many times attracted the attention of satyrs, and fled their advances in turn. She worshipped Artemis, the goddess of wilderness, and, like her, had vowed to remain a virgin for all of time. Pursued by the amorous god Pan, she ran to a river’s edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god’s frustrated breath blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of panpipes, which were thenceforth known as syrinx.^[1] The word syringe was derived from this word.”

In the red circle, you can make out the river nymphs. In the blue circle, it appears to have a face which would be Syrinx.

Concerning the set below, Kay reports, “These are (from) polaroids, Bev had one and the other two I found in Grandma’s stuff and “appropriated” about 30 years ago. I do remember Daddy talking about doing a series for someone at ORU for the new hospital so maybe early 80s (The City of Faith broke ground in January 1978 and was dedicated November 1981)? And then the guy was fired and he took all of the paintings without Daddy getting paid.” We are lucky to have just the polaroids! Kirk modeled.

In early 1970s, Deane used his video camera to surreptitiously record family at reunions or holidays of the previous year. He stopped the projector on a family member and traced their likeness on paper taped to the wall. The portraits were small, maybe 5 X 5. So this could be why those are very blurry. They were presented to the family members the following Christmas. I am missing a lot!

This clarinet collage seems to fit better here, but it may have been from the 80s. Notice the Pan figure in the upper left. Deane played clarinet in school. This now belongs to his grandson, Philip, which is quite fitting since he performs with a couple of symphony groups around Tulsa and Bartlesville.

Top row: Kirk with Whitey, Kay and Gina with Whitey, Judy

Second row: Wendy, Carole, Gayle

Bottom row: Grandma Pearl as a baby, Grandma Pearl at the Farm, Grandma Pearl

Below are watercolors except the portrait of Gina wearing the Mickey Mouse shirt. I believe this might have been an airbrush test. Art techniques changed over time. He adjusted to airbrush but not to 3-D designing. I remember him moaning over the use of computer-aided design in the late 1990s.

I’m not sure what inspired this watercolor. It was accidently left out of the set above and the set must be too big because I have been finding some watercolors get bumped when I try to add one in and it has been beyond frustrating trying to make it all fit in one set! There are fifty-five total!

Below, Bev and Sandy, bottom right, and the three watercolors Deane made for them in the seventies. Look for Deane’s final watercolor he made for them in Gallery – The Eighties & Nineties.

Below, the Saloon Series. A fan favorite! I included the one with Deane (bottom middle).

When I first began this cataloguing project I opened a box of slides and discovered sketches of cowboys, miners, and other out-west themes. It is certainly a treat to see art I have never seen before, either as a sketch or as a painting. The ‘image compare’ below of Calf in a Snowstorm is the sketch plus a painting belonging to Bev. It hung ‘For Sale” for many years in Bev’s Idaho antique store. It is one of my favorites.