Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art

Sainte Geneviève has long been a haven for artists.  Probably because there hasn’t been a time when it wasn’t a portal to a different world or a different time.  Not only that, but the pace of life is just different here.  It’s more suited for artists.  That’s why we served as an incubation chamber for a significant part of the Regionalist movement in the Midwest; hosting juggernauts of the movement like Thomas Hart Benton and Joe Jones.  In fact, works from the Sainte Geneviève Art Colony and those aforementioned artists are on display upstairs in Silver Sycamore, alongside works from Sainte Geneviève’s native son, M. Charles Rhinehart, an artist of immense talent whose training among colony members draws a clear line from that tradition to today.

Speaking of today, Silver Sycamore does an incredible job of showcasing Sainte Geneviève area artists.  While it’s harder to find artists that are part of a movement, the landscape is much richer for independent artists that are blazing their own trail.  Artists like Ste. Gen resident Ali Cavanaugh, whose watercolor portraiture has graced the cover of Time Magazine, painted heroes like Taylor Swift, and who has her own line of paints with Golden.  Artists like Andrew Naeger, whose lifelike pen drawings of birds painstakingly render every detail of every feather with a 3-D quality, reminding us of a one-time resident who also had an obsession for American birds, John James Audubon.  Then there’s artist/owner Leon Basler’s proficiency in every medium from oil to watercolor and variety of work from plein air to abstract, and Brenda Gilliam’s stylistic, almost pointillistic, renditions of everyday life.  Then there are artists who might not consider themselves artists, like Mike Uding, who’s woodwork is strictly utilitarian but too beautiful to not consider it high art.

Professional framing is a crucial service they also provide as they are the only place between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau that provides framing.  As is mentioned above, Sainte Geneviève is a place where extra care is taken, and the artistry in everything shines through.  So, if you’re looking for that special care and consideration in framing your piece, this is the place to go.