Transcendence

American painter Richard Mayhew, who recently celebrated his 95th birthday, has been reinventing landscape painting for over half a century. He’s known for his masterful use of colour and for his unique creative process, inspired by improvisational jazz, which involves pouring paint directly onto the canvas and shaping it into lush, emotional ‘moodscapes.’ His distinctive style also emerges from his immersion in the Abstract Expressionist movement, his African American and Native American heritage, and his unique affinity for the landscapes of the American West. But his paintings transcend boundaries of location and identity.

This monograph features approximately 75 of his most striking works, an exclusive interview with the artist, an introduction by his gallerist Mikaela Sardo Lamarche, and an essay by Andrew Walker, director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. All this is presented in an affordable off-square hardcover that feels elevated yet accessible.