Behold, the Blue

Assisi, 2022 Behold, the jar of blue. Through dazed eyes, the apothecary jar, large and lidded, contained the most startling powder I’d ever seen. I’d been traveling solo around Rome and Florence for the past ten days, on a dream trip to the motherland of art. Or rather, the fatherland. Because the art I saw …

With Wild Geese

Wild Geese  You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body Love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the …

For the Artist at the Start of the Day

May morning be astir with the harvest of night;Your mind quickening to the eros of a new question,Your eyes seduced by some unintended glimpseThat cut right through the surface to a source. May this be a morning of innocent beginning,When the gift within you slips clearOf the sticky web of the personalWith its hurt and …

Studios & Sketchbooks

I’m joining the Tahoe Art League Studio Tour 2025! Where: Shelley Zentner Gallery @Untethered Space, 195 Hwy 50, Zephyr Cove, NV When: August 1 – 3rd 2025, 11 am – 4 pm Cost: Free Studio Maps: Contact me for a map. Hard copies will be distributed around town this week. I’ll have a stack too. …

Exhibition and New Gallery Announcement

Shelley Zentner Gallery Opening Night with Special Guest Phyllis Shafer

Update: Our official gallery opening night at Untethered will be on October 25th 2024 from 5:30 – 9pm (rescheduled from October 11th) Exciting News: Artist Phyllis Shafer will be our special guest! Join us to celebrate the newest art gallery in town, hosted by Jamie Orr and Shelley Zentner. Dress to impress! Shelley Zentner Gallery …

Untethered Art

As an artist, I’ve always had to be flexible about the location of my work – for creating, showing and selling. Since my first exhibition in 1996 when I was still at Art School, I’ve shown my work at commercial art galleries, museums, art fairs, castles (yes, real ones), chapels, climbing festivals, and more. In …

News

Untethered Roundhill Village, Nevada Cowork Tahoe California Official Launch Events Art & Physics Talks Dr. Jamie Orr, Theoretical Physicist + Shelley Zentner, Artist Light September 20th 2024 at Cowork Tahoe Gravity October 25th 2024 at Untethered Watch this space…

Pollinator Mural at Sierra House Elementary School

I was asked to paint a mural at my daughter’s school in 2015, on the theme of the decline of the pollinators. The school has a strong connection with nature, healthy living and science. They have growing domes on site, and use them to teach the kids about all aspects of the food chain. At …

In the Real World

“Drawing from life is an accumulation of subtle events made evident on a page. Unlike photography, drawing is not instantaneous, but rather is sequential. Drawing can provide the viewer with a relic of compounded experiences that remains alive to the eye.” Steven Assael If you follow me on social media, maybe you’ve noticed that I …

Drawn Out

After the Caldor Fire of 2021, I made charcoal drawings for an exhibition named, ‘Call and Response’ at Lake Tahoe Community College. It was a cathartic process for me and our community, and a firm reminder of the power of art to help process a traumatic event. Recently, I visited the South Tahoe Middle and …

Call & Response: Visions of the Forest After Wildfire

In 2021, The Caldor Fire ignited near South Lake Tahoe. It burned 221,835 acres in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada. The fire dropped down Echo Summit above our community, and burned both sides of the valley we live in. Our narrow strip of riverside forest was saved by firefighters. …