Light pillars, a captivating atmospheric optical phenomenon, have been observed during extremely cold weather conditions. These mesmerizing columns of light appear to beam directly upwards from unshielded lights, creating a spectacle that captures the imagination. While they may seem otherworldly, light pillars are actually a result of plate-shaped ice crystals suspended in the air close to the ground. Here, artist Jeff Aeling uses loose brush strokes and gentle dabs of paint evoke impressionist painting while the palette sets a tranquil scene for this natural phenomenon that only Mother Nature can provide. The painting is framed in a heavy black wooden frame burnished to reveal red undertones measuring 16.5h x 14.5h x 1.75d inches.
Jeff Aeling
Light Pillars
oil on panel
10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm
JAE038
Jeff Aeling
b. 1958, Iowa City, IA
Represented in Chicago by Gallery VICTOR
Education
BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO
School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2015 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2014 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2013 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2012 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2011 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2010 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery - Sag Harbor, NY
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2009 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2008 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2007 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2006 Tory Folliard Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2005 Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2005 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2004 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2003 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2002 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
Perimeter Gallery - New York, NY
2001 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2000 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
1999 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
1998 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Gallery - Kansas City, MO
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
1996 Grand Arts - Kansas City, MO
1994 Gallery V - Kansas City, MO
1993 Sean Kelly Gallery - Kansas City, MO
1991 Tribal Textile Gallery - Kansas City, MO
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Kiss Me, It’s Beginning to Snow, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2021
2019 Es-Scape, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
Earth Wind & Fire, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2018 Portraits and Places: Select works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL
Art Hamptons, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Bridgehampton, NY
Front and Center, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2004 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
FADA - Los Angeles, CA
5 Views of the Midwest Traveling Museum Show
2003 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
FADA - Los Angeles, CA
2002 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Exhibition of Works from Permanent Collection, Daum Museum - Sedalia, MO
FADA - Los Angeles, CA
Winter in Tucson, Medicine Man Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2001 Los Angeles Art and Antique Show
Medicine Man Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2001 FADA - Los Angeles, CA
Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
2000 Art San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
FADA - Los Angeles, CA
Landscape, Des Lee Gallery, Washington University - St. Louis, MO
Landscape, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1999 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
1998 Going Places, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
Summer, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Air, Land and Sea, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
1997 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Summer Show, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO
1994 Summer Invitational, Sean Kelly Gallery - Kansas City, MO
Collections
4 Point Energy
American Century Investments
Art Embassies Program - Zimbabwe
Biltmore Hotel - Phoenix, AZ
Capri Capital - Chicago, IL
Charles Schwab - Denver, CO
D.S.T. Systems
Daniel Taylor and Associates
Exeter Oil Corporation
Federal Reserve Bank - Denver, CO
Federal Reserve Bank - St. Louis, MO
Federal Reserve Bank -Kansas City, MO
First Western Trust Bank
Gates Rubber Company
Grand Hyatt Denver Convention Center
H&R Block
Hall-Marshall Collection, Hallmark
Hall-Silva Collection, Hallmark
Johnson County Community College
Johnson National Bank - Racine, WI
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas State University
Madison Dearborn Partners
National Association of College Business Offices
Renaissance Grand Hotel - St. Louis, MO
Sprint
St. Regis Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
Wilmington Trust Company
Museum Collections
Beach Museum - Manhattan, KS
Daum Museum - Sedalia, MO
Denver Art Museum - Denver, CO
Museum of the West - Tucson, AZ
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art - Overland Park, KS
Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ