A New Way of Patronising Art and Transforming the Culture

Buy a painting, promote the work of an artist and the gallery, and generate money for Scala Foundation in support of its mission.

CS Talley is a working artist who studied at Pontifex University’s Master of Sacred Arts program and who sells 40-50 landscapes a year through his gallery in Taos, New Mexico, selling at prices ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars. He is also a donor who supports the Scala Foundation and its mission and has been participating in the spiritual exercises of our Way of Beauty process, as described in recent articles.

I am particularly fond of his ‘nocturnes’. Nocturnes are paintings that capture the mood of a landscape at twilight, dusk, or in full darkness, evoking a sense of mystery and serenity. As an art form, it was pioneered by the American artist James McNeil Whistler in the 19th century. Like Whistler, Talley paints en plein air, but whereas Whistler painted scenes of London and the River Thames from a rowing boat, Talley paints with his feet firmly on the ground of Texas and New Mexico. He told me that of the paintings he sells, around 65% are nocturnes.

Here is an example of that I picked out to show you. It is called “Milky Way Night”. It is 5” x7” unframed.

Here it is framed by the gallery where it is on show:

CS suggested to us that if we featured one of his works of art, he would give the proceeds to Scala Foundation. I liked the idea because it benefits the artist by promoting his work, the gallery as an outlet for artists’ work, and Scala and its mission.

If you like Milky Way Night, you can buy it, framed, for $450.

The retail price is $450.00, including the frame. (Talley’s proportion of the sale, $225, will go to the Scala Foundation as a donation if sold.)

The gallery where the painting is located is:

Jones Walker of Taos is located in Taos, New Mexico.

A buyer can purchase it by:

1. Going to the gallery, Jones Walker, in Taos, New Mexico.

2. Online. Here’s the link https://joneswalkeroftaos.com/shop/ols/categories/c-s-talley

This link displays all his paintings at the gallery, and the buyer can click “Milky Way Night” and pay online. The gallery will mail it out to you.

3. Call Tony Walker at 575-758-7965 to transact over the phone.