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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1.2011 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7A
Gabe Wolf’s cowboy mystique
on display at Sharptop Arts Gallery
By Linda Barnes
Sharptop Arts Publicity
The Sharptop Arts Gallery is
always changing. It can feel that
you are looking through a kalei
doscope. It seems that with every
turn you see and experience
something different. In addition
to the Gallery Art shows, the
building houses art provided by
a host of artists. This week I
would like to introduce you to
Gabe Wolf. He is dedicated to
capturing the cowboy mystique.
For more than a decade, pho
tographer Gabe Wolf has lived a
vicarious cowboy existence, cap
turing images of man and horse
at work - in the rodeo arena, on
the ranch and in the community
of his family and friends as they
live the real cowboy life.
Legendary ranches have been
immortalized in movies and tel
evision, beautifying a way of life
that offers only a glamorized per
spective of the life of a rancher.
Dangerous and unforgiving, the
true life of a cowboy is altogether
different and it is these candid
images that Gabe pursues.
Documenting some of the
world’s finest rodeo athletes
while they perform in arenas
across the nation, Gabe has be
come one of the most sought
after action photographers by
cowboys who take their work
and weekend rodeo recreation
seriously.
Ranch call photo opportuni
ties are the fringe benefits of
working the rodeos to Gabe. The
beautiful landscapes, fantastic fa
cilities, dedicated ranchers,
skilled cowboys and amazingly
trained horses provide a set and
cast that no Hollywood producer
can match. But as magical as an
evening sky might be, a cowboy
knows what may lie behind that
breathtaking sunset or sunrise.
They can smell the smoke of a
range fire hundreds of miles be
fore it nears their land. Drought
and coyotes that threaten the
ranch, the rattle snake that
doesn’t offer much warning are
familiar foes in the cowboy
world.
Gabe seeks to document the
realism of the cowboy life - grit,
spit and dogged determination.
With his own special brand of
photography, Gabe brings the
true life of a cowboy home, in all
its raw beauty. New work and
soon to be archived images are
on display and for sale at Sharp-
top Arts Center.
In addition to Gabe’s wonder
ful photography, the Bent Tree
Shutterbugs gallery show is free
for viewing through this coming
Sunday. Take a little bit of time
to visit the gallery, enjoy the art
and visit the world around you
through these outstanding pho
tos.
Sharptop Arts Association is
dedicated to the appreciation and
development of the arts in Pick
ens County. All of the exhibits
are free for your enjoyment.
Sharptop Arts Association is a
non-profit 501(c)3 organization
and all donations are tax de
ductible.
Sharptop Arts Center is lo
cated in downtown Jasper behind
the Old Jail on D.B. Carroll
Street. We are open every month
on Thursdays, Fridays and Sun
days from noon until 4 and Sat
urdays from 10 to 2. Information
about events and classes call
706-692-0101(during our open
hours) or visit our Web site,
www.sharptopartsassociation.org
Freedom Ride passes through
Jasper en-route to New York
Damon Howell / Photo
Day one of the 1,035 mile “Freedom Ride” from Atlanta to New York was slated to end in
Ellijay, after 95 miles on the bike. The route went directly through downtown Jasper and
Talking Rock Friday with temperatures well above 90 degrees.
Among the riders are local business owner Jon Hudgens, the Art of Hair, (seen in front
far right) and Mike Palmeri, who was a co-creator of the tribute for 9/11. Palmeri owns
Cartecay Bikes in Ellijay. The event began as an idea for Palmeri and one other fireman to
make the ride in time to be in New York to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
To follow along see a blog on the Cartecay Bikes website.
http://wmv.cartecaybikes.com/category/freedomride-911-blog/
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From the Chamber o f Commerce
Cherokee Valley Ranch cuts ribbon
Pickens County Chamber of Commerce
would like to welcome our new member,
Cherokee Valley; Ranch. They; held their rib
bon cutting on August 9, 2011. Cherokee Val
ley Ranch is a fantastic new place to take
your family for the day and it is right here
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in Jasper. They have horseback riding with
beautiful mountain trails, year round dry;
snow tubing and tobogganing, hay rides, and
many other fun activities. They have horses
to fit everyone’s experience level.
They also plan to have zip lines, coming
soon (in the next few weeks). They are open
9:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday,
closed Mondays. The phone number is 706
692 9277. They are located at 909 Upper
Salem Church Road, Jasper, GA., just past
the County Airport. We invite you to come
out and welcome this new member and see
all they have to offer.
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