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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/ Small ads in the Progress produce big results Place a classified ad with up to 15 words for $5 (You may add as many words as you want for 200 each) Call our office at 706-253-2457 or place it any time from our website at www.pickensprogress.com 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 Send a News Tip to the Progress Call our office at 706-253-2457 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. 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