Sharing the Desert Landscape
Contemporary Western Artist Kevin Chupik Draws Inspiration From the Arizona Desert Kevin Chupik knows what it’s like to live in the desert. He understands the desolation, the silence, and the sweltering heat. He knows all about the suffering that’s part and parcel of the landscape. And he loves all
Rising From The Ashes
How Lisa Danielle Turned Tragedy Into a New Beginning for Her Art and Career “I’m looking at my new living room/gallery, and I’m just so proud of it,” says Sedona, Arizona still life painter Lisa Danielle, standing before a vintage barrister’s bookcase that’s been in her family for generations.
Amazing Life, Amazing Art
From Medical Student to Wildlife Artist: Valerie Gobeil’s Unlikely Journey There are a few key moments that led to wildlife oil painter Valerie Gobeil’s promising career. One of them left her with neck and back injuries and a concussion after a distracted driver T-boned her car. The collision occurred
The Magic of Mokuhanga
How Leon Loughridge Uses Watercolor and Mokuhanga to Capture the West Leon Loughridge is a busy artist—and that’s just how he likes it. Living in Denver, Colorado, and working out of a remodeled garage that serves as his studio, he shares his love of landscapes by creating watercolor paintings
Desert Star
Southern California Artist Whitney Gardner Brings the Mojave Desert to Life The Mojave Desert is a panoply of stark and beautiful contrasts—light and shadow, color and contrast, grace and grit. It also happens to be home to Southern California landscape artist Whitney Gardner. The vista from her 1950s-era jack
Still Lifting the Human Spirit
Sculptor Gary Lee Price Brings Dr. Viktor Frankl’s Statue of Responsibility to Life Gary Lee Price—what a man, what an artist, what an inspiration! He’s been using his sculptures to lift the spirits of people for more than four decades through thousands of sculptures that have found homes in
The Studio of Andrew Peters
How Andrew Peters Is Restoring Native Prairie and Wetlands as His Largest Artistic Creation For most artists, 1,000 square inches represents a large canvas. But Andrew Peters is painting his biggest masterpiece on a living canvas of nearly 1 million square feet: approximately 20 acres of land that he’s
