Kyle Polzin’s studio at his home in Austin, Texas, isn’t a grand, architectural space but it suits him just fine. A former study, the room is just off the entryway to the home he shares with his wife Leigh and their two teenage daughters. Surrounded by oak trees, his house sits on one-and-a-half acres of property in a quaint neighborhood that overlooks Austin and the surrounding hill country.
Earlier this summer, Polzin was hard at work in his studio, preparing paintings for a show he’ll have in September at Legacy Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The painting resting on his easel is a still life featuring a straw sombrero, a sarape, and a Winchester rifle.
“I’m also working on a little knife scabbard that includes an old photo of tipis by a river,” he says. “I sometimes like to incorporate images within my paintings to add context and help tell a story. I try to do this in a way that’s unique. I approach all my paintings like you’re looking into a shadow box.”
Read the full article in the September/October 2024 issue.
Chasing the Silver King
Oil
28″ by 38″
Rough Passage
Oil
31″ by 50″
