Archives for 2014 May-June Issue

I Have Enjoyed Every Minute

I Have Enjoyed Every Minute

May 22, 2014 | by

John Moyers says he is a lucky man. As a young boy, he was surrounded by art and art supplies, thanks to his father, award-winning artist William Moyers. As a teenager, he was mentored by distinguished painter, Robert Lougheed. And, as an adult he met and married his soul mate and fellow artist, Terri Kelly, and the two have happily traveled the world, painting as they go. He is modest about his accomplishments, grateful for the opportunity to spend his life doing what he loves, and excited about the future. John Moyers Return From Blue Lake Oil 30˝ by 48˝
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‘I’m Doing What I Love’

‘I’m Doing What I Love’

May 22, 2014 | by

In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Polonius counsels his son Laertes, “To thine own self be true,” offering a sage bit of wisdom that remains relevant four centuries later. In the case of Montana-based landscapist Greg Scheibel, defining and responding to his deep inner “self” became an evolutionary process that required more than two decades to come to fruition. Although Scheibel was born in Minnesota, the 53-year-old artist has been a Montana resident since he was 12, when his father, a contractor, relocated the family to Bozeman in order help build the Big Sky ski area. “As a hockey player on our local
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‘A DREAM COME TRUE’

‘A DREAM COME TRUE’

May 22, 2014 | by

Sandy Scott distinctly remembers a call from Jack Guenther, who called her out of the blue six years ago. Guenther wasn’t calling to discuss a particular piece he was interested in purchasing. This call was to ask Scott to fly from her home in Lander, Wyoming, to the new site of the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Scott was more than happy to oblige. “He took me on a grand tour of this outrageously beautiful building that they were going to restore; it was an art deco masterpiece,” Scott says. “But, when I saw it, it was
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‘I Want to Surprise Myself’

‘I Want to Surprise Myself’

May 22, 2014 | by

Cross-pollination. It’s a term Colorado-based oil painter Michael Lynch uses to describe his big break into full-time art. That was more than 35 years ago, when he hooked up with other representational artists who reassured him that there was a place for such art amidst the transition to modern art. By then, Lynch already had explored trendy college art programs before settling on a degree in political science from Regis College in Denver, Colorado. He’d entered the workaday world, even considering a career as a lawyer, but his leanings were always toward representational art. Michael Lynch China Cove Oil 6˝
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For the Love of Oils

For the Love of Oils

May 22, 2014 | by

Thankfully, there are men and women who eagerly, although admittedly somewhat fearfully, stand in front of blank canvases and gather their courage—and summon all of their skills—to transform them into wondrous works of art. Before they reach that point, however, they have settled on a medium that they feel is best suited to them and their subjects. The artists we feature here have found, for the most part, what they need in oil paints. Nancy Howe Heliotrope Oil 18˝ by 24˝ “I paint because this is the ‘gift’ I was given, the means for me to grow, appreciate, and navigate
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The Studio of Dennis Doheny

The Studio of Dennis Doheny

May 22, 2014 | by

Driving down a typical residential street in Santa Barbara, California, you wouldn’t guess that a treasure lies hidden in that white stucco house—the one with the salmon-colored trim and Spanish-tiled roof. Pull into the driveway with the attached two-car garage. Can you see it? No? Park behind the family vehicles, and make your way around to the back of the garage; you’ll see it then. Dennis Doheny Gates of Heaven Oil 36˝ by 42˝
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