At first glance, the tiny hamlet of Tetonia, Idaho, is mundane. In fact, if you’re moving too fast and happen to blink, a glance is not possible. With a population of 269, the little town barely would give you pause, unless you happen to be Alabama-born artist Scott Tallman Powers. While the town of Tetonia itself is rather unremarkable, its surroundings are anything but. Scott Tallman Powers (Wyoming) A Delicate Balance Oil 36″ x 36″
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For Zhuo Liang, art seems to be in his genes. His father, Liang Yongtai, was a noted woodcut artist, who was mentioned in Pearl Buck’s book China in Black and White. His mother also had an art background and served as a musician and composer with the Chinese musicians’ association. And his three siblings are artists, as well. Z. S. Liang (California) Pride Of The Blackfeet Oil 60″ By 32″ The inspiration for this painting was derived from my personal association with these people. Z. S. Liang (California) Preparing For The Confrontation Oil 46″ By 68″ This event dates back
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Kathleen Dunphy is as vibrant and colorful as the paintings she creates. Kathleen Dunphy (California) Caddis Hatch Oil 24″ By 48″ Fly fishing and plein air painting are the perfect combination, and my husband and I have found beautiful places to do both. Several trout were caught during this painting session, leaving both of us happy with our morning’s work. Kathleen Dunphy (California) Chasing Rainbows Oil 15″ By 30″ I don’t often add figures to my landscapes, but this anonymous fisherman stepped into the scene right when my study needed just a little more punch to make it complete. His
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When Logan Maxwell Hagege takes a road trip to one of the deserts around his Southern California home, he doesn’t notice the endless grains of sand. He doesn’t see each of the individual rocks scattered around the landscape. He\’s not impressed by the wispy, feathery clouds drifting across the bright blue sky. Instead, he focuses on a single white cloud, a wide, flattened mesa, a sea of golden sand. Logan Maxwell Hagege (California) Between The Sage And The Sky Oil 40″ By 60″ In my mind, the sagebrush that is found in the desert is as important as the clouds,
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As this roper worked his magic during our dry summer, the dust swirled and obscured everything until his pale horse merged with the sunlit haze. It was a rare opportunity to see the abstraction of shadows and to paint a light-toned cowboy vignette with great lines and tension. I’m looking forward to exploring this artistic concept further. Krystii Melaine (Washington) Pale Roper Oil 28″ By 28″ As this roper worked his magic during our dry summer, the dust swirled and obscured everything until his pale horse merged with the sunlit haze. It was a rare opportunity to see the abstraction
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While many great gallery owners and artists make our business special, we chose to visit with a few of them and ask them to share thoughts about what they do. John Coleman (Arizona) 1804, The Newcomers Bronze 37″ High Morgan Weistling End Of Harvest Oil 34″ By 50″ Morgan Weistling Emmie’s Rose March/April 1999 Howard Terpning (Arizona) Among The Spirits Of The Long-Ago People Oil 42″ By 40″ Frank Johnson Night Time In The Canyon Oil 24″ By 18″ Bill Anton (Arizona) Branding At Red Bluff Oil 16″ By 20″
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We decided to take on the task of selecting some of our favorite images from the past 25 years. It was exciting and challenging, but we forged ahead and are pleased to share the results with you. Our choices will either make us look like idiots or geniuses but, as you all know, there is a fine line between the two, and we ask for your mercy. James Bama A Sioux Indian July/August 1988 Gordon Snidow (New Mexico) I Don’t Do Windows September/October 1989 Mian Situ (California) The Innocense January/February 2011
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Bill Anton has been wowing Western art lovers with his paintings of the cowboy for three decades and shows no signs of slowing down. Bill Anton (Arizona) New Mexico Morning Oil 20″ By 30″ I’ve never found anything more compelling to paint than cowboys doing ordinary things. Bill Anton (Arizona) Wild And Rugged Oil 30″ By 48″ The backwater West, canyon-slashed and sun-baked, is home to ranching. As development engulfs more and more of the rural areas, ranchers are left to eek out livings in hard lands with tough, experienced men and women.
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The life that Dean Mitchell knew in the poverty stricken rural area where he grew up in many ways can be glimpsed by looking at his art. Dean Mitchell (Florida) Snow Hills Watercolor 20″ By 30″ I love the white of the snow on the land in winter. It is beautiful, airy, and peaceful. Dean Mitchell (Florida) Winter On Gillham Road Watercolor 12″ By 16″ This winter scene is in the greater Kansas City area, about a block or two from the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. I traveled this road many times when I was a teacher at the
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Montana artist Josh Elliott has a tag line for his art: “Nature’s truth filtered through the artist.” Josh Elliot (Montana) St. Mary Shores Oil 18″ By 36″ I enjoy painting scenes where you can see the connection of the foreground to the background. Josh Elliot (Montana) Floating Gold Oil 20″ By 20″ Blue and gold is a pleasing color combination. I tried to make an interesting composition. Dividing a painting with half water, half land is typically not recommended. Because the patterns of light and dark are varied, the painting doesn’t look split in half and stagnant.
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