Archives for Portrait

A Long and Winding Road

A Long and Winding Road

March 25, 2013 | by

If variety is the spice of life, then New Mexico-based painter Jeff Segler can certainly lay claim to having one of the most flavorful careers in the world of fine art. Although he earned a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the University of Alabama in 1977, Segler travelled a long and winding career road before opening a studio just off Santa Fe’s Canyon Road and assuming the status of full-time artist more than two decades later. Jeff Segler The White Shirt Brigade Oil 32″ By 32″ Granville Stuart owned the DHS Ranch east of the Judith Mountains in Montana.
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The Studio of Scott Tallman Powers

The Studio of Scott Tallman Powers

March 22, 2013 | by

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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I’m Still Fighting the Battle

I’m Still Fighting the Battle

January 25, 2013 | by

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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My Voice is Coming Through

My Voice is Coming Through

January 25, 2013 | by

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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A Visual Journal of My Life

A Visual Journal of My Life

January 25, 2013 | by

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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For the Love of Art

For the Love of Art

November 26, 2012 | by

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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Favorite Images – From the Past 25 Years

Favorite Images – From the Past 25 Years

November 26, 2012 | by

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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Keeping Risk Alive

Keeping Risk Alive

September 26, 2012 | by

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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A Man and His Medium

A Man and His Medium

September 26, 2012 | by

The stone speaks to me. I let the stone tell me what to do. Doug Hyde (Arizona) People Of The Red Tailed Hawk Bronze 62″ By 40″ By 76″ The Red Tailed Hawk is one of the most common hawks. He is revered in Indian country for his hunting skills and keen vision. The sculpture shows him flying over all the different tribes, from early history to today. Doug Hyde (Arizona) The Drum Echoes Through Our Hearts Utah Alabaster 10″ By 27″ By 19″ This intertribal gathering of many different tribes has the common thread of the drum. It is
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Opening Windows

Opening Windows

September 26, 2012 | by

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1958, and raised in Monroe, Louisiana, Heide Presse is one of a long list of renowned artists, who first honed their talents in the field of commercial art. Heide Presse (Florida) Transition Oil 12″ By 9″ This painting features a mid-19th century teen, still young enough to wear the low neckline common for children’s garments, but transitioning into a young lady with her hair up and wearing one of her mother’s shawls. This is one of my antique paisley shawls, which were very popular in this era. Heide Presse (Florida) The Sound Of Wings Oil
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