Archives for Sculpture

A Deep Connection

A Deep Connection

April 8, 2026 | by

“When I first experienced Glacier National Park, it was like I’d come home,” says Michael G. Booth. “The rugged mountains, the isolated beauty and exalted display of nature fit me like a glove.” Booth has spent the past four decades with one foot in a college classroom and the other on the trail. An accomplished painter, sculptor, and potter, he has built a life’s work in the American West that marries academic rigor with the heart of a storyteller. Booth studied at Boise State University and Utah State University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and then a Master’s
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The Sculptor and His Village

The Sculptor and His Village

April 8, 2026 | by

  Loveland, Colorado-based sculptor Dan Ostermiller is hard at work on a new piece that will be part of a 50th anniversary celebration of his work at Nedra Matteucci Galleries in June. It’s a huge sculpture—nine feet long—and it’s somewhat unusual. “It’s 12 rabbits,” he says. “They’re all interacting with each other—jumping off this wall and running around it and sleeping on it, scratching their ears. All of them doing different things on it. It’s pretty cool.” In the world of wildlife sculpture, Ostermiller’s pieces stand out in a few key ways, including their sheer size and the virtuosity of
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Blown—And Blowing—Away

Blown—And Blowing—Away

April 8, 2026 | by

  Dan Friday’s artwork almost defies description. A master glass blower, it celebrates and honors his heritage as a member of the Lummi Nation located near Bellingham, Washington, through vibrantly colorful pieces that incorporate stories and meanings that aren’t readily understood by non-Native Americans. That being said, Friday’s art is stunningly beautiful. To say that Friday’s road to success as an artist was a rocky one would be a gross understatement but, once he found his calling, that road smoothed out and has taken him to great heights and to several foreign countries. That includes a three-week visit to New
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He’s Still On the Bus

He’s Still On the Bus

February 4, 2026 | by

  For almost 40 years, Jason Scull has been creating sculptures that are alive with action and emotion. In the spirit of the cowboy ethos he emulates in his art, he takes an organic approach to his realistic award-winning work, eschewing, for instance, working from photographs. “If you’re sculpting a running horse, you aren’t going to find a photograph that’s going to give you a 360-degree view of the animal in one position,” he says. “You have to be able to know how to construct these things and do it in a realistic, natural way. That goes back to what
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Adventures in Wood

Adventures in Wood

December 8, 2025 | by

  Tucked inside a former bunk-house on a 5,600-acre farm 30 miles north of Great Falls, Montana, Richard Charlson is turning wood. The word “turning” can be defined two ways: using a lathe to shape wood and then taking several more steps to turn that wood into beautifully crafted works of art. Turning wood wasn’t in Charlson’s original life plan. He is a fourth-generation farmer, growing several types of grains as well as canola seeds on the land his great grandfather started farming in 1912. In 1985, Charlson began to make signs in his spare time, initially for a quarter
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Celebrating Imagination, Wit, and Joy

Celebrating Imagination, Wit, and Joy

December 8, 2025 | by

  Lisa Gordon has always been crazy about horses. That love took root when she was 12, growing up in Southern California. A shy child, her parents hoped that the responsibility of caring for a horse would bring her out of her shell. “As a teenager, I rode and trained horses almost every day,” Gordon says. “They were my whole world. I competed, cared for them, and built my life around that bond. That relationship has never left me; it’s central to who I am and what I create today.” It’s no surprise that Gordon sculpts horses, though her approach
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The Cowboy Connection Continues

The Cowboy Connection Continues

October 8, 2025 | by

  Bruce Greene has been fascinated with cowboys since he was a young boy growing up in Texas. That fascination continues today and is manifested in the paintings and sculptures he creates. It’s also apparent in how he spends some of his time when he’s not in his studio, which often involves helping out at area ranches, something he’s been doing for about three decades. “I started spending time on the JA Ranch and the 6666 Ranch,” Greene says. “I went and helped them work cattle, which I think is hugely important. A lot of Western art today lacks that,
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The Studio of Vic Payne

The Studio of Vic Payne

June 5, 2025 | by

Seven years ago, Vic Payne was offered a deal he couldn’t resist. For several years he had been driving from his ranch in Cody, Wyoming, through a small town named Meeteetse and noticed— and admired—an old building on the town’s main street. During one of those drives, he pointed to the Meeteetse Mercantile building, which had fallen into disrepair, and said to his wife Angie, “I love that building.” Months later, Payne purchased it, knowing that he and Angie could transform the historic structure into something wonderful. They had worked on similar ventures in the past—restoring an historic home and
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Unique Views of the West

Unique Views of the West

April 7, 2025 | by

“This is my own expression of the visions of the West that I’ve grown up with, my experiences,” artist Maeve Eichelberger says. “It’s great to be included and to share my stories as well, because I think it doesn’t always have to be so historical, but we each have our own personal histories as well.” And Eichelberger’s expression of the West she knows has been making a splash at Western art shows and galleries, and stands out because of her unique sculpting medium—acrylic. From acrylic saddles to acrylic Western shirts and chaps that give the illusion of being made from
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A Moment of Movement

A Moment of Movement

April 7, 2025 | by

For three summers in the 1980s, Ott Jones worked as a fishing guide at the Rainbow King Lodge in Lake Iliamna on the Alaskan Peninsula. He led fishing excursions during the days and worked on his art at night. “If I was stationed at the lodge I’d sculpt at the lodge; if I was living in the bush I’d sculpt at camp by candlelight,” he says. It was one of the last jobs he had before becoming a full-time artist. During those three years, Jones lived in Castle Rock, Colorado, where he was under the artistic mentorship of accomplished Colorado
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