Category: Volume I, 2005-2006
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Glenn Dean paintings
Representing the connection that exists between man, God, and nature Glenn recognized his interest for art at the age of 13. However, he didn’t realize his fascination for traditional painting methods until his early 20’s. In particular, the methods employed by the artists of the Early California Impressionist School, with an emphasis on unified color,…
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Francis Livingston paintings
Americana at its finest Born in Cortez, CO, Francis Livingston has been painting for 30 years. He is in the top ranks of American illustrators, and his work has been widely published. His paintings have been exhibited in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Francis studied at the Rocky Mountain School of Art in…
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Howard Post paintings and sculpture
Arizona regionalist inspires with acclaimed images of the West Howard Post’s view of Arizona is not seen through rose-tinted glasses. Post paints scenes that could be anywhere within the context of the rural West. Howard Post is an artistic product of his environment, he paints what he is familiar with. Post was born in 1948,…
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John Moyers paintings
Award-winning Cowboy Artist of America painter John Moyers, the son of acclaimed Western artist William Moyers (a member and three-time president of the Cowboy Artistsof America), was bred to be a Western artist. And although John Moyers was born in Atlanta, GA, he spent most of his youth in New Mexico. John Moyers followed closely…
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Painting the Southwestern landscape
Interpretation of the West through the eyes of four artists Thomas Moran, the great western landscape painter, once said, “Art is nature viewed through a temperament.” A good landscape painting does not just re-create a scene, it selects and interprets the world around us in ways that convey the artist’s feelings and ideas about the…
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Peggi Kroll-Roberts paintings
Award-winning impressionistic painter As an artist, Peggi Kroll-Roberts has an almost uncanny ability to capture images as the mind sees them, not as the eye sees them. The figures, the landscapes, the still life paintings are done with bold colors and brush strokes; they are highly impressionistic, and yet each captures the essential qualities, colors,…
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Ray Roberts paintings
Plein air impressionistic masterpieces from a California native son Southwest Art once described Ray Roberts as a native son of California. This may be the most fitting description of Ray, both his life and his art have always gravitated toward California. He was born and raised along the coast of Southern California. His love for…
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Terri Kelly Moyers paintings
Learn about Terri Moyers, the 2004 Tucson Museum of Art Artist of the Year It is sometimes amazing that lives that begin so differently can end up on the same path. Not only did the lives of Terri Kelly Moyers and John Moyers begin a country apart, but they also grew up in two different…
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The art of lost wax casting
Sophisticated artwork using an age-old technique The process begins in the studio where the artist skillfully creates an original design, usually in modeling clay. The completed clay sculpture is then brought to the foundry where a latex or fiberglass mold is created around it. After the mold dries the clay is removed, leaving an exact…
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Maria Martinez, potter of San Ildefonso
Learn about the most renowned pueblo potter Few craft artists can claim the worldwide honor and fame bestowed upon Maria Martinez during her lifetime. This modest, traditional, Pueblo woman received honorary degrees from major universities, countless medals and citations from governments and institutions, and special invitations to the White House from four different Presidents. She…