Southwest Art February 2012 Digital Edition

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Southwest Art February 2012

Features

Being There
Montana painter Kyle Sims aims for an animal’s essence in his wildlife art. By Gussie Fauntleroy

My World
A visit with George Carlson at his studio in Idaho. By Bonnie Gangelhoff

Walking Into the Old West
Karin Hollebeke’s historical paintings let viewers imagine themselves in an earlier time. By Gussie Fauntleroy

Refined Beauty
For Sadie Valeri, the beauty is in the precise rendering of details. By Rosemary Carstens

Focus On: The Landscape

A Change of Seasons
Jared Sanders is drawn to times of transition in the western landscape. By Bonnie Gangelhoff

Landscapes of the Heart
Renato Muccillo creates emotionally charged landscapes of his native British Columbia. By Norman Kolpas

The Road Taken
Landscape painter J. Chris Morel chooses a painterly path. By Mark Mussari

Of This Earth
Ten artists depict the changing landscape.

Art Events

Southwest
Peter Holbrook show at Scottsdale Fine Art in Scottsdale, AZ.

Rocky Mountains
Landscape show at Kneeland Gallery in Ketchum, ID.

West Coast
Franz A. Bischoff exhibit at the Irvine Museum in Irvine, CA.

Beyond the West
The Art of Trees show at Corse Gallery and Atelier in Jacksonville, FL.

Spotlight
ARTfeast in Santa Fe, NM.

columns

From the Editor
The particular pleasures of small works.

Artist to Watch
Scott Grabowski conveys a heightened sense of reality.

Art Values
Three still-life paintings to add to your collection.

I Saw it in SWA!
Paintings and sculpture sold from our pages.

News Makers
Award-winning artists at the American Art Invitational Small Gems show.