Country Eve by Joseph Orr
Win this small painting!
This month we’re giving away a small painting by June issue featured artist Joseph Orr. Click below to enter the sweepstakes, and you might be the lucky winner. Be sure to enter by June 17th! CLICK TO ENTER»
St. Jean de Luz by Kent Lovelace
New Show Previews!
In the May issue of Southwest Art, we introduce Show Previews—a new format for our coverage of art events. Each month, the editors will zero in on some of the most important events happening around the country. This new format allows us to offer substantial information about each event, along with plenty of big, beautiful images of works included in the show. VIEW SHOW PREVIEWS»
Featured Artist: Bryce Cameron Liston
Invitation to the Dance, oil, 20 x 20.
Painter and sculptor Bryce Cameron Liston tells his students they’ll know when they get the form right with sculpture by the way the light falls on it. And with painting, when the light is executed just so, it makes the form look right. In earlier centuries, when artists undertook years of meticulous classical training in an atelier environment, they pursued both disciplines. They sculpted the human figure to viscerally understand its nuances, its joints and muscles, and its graceful lines. And they drew and painted to translate these qualities into two dimensions through the play of color, shadow, and light. READ MORE»
Artistic Excellence Competition
Our annual competition is now open to emerging and established artists! The deadline for entry is July 15. LEARN MORE»
New Videos Added!
We’ve just added new videos from Meyer Gallery and Mark White Fine Art, both located in Santa Fe, NM. You’ll also find videos featuring many more artists and galleries from other locations across the West. Check back often to see more new features! SEE MORE»
The Down Easter Henry B. Hyde, Preparing to Anchor, San Francisco Bay by Christopher Blossom
Upcoming Event: Marine Artists Exhibition
Mobile, AL | The American Society of Marine Artists’ 15th National Exhibition is visual proof that marine art is not only surviving—it’s thriving. The exhibition is on display at the Mobile Museum of Art in Mobile, AL, through April 8. From there the show travels west to museums in Texas, California, and Oregon through July 2013. READ MORE»
Pastel in Grey by Ann Huston
Upcoming Event: Huston & Sandoval Show
Albuquerque, NM | From March 27 through June 24, the Showing at 1629 Club at Casa Rondena Winery presents Taos Connection, featuring works by Taos husband-and-wife artists Ann Huston and Ed Sandoval. An opening reception with the artists is from 5 to 8 pm. on Wednesday, April 18. READ MORE»
