Evening Shade by Erica Hawkes.

Editor’s Letter | Exciting Finds

The joy of discovering new artists By Kristin Hoerth Evening Shade by Erica Hawkes. This story was featured in the January 2015 issue of Southwest Art magazine. Get the Southwest Art January 2015 print issue or digital download now–then subscribe to Southwest Art and never miss another story! Don’t you just love the landscape painting shown here?...

Ed Sandoval, Light Into Valdez, oil, 48 x 60.

Top Honors

[…] area, to transcend time by capturing a moment in time, and to make paintings with a serene, luminous glow that lift people’s spirits. Where can collectors find your work? 
Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.   Erica Hawkes Erica Hawkes, Evening Shades, acrylic, 24 x 36. What inspired this painting? The inspiration...

Jack, charcoal, 5 x 7.

Portfolio | The Jurors’ Choice

[…] is THE CHESS LESSON. But in the painting, our body language and the expressions on our faces suggest that he is the one who is teaching me the lesson. Where can collectors find your work? www.donburchett.com. Erica Hawkes | Finalist Just Right, acrylic, 48 x 48. What are you trying to convey...