Artists to Watch | Yer (Za) Vue
Subject matter is no longer the primary driver of Oregon artist Yer (Za) Vue’s work. Instead, the medium and its application take precedence in her masterfully impastoed, abstracted work.
Artists to Watch | Amanda Cowan
Amanda Cowan's innate love of the West brings authenticity to her paintings. A self-taught artist working in both oil and watercolor, she paints cowboys, cowgirls, ranchers, and animals as only someone intensely familiar with that lifestyle can.
Artists to Watch | Whitney Gardner
In her depictions of the Southwest desert, Whitney Gardner creates both visual and vicarious experiences for viewers, in which scenes featuring rugged terrain are accompanied by a sense of the heat, wind, dust, and aridity present in those moments.
Artists to Watch | Donnie Tapp
Rural eastern Idaho native Donnie Tapp's current series of work focuses on scenery around his hometown. “It’s a place I had to learn to love,” Tapp admits. "A wide-open and sometimes even empty plain that inhabits the space between more broadly appealing valleys and mountain ranges."
Artists to Watch | Larry DeGraff
About a decade ago, Larry DeGraff closed his computer for the last time as an illustrator at Hallmark Cards and picked up his paintbrush to pursue a full-time career as a fine artist. Now he can confidently say that he gets to do what he does best every day.
Artists to Watch | Foster Grissim
Throughout his young career, Foster Grissim has made it a priority to challenge the way he perceives and captures his subjects. His latest philosophical breakthrough is all about letting go and making space for creativity to flow.
Artists to Watch | Megan J. Seiter
Megan J. Seiter puts a modern spin on the classical still-life genre, using a highly realistic technique coupled with a contemporary sense of color and design. The young artist arranges her compositions with minimal surroundings to shine a spotlight on each subject’s distinctive characteristics, using an almost scientific level of interest...
Artists to Watch | Shelly Wierzba
Oregon-based artist Shelly Wierzba's wonder and reverence for creation are written all over her landscape-covered canvases. “Landscape painting makes me more attuned to God’s gifts in creation and increases my appreciation for the beauty around me,” she says. “We only have to still the static and engage our senses to appreciate...
Artists to Watch | Dylan Cavin
Collecting historical documents such as court orders, bank drafts, mayor’s dockets, and tax deeds, Dylan Cavin uses ink and watercolor to create compelling portraits of Native Americans and wildlife.