Arizona artist Curt Walters finds endless ways to portray the grandeur of the Grand Canyon

Bruce Campbell turns trash into treasure

California artist Art Mortimer has made a name for himself as a muralist and plein-air painter

By Bonnie Gangelhoff ART EDUCATION: Bachelor of fine arts from Western State College, Gunnison, CO. STYLE: Idealized realism. I take a subject and make up a scene around it. MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE WAY YOU WORK: I paint in watercolor, and lately I’ve been painting really big—36 by 96 inches. I do big washes […]

By Bonnie Gangelhoff Talk about dedication to authenticity: California painter Meadow Gist not only paints scenes from U.S. history, especially the era of the American Revolution, but she also sews all the costumes for her models. “It helps me relate to the times,” she says. In the past three years, Gist has made about 50 […]

A sense of serenity pervades Laurie Kersey’s elegant landscapes

Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Steven Graber’s charcoal images evoke a feeling of timelessness