Articles & Interviews

Here you’ll find art articles and art interviews on some of your favorite painters and sculptors of the West as well as upcoming artists. The editors of Southwest Art bring you in-depth art interviews and profiles, as well as behind-the-scenes tours of beautiful art studios and stories about current art events. Search for artists we’ve covered in the past, or discover new and emerging artists by checking back often to see the art articles we’ve added most recently!

Magnificent Obsession | Mark Sublette

Mark Sublette Santa Fe, NM   What kind of artwork do you collect? Maynard Dixon is the largest part of my collection. I collect all the artists that I represent in Medicine Man Gallery. I also have a fairly significant collection of Ed Mell and Native American art. How would you...

Magnificent Obsession | Tuffy and Shirley Holland

Tuffy and Shirley Holland Greeley, CO   What kind of artwork do you collect? Tuffy: I tend toward what Shirley calls “hard” or historical western art and landscapes of the West. Shirley: Most of the artists we have collected are the contemporary western artists. We have his, hers, and ours. My...

Magnificent Obsession | Randel and Dana Shadid

Randel and Dana Shadid Edmond, OK What kind of artwork do you collect? In the beginning we seemed to collect landscapes (my choice) and figurative paintings (Dana’s choice). Over the years our tastes have broadened to include some abstract works, particularly paintings by Dick Evans, and a variety of sculpture. How...

Magnificent Obsession | Howard and Penny Chambers

Howard and Penny Chambers Arvada, CO   What kind of artwork do you collect? Now it’s pretty much contemporary western. Once in awhile I collect art by deceased artists. I used to collect contemporary Russian art, but that was a long time ago. I collect works by Martin Grelle, Gerald Balciar,...

Magnificent Obsession | Richard and Carole Tapper

Richard and Carole Tapper Romeo, MI   What kind of artwork do you collect? We collect mostly bronzes and oil paintings, although we have several other forms of art. How would you describe your approach to collecting? Our approach to collecting is to buy art that is visually appealing to us....