Featured Artists

Each issue of Southwest Art magazine features in-depth profiles of top artists in the West and beyond. Browse this section to read interesting and compelling stories about artists’ lives and their techniques, artistic styles, and sources of inspiration. Each article is accompanied by plenty of images to show examples of the artists’ works—including sculpture and paintings in oil, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic, and featuring subjects from western landscapes to cityscapes, figures, wildlife and animal art, still lifes, and more.

Susan George | A Day at the Beach

Jan 1st, 70 / 0 Comments

Ocean Sky VII #10 by Susan George By Devon Jackson SUSAN GEORGE’S PAINTINGS SHINE with a kind of sunlit nostalgia. Her renderings of oceans, beaches, and skies, saturated with color and radiant light, evoke pleasant memories and a sense of tranquility. George incorporates still lifes into her landscapes, too, with beach umbrellas, chaise lounges, and [...]

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Peter Woytuk | Animation and Repose

Jan 1st, 70 / 0 Comments

Whether playful ravens or resting cows, sculptor Peter Woytuk finds freedom of expression in animal forms

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Bart Walter | Understanding Wildlife

Jan 1st, 70 / 0 Comments

Maryland sculptor Bart Walter captures the spirit and personality of wild animals

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David Ligare | The Promised Land

Jan 1st, 70 / 0 Comments

David Ligare combines ancient myths with contemporary California landscapes

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Up Close & Personal

Jan 1st, 70 / 0 Comments

Top animal artists rely on wild game farms to help them closely observe their subjects

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Native Arts | Duane Maktima

Oct 1st, 00 / 0 Comments

Discovering art

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