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!

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Nathan Solano

Nathan Solano, 6 Below, Christmas Eve Morning, 2011, oil, 20 x 30.

Honorable Mention: Nathan Solano, Colorado

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Bruce Lawes

Bruce Lawes, Elegance, oil, 30 x 48.

Honorable Mention: Bruce Lawes, Canada

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Patsy Lindamood

Patsy Lindamood, Seaside Romp, pastel, 24 x 36.

Honorable Mention: Patsy Lindamood, Texas

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Pauline Roche

Pauline Roche, Checking the Nets (Alexandria, Egypt), oil, 30 x 40.

Honorable Mention: Pauline Roche, California

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Jonathan Ahn

Jonathan Ahn, The Sentinel, oil, 48 x 48.

Honorable Mention: Jonathan Ahn, California

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Heather Lara

Heather Lara, A Glimpse of the Past, scratchboard, 16 x 20.

3rd Place: Heather Lara , California

Artistic Excellence 2012 | Albert 
Ramos Cortes

Albert Ramos Cortes, The Man I Loved, oil, 30 x 24.

1st Place: Albert 
Ramos Cortes, California

Artists’ Studios | Amy Lind

Amy Lind | Artist's Studio

A visit with Amy Lind at her studio in Savannah, GA

Portfolio | For the Love of Form

Kevin Beilfuss, The Muse (Revisited), oil, 24 x 36.

Meet 5 artists for whom the human figure comes first.

Emerging Artist | Sergio Lopez

Sergio Lopez, Elanis, oil, 20 x 30.

For Northern California artist Sergio Lopez, nothing is more inspiring than the lines and gestures of the female form. “I want to convey my enjoyment of not just the female form but also the female spirit,” Lopez says…