In the early 1980s, James Lavadour was painting landscapes in an empty schoolhouse. The building dated to the 1930s, but the Catholic Mission it belonged to had stood on the land that became the Umatilla Reservation for more than 150 years. Lavadour lived in the...
On the second day of working on a still life painting not long ago, Sherrie McGraw found herself in a familiar and frustrating situation. The first day, propelled by a strong sense of the visual idea she wanted to convey, the painting had gone well,...
C.W. Mundy knows that a high level of proficiency and his ability to control paint can get in the way of creating an excellent work of art. When he sees this happening, he deliberately starts a “dog fight” with his own work. He forces himself...
Montana architect Greg Matthews is on a roll. Less than two years after opening the doors to his five-person firm in Bozeman, Greg Matthews Studio, he has much to be thankful for. Leaving Pearson Design Group, an established company with a well-regarded reputation, wasn’t an...
Louis Escobedo refuses to limit his creative expression to any one theme. “I like to paint still lifes, people, and landscapes. Even after all this time, I’m happy to paint each one, and I still get excited when I start a new one; it’s like...
The dazzling lights of the Las Vegas Strip beckon less than a 30-minute drive to the southeast. Within the exclusive residential resort community called The Summit, however, a recently completed residence on a 5-acre double parcel gazes primarily in the other direction. Unhindered northwesterly panoramas...
Glen Ernst wanted his last project to scare him. The Arizona-based home builder and operator of Peak Ventures knew he had a swan song on his hands. Believing this to be his final major construction project, Ernst initiated the venture in 2017 after purchasing a lot...
Jay and Sandra Mesinger cherish the times their whole family is together under one roof. In fact, they cherish it so much that they even have a term for these occasions: “Fam-O-Lam” is what they call it when their four grown children, five grandchildren, and...
Andreas and Naomi Kunert, the founders of Ancient Art of Stone, complete their handmade, one-of-a-kind architectural installations with a process they call “waking up the stone.” [caption id="attachment_23093" align="aligncenter" width="500"] This installation includes rose quartz, turquoise, Peruvian chrysocolla, red avatar jasper, and beach pebbles, andis part...
Glowing at the westernmost point of a long plaza, a mass of golden glass tentacles absorbs and diffuses the last rays of the sinking sun. A giant tower of blue glass shoots up between the broken stones of an ancient city. Floating like huge freshwater...