17 Jul Editor’s Note: Of Power and Time
This issue of Western Art & Architecture calls to mind an essay by poet Mary Oliver. While contemplating the creative life in “Of Power and Time,” Oliver writes that art differs from other careers, because one cannot regulate the “machinery of creativity.” Painting is not...
03 Jan Horse Ranch
Architecture: Appleton Partners LLP Construction: Tom Nelson Custom Builders Inc. Interior Design: Patti Skouras et Fille Landscape Architecture: SWA Group In sun-drenched Southern California, not far from the metropolitan bustle of San Diego, a lush expanse of grassy meadows and abundant trees hides a home...
09 Jan Designing the West: A Consummate Team
Paul Rochford, who grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was one of those unusual kids whose parents never had to ask him to clean his room. He always kept it “just so,” he says. Meanwhile, in Chicago, Michael Violante’s parents allowed their young, art-enamored...
11 Jan Perspective: Western Revelry
Born in 1925 and raised on the Gulf Coast in the small oil town of Port Arthur, Texas, Robert Rauschenberg matured into an internationally influential artist and a citizen of the globe. Known to his friends as Bob, he may never have visited the Denver...
10 Sep Wanderings: From Petroglyphs to Architectural Pioneers
When architect Oscar Ruffini stepped out of a stagecoach in the tiny West Texas town of San Angelo, he was very sick. His last hope of getting well in 1884 was the hot, dry air of this rowdy frontier town beside Fort Concho. It worked...
05 Sep CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ARTIST, DUKE BEARDSLEY, COLORADO BASED, REVEALS FIRST ONE MAN SHOW IN DENVER IN ALMOST A DECADE
Includes new mixed-media collection and live painting by the artist in his pop-up studio. Space ANNEX in Denver’s Historic Baker District at 95 South Cherokee Street, welcomes contemporary artist and sixth generation Coloradan, Duke Beardsley. The month-long solo exhibit is Duke’s first one man show...
19 Jan Classic and Current
WHEN PETER SMILLIE STUMBLED UPON a Spanish Colonial Revival home designed by Bert Harmer (of Alexander Bertrand Harmer) it wasn’t the structure itself that struck him. Instead, it was his clear vision for what the home could be — how to bring it back to...
19 Jul Designing the West: Balancing Form and Function
Kate Binger, founder of Dwelling in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, creates eclectic spaces where lifestyle, aesthetics and utility intersect