Jonathan Keeton’s series of watercolors, Nocturnes, envelops the solitude that comes with empty streets and dimly lit shops. They bring out the echoes of footsteps on concrete and the silence of parked cars. “Yes, they’re moody. That’s what I like about night scenes,” Keeton says. “They’re...
Patrick Dean Hubbell explores his Diné (Navajo) identity through materials and processes that speak to nature and traditional design by way of abstract patterns. In a recent series titled Earth, Hubbell traversed the boundaries of the Navajo reservation, within Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of...
Horsehair Baskets by Jane Chavez We love when someone’s passion shines through in their artwork, as it does with these coiled horsehair baskets made by Jane Chavez. The artist's interest in baskets began as a child growing up in Argentina. She was thrilled whenever the basket...
In this issue of WA&A, a statement that stood out to me came from artist Lee Andre: “We live in a fast-paced, attention demanding, disposable world. My intent is to produce work that counters these aspects of modern life,” (“Auction Block”). For me, this statement served...
Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum February 9 – March 24, 2019 The Masters of the American West, the preeminent annual show and sale at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, California, broadened the definition of the Western art genre to meet its contemporary counterpart....
The Retreat and Links at Silvies Valley Ranch is located in a remote corner of Eastern Oregon. And one of its most revered employees, Bruce, is living his dream life. We instantly became friends when I arrived at the property’s seven-hole McVeigh Gauntlet Golf Course,...
When Kathy Fang was only 6 years old, she peeled eggs, wiped down tables, squeezed bags of soybeans for fresh soy milk, and did everything a kid could possibly do at House of Nanking, her parent’s restaurant in Chinatown in San Francisco, California. When things...
It was a small German art school that lasted a mere 14 years from 1919 to 1933, suffered squabbles regarding its core philosophy and teaching methods, was forced to move from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin, and had three radically different directors. It certainly didn’t...
He was the scion of distinguished European artists, yet a roughneck who proved himself a cowboy on Texas cattle drives at the turn of the last century. While a young man, he enrolled at the Art Students League in New York City, apprenticing to the...
For Irvin and Lisa Trujillo of Centinela Traditional Arts, weaving is not only an art form and livelihood, it’s also a celebration of the landscapes and lifestyles of their historic community of Chimayo, New Mexico. “I've always loved the land,” Irvin says. “And I’m a...