Robert Rivera was struck by artistic inspiration one foggy autumn day in the early 1970s while he and his wife, Linda, drove from their home in New Mexico to their native California to visit her parents north of San Diego. “We passed this farmhouse with...
For more than a decade now, Logan Maxwell Hagege has been riding high as one of the most esteemed portrayers of the American West. His cleanly contemporary, elegantly stylized, vibrantly toned scenes of vast landscapes, soaring cumulus-crowned skies, perfectly rendered cacti and flowers, and serenely...
Working on a commissioned portrait in his newlyopened New Orleans studio in early 1837, Alfred Jacob Miller looked up to see a handsome, well-dressed man enter the shop and watch quietly for a few moments as he painted. Miller may not have thought much of...
You’d think all the sustainability awards that Nathan Good Architects have won would be the primary draw for new clients. But much to the surprise of everyone in the Salem, Oregon-based firm, only about a third of their patrons desire an ambitiously energy-efficient home, says...
Turkish Beach Towels by FiveADRIFT After traveling the world with their three kids and visiting spectacular beaches, Harry Schechter and Michelle Keefe knew they had to help preserve these special places for future generations. Thus, FiveADRIFT was born with the mission of removing ocean plastic and...
In 1960 Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, hired acclaimed architect Louis Kahn to design a research center “worthy of a visit by Picasso.” The Salk Institute for Biological Studies was born three years later, winning accolades as one of the nation’s most magnificent...
The Edwards Plateau at the heart of Texas Hill Country forms the southern tip of the Great Plains. The pale rock underneath the earth here is mostly Cretaceous limestone, and enormous granite domes like Enchanted Rock just outside Fredericksburg give uncommon shape to the land....
Gabriela Aguiló paints enthralling imaginary landscapes drawing on such powerful imagery as alchemical symbols and the archetypes of the collective unconscious identified by the great 20th-century Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst Karl Jung. Though those subjects will certainly enhance one’s understanding of her art, there’s no...
Western art has evolved into a vibrant genre that embraces both contemporary and traditional styles and subjects. In each issue, WA&A is honored to showcase this mix of historic greats and living visionaries. The range of topics and expressions covered under the umbrella of Western art...
For Jack Morris, the story of his life in the arts has had many twists and turns, eventually leading to his status as Emeritus Auctioneer with the Scottsdale Art Auction, which he co-founded with partners Michael Frost and Brad Richardson in 2005. After a case of...