A sweet, fantastical origin story is attached to acclaimed pastel artist Lisa Gleim’s lifelong love for animals. “My father always told me that I was ‘born into a litter of puppies’ because when I was born, our golden retriever had just given birth to 12.”...
During his decades-long, successful illustration career, when Robert Rodriguez imagined himself eventually moving into fine art, he was clear about what he didn’t want to do. He was not interested in imagery that was dramatic or grandiose. He didn’t see himself using gaudy colors. And...
"Happiness,” sculptor Sabin Howard says, “is fleeting. Purpose gets you out of bed every day.” Howard’s all-consuming purpose for the last decade has been a 58-foot bronze sculpture featuring 38 larger-than-life-size figures moving through a cinematic homage to the men and women of World War...
ARCHITECTURE | Cushing Terrell CONSTRUCTION | Dick Anderson Construction INTERIOR DESIGN | James Thomas Interiors The process of creating any home succeeds only so far as everyone involved — homeowners, architects, interior designers, builders, and any number of other participants — works together to achieve an ideal balance...
ARCHITECTURE | Jeffrey Dungan Architects BUILDER | Big Valley Construction, LLC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Ceres+ Landscape Architecture A Colorado home perched on 35 acres of rangeland with views of the Continental Divide opens its front door to expanses of untamed beauty. Surrounded by wilderness, every aspect of the...
Occasionally, the phone rings, and it’s a call you’ll never forget. For artist Kim Douglas Wiggins, that call came one day in 1998. On the other end of the line was John Geraghty, a trustee of the Autry National Center for the American West, who...
In medieval times across Europe, the goal of the court-appointed alchemist was to transform base metals into gold, that rarest of elements, deemed to exalt the wearer. Who could imagine that today, an artist originally trained as a master patineur, devoted to altering the surfaces...
After 53 years as a professional fine artist, Len Chmiel hopes he can paint until he can’t hold a brush. Curiosity is a constant companion for the 82 year old, which allows him to see every landscape as if for the first time. Living atop...
Among the most common reactions to Josh Tobey’s sculpture, aside from smiles, is the question: What is this made of? Is it stone? Ceramic? The surface is so smooth — with rich, delicately gradated hues and often marble-like patterns — that bronze is not what...
Places you fall in love with when you’re young occupy a special place in your heart. That’s why this outdoorsy Bay Area family decided to put down roots in the Martis Valley, just north of Lake Tahoe. “Many of our best times are when we...