In Central Texas, a home’s architecture reflects a deep appreciation for its setting. Elk Edge Retreat, named for an elk herd that often roams the p...

Rococo Square Serving Platter by Annieglass Regal and traditional with an artistic flair, the Rococo Square Serving Platter undoubtedly makes a statem...

“Time is a constant in all of our lives,” says artist Jason Kowalski. His evocative paintings of weathered, often abandoned restaurants, motels, v...

Though many of Curt Mattson’s sculptures are tabletop-size, the artist himself is larger than life. A sculptor, painter, preacher, historian, and ho...

Oil painter Elizabeth Pollie extracts the extraordinary from the ordinary. Her still-life depictions of shells and sake jugs, of tiny, blue-spotted eg...

ARCHITECTURE | Hendricks Architecture CONSTRUCTION | John Radleigh Construction, Inc. There was a time when the Lyons family enjoyed rappelling from a...

In the 1960s, tiny Wallace, Idaho, was threatened when the federal government proposed cutting through the historic downtown to lay the last link of H...

The three principals of Missoula, Montana-based Hone Architects + Builders have much in common. They grew up in families who built anything from sheds...

Stephanie Rose’s ethereal oil paintings reimagine the Western landscape as dreamlike scenes existing in a liminal space between realism and abstract...

Maia Chávez Larkin simultaneously pays tribute to the past while looking to the future in oil-and-ink paintings of contemporary Western life. She ach...

Jesse Littlebird’s joyfully provocative paintings remind some viewers of urban street murals. Still others note the undeniable influence of his Indi...

Christy Stallop focuses on depicting Central Texas icons in vivid oil paintings that combine eye-catching realism and good humor. Take, for instance, ...

Western American art continues to captivate collectors and enthusiasts, with nationwide auctions and events showcasing artwork that honors the region...

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 ...

During his decades-long, successful illustration career, when Robert Rodriguez imagined himself eventually moving into fine art, he was clear about wh...

“Happiness,” sculptor Sabin Howard says, “is fleeting. Purpose gets you out of bed every day.” Howard’s all-consuming purpose for the la...

ARCHITECTURE | Cushing Terrell CONSTRUCTION | Dick Anderson Construction INTERIOR DESIGN | James Thomas Interiors The process of creating any home suc...

ARCHITECTURE | Jeffrey Dungan Architects BUILDER | Big Valley Construction, LLC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Ceres+ Landscape Architecture A Colorado home...

Drunk Love in a Log Cabin Quilt by Denyse Schmidt As one of four original quilts Denyse Schmidt exhibited when she launched her business in 1996, the ...

The founders of the Salt Lake City, Utah-based WOW Atelier didn’t connect on the well-trod path of so many architecture firms; they didn’t meet in...

Bob Guelich’s monumental animal bronzes belong to the public, standing ready to be enjoyed and admired at zoos, botanical gardens, art museums, and ...

While so many Western artists paint the region’s majestic mountains, canyons, buttes, and plains, Linda Glover Gooch turns her well-trained artist...

Matthew Grant evokes the essence of Western life in his oil paintings that combine photorealism with a finely trained painterly eye. Born and raised i...

Luke Anderson instills Western themes with a bold contemporary sensibility in the mixed-media works he creates in a spirit of experimentation, combini...

Mary Kay West does more than merely “fool the eye” with her trompe-l’oeil still-life paintings. In her recent work White Roses and Bluebird, for...

I recently came across the old adage, “Art is more than decoration.” And while many readers might nod in agreement, believing that art transcends ...

Reyne Hirsch could be called an accidental collector, and she wouldn’t be alone. After all, how many people have unknowingly built a collection only...

Collectors continued to show a strong appreciation for the iconography of the American West. Wildlife works and art by historic and contemporary Weste...

Summer auctions and events saw enthusiastic participation from attendees and absentee bidders, proving that the interest in Western American culture r...

Victoria Veedell paints the world around her to capture its enduring emotional impact. Rather than faithful physical representations, she says, “I c...

Among Leslie Lambert’s most vivid childhood memories are trips with her mother from their home in Ashton, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C....

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 e...

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 ...

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 8...

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 surfa...

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...

Marfa, Texas, is a long way from anywhere, and therein lies its attraction. When minimalist artist Donald Judd first visited in the 1970s, he was stru...

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