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Michael Dudash Born 1952 in Mankato, Minnesota; lives in Rathdrum, Idaho BORN AND RAISED IN MINNESOTA, C. Michael Dudash settled in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where he began his full-time career as an artist and oil painter in 1977. Trained in the fine arts, his...

Barry Eisenach Born 1952 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; lives in Arvada, Colorado AFTER TWENTY THREE YEARS as an illustrator and graphic designer, Barry Eisenach made the decision to pursue a career in figurative painting and sculpture. A native of the west he endeav­ors...

Adam Smith Born 1984 in Medina, Minnesota; lives in Manhattan, Montana BORN IN MEDINA, MINNESOTA, and raised in Bozeman, Montana, Smith has spent twenty-seven years surrounded by the incredible wonders of Western wildlife and has worked to master the art of its...

Karin Hollebeke Born 1949, in Wolfsburg, Germany; lives in Vernal, Utah GERMAN BORN HOLLEBEKE, a professional artist since 1972, currently lives, paints and ranches in Utah.  Hollebeke first became interested in art while in her teens, and consequently studied Fine...

Greg Kelsey Born 1971, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; lives in Ignacio, Colorado AN HONEST LOOK at Greg Kelsey’s sculpture reveals his intensity for both form and subject. No matter the subject, it is his belief that form is the most significant thing about a sculpture....

Curt Mattson Born 1956, in Fullerton, California; lives in Cave Creek, Arizona “WHAT I DESIRE for the art I create,” says Curt Mattson, “is a piece that is compelling and artistically challenging, that will grab viewers’ attention and not let them go.” Mattson...

Joseph McGurl Born 1958, in Boston, Massachusetts; lives in Cataumet, Massachusetts JOSEPH MCGURL is one of the most sought after and influential landscape artists currently working in America.  His work is included in the Forbes and Mellon collections and is part of...

Krystii Melaine Born 1963 in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia; lives in Colbert, Washington AT THE AGE OF FOUR, Krystii Melaine announced that she was going to be an artist, winning her first art competition at seven. Following studies in painting, drawing,...

Denis Milhomme Born 1954 in Lowell, Massachusetts; lives in Three Rivers, California DURING HIS CHILDHOOD in Massachusetts, Milhomme confesses that he began his “courtship” with nature, after “falling prey to the charm of the wilds.” After moving to California, he was...

Jay Moore Born 1964 in Denver, Colorado; lives in Parker, Colorado Jay Moore graduated in the top of his class at the Colorado Institute of Art in 1984, but his education started long before graduation, and well outside the classroom. Moore took a lifetime spent...

Brenda Murphy Born 1955 in Dallas, Texas; lives in Arlington, Texas BORN AND RAISED IN TEXAS, Brenda Murphy grew up with a love of all things Western. She spent hours drawing Western scenes, horses, and other animals. She earned a BFA degree in art from the University...

Rock Newcomb Born 1945 in Oakland, California; lives in Payson, Arizona GROWING UP IN southern Idaho on the family homestead, Rock Newcomb encountered numerous types of wildlife. As he traveled throughout the West in later life, he was able to observe most of the wild...