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  John Buxton Born 1939 in Oxford, North Carolina; lives in Allison Park, Pennsylvania DURING HIS CHILDHOOD in North Carolina, Buxton was constantly drawing and was encouraged by his parents. He never considered any other career other than that of producing artwork...

Bruce Cheever Born 1958 in Utah; lives in Woodland Hills, Utah INTERESTED IN ART AS A CHILD, Bruce Cheever embarked on a career as a fine artist after spending many years as an illustrator. It was during those years that he discovered his affinity for tonalism and...

Tim Cherry Born 1965 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; lives in Branson, Missouri “ANIMALS HAVE PERSONALITIES that make me smile, and that is what I try to convey through my work,“ says Tim Cherry of his wildlife sculptures. While he was still a teenager, a job as an...

A MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING member of the Cowboy Artists of America, artist Mikel Donahue is best known for his impeccable depictions of cowboy life. His drawings and paintings portray ranchers and their livestock during the day-to-day ritual of sun-up to sun-down work...

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,...