Painting, Photography and Sculpture

Image of the Day, December 29, 2012

My-West.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:49:09 +0000

“Variation on a Monument”

The Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona will be hosting an exhibition and sale of new paintings by three of the Nation's Top Western Artists Under 40: Glenn Dean, Josh Elliott and Logan Maxwell Hagege.

The opening reception with the artists will be held on Friday, February 8^th from 5 - 7 pm. Exhibition dates are from 8 February – 7 March, 2013.

First panel of triptych “Variation on a Monument”
12 x 12 in.
Glenn Dean
Image courtesy of Medicine Man Gallery

Middle panel of triptych “Variation on a Monument”
12 x 12 in.
Logan Maxwell Hagege
Image courtesy of Medicine Man Gallery

Third panel of triptych “Variation on a Monument”
12 x 12 in.
Josh Elliott
Image courtesy of Medicine Man Gallery

Triptych:
Image courtesy of Medicine Man Gallery

Image of the Day, December 25, 2012

My-West.com — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:42:45 +0000

Merry Christmas from My-West.com

Jimmy Swinnerton
Salton Sea [Colorado Desert]
c. 1974
30 x 40 in.
Oil on canvas
Collection of Edenhurst Gallery

Image of the Day, September 22, 2012

My-West.com — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:55:47 +0000

Winner of the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, “Signs of Spring” by Nicolo Balkanski

The judges who awarded Balkanski first prize and the $20,000 purse explained in a joint statement: “Balkanski has created a narrative that engages the viewer in an anecdotal moment. The barn tells the story of an accumulated past, and as with anything or anyone who is a little worse for the wear, the barn is still up, still functioning, but is fairly worn. With his painterly strokes, the artist went to extraordinary lengths to create this piece for this particular show.”

Nicolo Balkanski
“Signs of Spring”
2012
Oil on canvas

Images of the Day, August 14, 2012

My-West.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:24:21 +0000

For the next few days we’ll be featuring paintings that will be exhibited at Maynard Dixon Country 2012, home of the extraordinary Maynard Dixon cabin and ground, beautifully preserved by Susan and Paul Bingham and the Bingham Gallery in Mt. Carmel. This event gets bigger and better each year, featuring many of the most talented artists in the country.

Credit: Maynard Dixon Country

Peggi Kroll-Roberts
Zinnia Days
Oil
16 x 20 in.

For more information see our previous post at:

Maynard Dixon Country 2011: An Artist's Artist

Image of the day, August 12, 2012

My-West.com — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:51:18 +0000

Even if you think you don’t know the artist Maxfield Frederick Parrish, (1870-1966) you’ll probably recognize prints that hung in your great aunt’s home or that of an elderly friend or relative. The most famous of the prints was titled “Daybreak,” (1922). The actual painting, from which the prints were copied, sold not long ago for $5,234,500. Before Parrish painted his iconic neo-classical paintings full of atmosphere, languid youth and the famous ‘Parrish blue’, he was illustrating western scenes for the covers of McClure’s, Colliers and other popular turn-of-the-century magazines.

Credit: Christies Auction, New York
Daybreak
1922
oil on board
26 x 45 in.

Credit: Christies Auction, New York
Rawhide
1904
oil on paper
16 x 20 in.
Illustration for McClure’s Magazine, January 1905

Credit: ebay
Cover of Colliers
1907
Commemoration Oklahoma Statehood

Credit: Worthpoint
Cover of McClure’s Magazine
November, 1904

Credit: ebay
Top-Notch Pulp Magazine, 15 August, 1921

Image of the Day, August 11, 2012

My-West.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:54:37 +0000

Bill Gollings grew up in Pierce City, Idaho, worked on a ranch in Rosebud County, Montana and eventually settled in Sheridan, Wyoming where he painted for the remainder of his life. His contemporaries were Russell, Remington, Koerner and other artists of the authentic American West. Their work is highly desired because of the genre element, telling stories that can no longer be told. More than anyone, Gollings credited Joseph Sharp for teaching him to paint and encouraging him to be an artist. He is not well known to the general public, but his work is in museums and private collections throughout the world. Three paintings, some of his early and best work, are coming up for auction this September.

Credit: Jackson Hole Art Auction

E. Williams Gollings (1878-1932)
Indian on Horseback
Oil on canvas
33.5 x 23.75
Estimated at: $125,000. To $175,000

Credit: Jackson Hole Art Auction

E. Williams Gollings (1878-1932)
Returning to Camp
1914
Oil on canvas
20 x 15 in.
Estimated at: $100,000. To $150,000

Credit: Jackson Hole Art Auction

E. Williams Gollings (1878-1932)
Bucking Bronco
1913
Oil on canvas
33.5 x 23.75 in.
Estimated at: $200,000. To $300,000

Image of the Day, August 8, 2012

My-West.com — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:57:04 +0000

Image by Skip Douglas created in charcoal.

Credit: Hein Academy of Art

Image of the Day, July 24, 2012

My-West.com — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:16:06 +0000

“The Conversation” by Barbara Pence received the “People’s Choice” award and the jurors’ award of merit at the recent 2012 Spring Salon and the Springville Museum of Art in Utah.

In the painting “The Conversation” it is fascinating to observe how Barbara Pence combines still life painting, commonly depicting inanimate objects, with elements of portraiture—hands and arms. Each place setting tells a story depicting a range of emotions from passivity to aggressive gestures as one dinner guest points a knife at another. One person is half way through desert while another barely touched the meal. The birds-eye view heightens the inherent sense of voyeurism as the viewer is privileged to take in the entire scene at once.

“The Conversation,” by Barbara Pence. Credit: Barbarapence.com

Image of the Day, July 21, 2012

My-West.com — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:43:54 +0000

Credit: Jackson Hole Art AuctionOffered at the Jackson Hole Art Auction, September 15, 2012, Jackson Hole

William R. Leigh (1866-1955)

Bucking Bronco with Cowboy

1910

oil on canvas

30 x 22 in.

Estimated: $300,000 to $500,000.

Credit: Jackson Hole Art Auction

Image of the Day - Vintage Photo, June 16, 2012

My-West.com — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:58:37 +0000

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Skater, 1930s. Vernacular photograph of the West from the My-West.com photography collection.