Artists speak about the places, friendships, disciplines, and discoveries that shape a lifetime of work.
Stepan Fedorovich Kolesnikov was a Russian realist painter favored by Tsar Nicholas II who later rebuilt his legacy in exile in Belgrade.
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Follow landscape artist Matt Smith on an off-road adventure through southern Arizona's remote canyon country. This video showcases the journey, preparation, and artistic process behind his stunning plein air paintings of the Southwest's most pristine desert landscapes.
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Ned Mueller has been painting for over fifty years. All those years have taken him to some of the most beautiful places on this planet. In this talk, he will share his experiences in Central America through a visual journey. We hope this video will inspire you to take your trip to places that will inspire you for years to come.
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Sometimes life's most transformative relationships begin in the most unexpected places. For sculptor Simon Kogan, that place was a dentist's office in Centralia, Washington, in the mid-1990s.
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Renowned wildlife sculptor Sandy Scott shares her remarkable 40+ year journey from printmaker to celebrated bronze artist in this intimate conversation. Born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1943, Scott discusses the pivotal moments that shaped her career, including a life-changing 1981 trip to China where she witnessed the newly discovered Terracotta Warriors—an experience that inspired her transition to three-dimensional art.
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Acclaimed still life painter Laura Robb shares her 40+ year artistic journey in this intimate conversation. Born in Winfield, Kansas in 1955, Robb discusses her unconventional path from studying under Frank Reilly's rigorous value-based system in Tulsa to training with Michael Aviano in New York City at age 19, followed by years of guidance from master painter Richard Schmid.
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Josh Elliot's paintings are absolutely breathtaking. The poetry in these pieces is incredible, and the color palettes used to make them even more stunning to look at!
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Master Western landscape painter T. Allen Lawson shares intimate stories behind 53 paintings spanning 39 years in this exclusive 54-minute conversation about his major retrospective exhibition “Recollections & Reflections” at The Brinton Museum in Bighorn, Wyoming.
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Four master Western landscape painters—Ralph Oberg, Matt Smith, Skip Whitcomb, and Dan Young—gather for an intimate 55-minute conversation reflecting on 30 years of friendship, artistic growth, and painting the American West together. This candid discussion coincides with their groundbreaking exhibition “Four Directions Common Paths” at the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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