WAOW Artistry of the West

The WAOW Artistry is slowly being built to provide a page on our site to promote each artist* You can search by name, location or by subject matter to find an artist.

*Artist Source Acknowledgment: Content on these pages is shared with permission and is sourced from the featured member artist’s website and professional biography. All rights remain with the artist.

Landscapes, Oil Paintings, Animals, Ranch Life, Western, American Southwest, Horses WAOW . Landscapes, Oil Paintings, Animals, Ranch Life, Western, American Southwest, Horses WAOW .

Marla Smith • Arizona • waow

Marla Smith is a contemporary oil painter known for creating artworks that reflect the landscapes and spirit of the American Southwest.  Her paintings capture Southwest scenery and ranch life, drawing on the natural beauty and wide–open spaces of the region, especially near Prescott, her home.

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Landscapes, Oil Paintings, En Plein Air, Churches & Adobes, Floral, American Southwest WAOW . Landscapes, Oil Paintings, En Plein Air, Churches & Adobes, Floral, American Southwest WAOW .

Simone B. Silva • New Mexico • waow

Simone B. Silva is a contemporary landscape artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She is known for her plein air and studio oil paintings that capture the subtle interplay between history, cultural heritage, and the light, atmosphere and beauty of the American Southwest.  She works in oil, primarily on panels.  Her style tends to realism with painterly interpretation. 

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