WAOW Artistry of the West
The WAOW Artistry is slowly being built to provide a page on our site to promote each artist. This project began late summer 2024. We have over 300 members to load here on their pages. You can search by name, location or by subject matter to find an artist.
Gina Stonecircle. Montana . waow
From Custom Hardware and Home fittings to unique Metal Art and Mixed Media sculpture, everything from Twisted Tree Forge is Crafted with Design and Quality in mind, here under the Big Sky of Montana.
Growing up in Montana, steeped in the history of the West, Gina developed a deep appreciation for the art that depicted the rich culture of this part of the the world. Gina melds natural elements with modern mediums to create unique, one of a kind pieces that reflect the way of life in Montana and living on the land. Gina works primarily in wood, stone, and epoxy resin, and she collaborates with her partner, a master blacksmith who adds metalwork to many of their pieces.
Karen Glancy. California . waow
A native of North Dakota Karen grew up where the prairies with there wild open spaces and clean blue skies
developed her love of the undeveloped landscape.
It was enhanced with a move to Arizona and then New Mexico with there magical red vistas. Life then took her to Coastal California where she also fell in love with painting the water.
Karen had the need to create from and early age and has worked in many mediums including ceramics, china painting, water color ,pastels and oilseed acrylics.
She lives in Carpinteria California and is continually amazed at the beauty of a beach side atmospheric view.
Tara Kemp . Oregon . waow
“I strive to preserve the beauty in nature through my work. It is something of an act of preservation and in a way an act of rebellion to bring to the viewers attention the beauty of our endangered natural world.”
A “values” painter, Tara loves attuning to shadow and highlight, noticing the way a color changes as it moves into shadow or light, and reflects colors from it’s surroundings.
Jody Martin . Texas. waow
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Jody is the daughter of the late Conny Martin, artist, and C.B. Martin, builder, photographer, and watercolorist. Always passionate about art, Jody never doubted that she would become an artist. She earned her degree in art from Abilene Christian University, and went on to study painting under Hall of Fame artists, Daniel Greene and Emily Guthrie Smith. She values most the education she received from her mother, Conny Martin. Under Conny's tutelage she learned classical drawing and contemporary design.
Lynn Shield . Montana . waow
Lynn is a contemporary Western artist known for her vibrant and colorful paintings that capture the beauty of wildlife, horses, cowgirls and cowboys, and the western lifestyle. Her passion for art started at a young age, and throughout her career, she used her creative energy as a marketing professional in the aerospace industry and later in her own small marketing and web design firm.
Joey Frisillo . Oklahoma Artist . waow
Joey has immersed herself in painting and enjoys both pastel and oil as mediums for her realistic style
Mary Frankel . Colorado/Texas
Mary Frankel grew up in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains and studied architecture and design. In her early thirties, she moved with her family to London, where she traveled extensively throughout Europe in the incredibly rich artistic environment there. Frankel's artistic expression and desire was thus ignited into a passion for painting the landscapes and people passing through her world. Frankel now divides her time between Estes Park, Colorado and Texas.
Julie Hayes . Arkansas
Julie Gowing Hayes creates oil and watercolor paintings of things and scenes found mostly in nature in a representational style sometimes with hints of impressionism. Growing up on a farm in Southwest Iowa was instrumental in her development of a deep-rooted love for the outdoors.
Addren Doss . North Carolina
“Light Falling across an object, tree, beloved pet. . . .
The broken color and textures created with pastels and oils. . . .
These are the things that excite me, and call me to paint them. I hope they excite you too.” Addren Doss