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.

Pam Tullos . Texas . waow

“I am a contemporary Texas artist.  My professional career began with decorative painting and murals in residential homes.  After many years of climbing ladders and scaffolding, I eventually transitioned to an easel and canvas. 

 

My lifelong passion for horses has been inspiration for much of my work.  They represent all that is beautiful, honest and noble communicating without words as if they can see into your soul.  Each painting begins with a clear idea and direction.  As the work develops I allow myself the freedom to let it evolve organically desiring to capture the essence of the subject without painting every detail.  I incorporate design principles but give myself permission to break the rules if I feel it will create a better painting.  Exploring various color combinations, techniques and textures are as important to my creative process as the finished painting.

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Leah Wiedemer . Florida . waow

Every artist will tell you that they have loved to draw from the time they could hold a crayon. I’m no different. Every artist will tell you that they have loved to draw from the time they could hold a crayon. I’m no different. 

I remember when my cousin, a couple of years my junior, won an art award in his elementary school. It was then that I decided a real artist was some sort of phenom. Not something I was born to. It didn’t stop me from drawing, but it did make me think a career in art was not something in my future. …

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Debbie Pounders . Florida . waow

Debbie Pounders, a self taught artist from Tennessee, transforms her visions into immersive works of art that captivate viewers and collectors with their realism and innovation. Each piece begins with her unique process of mentally capturing the subject through her photography and painting in her mind before she even approaches the canvas.

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Nancy Smyth . Florida . waow

My art journey began as a child and has been a constant throughout my life. Although I received my BFA in College, I did not start my full-time career as an artist until later in life as my earlier career was in the corporate world. I am now focusing on my new path as a portrait artist that specializes in equine and canine art.

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Western, Realism, Wildlife, Pets, Dogs, Cats WAOW . Western, Realism, Wildlife, Pets, Dogs, Cats WAOW .

Julie Frothingham . Kansas . waow

It was on the prairies of Minnesota that I learned to observe and listen. The song “Country Sunshine” says it nicely. I am forever a child of God; a student of life.

I believe everyone is an artist.  Art is life. We can't help but share life all around us daily. We each have a gift and a personal choice as to how we express it, feel it, use it, and thus, live it. 

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Amy Evans . Colorado

“It is the seeking of the soul that inspires me to create. The connection with the incredible beauty and calm of nature is what my collectors say they love in my paintings. While painting I move from observing the light as it defines an object into a place that eludes time and space. This is when I feel a connection to our Creation because the scene I am capturing is filled with such beauty it makes my soul sing. When a collector expresses what I emotionally felt while creating the painting I know I have succeeded. “- Amy Evans

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