COLLECTOR'S FOCUS
WESTERN LANDSCAPESwith paint—not paint imitating reality,
but paint acting as paint. He says, “Each
stroke of paint carries emotion and
power. I work in a loose, painterly style
in part because I want the viewer to
see the process and not hide it behind
‘finish.’ For the viewer to maybe even
feel how a particular piece of paint was
put down.”
Within the pages of this special
section, collectors will find a variety of
depictions of the dynamic and spirited
terrain of the West.
“Viewers should really take the
time to study landscape works and
allow themselves to get lost in the
complexities of the compositions,”
says Duane Braaten, director of art
and philanthropy at the C.M. Russell
Museum in Great Falls, Montana.
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