Small-scale Beauty
Up to 350 works
Settlers West Galleries
6420 N. Campbell Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85718, (520) 299-2607 www.settlerswest.com
For nearly four decades Settlers West Galleries in Tucson, Arizona, has hosted its American Miniatures show with more than 175 artists presenting new smallscale paintings and sculpture to collectors.
This event, which kicks off on February 13 with an intent-to-purchase draw, is one of the gallery’s signature shows and allows collectors the chance to buy artwork by some of the biggest names in the Western art world at a more affordable price.
“American Miniatures always brings forward a unique combination of styles and subject matter by some of America’s greatest artists,” says gallery owner Stuart Johnson. “Their task is to create a large painting in a small frame, which is not easily accomplished. This will be Settlers West’s 39th annual American Miniatures, and we look forward to seeing all the wonderful works gathered for this stellar event.”
Included in this year’s show will be new works by Scott Tallman Powers, Robert Griffing, Joe Kronenberg, Daniel K. Tennant, Tina Garrett, William Acheff, Robert Peters, R.S. Riddick and more.
Powers’ painting Senora de Oaxaca depicts a woman in Mexico who he came across during his travels. Recounting the inspiration, Powers says, “Walking through the markets throughout Oaxaca, Mexico, you will find many kind and colorful vendors selling their wares. I was inspired by this woman as she organized and meticulously arranged her produce in hopes for profitable sales that day.”
Three Amigos, by Kronenberg, is a horizontal composition with multiple wolf portraits, which was the initial inspiration for composing the piece. “I had intended to paint three to five standing wolves across a long, narrow scene,” Kornenberg explains. “As I was going through reference photos I came across some close-up images of these three. By cropping the image in to portraits I felt I could paint a more intimate piece, showing the closeness and bond between the animals.”
Garrett says, while it may be “self-serving” she creates paintings that she would want to enter and live within. Such is the case with her work Cinnamon Summer, which was the