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Society of Artists
Lee Kromschroeder’s work is published by Wild Wings in Lake City, Minnesota. He has emerged as one of the most recognized and celebrated new artists of the wildlife genre. He is represented in some of the finest galleries, and his work is found in many private collections. He has always pushed the boundaries of art. He is never afraid to try new and controversial approaches to art and is a constant student of the Old World masters.
Don Oelze, a painter from Clancy, Montana, captures the bygone world of the historical West. Whether it is Indians, mountain men, or cowboys, he finds the subject matter endlessly intriguing and open to many varying interpretations. Oelze hopes that the viewer will not just look at his paintings, but will become involved in them as well. His work has received several awards in recent years.
Joe Kronenberg is a self-taught artist working in oils. He has studied and been influenced by many techniques of the nineteenth- century classical realists' styles, which are evident in the Old World feel his wildlife paintings take on. He was the 2009 recipient of the Ralph "Tuffy" Berg Award at The Russell. He was a finalist in the Art Renewal Center's 2011 and 2014–2016 International Salon and has received numerous Best of Show and People's Choice awards. Kronenberg is a member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists.
Chris Owen studied art at Montana State University Billings and at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. His works are in the permanent collections at the Pearce Museum, Corsicana, Texas; the National Western in Denver; the Old West Museum in Cheyenne; and private and corporate collections nationwide. Through his art, he bears the hopes and dreams for all who desire to experience the spirit of the American West.