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Participating Artists
Chad Poppleton
Chad Poppleton, a resident of Cache Valley, Utah, has been interested in art ever since he can remember. His interest began while he was on the farm and ranch with his grandfather, working with the animals and understanding their attitudes and behaviors. Poppleton's father, also an artist, taught him how to
Elizabeth Robbins
Elizabeth Robbins is best known for her sensitivity to all things beautiful, from the flowers she grows in her garden to the power of a portrait. She has won numerous awards and has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, and many other art publications. She is represented by several top galleries in the country and currently resides in Ogden, Utah.
draw and to look at things with an artist's eye. His work is represented
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Andy Thomas, an inaugural artist of the Russell Skull Society, is a self- taught artist who strives to bring intense motion and a story to each canvas of the iconic and historic West as his ultimate goal. He has been a full-time professional artist since 1991 and
works out of his studio in Carthage, Missouri.
in the most prestigious galleries and shows across the U.S. and has been profiled in all leading art publications.
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W. Steve Seltzer paints many different subjects, ranging from contemporary landscapes to historical scenes, from still lifes to figural works. He has been a professional full-time artist for more than forty years and has work in collections throughout the United States and Canada. Seltzer has had
numerous one-man shows, and his paintings have been featured in Southwest Art, Wildlife Art, and Art of the West.
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W. Steve Seltzer
Andy Thomas
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Linda Tippetts
Linda Tippetts is a Montanan living on the Rocky Mountain front near Augusta. She has traveled and painted extensively on location across the U.S., Europe, Mexico, and Alaska, but Montana is her current muse. Pack trips, hikes, and floats in Montana and Canada provide inspiration, challenge, and reward. A thirty-plus year membership in Plein Air Painters
Michele Usibelli
Michele Usibelli’s early training established a strong foundation in the Russian impressionist tradition of seeing and painting shapes of light and color using relatively loose brushstrokes. While Usibelli is drawn to many painting genres—still life, landscape, cityscapes, and figurative—her individual style and paint application are constant
of America has contributed to her mind-set of “forever being a student” in this wonderful world of art.
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themes throughout her work, creating a consistent and unique body of art. Every piece is truly an original, completed to her highest standards.
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