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Art in Action TM
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Donna Howell-Sickles, a Texas-based
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artist, has taken the image and idea of the cowgirl beyond charcoal lines and into reality. In the Western art genre, she has been exploring the layers beneath the cowgirl’s engaging exterior for more than forty years. Howell- Sickles identifies with the self-reliant and hard-working spirit of the cowgirl. In 2007, she was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
in Fort Worth, Texas. Howell-Sickles’ work is in the collections of many museums across the country.
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Jennifer Johnson, a Colorado artist and mother of three boys, spent the first part as her art career as a graphic designer and muralist. In 2005, she went back to her roots in oil painting, focusing on her love for wildlife
and the national parks. She has won numerous awards including Best of Show and Artist Choice and has been featured in national art publications. Johnson's most recent honor was induction into the Russell Skull Society of Artists.
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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.
in northwest Montana. After participating in collegiate athletics, he pursued a career in art with
the guidance of his father. His work is shown at several galleries, including the family-owned Dick Idol Signature Gallery. He has been painting for five years and now lives in Whitefish, where he is able to enjoy the Rocky Mountains and the Flathead Valley daily.
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Greg Kelsey’s sculpture reveals
his intensity for both form and subject. No matter what the subject, he believes that form is the most significant thing about a
sculpture. He finds it powerful when form and subject are both meaningful.
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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.
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