Artist News

Katherine Taylor’s painting was a winner of March’s online Light, Space & Time Gallery’s Figurative competition. She placed First from 455 entries from around the world.

“I always paint the subject matter that most relates to my current state of mind. Consciousness Arising is a painting that came about when I noticed that I seemed to have made a sudden spiritual jump along the way. And it allowed me to notice that others around me had as well.

I wanted to paint a testament of my experience; this man’s direct engagement with the viewer is the result. The difference in the model’s eye color was one way I chose to express ‘awakening.’ The background was painted intuitively with what we call happy mistakes that I let remain without adjustment. The painting wanted to be what it wanted to be.”

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Sarah B. Hansen, Susan Luckey Higdon, Judy Hoiness, Anne Gibson, Taylor Manoles and Dee McBrien-Lee, have been juried into the High Desert Museum’s Art in the West 2026 invitational juried exhibit.

Art in the West is an annual juried exhibition and silent auction featuring traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert—a region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and the Sierra to the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau.

Featuring more than 120 artworks, the entire collection will be on exhibit at the High Desert Museum beginning Saturday, July 18. The collection will be available for viewing through our online auction page beginning July 13. The auction goes live at 9:00 am July 18.

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Dee McBrien-Lee‘s artwork Coffee Talk, was juried into the Acrylic International Biennial Juried Exhibition to be held at the Kenosha Public Museum in Wisconsin, August 15-November 21. The exhibition is held in partnership with the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP).

45 original acrylic paintings were chosen out of several hundred entries by juror Dan Simoneau. The exhibition spotlights work that demonstrates the variety of subjects, styles and techniques possible in the acrylic medium and the diversity and skill of artists working in acrylic today.