Category Archives: Southwest Painting
Bill Scheidt
Bill creates many of his paintings from his personal experiences. Influenced by his father at an early age, Bill spent much of his life hunting. He still believes responsible hunting is part of “nature’s balance,” an equilibrium determined by the Creator who placed us and all the creatures and plants on this planet. Bill believes [...]
Amado Peña
Amado Maurilio Peña, Jr. was born in Laredo, Texas in 1943. He studied art and education at Texas A & I (now Texas A & M Kingsville), where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. Amado’s first love is art, and he has been a successful professional artist for more than 30 years.His artwork is [...]
Manny Franco
Born in Coyame, in the northwest state of Chihuahua, Mexico, Manuel’s academic training was as a mining engineer. After several years, Manuel left mining to pursue his love of art. His early artistic inspiration came from his mother, who worked with ground glass, creating images similar to sand paintings. Manny’s choice [...]