Painting the Invisibile; Marty Gibson
For many artists, nature serves as the perfect muse. Marty Gibson discovered her first floral inspiration between the lines of a coloring book.
Inside Michael McKee’s Fountain Hills studio, classical music is playing and the red oak or birch boards he uses as his canvases are stacked several deep around the room.
No one can believe it’s been 20 years since the first Hidden in the Hills artist studio tour began, especially eight artists who were there that first year and have participated either as a studio host or a guest artist for the past two decades…
It’s a bit off the beaten path, but a trip to Curt Mattson’s studio 9 during the 20th annual Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour and Sale is well worth it, especially if you love the explosive action of buckaroos and the lore and grandeur of the West.
Long-time visitors to the Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour and Sale may know Ellen and Bill Leibow, a talented painter and photographer couple who have participated in the free…