by Mian Situ

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 49"w x 60"h. 

Mian Situ was considered an artist to be watched before he introduced The Golden Mountain—Arriving San Francisco, 1865 at the 2003 Masters of the American West Exhibition and Sale. It won three awards at that show: The David Usher Parton’s Choice Award, The Artists’ Choice Award and The Thomas Moran Award for Painting. The original sold for less than $100,000. Today it would claim five times that amount.

Our massive 49” x 60” Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas was introduced at $4500 in an edition of 25. The tremendous emotional power and unequaled skill behind The Golden Mountain touched a chord with collectors and critics alike and is universally recognized as the most important work Situ has created to date. It quickly sold out and of all the fine art editions Greenwich has ever released, only Howard Terpning’s The Forces of Nature Humble All Men has commanded a higher secondary market price.

By the mid-1800s, news of the discovery of gold in California reached its way across the Pacific and spread quickly throughout China. Trade relations had brought some Chinese to California as early as the sixteenth century, but the gold rush brought tens of thousands of emigrants in search of better economic opportunities and political freedom.

Thirty dollars was the fare for Chinese passage to America and these passengers were restricted to an area of the upper deck unless foul weather forced them below. This painting depicts a first sighting of America, the Golden Mountain.

by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 28 1/2"w x 22"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

When Chief Joseph Rides to Surrender was released in 1982, it was the first Fine Art Edition to contain all the elements that would become hallmarks of a Howard Terpning classic; superior design, impeccable craftsmanship and insight into the power of the human spirit. It was one of the first of Terpning’s originals to reside in a museum collection.

This is a must have Fine Art Edition for the serious Terpning collector. Only The Forces of Nature Humble All Men commands a higher price on the secondary market. Bev Doolittle’s Pintos is the only other offset-lithograph fine art edition to trade in this price range. 

The agony of defeat is powerfully rendered in this painting of the great Nez Perce Chief, Joseph, on his way to surrender to army troops in the foothills of the Bear Paw Mountains, only about thirty miles short of the Canadian border. It was here that Joseph made his famous speech: “I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed . . . .  The old men are all killed . . . .  It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are, perhaps freezing to death. I want time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.”

Limited Edition Print Image size: 18"w x 18"h.  Edition Size: 1000

Possessing a Bev Doolittle Pintos is one of the top achievements in the collection of fine art prints. In 1979, this is the edition that started it all for Bev and it began the career that changed the face of the fine art print market. Since this particular print has never been displayed or framed, you will not find a Pintos in more pristine condition than this print.

Pinto’s track record in the secondary market has been phenomenal, with prints that cannot meet the condition of this fetching top dollar. Only one other offset-lithographic print by a living artist has reached the same heights, Howard Terpning’s Chief Joseph Rides to Surrender.

"The varied abstract markings of pinto horses suggested to me patterns of snow against rock, which seemed a natural solution for camouflage. The chestnut horses became "Pintos" and the grassy meadow turned into a backdrop of rocks and snow."

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition Image size: 52"w x 35"h.  Edition Size: 85

“There is one such site at 10,000 feet atop the Big Horn Mountains. The limestone rocks form a circle almost 90 feet in diameter with 28 spokes. It is said that today more than 80 tribes take the long hike up the mountain to worship at the wheel. Crow tribal elder John Hill says that for more than a millennium the wheel has been a place for fasting and vision quests. There are many such wheels of varying sizes throughout the Northern Plains, some known only to the Native American.

“I first became interested in the medicine wheel when a friend brought me to the site of a small one in 1985 in the Bitterroot Range. I took a photo of the scene but it was getting dark and the image was underexposed, but at least it gave me a record of the scene. I thought there I might do a painting about the wheel, but nothing came to mind. Fifteen years later another friend sent me a newspaper article with a photo of the wheel covered with snow. I mulled over the idea for another seven years before I finally figured out how the picture should be composed. I’m relieved that the painting is finally out of my system and yet sad that the adventure is over.”

MasterWork™ Anniversary Canvas Edition Image size: 60"w x 18"h.  Edition Size: 75

Wildebeest Migration is perhaps the most important of Simon Combes’ great African landscapes. This 60” x 18” fine art giclèe canvas was our first Anniversary Canvas with Simon and happens to be #1 in the edition of 75. It is signed and numbered by Simon Combes and was Publisher’s Choice when it was released.

Simon has brought to us the marvel and wonder that is the African Experience. There is something magic in having been raised in the mix of wildlife, wilderness and man that is Kenya. It has added a genuineness to his canvases that few artists can touch. The migration of the wildebeest is only the most obvious aspect of the complex ecosystem that is the Serengeti Plains. Hunters at the top of the food chain, such as these lions, are as in tune the arrival of the massive herds as are the grasses upon which these ungulates feed. Simon's innate sense of how all of this comes together results in a grand depiction of the intimate balance of life.

by James C. Christensen

Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 9"w x 13"h. 


Limited Edition Print
Image size: 8 6/8"w x 11 3/8"h. 

Collectors have singled-out the 2003 Sleeper Lost in Dreams Fine Art Giclée Canvas as one of James C. Christensen's most important works. Long celebrated for his skill with whimsical and fantastic subjects, Christensen cemented the beauty and importance of his figurative works in the minds of his collectors with Sleeper Lost in Dreams. There were only 150 canvases in the edition and they are tucked away in private collections. Since its initial offering, this Fine Art Giclée Canvas has traded at 3000% its initial release price. This Artist Proof is a true Christensen collector's necessity.

"In dreams, it is said that wings represent a release of creative forces, that they give us the ability to understand and transcend the human condition," says James C. Christensen. "In religion, wings appear on angels, fairies, spirits and demons. In mythology, winged creatures are often messengers of the gods; they are a symbol of freedom and spirituality and a character having one wing is said to be lost in dreams."

by Howard Terpning®

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 45"w x 34"h. 


The title of shaman was given to a person within a tribe who had powers beyond the limits of human understanding. The shamans were remarkable not only for their extraordinary powers, but for their ability to control them. The Native people of the American plains accepted these powers as proof of supernatural blessing, both of the shaman and of their tribes.

It was not uncommon for a shaman to give a public demonstration to inspire wonder and awe in his audience. In The Shaman and His Magic Feathers, a shaman has invited a small group of his tribesmen to witness his magical abilities. Away from the camp, the shaman has built a small fire and blessed it with sage and juniper. Before the approaching storm arrives, he will use his powers to float the feathers in the air above the flames, where they will hang for as long as he wishes. Like a modern-day shaman, Howard Terpning uses his artistic powers to create a scene electric with awe and excitement. The original of this beautiful painting sold for over $1.3 million at the Autry Center’s Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale.

by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 27"w x 21 1/2"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

It was the custom for Blackfoot Indians to paint their faces black when returning from a successful raid. This small war party is returning victorious and will ride over the crest of the hill into their camp yelling and drawing attention to their return as the victors against their enemies.

by Howard Terpning®

MuseumEdition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 66"w x 48"h. 


“Once the Plains people had become accustomed to owning horses,” says Howard Terpning, “a special class of medicine men emerged: those with unusual skill in healing the ailments of horses. Some remedies involved the use of various herbs and others would seem to us today like magic tricks, with no sound medical reasoning, and yet they often worked wonders. The Nez Perce were among the best horse breeders, so it would follow that they produced excellent horse doctors.

“This scene at Rendezvous shows a group of Nez Perce and a white trader observing the initial meeting between a horse doctor and his patient. At some point in the healing process, the horse doctor will open his medicine bag and bring out the magical items and herbs that will, with luck, cure the animal.

“This painting enabled me to show a large group of people, surrounded by the clutter and confusion of the annual rendezvous.”

Drawn from the Heart
by Bev Doolittle®

Suite Of 3 Limited Edition Etchings On Paper - Artist Proof
Image size: each 15" h x 17 1/2" w.


“Drawing is a necessary building block to any good painting but often the artistic value of the drawing itself is overlooked. Now and then, I’ll surprise myself and capture the essence, flow or gesture of an animal in a drawing and not even realize that I’ve accomplished all this in art’s purest form.  These horse drawings closely reflect my lifelong passion for the subject, my personal knowledge of the horse and a certain level of drawing skill that is essential in this most demanding medium. It’s still here in black and white, in lines with soft edges for gently curving forms and hard edges for sharply defined areas.






Chianti Estate
by June Carey

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 60"w x 40"h. 


From California to Italy, where Gifts of the Land translates to “Dono di Natura,” June Carey brings us this breathtaking landscape. “How can this place, Tuscany, be so beautiful to me?” asks June. “Even if I tried, I could not create a world so perfectly romantic. To explore this location was like stepping onto the sacred ground inside a painting of a dream world. The people and their ancient civilization are as much a part of this land as the birds that soar above or the summer clouds that gently grow from the verdant hills.”

In the Beginning... Apollo
by Alan Bean

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 15"w x 17 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

Published in 1994 in an edition of only 1000, this limited edition print has become a major historic document with a soaring secondary market value. It is signed by the artist and countersigned by at least one crew member of Apollo flights from 7 through 17, all giants from the Apollo mission and some no longer with us.

Countersigned by Walter Cunningham and Wally Schirra (Apollo 7), Frank Borman (Apollo 8), Jim McDivitt and Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), Tom Stafford (Apollo 10), Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Alan Bean, Charles Conrad Jr. and Dick Gordon (Apollo 12), Fred W. Haise and Jim Lovell (Apollo 13), Edgar Mitchell, Stuart A. Roosa and Alan B. Shephard Jr. (Apollo 14), Dave Scott and Al Worden (Apollo 15), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) and Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt (Apollo 17).

Woman of the Sioux
by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 18"w x 22 3/4"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

“Woman of the Sioux depicts a Sioux woman in typical dress of the 1850s. Her hair is unbraided, indicating that it has just been washed. I felt that the long, soft hair enhanced the pose. The small wooden bowl beside her is a simple eating bowl used during that period. My primary goat in painting this hauntingly beautiful woman was to create a mood.”

There Was a Time
by Simon Combes

This huge canvas (the original is 12 feet long by 4 feet high) was a time-consuming labor of love for Simon. He was inspired by several things: he wanted to somehow preserve a vanished phenomenon―in the early 1800s the buffalo population was estimated at about 60 million and 70 years later hunting reduced it to about 200. He had observed wildebeest migrations in Africa so he was fascinated by the movement of vast herds of huge animals. He read the diaries of Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition and Lewis’ observations of these migrations: he then followed part of their route so that he could find the right spot to place his buffalo herd.  He said: “About 30 miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota, I found what I wanted. It was fall, the grass was golden brown and the trees were autumnal―but I read that the Indians would burn the prairies every year to bring new grass and attract the buffalo. Therefore, I had to eliminate most of the trees from the landscape. All signs of man’s hand had to go―powerlines, roads, harvester marks on the grasslands―even the level of the river had to be lowered because it was damned up . . . a small half-hill had to be restored to its original conical shape; the other half had been used as a highway.”

MuseumEdition Canvas
Image size: 70"w x 23 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 250  




Beyond Negotiations
by Bev Doolittle®

MuseumEdition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 72"w x 26"h. 


There's no need for the subtlety of camouflage to enhance the storyline of this painting, the meaning is clear: the time for talking is over. "Beyond Negotiations is one of a few action pieces that I've created," says the artist. "I had a lot of fun with gestures, facial expressions and creating a sense of depth and dust. Containing the charging Indians within a long horizontal border was not an option. This image sums up the results of all the negotiations leading up to the present moment (whatever they may have been!) The fact that the image is bursting at the seams helps to emphasize the immediacy of the warriors' obvious negative response to the last proposal." The original artwork for Beyond Negotiations is not only Bev's first acrylic painting in over thirty years, but her largest ever. The piece began its life as a stone lithograph, but when Bev saw her sketch enlarged, she knew these warriors were destined to become a big painting.

Doolittle fans and collectors couldn't be happier that Bev made the decision that she has, and that her instincts about the image have proved correct. Not since 1984 has a fine art edition of Bev's been sized below 8,500 pieces.

Faery Tales
by James C. Christensen

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 41"w x 32"h. 


Across the sea of imagination, in the land of “Once Upon a Time,” there exists the island home of Faery Tales. James Christensen gives us a glimpse into the daily life of twenty-four of the world’s most popular stories. The Emperor is resplendent in his new clothes, Cinderella dances with her Prince, the Three Bears return home to find an unexpected guest and Rapunzel lets her hair down. How many others do you recognize?

All generations of any family can find common ground in this bright and cheery ode to the ever fascinating, fantasy world of our youth. Teach your children or grandchildren your favorites and learn some new ones at the same time! Included with each print or canvas is a key to all the faery tales in the image.

Enjoy!

Above Slide Ranch
by June Carey

Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof Image Size: 32"w x 18"h.

The quintessential coastal California landscape began as a painting submitted to Arts for the Parks, a juried exhibition that took place in Jackson Hole, WY. When introduced, this Fine Art Edition became June Carey’s first sell out print, issued only as a Fine Art Giclèe Canvas.

“The sweeping hills that roll down into the ocean along this section of the coast are so special,” June Carey says. “I was struck by the unique beauty of this untamed shoreline, which in the spring, reminds me of the green coasts of the British Isles.” Slide Ranch is located in beautiful Marin County, just a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Once home to the Miwok Indians, today the ranch has been preserved as a national park.

Heavy Drinkers
by Simon Combes

MuseumEdition™ Anniversary Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 80"w x 32"h. 


It is the epic nature of Africa, its grand expanse, its magnificent wildlife, its overwhelming wildness that draws us to her. Through our Anniversary Edition program we present Heavy Drinkers, one of artist and adventurer Simon Combes' personal favorites, in epic proportions. The painting is set in the vast wilderness of eastern Kenya's Tsavo wilderness, home to great herds of elephants, buffalo and other animals, yet inhospitable to man. Water is scarce so the Voi River's occasional pools, surrounded by lush vegetation, are magnets to a host of animals and birds . . . and the intermittent herd of elephants.

While working painting Simon hosted a steady procession of visitors from nearby villages-most of whom, strange to relate, had never seen an elephant before, because they almost never traveled far enough away from their homes to see one. "They suggested many different animals to include with the elephants," he said, "but I resisted, contenting myself (somewhat masochistically) with an audience of 126 egrets, sacred ibis and Egyptian geese." Following in the footsteps of Kilimanjaro Morning, Tension at Dawn and African Oasis (all Sold Out at Publisher), this Museum Edition™ format of a fine art canvase brings home the oversized nature of the African Experience.

Holy Man of the Blackfoot
by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Canvas
Image size: 24 1/2"w x 32 1/2"h. 
Edition Size: 975


A once valiant, now aging, warrior with silver hair and weathered brow sits in prayer or private ceremony. The ancient one looks aloft toward greater spirits or memories past. With gnarled hand, he hold aloft the dark feathers of an eagle and offers words of experience to the unseen. Once more, with skill and compassion, Terpning shows again why he is known as the "Storyteller of the Native American."

In Flight
by Alan Bean

Limited Edition Print - Artist Proof Image size: 19"w x 12 1/2"h.

Countersigned by Apollo astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa.

As Apollo XIV astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were winding up their second moonwalk, Al turned toward the television camera. “Houston,” he said, “you might recognize what I have in my right hand as the handle for the Contingency Return Sample. It just so happens to have a genuine six iron attached to the end. In my left hand, I have two little white pellets that are familiar to millions of Americans.” He then dropped one ball to the moon’s surface.

Al faced the ball and started a modified backswing. The Apollo space suit made smooth arm and hand motion impossible and Al just topped the ball. It rolled into a small crater a few yards away. Ed Mitchell observed, “Hey, you got more dirt than ball that time.”

As the whole world watched on television, Al dropped the second ball. “Well, here we go again,” he said and took his best swing. Dirt and dust flew, the ball disappeared and Al exclaimed, “Miles and miles and miles!”

Hold to the Rod, the Iron Rod
by James C. Chrstensen

SmallWorks™ Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 12"w x 12"h. 


Hold to the rod, the iron rod; ’Tis strong, and bright, and true. The iron rod is the word of God; ’Twill safely guide us through.
— Joseph L. Townsend, The Iron Rod, LDS Hymns, no. 274

As we walk the road of life, we tend to collect things that make us feel safer and more sure of ourselves. These may be material possessions, titles or responsibilities, but in the end they amount to the same thing: a fleeting and superficial sense of security. It is only by holding fast to our beliefs that we can navigate life with any confidence.

The character in Hold to the Rod finds himself so burdened with the mundane objects he has collected that, while he hopefully eyes the rod, he cannot reach up to hold it for fear of losing something else. The man has become little more than a vehicle for his adornments. He demonstrates that what is truly important is keeping sight of our true belief and faith, that they alone will guide us through.

Where Silence Speaks
by Bev Doolittle®

Livre Deluxe (book set with 16 unsigned loose leaf images and "Missed" - 12 1/8 x 9 1/4 - signed and numbered) - Artist Proof Case dimensions: 18"w x 14"h x 3"d.  Edition Size: 3500

Presented in the beautifully hand-crafted portfolio box, this collection of 16 loose-leaf prints includes the following unsigned images: Bugged Bear, Christmas Day - Give or Take a Week, Eagle's Flight, Escape by a Hare, Forest has Eyes, The Good Omen, Let My Spirit Soar, Pintos, Runs with Thunder, Rushing War Eagle, Spirit of the Grizzly, Two Indian Horses, Unknown Presence, Whoo!, Wolves of the Crow and Woodland Encounter.

These loose-leaf prints are smaller versions of some of Bev's most famous works. They are beautifully printed and are perfect renditions. Gallery One has matted and framed several of these images, and Bev has kindly hand-signed the matting or glass to give the items a personalized touch. Image sizes vary, but the prints are as large as possible within the size of the book itself. An exception is Two Indian Horses which has an almost imperceptible center fold and is approximately twice the width of the book itself.

About Missed
"Innumerable sketches go into the creation of a concept," says Bev Doolittle. "Sometimes, I try out different approaches simply because I enjoy the fluid moves an animal will make. Here, the angle from which an attack has come governs the startled movement of the fox. The title, Missed, is the key to its story—a key that is hidden in plain sight."

Young Plains Indian
by James Bama

Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 24"w x 24"h. 


Limited Edition Print
Image size: 22 1/2"w x 22 3/4"h. 
Edition Size: 1500 


The distinctive portraits of the contemporary West and its traditional culture have earned James Bama the respect of art collectors and critics worldwide. There is no mistaking the texture found in a Bama painting; whether skin, stone, cloth or leather, the detail speaks volumes about the lives of the artist’s subjects.

“I saw this young man in the grand entry at a Crow Fair and photographed him during a moment when the parade halted,” Bama explains of Young Plains Indian. “I was struck by the symbolism of the wings tied across the brave’s back, making him look like a messenger of death with the feather in his hair crossing the wings as a counterpoint. The combination of outfit with dramatic attitude was a happy accident, as most Indians today don’t have quite the look of those photographed around the turn of the twentieth century. But this brave could have been living in 1879. It is something you could never get in a pose—the look in his eye was positively mesmerizing.”

Frederick the Literate
by Charles Wysocki

Limited Edition Print Image size: 20"w x 18"h.  Edition Size: 6500

“This is one of those cases when after all these years of doing more subtle ‘story’ humor, all my more obvious puns were piling up. They had to come out!

“Although we’re all very dedicated and serious about our artwork, there is always time for humor. As soon as we came up with the idea, we knew what we had to do it. My wife Liz and I spent our breakfasts, lunches and dinners thinking about the book titles for this painting, including ‘A Tale of Two Kitties’ and 'Delicious Field Mice I Have Known.’

“We’re both cat lovers and this painting is dedicated to Frederick. He was one of our favorite cats, if not the favorite. Fred was Mr. Wonderful but now he’s in the library in the sky.”

Thunder Pipe and the Holy Man
by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print - Artist Proof
Image size: 23"w x 31"h. 


“Each spring, after they’ve heard the first clap of thunder, the Blackfeet open the sacred thunder pipe bundle in the ‘Thunder Pipe Ceremony.’ It is a ritual that lasts all day, with many prayers and blessing to the people. In this scene, the holy man walks and chants with the thunder pipe and the holy woman, his wife, stands behind him. In reality, she would not be behind him, but because of her importance in the ceremony, I felt that she should be included in the composition.”

Lost in a View
by June Carey

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 60"w x 40"h. 


It’s easy to lose yourself in the magnificent landscapes of June Carey. In this case, art imitates life, as June found her inspiration for this painting while lost in Tuscany. June’s new series Dona di Natura, focuses on the beauty of Italy.

“I left Florence in the morning and followed a small white road up the hillside, hoping to find a magical view,” June says. “I soon found myself lost. But, as I rounded a corner, this breathtaking scene full of seasoned vines, heavy with purple berries, spread before me. Sometimes, it is only in those moments when we find ourselves lost that we can find ourselves living in a dream like this one.”

Dauntless Against a Rising Sun
by William S. Phillips

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 29"w x 19 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 850 


Beautifully framed, historical aviation art makes a rare gift that carries a message of strength, patriotism, and memory. In this release, artist William S. Phillips revisits the Dauntless, the standard shipborne dive-bomber (SBD) of the US Navy for most of World War II. Three SBD-5s form up, enroute to a target on a morning mission early in 1944. One of the last squadron’s to operate the SBD was VB-10 and it flew from the carrier USS Enterprise CV-6, the most decorated ship of the Second World War.

Spirit Unbroken
by Bonnie Marris

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof Image size: 30"w x 40"h.

Spirit Unbroken defines the artist’s passion for her subject. “Believe it or not, I actually know this horse!” Bonnie says. “I’ve created this painting to be symbolic in many ways. Unleashing yourself and all your power; feeling the sheer thrill of pure freedom; giving it your all and outrunning adversity, defiance or discouragement is what everyone strives for. This has become an American theme today.” Combining this unbroken spirit with her mastery of the elements of color, composition, light and emotion in aligned perfection, results in pure wildlife pleasure. With Spirit Unbroken, Bonnie has created an image no horse lover should be without.

Trail Along the Backbone
by Howard Terpning®

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 44"w x 36"h. 


The Blackfoot people referred to the Rocky Mountains as “the backbone of the world.” From the foothills of Rockies to the East extend the Great Plains. To the West, the Rockies ultimately drop off into the Pacific Ocean. Add in the amazing length of the Rockies from North to South and it is not hard to see that from the Blackfoots’ limited perspective at that time, they weren’t that far off the mark. There were trails that went across and over the Rockies at various places. In all probability they were originally game trails that were then used by man. This painting represents such a trail being used by three Blackfoot Warriors.

When we called Howard to let him know that we were thinking about publishing Trail Along the Backbone he mentioned that our timing was fortuitous because the original is part of the collection of the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, GA. Howard was honored with the Booth Museum Lifetime Achievement Award. The Booth houses the largest permanent exhibition space for western art in the U.S. Their collection also includes three other Terpning originals, River Crow, Legend of Geronimo and On the Brink. Take the time to learn more about the Booth at www.boothmuseum.org.

With so many of Terpning’s originals in private collections, it is only through museums such as the Booth Museum of Western Art or The Greenwich Workshop’s Fine Art Edition program that a wider audience is able to enjoy the paintings of this great American artist.

After the Council
by Frank C. McCarthy

Limited Edition Canvas
Image size: 36"w x 20"h. 
Edition Size: 550 

It’s an early spring morning in Wyoming and the male members of the Sioux nation are heading back to their own villages after a council. Councils, gatherings of the male population from various villages, were convened to discuss war plans, peace offerings by the white man or other issues of great importance that required the full tribal membership. These meetings could last for days, as braves, chiefs and village elders voiced their opinions. In many cases, no decisions were made. Usually, however, the group that was perceived as strongest prevailed.

Founding Fathers: The Declaration Committee
by John Buxton

Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 35"w x 32"h. 


No single document captures the American spirit better than the Declaration of Independence. John Buxton invites you to witness history as writer Thomas Jefferson reviews his first draft with the committee of Franklin, Adams, Sherman and Livingston and they share with him their immediate reaction. They are shown here in Jefferson’s rented room in the Graff House (located at Seventh and Market in Philadelphia), where his guiding vision was instrumental in developing the cornerstone of our government. Standing (left to right) are Robert Livingston (NY), Roger Sherman (CT), Thomas Jefferson (VA) and John Adams (MA) with Benjamin Franklin (PA) seated at the table.

Camp at Cougar's Den
by Howard Terpning®

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 45"w x 36"h. 
Edition Size: 325 


“Some years ago, while riding horseback in the Bitterroot Range with a friend, we came upon this interesting maze of rocks and fallen timbers high up in the mountains,” says Terpning regarding the inspiration for Camp at Cougar’s Den. “Upon close examination we could detect the smell of a cougar in the small cave-like enclosure. The whole scene took on an even more primitive and wild nature, and I knew that this den could be the setting for a story. I realized a camp scene would be a logical choice, with Blackfoot raiders out to create some mischief and stopped for the night before traveling on.” Howard Terpning’s devotion and respect for his subject matter, extraordinary palette and brushstroke and the ability to evoke emotion have made him the most lauded painter of Western art. Camp at Cougar’s Den was recipient of a pair of awards at the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Museum of the American West (formerly the Autry Museum of Western Heritage): The Thomas Moran Memorial Award for Painting for Exceptional Artistic Merit and The Patron’s Award for Work Most Popular with the Patrons of the Exhibition and Sale.

The Mission at San Juan Capistrano
by June Carey

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition - Artist Proof
Image size: 60"w x 30"h. 


“Walking through the corridors of this ancient place, I find my greatest joy comes from the contrast of the verdant vines and lush gardens overtaking the crumbling walls with life,” says June Carey. “This giant pepper tree’s spreading limbs gently shades the peaceful courtyard while sunbeams haphazardly highlight the dusty paths below.”.

Status Symbols
by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 20 1/2"w x 27"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

The figures and horses painted on the hide belonging to this Plains Indian tell the story of his war exploits to everyone who sees them. His war shield has powerful medicine and is a symbol of his belief in the power of his medicine. The lance is a weapon he is proud to pose with.

The Scouts of General Crook
by Howard Terpning®

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 33"w x 16 1/2"h. 
Edition Size: 1000 

General Crook was a man who was respected by soldier and Indian alike. When he was sent to the Southwest to “defeat” the Apache, he realized that the only way he could find the Apache was to use Apaches as scouts to find their own people. They became his biggest asset. They usually wore a peculiar blend of military and Apache clothing and equipment, which suggested the conflict they must have felt between the two cultures.

Reaching for Stars
by Alan Bean®

Limited Edition Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 33"w x 16 1/2"h. 
 

In his book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account, Alan Bean says of Reaching for the Stars, "In one sense this is a painting of a universal astronaut, symbolizing everyone who flew in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz. It also represents those who fly on space shuttles and will fly on a space station and on future missions only dreamed about at this time. The astronaut is an emissary of us all, soaring away from our planet earth . . . . But in a broader view [Reaching for the Stars symbolizes] all of us who posses a dedicated and adventurous spirit no matter what our interests or age."

Countersigned by astronauts from the Mercury, Gemeni, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyluz programs.

A Feeling of Warmth
by John Weiss

Limited Edition Print - Artist Proof
Image size: 23"w x 15 1/2"h. 


Limited Edition Print
Image size: 23"w x 15 1/2"h. 
Edition Size: 1000

“There’s nothing like sitting by the fire, with your loyal dog curled up at your feet, for real sense that all is right with the world. Did you ever notice that goldens can lie in the snow with their faces buried, yet they never seem to get cold? Then they come into the house and lies so close to the flames you think they’re going to catch fire. Neither extreme seems to affect them and that’s why I placed this golden so close to the fireplace.

“I set the scene in my father-in-law’s barn workshop. He was an excellent carver of duck decoys. They recently sold off the old homestead but I still have fond memories of his incredible workshop, which was filled with his beautiful work. So the fireplace in this image is the Ben Franklin stove from the barn.”

Fire Dance
by Stephen Lyman

Anniversary Edition MasterWork™ Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 30"w x 68"h. 

The vertical reach of this image stretches that drama of this Yosemite mountainside scene to include expanses of both earth and sky. Light suffuses the air and sweeps through the sky on wisps of clouds, while the mountains’ flanks glow with warmth. The fire blazes, throwing up flames with a seemingly audible roar and an illuminating force.

Originally, Steve wanted to climb up the Red Peak fork to Red Devil Lake to do some visual research for a different campfire painting.  A recent storm had dumped a few fee of snow, however, and without snowshoes or skis, he decided not to try to make it all the way to the lake.

It was absolutely beautiful.  He built a fire and thus this image. The alpenglow, rocks, trees, snow, clouds and dancing flames inspired him.

Steller Autumn
by Stephen Lyman

Anniversary Edition MasterWork™ Canvas - Artist Proof
Image size: 42"w x 19"h. 

Artist Stephen Lyman was well known for his epic landscape paintings featuring mountain ranges, broad rivers and valleys and often the wildlife that make their home in each terrain. Steller Autumn is an intimate portrait of one landscape (a tree) and its inhabitants, Steller's blue jays. In order to capture the intricate details of the scene, Stephen concentrated on one area of a maple tree. The Steller's blue jays are seated contentedly among the glowing maple leaves. As the dark boughs spread upward and outward, the golden leaves and a handful of sky-blue birds remain, imbuing the painting with a sense of closeness and comfort. Artist Stephen Lyman specialized in painting the most elusive moments in nature and no piece better showcases his abilities than Steller Autumn.

I Could Never Be So Lucky Again
by William S. Phillips

Limited Edition Print - Artist Proof
Image size: 19"w x 14 1/8"h. 
Edition Size: 850 


"One of the greatest heros of World War II was also one of the most colorful and famous. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle set many speed records and engaged in aerial acrobatics at countless air shows. He was also a test pilot and the first man ever to fly completely blind-using only cockpit instruments-from take-off to landing. He once said, 'I would never want to relive my life; I could never be so lucky again.' I thought this was a fitting title. I had dinner with the General. We discussed the pioneer days of avaition and air racing all evening and it was just delightful. It was one of the bright spots of my entire life. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to interview one of aviations's greats."

Countersigned by General James H. Doolittle.

Thunder in the Canyon
by William S. Phillips

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 41 1/4"w x 20 5/8"h. 
Edition Size: 1000

“The newest aircraft to join the Thunderbird Team, the F-16, is shown in the Delta formation, sweeping through the Grand Canyon, west of Fishtail Rapids. In the distance, one can see the Kanab Plateau and the towering thunderheads of a late July afternoon.

“In this painting, I have brought together two things I love―flight and the vast and awesome American landscape. For me, Thunder in the Canyon is what flight is all about.

The painting is a blend of fantasy and reality, of the very ancient and the most current, of brilliant fleeting jets and massive brooding landscape. It is the embodiment of the freedom and beauty of flight.

Once Upon a Time (Remarque)
by James C. Christensen

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 30"w x 21 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 500   

Here a magical storyteller in the woods is telling fables to the characters who are usually in those fables. It’s simply the reverse of what happens in everyday life.

Specifically, the knight is patterned after Edward Burne-Jones’ paintings and he is a pre-Raphaelite, romantic painter that Jim quite likes. The woman next to the knight was inspired by The Lady of Shalott, a painting by William Waterhouse, which is in The National Gallery in London. Jim took her out of the boat, in her costume and had her come and sit down in the woods to be entranced with the story.

Lawrence Pretended Not to Notice a Bear Had Become Attached to His . . .
by James C. Christensen

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 17 3/4"w x 11"h. 
Edition Size: 850 


“This is one of those paintings that most people can relate to,” says James C. Christensen, “although often for a different reason than you may expect. I think everyone occasionally ignores problems in the hope that they will fade away, but that’s not the only interpretation for the image. When wildlife painter Bonnie Marris saw this painting she cried, ‘That poor bear! This is the third guy he’s gotten attached to this week and this isn’t even his neighborhood! Did you ever think about that?’

“Personal experience has a major influence on people’s interpretation of the painting’s message.When I gave a talk to third graders about trusting their ideas, I asked them what they thought Lawrence . . . as about. One little girl said, ‘You shouldn’t take pets home without asking your mom.’”

Be It Unto Me
by Liz Lemon Swindle

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 15"w x 18"h. 
Edition Size: 950 


Be It Unto Me is the premier image in what the Workshop believes will be a major and definitive collective work. The artist documented the human events in Jesus’ life through 50 unique paintings. Lemon Swindle sees Be It Unto Me as a celebration of Mary as much as Jesus. “She was about 14 years old, just a child when told she would give birth to the Savior. But all she said was, ‘Be it unto me’ (Luke 1:38). You have to honor that kind of faith.”

Another Year at Sea
by Charles Wysocki

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 11 1/4"w x 28 1/2"h. 
Edition Size: 2500 


This is the heartfelt story of a woman who awaits her beloved captain who has been detained Another Year at Sea. This sad news has come by mail as evidenced by the opened envelope lying on the stairs and the letter held loosely in her hand. One feels compelled to look out the window with her, knowing in our hears that no white sails will appear on the dark and boundless horizon.

The Wheelsoakers
by Tom Lovell

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 27 1/4"w x 16 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 1000

Wagon Wheels are made of wood and bound with iron; that is, the hub is bound with iron bands and the outer rim of the wheel is secured with a close-fitting iron tire. Early travelers in the West made a practice of removing their wagon wheels and soaking them in streams as a preventive measure against drying out and shrinking.

Four Comanche Indians have stopped by to witness this curious custom, as explained to them by the buckskin-clad wagon boss. He knows that there is no threat at the moment, but his companion is not so sure. Several broken treaties later there will be no more pleasantries and the wagons of the white invaders will roll on.

The Great Northern
by Tucker Smith

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 45"w x 11 1/4"h. 
Edition Size: 1000

Nicknamed the “Empire Builder” after its founder James Hill, the Great Northern dominated the Northwest from the 30s through the 40s. Hill build the railroad without any government funds, supporting the endeavor by helping to develop Glacier National Park, which in turn promoted travel on the train. The Great Northern was eventually sold and incorporated into other lines to form the Burlington Northern.

In this painting The Great Northern steams through scenic Glacier National Park in northwest Montana, boldly crossing a narrow trestle high above historic Tow Medicine River. This is how the Great Northern would have looked on a fine summer day in the late 1930s, the white-capped Rocky Mountains keeping their snow all year round.

A Mountain Campfire
by Stephen Lyman

Limited Edition Print Image size: 19 1/2"w x 29 1/4"h.  Edition Size: 1500

“I’ve never seen a really good painting of a campfire―I think I’ll paint one!”  These were Stephen’s words as he began A Mountain Campfire. This was the first of what became known as his “firelight series.” It began with this campfire but, never content to do the same thing over and over, Stephen also explored candlelight, lantern light and even lightning.

Morning Solitude
by Stephen Lyman

Limited Edition Print
Image size: 14 1/2"w x 18 1/8"h. 
Edition Size: 850 

One of the most elegant of the wading birds, a Great Blue Heron, waits silently on the rocky shore of a lake in the morning mists. Although not usually seen in snow, the birds will winter anywhere the water does not freeze over and the fish are plentiful. They will stand motionless in the water until a fish swims within range of their lightning-fast breaks.

Night in Day
by Thomas Blackshearer III

Limited Edition Print Image size: 17 1/2"w x 33 1/2"h.  Edition Size: 850

Night in Day was my breakthrough painting. I guess you could say that this was the first piece that helped me get in touch with who I'm becoming. At the time I created it, I was overwhelmed with freelance work. I was tired of being a workaholic and not living my life. I was finally able to do a painting for a small Society of Illustrators art show in San Francisco and this was it. Someone suggested that it was me emerging from darkness into light. I hadn't thought of it that way, but it made sense.

Another way to look at it is that maybe it was my new way of looking at things. After I did this painting, every piece I painted from that point on was different. I had a whole new look, a new goal, a new vision and a new reason for what I was doing. What was so cool about the painting was that I saw it completely in my head before I even did it. That was the first time that ever happened to me.

The Egg Inspector
by Morgan Weistling

MasterWork™ Canvas Edition
Image size: 40"w x 30"h. 
Edition Size: 25   

"I never cease to be inspired by the wonder and curiosity of children,” says Weistling. “This little farm girl loves to spend time with her chickens and found her way into the coop one day. This serene moment I painted changed rapidly after she decided to stick her thumbs into the eggs to see what would happen. It got pretty messy."

Morgan Weistling’s contemporary impressionism celebrates the wonder of a timeless America, as well as the beauty of everyday moments. His painting, Quilting Bee, 19th Century Americana, was the winner of several awards at the Masters of the American West Art Show and Sale, where it sold for over $160,000.