Holy Man - Holy City
James Bama

“This is one of my favorite paintings because of the combination of the location and the subject,” says James Bama. “I had the chance to attend two different ceremonies this holy man performed. He’s a Crow Indian and a member of the Whistling Water Clan. The Crow are the only plains tribe with a clan system. I think there are about ten different clans in the tribe and the Whistling Water Clan is the largest. That makes him a very important person in Crow society and an impressive subject to paint.”

“The Holy City is a lava formation about eight miles from my house. It is in the Bighorn National Forest, which leads into Yellowstone National Park. The same volcanic activity that created Yellowstone’s landscape formed these. They are very dramatic. Putting the two together made a great deal of sense to me because they are both such moving subjects. At first take, one would think that they represent two very different kinds of inspiration, but the more you think about it, the more you realize they actually belong together.”

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 75 s/n.
23"w x 18"h.
$545
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The Tie That Binds
by Jame C. Christensen

“The best friendships can and will endure,” explains James Christensen. “My wife has a life-long friend that lives in California. We live in Utah. Their relationship is more like that of sisters, although possibly even stronger. They have been friends for decades. Over that period of time they have had the chance to share all the joys life has presented them. They have also looked to and supported each other through hardship, distance and change. Separately, they have grown but never have they grown apart. The physical distance between them is overcome by an unseen connection.

“This painting is a diptych, each panel its own character. Unlike my diptych Sisters, both of these women are equals in their relationship as indicated by the similar style of clothing between the two.Both women lightly grasp the tie that binds them together. It is not a difficult thing to manage. Additionally, each has an ample length of cord in reserve, ensuring that no physical distance between them can severe their tie.”

As with James Christensen’s original diptych, both Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Editions of The Tie That Binds are presented in two panels. One of artist’s ideas in creating the work was that each of the sister panels could reside in a separate residence, serving as a beautiful and thoughtful reminder of the relationship that makes this painting complete.
Both panels of each edition will be signed by Christensen and numbered as a set. Like many other editions in this Catalogue, The Tie That Binds will be available not only as a Fine Art Giclée Canvas, but as a Fine Art Paper Print as well.

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Diptych Giclée Canvas:
limited to 250 s/n.
16”w x 20”h each.
$750
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Diptych Print:
limited to 550 s/n.
11”w x 14”h each.
$250
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Tango
by Guy Combes

“This painting is about the promise of a partnership I believe in,” says Guy Combes. “The ranch my family is associated with in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, Soysambu, has become a nature conservancy. Wild cheetahs have not been seen at Soysambu for over 6 years, but a long-term feasibility study by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has been undertaken to assess the possibility of trans-locating them here from areas where their survival is threatened. Part of that plan is to set up a sanctuary on the Soysambu Conservancy with the help of Action for Cheetahs in Kenya and Project Survival's Cat Haven in California.

As you can see, Soysambu is an ideal location for the cheetah. Project Survival had commissioned me to paint their cheetah, Tango, who came from South Africa and was raised at their fabulous Cat Haven facility outside Fresno, California. I suggested that in the spirit of the project, he be the first 'trans-location' to Soysambu. In the background is one of Soysambu’s most recognizable landmarks—a small volcano named 'The Sleeping Warrior.’”

Further information may be found on the following websites:
www.cheetah.org
www.cathaven.com
www.soysambuconservancy.org

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 50 s/n.
29"w x 16"h.
$450
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Tribal Tripartite
by R. Tom Gilleon

R. Tom Gilleon is one of a handful of artists that can look back at 2009 as a year that all the hard work and persistence paid dividends. I don’t believe a month passed that an art magazine did not choose him for its cover, run a feature story or review a show. He was the 2009 Jackson Hole Arts Festival’s Feature Artist. In a year that that desirability and potential value drove the art market, owning one of Gilleon’s contemporary western paintings rose to the top of many collectors’ lists.

Of those works, his 60” x 120” paintings like Tribal Tripartite disappeared as quickly as he could paint them. While we haven’t published a Fine Art Edition quite that large (yet), at over six feet long and three feet high, our MuseumEdition™ Fine Art Giclée Canvas of Tribal Tripartite is perhaps the most significant fine art value in the market today.

To begin with, it is big and beautiful. At, 37” x 74” you are looking at 2,738 square inches of the finest in contemporary art. It is designed, as many contemporary paintings are, to be presented in the gallery wrap format which means no frame cost is required to display the art. There are only 15 fine art canvases in the MuseumEdition™, fewer than the number of originals at his one-man show in Jackson Hole last September where, good news/bad news, you would not have found an original for $2750.  Most importantly, it is an R. Tom Gilleon produced by The Greenwich Workshop.

“Tribes on the plains survived by forming alliances, not unlike the nation-states through history,” begins Tom. “The tipi was very universal in nature, as were the ways of the Plains Indians’ lives. You’d be hard pressed at a glance to know whether one or multiple tribes were present in a village and sometimes something as minor as an entrance flap representing the style of one tribe as opposed to another was needed to determine it. Tribal Tripartite is as much about the shared necessities and influences of Plains’ life as it is color and design.”

MuseumEdition™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 15 s/n.
74”w x 37”h (unstretched).
$2750
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 35 s/n.
34”w x 17”h.
$625 (Ships gallery wrapped).
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The Road Less Traveled
by Steve Hanks

“I find those straight, long roads that transverse the barrenness of nowhere so intriguing. Who lives out there, what do they do? Imagine having grown up in one of those small Midwestern towns and what it is like to decide it is time to leave that small-town life behind?” asks Steve Hanks. “I think we all want to believe we would take the road less traveled, but are we prepared for the inclement weather or the time that may pass before opportunity offers us a ride? Certainly, this girl radiates inner confidence and everything about her, right down to her off-beat clothes, represents one who would choose to take the road less traveled.”

One of the unique qualities of this work is that that the original was a watercolor painted on Clayboard®. The paints sit on top of the Clayboard® surface rather than being absorbed into it as it does with traditional watercolor paper. The sharper color this creates comes alive all the more when varnished, a technique watercolorists don’t have the chance to employ. 

MasterWork™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 50 s/n.
37"w x 25"h (unstretched).
$850
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Print:
limited to 50 s/n.
24"w x 16 1/4"h.
$325
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Morning Muses
by Bonnie Marris

Artist Bonnie Marris lives on a farm in Michigan with her husband, three horses and two dogs. Collectors of her work will recognize the coloring on this pair of friends, caught early one warm fall morning when Bonnie stepped outside to check on them. Her horses are her muses and she never tires of following the light moving across their backs throughout the day and the way the whites and shadows in their hair change colors.

“I love this painting because it is as much about the relationship between the horses as it is about the lighting at this time of day and the textures in the grass, alongside the ripples in the water. It’s a meditation, a very soothing piece.”

Marris has become a very successful fixture at the annual Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center of the American West and 2010 promises to be no exception. Watch future Catalogues for more exceptional offerings from Bonnie Marris.

MasterWork™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 50 s/n.
48"w x 24"h (unstretched).
$950
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 125 s/n.
32”w x 16”h.
$595
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Dauntless Against a Rising Sun
by William S. Phillips

“This painting contains everything I like about symbolic aviation art. It’s full of symbolism as two SBD-3s—S-9 and S-11 of VS-5—fly from the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier against the dark clouds of war and a rising sun, the symbol of the Japanese empire. In this case, the sun is symbolic of hope and the dawn of a new day as the tide turns in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway in June of 1942.

The name of the painting, Dauntless Against a Rising Sun, was a natural. A SBD dive-bomber was referred to as a “Dauntless” and the two in this painting capture the spirit of the U.S. forces in those dark days after the initial Japanese victories in the Pacific.

Anniversary Edition
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
edition not to exceed 100 s/n.
36"w x 24"h.
$1250
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Stillwater Crossing
by Daniel Smith

Artists become known for signature works and increasingly Dan Smith’s “water” paintings are becoming “must haves” for collectors. As is the case for Stillwater Crossing, evidently “must haves” for museum collections as well. Dan created this painting specifically for the Eiteljorg Museum’s Quest for the West Art Show last September. In a strong overall showing of art, Smith’s painting won the show’s Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award and is now part of the museum’s permanent collection.

It is easy to see why museums and collectors think Smith is doing something special. Water and its qualities are one of the toughest real world experiences to translate convincingly into painting. From the reflective qualities of the placid surface to the bison’s turbulent wake, what you see here is flawless. A true signature work from a highly respected American artist.

Stillwater Crossing is available not only as a Fine Art Giclée Canvas edition, but also as a Fine Art Giclée Paper edition.

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 50 s/n.
25"w x 18"h.
$595
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Print:
limited to 100 s/n.
193/4"w x 14"h.
$195
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