Arizona Highways is proud to partner with Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West on a new exhibition titled The Art of Our Photography, which features the work of 10 artists who were given access to our extensive photo archive. The gist of the project was simple: Select any one of the 120,000-plus images we’ve published since 1925, set up an easel and paint away. Their interpretations are spectacular. What’s more, each artist agreed to donate at least half of the proceeds of their paintings to a charity of their choice.
William Ahrendt
Old Pals
2021
Oil on linen canvas
19.5 by 24 inches
$8,000
Beneficiary: Humane Society of Central Arizona, Payson, 928-474-5590, humanesocietycentralaz.org
More on the artist: williamahrendt.com
Amery Bohling
Remembering The Land of Snow and Mist by Esther Henderson
2021
Oil and acrylic on canvas
30 by 40 inches
$19,000
Beneficiaries: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, Scottsdale, 480-686-9539, scottsdalemuseumwest.org; National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, 405-478-2250, national
cowboymuseum.org; Grand Canyon Youth, Flagstaff, 928-773-7921, gcyouth.org
More on the artist: amerybohling.com
Naomi Brown
Clouds Over the Superstitions, 1956
2021
Oil and acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
30 by 48 inches
$5,000
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: House of Refuge, Mesa, 480-988-9242, houseofrefuge.org
More on the artist: naomibrownart.co
Michelle Condrat
Frozen in Time
2021
Oil on board
16 by 25 inches
$5,200
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: Best Friends in Utah, Salt Lake City, 801-574-2454, utah.bestfriends.org
More on the artist: michellecondrat.com
Linda Glover Gooch
Song of the Grasslands
2021
Oil on linen canvas
22 by 70 inches
$15,500
Beneficiary: MorningStar Missions, Radcliff, Kentucky, 270-505-4636, morningstarmissions.org
More on the artist: www.goochstudio.com
Tamara Hastie
Stand Tall
2021
Oil on cotton canvas
45 by 36 inches
$4,000
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: Oak Creek Watershed Council, Sedona, 928-978-2515, oakcreekwatershed.org
More on the artist: tamarahastie.com
Dyana Hesson
Cactusland USA Opuntia Blooms, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
2021
Oil on canvas
71 by 55 inches
$21,500
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, 602-530-6900, hov.org
More on the artist: dyanahesson.com
Kevin Kibsey
Jack Knife
2021
Oil on canvas
48 by 30 inches
$7,900
Beneficiary: Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, 480-990-1422, scottsdaleartschool.org
More on the artist: kibzart.com
Marcia Molnar
Shil Hózhó (With Me There Is Beauty)
2021
Oil on linen
58 by 38 inches
$12,000
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: Grand Canyon Conservancy, Grand Canyon Village, 928-638-2481, grandcanyon.org
More on the artist: thepaintedjournal.com
Frank Ybarra
White Dove Over the Desert
2021
Acrylic on canvas
36 by 60 inches
$6,000
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiary: Cancer Support Community Arizona, 602-712-1006 (Phoenix) or 928-236-2333 (Flagstaff), cscaz.org
More on the artist: ybarraart.com
Amery Bohling
Remembering Navajo Camp by Jack Zehrt
2021
Oil and acrylic on canvas
40 by 30 inches
$19,000
NOTE: This painting has been sold.
Beneficiaries: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, Scottsdale, 480-686-9539, scottsdalemuseumwest.org; National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, 405-478-2250, national
cowboymuseum.org; Grand Canyon Youth, Flagstaff, 928-773-7921, gcyouth.org
More on the artist: amerybohling.com