Collectibles
A Ladies’ Man
- Published May 07, 2012
- Written by True West Editors

Charlie Russell was a man’s man. He painted buffalo hunts, Indian warfare and cowboys roping steers, like in the 1898 watercolor that sold as the top lot at The Russell auction held in Great Falls, Montana, on March 15-17, 2012.
Artists We Love—Thom Ross
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Allison Carlton
“I had a cowboy who came to one of my shows and exclaimed, ‘This isn’t Western art!’” Thom Ross says.
The Ordinary, Observable World
- Published April 13, 2012
- Written by Meghan Saar
Two New Mexico artists shared a vision across three centuries.
New Mexico’s Top 10 Paintings
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Forrest Fenn
There is little doubt that I could identify the top 1,000 paintings to the satisfaction of most True West readers as long as my choices were not listed in consecutive order of presumed merit.
Gary Ernest Smith
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Allison Carlton
Gary Ernest Smith can often be found creating artworks in his Highland, Utah, studio, or out in the vast, open spaces.






