Eric Merrell shows widely in the West, but soon you’ll have a rare opportunity to see 35 works of the desert master right here in the Coachella Valley. Merrell completed the series of paintings–showing the “wonder and strength” of the…
Tag: Kathi Hilton
John Hilton and the Smoketree Gang
Henry Mockel: The Philosopher of Flowers
The Desert Art Dynasty of John and Kathi Hilton
The painter Kathi Hilton Garvin, art dealer Dan Rohlfing and I had just finished dinner at the 29 Palms Inn. The sky was turning pink then blue, like a Technicolor Hilton painting, when Dan suggested that we try to find…
Border Foxes, John Hilton, Eric Merrell, Effie! and More
Desert X Etiquette, Lou Armentrout, Cathedral City Arch, Desert Drawing Club and More
Elsie’s Army, Clonard Thomas, Pelton Mystery and More
For every desert painter found in books, hundreds more were faithful to the terrain–but are not so well-known as yet. Two such devoted desert painters passed away recently. Clonard Bunn Thomas of Palm Desert died February 10, 2013. With her…