Early December marks the momentous occasion of the Small Works & More group show. Western and wildlife art will be featured in a wide range of sizes and prices, by many award-winning artists across the country such as Jim Eppler, David Yorke, Steven Lang and Randy Galloway. 
Steven Lang, The Enemy Comes, oil, 21 x 34”
The collection, spanning from Native American and cowboy portraiture to animals and landscape, is quite a beautiful spectacle. Participating artist David Yorke will be displaying his realistic and partially impressionistic portrait Holly, depicting a cowgirl in full dress.
“I usually paint a miniature for [the Plainsmen] show, but I decided to focus on the ‘more’ category this time,” says Yorke, “and submitted a rather large piece that was inspired by a photo I took a few years ago on a ranch in South Dakota.”
Jim Eppler, Horned Toad, bronze, 6½ x 25/8 x 3¾”
Most of the models Yorke’s used are people he’s met through powwows, re-enactments and people with interesting character. He often finds these unique subjects while traveling. “I’ve focused mostly on Native American figurative and representational art that is historically, period correct,” Yorke furthers. “In most cases, [I paint] Western-themed subjects, including the American frontier lifestyle, landscape and occasional wildlife.”
Lang will also be showing figurative work, such as in his piece The Enemy Comes, showing three Lakota men, who have come across a detachment of U.S. Calvary and are racing back to camp to warn their people. 
Grant Hacking, The Royal Couple, oil, 16 x 20”
“I primarily paint Native Americans living on the Great Plains during the 1840s through the 1880s,” Lang explains. “There is an unlimited amount of authentic imagery one can paint. I read a lot of books on the period and every page can provide inspiration for a painting.”
Randy Galloway, Skilled Tracker, handmade paper, 22 x 16”
Lang’s work is full of detail and color, and realistically depicts the dynamic nature of the Native American people. He strives to “bring my paintings to life, while rendering a ‘painterly style.’”
Other artists not to be missed are wildlife artists Grant Hacking with work such as The Royal Couple, showing a female and male lion looking off into the distance, and Eppler with his piece Horned Toad, featuring a detailed bronze sculpture of a horned lizard.
This eclectic show of Small Works & More starts December 5 and runs through January 2, 2021, at Plainsmen Gallery. Don’t miss the opportunity to view these Western treasures. —
Upcoming Show
Up to 75 works
Dec. 5, 2020–Jan. 2, 2021
The Plainsmen Gallery
2141 Main Street, Dunedin, FL
(727) 734-8200
www.plainsmen.com
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