Detail, Don Stinson, High Desert Contemporary, West of North Palm Springs, 2015, oil on canvas, 24 x 72 in. (61 x 182.9 cm)
Don Stinson is known for panoramic oil paintings that explore the physical and cultural geographies of the West. Stinson’s encompassing views reveal much about shared myths of the West, the lasting impact and evolving shape of energy landscapes, notions of progress, individual creativity, and America’s beautiful, if often deeply flawed, relationship with its own lands.