What is the most interesting thing you have painted/sculpted and why?
Brenda Coldwell: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. In 2021, I was juried into OPA’s (Oil Painters of America) National Show. One result of this was an opportunity to participate in an “artist in residency” at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. I spent the entire month of September there. I painted en plein air for 28 days. When I wasn’t painting outside, I was in my little studio painting abstracts. The landscape there was magnificent and I completed 73 paintings! I was totally immersed for that month and came away a better artist and a changed woman. This was undoubtedly the most interesting painting experience I’ve ever had!
To see more of Brenda’s work, visit:
www.brendacoldwell.com
![western art - Laquincey Reed, "Bill Pickett and Spradley," 2023, bronze [edition of 10], 18 x 13 1/4 x 7 1/2 in., JRB Art at the Elms (Oklahoma City)](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Reed-Bill-Pickett-Ken-218x150.jpg "Artist to Watch: LaQuincey Reed")
