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Ouray Meyers and the Art of Southwestern…Impressionism?

by Steve Winston, for “Art of the Times” magazine He remembers his father trading with the Indians at the trading post in Taos, and the blankets, jewelry and dry goods that were exchanged. He remembers his father, a noted painter … Continue reading

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The Power of Words

Words can move us to tears. They can move us to joy. They can take us to faraway places, or around the block. They can make us see something that may have happened a thousand years ago, or that may … Continue reading

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The New Mexico Wine Trail

by STEVE WINSTON (Appearing in the current issue of AAA “New Mexico Journeys”) FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER TO THE ROCKIES, THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT HAS A SURPRISING TRAIL OF WINERIES It all started because Garcia de Zuniga got tired of … Continue reading

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Hanging From A Cliff

I was hanging from a cliff at 4,000 feet, in the Nantahala Gorge in the Great Smoky Mountains. I realized that my life would be over as soon as my arms weakened. And I realized I never should have ignored … Continue reading

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Mark McGwire’s Dog-and-Pony Show

Here we go again. Last week it was basketball’s Gilbert Arenas brandishing his six-shooter in the locker room. The week before it was football’s Plaxico Burress, receiving a prison sentence for his own private little shoot-out (with himself). The week … Continue reading

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Goodbye, SAAB

As I drove home from the dealer that day, some years back, I couldn’t believe the magnificent machine at whose controls I was sitting was really mine. I had dreamed about owning a Saab since I was in my late-teens. … Continue reading

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How “Editor & Publisher” Changed My Life

“Editor and Publisher” is, apparently, on its death-bed. And that makes me very sad. Because, in a sense, “Editor and Publisher” gave me everything I have… I was sitting in my high-rise apartment in Hartford, CT. It was a gray, … Continue reading

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I’m Tired of Tiger

Is anyone else sick of all this? Is anyone else sick of our perverse – morose! – fascination with the rich and famous? Is anyone else – in a world of hunger and war and poverty and climate change and … Continue reading

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The Legend of the Four Matriarchs

By STEVE WINSTON Fall/Winter issue of “Western Art and Architecture” AS YOU GET CLOSER, IT SEEMS ALMOST TO FLOAT IN THE DISTANCE LIKE A GIANT MIRAGE … A LIGHT-BROWN MESA BAKING IN THE HEAT, AND JUTTING OUT 370 FEET HIGH … Continue reading

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Into the Wild Blue Yonger

I love to fly old World War II fighter planes, and to perform aeronautic “combat” maneuvers… The engine jumps to life, 600 ancient horses raring to go. I check the harnesses that feel like a ton on my torso, and … Continue reading

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