About Somerset House Fine Art

Somerset Fine Art, founded in 1972, is a publisher of limited and open edition fine art reproductions. Several of America's leading traditional artists are represented by the company and its network of retail dealers located throughout the United States and in several countries.

Armik's Fine Collectables has Native American Collections by Martin Grelle, G. Harvey and Ozz Franca, Southwest, Indian Fine Art Lithograph Prints.

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Artist G. Harvey

G. Harvey and his images have influenced a worldwide enthusiasm and demand for contemporary American art for a generation. Few artists have intrigued and captivated art collectors as widely as the celebrated painter, G. Harvey. During his storied career, G. Harvey has painted turn-of-the-century America as no other artist. His scenes are warm, thoughtful portraits of our country's bustling cities in a more genteel era and outstanding Western sagas of working cowhands at home in rugged landscapes. Gerald Harvey Jones, known to his patrons and peers as G. Harvey, grew up in the rugged hills in Central Texas where herds of longhorn cattle were driven along the dusty trails. This background has been the inspiration for the artist's commitment to portraying the spirit of America. Through his art, our country's history lives. Harvey restores all those memories, sights, sounds, and emotions. With his ability to capture the drama, light, and feeling of a moment, the artist brings the heart of his painting to the viewer.     

G. Harvey is not only an extraordinary painter, but an accomplished sculptor. His original works and bronze sculptures are in the collections of major corporations, prestigious museums, American presidents, governors, foreign leaders, and captains of industry. The artist has been the recipient of innumerable awards and the subject of four books. Harvey has been honored with one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives in Washington, D. C. The artist's original paintings are represented in major galleries. His annual, one-man shows are consistent sell-outs where Harvey collectors come from all around the country to view and compete to own an outstanding work by the artist. G. Harvey lives in the beautiful Texas Hill Country with his wife, Pat, where they enjoy living near their children and grandchildren. A studio adjacent to his home is a sanctuary for creating the paintings that his legends of devoted collectors eagerly anticipate with each new work. G. Harvey's work reminds us that the world has changed very much and very little; country lanes and city streets are still romantic. It is, after all, from living in the present that the artist draws inspiration for the past.

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Artist Martin Grelle  

Martin Grelle lives with his wife, Terri, and their children near the small, Central Texas town of Clifton, just a few miles from where he was born. Rich in beauty and history, the area has become a mecca for artists, which is one reason why the artist has spent his whole life there. Many of his closest friends are artists, and they gather to see each other's work, exchange ideas, and just "shoot the breeze." Grelle treasures the camaraderie among these artist friends and the rare opportunity it affords him.  

Martin Grelle,Grelle's work reaches far beyond his Texas home conveying the spirit, drama, beauty and vastness of the American West. Whether painting a Native American in a dramatic setting or a working cowboy on the range, he captures the essence of the West in his historically-accurate, picturesque, peaceful, yet compelling, images. He enjoys the Cowboy Artists of America's (CAA) trail ride each year and manages to spend some time occasionally working cattle with local friends. He is proud of the Native American part of his ancestry and studies diligently to portray their culture accurately and sensitively. Grelle is able to take even the mundane daily task and elevate it to a new level in each painting. Grelle began painting at an early age. With the guidance of Western artists James Boren and Melvin Warren, both of whom settled in the Clifton area while he was in high school, Grelle was able to become a full-time artist in his early 20s. Since that time, he has studied, traveled widely, and sought subject matter throughout the American West. Working primarily in oils on canvas, Grelle marries his figures with the landscape in a painterly style rich in vibrant color. 

Grelle has been profiled in many publications, including Southwest Art, American Cowboy, Art of the West, Western Horseman, The Equine Image, Art-Talk, Persimmon Hill, and InformArt. His work has also been featured on the covers of several magazines and on various historical novels published by the University of Nebraska Press. 

Elected to the Cowboy Artists of America in 1995, Grelle is one of the youngest active members and won the People's Choice Award at the CAA exhibition in October 2002. Grelle's paintings frequently garner awards at the annual Prix de West Invitational held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In 2004, his painting, Signs Along the Snake, received the Nona Jean Hulsey Ramsey Buyers' Choice Award for the Most Popular Work of Art. In addition, his painting, Teller of Tales, received the top award at the 2002 Prix de West Invitational and was chosen for inclusion in the museum's permanent collection. Again in 2005, Grelle captured the Prix de West Purchase Award with his painting, Two Coups. It was the second time he won this very prestigious award, which positions him in a group of only five artists who have done so in the history of the show. The artist is represented by Overland Gallery of Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he has enjoyed one-man shows each March since 1989. 

"I thank God for the ability and the opportunities He has given me, and I hope I can continue to grow and learn more with each finished painting. I am honored by everyone who collects my work, and I will always strive to create artwork worthy of their attention and their investment."- Martin Grelle. 

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