Graduate
Richard “Rusty” Brunson (rustybrunson.com) has written a book, Irby Brown: Southwest Landscape Paintings, about the Santa Fe, N.M., landscape artist who is Rusty’s mentor. After teaching management at the University of South Carolina and Texas Woman’s University, Rusty studied painting at Lamar University and in workshops. An impressionist, Rusty usually paints outdoors in oil and in watercolor. His paintings reflect his travels throughout the U.S., particularly in the West, and in Mexico, Europe, Africa, and Istanbul.