Artist Statement As a contemporary landscape painter, my work is a conscious play of mood, light and color, but as a naturalist raised and rooted in the diverse landscapes of Western America, a painting means more than that to me. Each location is an encounter with the land, the trees, and the waters that have always given me a sense of connection and order. When a location intrigues and inspires me, I will paint the scene into a series using a range of keys or themes, experimenting and searching to learn more about the natural threads that tie the landscape together with complexity, subtlety and–more importantly–balance. I look for new ways to express spatial relationships and distance with layers of paint, brushwork, gradations, and diffusions of light. Hopefully, my study of the landscape will bring me somewhat closer to an honest translation–of both soul and land–as I push color and value into new compositions and continue a lifelong effort to communicate the emotional connection I feel with my environment.

Education

Formal: Utah State University; 1997-2000
Fine Art with a drawing and painting emphasis.

Informal: Helper Workshops; Helper, Utah
David Dornan & Doug Braithwaite, 2001
David Dornan & Paul Davis, 2002
Printmaking Workshop, Adrian Van Suchtelen

Juried Awards & Shows

Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine – Painting Nature Now, October, 2007

American Artist Magazine - June 2007 - Click here to read the article online

Western Art Magazine – Premier Issue 2007

Artist to Watch – October Issue 2003, Southwest Art Magazine

Artists of the New Century, Bennington Ctr for Arts – Fine Art Connoiseur Award 2006

Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT – Two person exhibit, February 2007

Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID Plein Air Exhibit August,2007

Mountain Trails Gallery, Palm Desert, CA – Solo Exhibit 2006

Union Station Gallery/Museum, Ogden, UT – Solo Exhibit 2006

Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT - Solo Exhibit, February 2005, 2006, 2007

Kneeland Gallery – Three Person Show, March 2005, 2006

Tucker Gallery, Chicago, IL – Two Person Exhibit, April 2005, 2006

Meyer Gallery, Jackson, WY – Solo Exhibit, July 2004, 2005

Kneeland Gallery – Plein Air Invitational Show, August 2004, 2005, 2006

Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale AZ – The Color of Mood, Invitational Exhibit, May 2004

Principle Gallery – Two Person Show, April 2004

Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT – Two Person Show, Feb. 2004

Kneeland Gallery – Three Person Show, Feb. 2004

Meyer Gallery, Jackson, WY – Two Person Show, August 2004

Meyer Gallery, Jackson, WY – Two Person Show, July 2003

Howard/Mandville 13th Annual Miniature Show, November, 2003 - Kirkland, WA

Eccles Art Center, Ogden, UT – Solo Exhibit, June 2003

Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT – Two Person Show, December 2002

Invitational Landscapes of Utah Olympic Exhibit, 2002 – Eccles Art Center, Ogden, UT

Deseret News Landscape Exhibit , 2002 , 2003 – Salt Lake City, UT

Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 2002, 2001 – Springville, UT

American Association of University Women of Utah, Weber State University, 2002
Ruth Turner Cash Award, Scholarship Award Weber State University

American Association of University Women of Utah, Springville Museum, 2000
Ruth Turner Cash Award