Gregory Packard
Painting to me is about the personal connections we make with all of creation, a language that corresponds directly with how we see and interpret the world around us and within us. The physical act of painting is an experience of passion, somewhat directed with control, skill and luck. Whether the scene is in front of me while painting from life or a recollection of the warm sun on my face, all experiences past and present contribute to the finished canvas.
In my experience painting is not a documenting of something but rather like capturing a glimpse, the pinpoint of a memory or the scent of a flower< gone and experienced is>
Although at times a more literal rendering of nature is the best choice, more often I find a poetic or lyrical statement best describes how I feel about what I am seeing while painting. This simplification is the result of the enormity of creation. Beautiful nature in all its glory radiates so much more than just an exact image. It is always my challenge to paint not only those qualities seen but those which awaken our emotional roots in our souls. I do love to paint beautiful things, but I am not painting simply to paint a pretty picture. If you are a melancholy person I want to put you at home by the weight of the sky in my landscape. If sanguine, I hope to open the heavens for you by simply painting the day's first light.
It is this daily life we live, the nature of ourselves and our world, that so excites me when standing before my canvas--life's vital creation that is my source of inspiration and humility."
Select Exhibitions
• 1-Person Show Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum Big Horn, WY December, 2004
• 1-Person Show Montana Trails Gallery Bozeman, MT July, 2004 July, 2002
• Salon International 2004 International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
• Six New Artists Recommended to Collect Greenhouse Gallery San Antonio, TX April, 2004
• Women's City Club of Pasadena Exhibit California Art Club Pasadena, CA Spring-2004, Fall-2003
• Biennial Invitational Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum Big Horn, WY 2004-2002
• Wyoming Invitational Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum Big Horn, WY September, 2003
• Southwest Art Selects-Artists to Watch & Steamboat Springs Arts Council June 2003
• Paintings of the American Landscape, Howard/Mandville Kirkland, WA May, 2003
• 5-Person Show Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum Big Horn, WY December, 2002
• 1-Person Show Browns Gallery Boise, ID November 2002
• Invitational Miniature Show Howard/Mandville Gallery Kirkland, WA November, 2004-2002
Gallery Representation
• Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum, Big Horn, WY 307-672-3173
• Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX 800-453-8991
• Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA 800-544-4712
• Long Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 602-568-5678
• Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT 435-649-8160
• Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman, MT 406-586-2166
Publications & Awards
• Great Artists of Today, 2005 calendar to be published November, 2004
• Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence, Salon International 2004
• "How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Flowers & Gardens": a book published by International Artist's Magazine to be published August, 2004
• "Collector's Choice": Cowboys and Indians magazine, January, 2004
• "Artists to Watch": Southwest Art magazine, December, 2002
Painting Affiliations
Patron Artist, California Art Club
Oil Painters of America
Born
May 3, 1970; Boise, Idaho
Current residence
Ranchester, Wyoming
Education
BA English, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 1996
Painting Study
• Ovanes Berberian workshop, 2001
• Robert Moore workshop, 2000
• Robert Johnson scholarship workshop, Scottsdale Artists' School, 2000
• Robert Moore workshop, 1998
• Delbert Gish workshop, 1998
Other influencing artists: Edgar Payne, Richard Schmid, Robert Henri, Sergei Bongart, Nikolai Timkov. Igor Grabar, Nicholi Fechin, Winslow Homer, NC & Andrew Wyeth, California and Russian Impressionists, Galust Berian, Dan McCaw, John Asaro, among many others
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