Artist Statement
Every location that I paint is significant to me. These are all places that I know so well they are etched in my consciousness. I live in a region that presents diverse landscapes and offers my imagination infinite ways to translate them into a range of keys or themes. That being said, the painting is never just about a location per se, but that location becomes a tool that I use to fulfill a particular series that I am working on at that time.
I am an avid student of early 20th century American landscape painters. My strongest influences are Tryon, Twachtman and Whistler and their sensitive, delicate high key palettes. I work in series of pieces with a common thread of subject matter, palette themes or value keys. Working in this manner allows me to explore the landscape and push color and space beyond traditional representation. My current work develops a sense of space and place using limited tools of color and value in straightforward compositions, visually articulating an emotional connection to 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
Artists of the New Century, Bennington Center for the Arts – Fine Art Connoiseur Award 2006
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 Tonalist 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
Artist to Watch – October Issue 2003, Southwest Art Magazine
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
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