Jeff is an award-winning Utah landscape artist with strong emotional ties to the mountains and rural valleys along the Wasatch front. His love for the Utah landscape is evident in his painting style.
Throughout the painting proces he focuses on the emotions expressed in the landscape. His feathered edges and subtle palette render pieces that are comfortable for the viewer. He is convinced that the overall mood of a painting is the first and most important way to connect with the viewer. In his paintings you will usually see typical Utah forms such as tall cottonwoods, distant mountains, or quite waters lined with reeds, all carefully placed in settings that are immersed in seasonal changes and weathered conditions. He begins with a slightly toned and textured canvas. He lays down the darkest values first and progresses rapidly through the mid-tones, painting very lean in the early stages. He then applies a thicker, but still minimal layer of the lighter values. He puts the finishing touches on with a series of glazes, tonal effects and soft edges to manipulate the light, time andatmosphere.
Throughout the painting proces he focuses on the emotions expressed in the landscape. His feathered edges and subtle palette render pieces that are comfortable for the viewer. He is convinced that the overall mood of a painting is the first and most important way to connect with the viewer. In his paintings you will usually see typical Utah forms such as tall cottonwoods, distant mountains, or quite waters lined with reeds, all carefully placed in settings that are immersed in seasonal changes and weathered conditions. He begins with a slightly toned and textured canvas. He lays down the darkest values first and progresses rapidly through the mid-tones, painting very lean in the early stages. He then applies a thicker, but still minimal layer of the lighter values. He puts the finishing touches on with a series of glazes, tonal effects and soft edges to manipulate the light, time andatmosphere.
