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Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman was born and raised in
Provo, UT and spent his boyhood hunting, fishing and trapping
throughout the Rocky Mountains. Early on,
he decided on a career in art, studying at Brigham Young
University. His paintings are rich in detail and muted in
tone, true to the remote landscapes
he chooses to illustrate.
The Indian encampments, wildlife and hunting subjects portrayed
again these magnificent areas are rendered in such a way as to
give the viewer a
sense of gazing on the past.
Coleman loves best the dusky, grey, misty, muted tones of fall
and early winter. His paintings evoke the early 19th
century masters of the Hudson River
School artists whom he credits with deeply influencing his art.
The mood
he captures is that to which all painters of the mystique and
power of the
tradition and lore of the West aspire.
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