David Schwindt (1947-) "Sunset Over The High Plains" Oil Painting

Description: Welcome. For your consideration is a beautiful impressionist oil landscape painting titled "Sunset Over The High Plains" by the artist David Schwindt (1947-). This original oil painting was completed on a masonite panel and signed by the artist on the lower left, D. Schwindt. The painting was not dated, I am estimating it to be from the 2000- 2015 time period. This painting is in excellent condition. Under a black light it shows no signs of paint loss, in-painting or repair. Unframed the painting measures 9" in height x 12" wide and is paired with a vintage drift-wood "knotty oak" wooden frame. Together it measures 16" x 20". The handsome vintage frame is in overall good condition with some very minor surface abrasions consistent with its age. This small impressionist gem of a painting will make for a welcome addition to any savvy art connoisseur's collection! As for the artist, David Schwindt was born in Aurora, Illinois in 1947. When David was little over a year old, his family moved to Colorado where he was influenced by mountains and mesas and the romance of the West. In school he copied the Native American artists he found in Arizona Highways, drawing horses when he was young, and then competing on horseback in horse shows throughout high school. He graduated from Fort Lewis College in 1971 with a major in art and minors in music and humanities and began painting the incredibly diverse geographical areas of the Southwest where he grew up. “Painting is my way of getting to know a place. For reference I use field sketches and studies that help fix the moment in my mind. These images are a ready reference to be resolved as I continue to develop as an artist and human being. I hope my work might stop you for a moment to linger over the light and colors of places I've visited.” Moving to Santa Fe, NM in 1971, he discovered the art, artists, and the land of enchantment. There he developed his career and passion for art. In 1999 David was one of 15 artists selected by The Grand Canyon Trust to raft the Colorado River and paint the Grand Canyon for ten days. Work from this trip was exhibited at the Forbes Galleries in New York and San Francisco and was the centerpiece for articles in American Artist and Art of the West magazines. His article, “The Value Solution” was published in the February 2003 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, and reprinted in the November 2010 issue as "Value Judgments." The December 2010 issue of The Artist’s Magazine features his article, "Less is More," and the January-February 2012 issue features his latest article, "The Illusion of Depth and Distance." Always an outdoor painter, as well as a studio painter, he worked more actively in the Plein Air movement after moving to Tucson, AZ in 2000. He was an active member of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters for 12 years, and in 2005 had two paintings selected for the Top 100 Arts for the Parks. He is a certified teacher for The School of Color, focusing on teaching color as a quality of light. He has taught at the Scottsdale Artist's School, Albuquerque Academy, Starlight Ranch in New Mexico, Toscana Studio and Gallery in Tucson, and The Studio Cedar Park near Austin, Texas. EDUCATION:B.A., Fort Lewis College, Durango, ColoradoUndergraduate classes at University of New Mexico, Fine Arts, and Colorado State University, Commercial ArtStudent Teaching, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NMWatercolor workshops with Millard Sheets, Milford Zornes, George Post, and Al BrouilletteOil Painting workshops with Wilson Hurley, Clyde Aspevig, Zhang Wenxin, Jack Hines, George Strickland SELECTED EXHIBITIONS2019-One Person Show at Hang Ups Framing Gallery, Cedar Park, TX2016-1994 - Annual One Person Show, Framing Concepts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM2014 - Painting Western Parks at Western National Parks Association Gallery, Tucson, AZ2014-2001 - Annual Events, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, Colorado2013-1989 - Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ2011 - Out in the Open: The Art of Plein Air, Tohono Chul Park Exhibit Hall, Tucson, AZ2011 - Colors of Colorado, Steamboat Art Museum2009 - Canyons of the Southwest, Tohono Chul Park Exhibit Hall, November 2009-January 20102008 - Artist of the Month, August-September, Tohono Chul Park Exhibit Hall, Tucson, AZ2006 - Arts for the Parks, Top 200, Jackson Hole, WY2006 - Oil Painters of America, 15th Annual National Exhibition, Missoula, MT2005 - Arts for the Parks, Top 100, Jackson Hole, WY2005 - Arts for the Parks, Mini-100, Jackson Hole, WY2003 - Oil Painters of America, 12th Annual National Exhibition, Taos, NM2002 - Cool Waters: Rivers, Creeks and Washes of the Southwest, Tohono Chul Park2002 - Desert After Dark 2002, Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ2001 - Grand Canyon Expressions: Painting Down the Rapids, Forbes Magazine Galleries, NYC 2001 - Grand Canyon Expressions: Painting Down the Rapids, Forbes Magazine Galleries, Burlingame, CA1999 - Three Person Show, Studio W, El Paso, TX1998 - The Canyon and Other Colors, NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ1997 - Oil Painters of America, Sixth National Exhibition, Taos, NM1997, 1994, 1993, 1992, Magnifico, The Art of Albuquerque, Magnifico Invites1995, One Person Show, St. Johns College, Santa Fe, NM1994-1975 - New Mexico State Fair Professional Fine Arts Exhibitions1992-1991 - Magnifico, The Governors Show, Albuquerque, NM1992-1191 - Miniatures '91, '92, Museum of Albuquerque1985 - George Phippen Memorial Art Show, Prescott, AZ Please bid with confidence as I describe the painting's condition accurately. 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Price: 1000 USD

Location: Johnston, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-12-03T13:46:16.000Z

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