Bio and Shows

 

Andros, Bahamas
April 2005

Why I left the nine to five in my 50’s to become an artist is best left to the local mental health counselor. In short, however, there came a time when I realized it wasn’t a matter of if; it was a question of how.

A self-taught artist, I have been painting full-time for five years. I am moved by the half light of dawn and dusk, and most of my paintings are of the southwest Montana and Yellowstone Park areas. A piece of my heart resides there, due in large part to the poetry associated with the convergence of family and friends, moving water and mayfly hatches.

Influences include friend and Utah artist Connie Borup, Mark Rothko, Russell Chatham, the Impressionists, Wolf Kahn, Albert Ryder, and my father, Montana artist Vernon Hall.

I live with my family in Salt Lake City and on Blaine Spring Creek upriver from Ennis, Montana.

Upcoming Shows

November 18 – December 12, 2008
Evolutionary Healthcare and Phillips Gallery
One Person Show
461 East 200 South, Salt Lake City (across the street from Phillips Gallery)
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 18, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Gallery Stroll, Friday, November 19, 6–9 p.m.

Past Shows

February and June 2003, Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School, Salt Lake City

August 2003, Meyer Gallery, Jackson Hole (with Roy Vellinga and Kathleen Dunphy)

October 2003, 15th Street Gallery, Salt Lake City, Four Generations of American Painting (with Vernon Hall, Esther Bailey Hall and Thomas H. Snow)

November 2003, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Fall Group Show

March 2004, Meyer Gallery, Park City (with Seth Winegar)

July 2004, Old Main Gallery, Bozeman, Four Generations of American Painting

August 2004, Meyer Gallery, Jackson Hole (with Roy Velinga and Brian Grimm)

September 2004, Hole in the Wall Gallery, Ennis, Montana, One Person Show

April 2005, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Spring Landscape Show

June 2005, Hole in the Wall Gallery, Ennis, Montana, One Person Show

July 2005, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole, Grand Opening Show

November 2005, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Holiday Show

November 2005, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole, Holiday Show

May, 2006, Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, Utah, Featured Artist

July, 2006, Hole in the Wall Gallery, Ennis, Montana, One Person Show

July, 2006, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Summer Group Show

May, 2007, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Two Person Show

October, 2007, Evolutionary Healthcare and Phillips Gallery, One Person Show