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Gregory Packard – b. 1970 “Painting to me is about the personal connections we make with all of creation, a language that corresponds directly with how we see and interpret the world around us and within us. The physical act of painting is an experience of passion, somewhat directed with control, skill and luck. Whether the scene is in front of me while painting from life or a recollection of the warm sun on my face, all experiences past and present contribute to the finished

Gregory Packard – b. 1970

“Painting to me is about the personal connections we make with all of creation, a language that corresponds directly with how we see and interpret the world around us and within us. The physical act of painting is an experience of passion, somewhat directed with control, skill and luck. Whether the scene is in front of me while painting from life or a recollection of the warm sun on my face, all experiences past and present contribute to the finished canvas. In my experience painting is not a documenting of something but rather like capturing a glimpse, the pinpoint of a memory or the scent of a flower 'gone and experienced'. 

Although at times a more literal rendering of nature is the best choice, more often I find a poetic or lyrical statement best describes how I feel about what I am seeing while painting. This simplification is the result of the enormity of creation. Beautiful nature in all its glory radiates so much more than just an exact image. It is always my challenge to paint not only those qualities seen but those which awaken our emotional roots in our souls. I do love to paint beautiful things, but I am not painting simply to paint a pretty picture. If you are a melancholy person I want to put you at home by the weight of the sky in my landscape. If sanguine, I hope to open the heavens for you by simply painting the day's first light. It is this daily life we live, the nature of ourselves and our world, that so excites me when standing before my canvas--life's vital creation that is my source of inspiration and humility."
     ~ Gregory Packard

Select Exhibitions
Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum Big Horn, WY – SOLO SHOW
Salon International,  International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
Six New Artists Recommended to Collect Greenhouse Gallery San Antonio, TX
Southwest Art Selects - Artists to Watch
Paintings of the American Landscape, Washington

Publications & Awards
Great Artists of Today, calendar
Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence, Salon International
How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Flowers & Gardens
"Collector's Choice": Cowboys and Indians magazine
"Artists to Watch": Southwest Art Magazine

Affiliations
Patron Artist, California Art Club
Oil Painters of America

Artist Facts
Born: May 3, 1970 in Boise, Idaho
Currently resides: Colorado
Education: BA English, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 1996
Painting Formal Study: Ovanes Berberian, Robert Moore, Robert Johnson (scholarship Scottsdale Artists' School), Delbert Gish
Other influencing artists: Edgar Payne, Richard Schmid, Robert Henri, Sergei Bongart, Nikolai Timkov, Igor Grabar, Nicholi Fechin, Winslow Homer, NC & Andrew Wyeth, California and Russian Impressionists, Galust Berian, Dan McCaw, John Asaro, among many others.