Artist Information
Craig Mitchell
"I balance the respect of nature's conventions with my own interpretation of hue, composition and unity."
My father was a fisherman. In teaching me to fish he also gave me a great appreciation for the natural world.
Virtually all of my paintings begin as Plein-air studies used as reference in the studio. Nothing can substitute for painting on location where the colors are true and my view of the earth is unfiltered. Inspiration comes from extended trips into remote wilderness areas of the West where I experience a spiritual exchange within a pristine environment.
As a contemporary impressionistic painter, I balance the respect of nature’s conventions with my own interpretation of hue, composition and unity expressed in a fluid painterly style. I also give a nod to the past in technique and other time-proven principles and traditions that transcend artistic genres as a sound foundation for artistic innovation.
My personal goal is to explore the process of creation, to engage the viewer in looking and therefore seeing; to capture a transient moment in time and place that eludes us in a busy world.
