Bart Walker

Bart Walker's radiant plein air paintings are reminiscent of early California impressionist landscapes, alive with deft brushwork and soft nuances of light. Bart lives in Idaho but loves to explore Western landscape from the Rockies to the California coast and to paint its ever-changing light and mood.

Bart Walker, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, has been greatly influenced by his father, who worked in watercolor, and by his older brother, an accomplished draughtsman and oil painter. Bart explains the first steps of his painting career: "Standing behind my brother on the shores of String Lake in Teton National Park, I was amazed at how easily he captured the scene. I thought to myself, I could do that. But after several efforts, I soon realized the difficult path I had chosen; thus began my long journey into painting."

Workshops with distinguished artists such as Matt Smith, Skip Whitcomb, Tim Lawson and others have helped him develop his talent. "Living in the Teton Valley," observes Walker "I always have beautiful places to paint. But as an artist, I need to stretch. My goal is to paint still lifes, architecture and figures will equal thoughfulness and skill."

Bart Walker makes his home in Teton Valley, Idaho with his wife, Tracy. He paints in the plein air tradition and exhibits his work throughout the country.

 

 

September Showers          oil, 10 x 12        $ 1,150

     
Beneath the Butte         oil, 8 x 10        $ 875    

Mt. Revelstoke      oil, 10 x 14      $ 1,400

Showers in Paradise    oil, 9 x 12      $ 1,100

Paradise Valley View    oil, 10 x 12      $ 1,150

Big Water      oil, 8 x 11      $ 995

Rocky Mountains      oil, 7 x 10      $ 800