An Alaskan watercolorist, Byron Birdsall is noted for his graded washes, a technique he studied as a disciple of Japanese wood block printers, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Working out of a studio in a log... Read full biography
An Alaskan watercolorist, Byron Birdsall is noted for his graded washes, a technique he studied as a disciple of Japanese wood block printers, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Working out of a studio in a log house on the edge of Sand Lake near Anchorage, the artist divides his time between sketching and... Read full biography
An Alaskan watercolorist, Byron Birdsall is noted for his graded washes, a technique he studied as a disciple of Japanese wood block printers, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Working out of a studio in a log house on the edge of Sand Lake near Anchorage, the artist divides his time between sketching and painting, and trips to the field for stimulation. Sometimes the field is within walking distance, sometimes far into Alaska's interior, often to the Pacific Northwest, and at times to other exotic... Read full biography
An Alaskan watercolorist, Byron Birdsall is noted for his graded washes, a technique he studied as a disciple of Japanese wood block printers, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Working out of a studio in a log house on the edge of Sand Lake near Anchorage, the artist divides his time between sketching and painting, and trips to the field for stimulation. Sometimes the field is within walking distance, sometimes far into Alaska's interior, often to the Pacific Northwest, and at times to other exotic worlds. While landscapes and cityscapes are Birdsall's forte, his love of history and fantasies about time travel have led him to paint from archival material, resulting in many historical pieces. As contact between the former Soviet Union and the former... Read full biography
An Alaskan watercolorist, Byron Birdsall is noted for his graded washes, a technique he studied as a disciple of Japanese wood block printers, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Working out of a studio in a log house on the edge of Sand Lake near Anchorage, the artist divides his time between sketching and painting, and trips to the field for stimulation. Sometimes the field is within walking distance, sometimes far into Alaska's interior, often to the Pacific Northwest, and at times to other exotic worlds. While landscapes and cityscapes are Birdsall's forte, his love of history and fantasies about time travel have led him to paint from archival material, resulting in many historical pieces. As contact between the former Soviet Union and the former Russian America of the Northwest and Alaska has grown, Birdsall has found a compelling personal interest in this historical connection. H... Read full biography
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