"My painting is an attempt to go beyond words to connect with, resonate with, and communicate with others at a level of remembrance of which we have all come from. In my work, I strive to move the viewer and engage them in a quiet conversation not solely based on what my painting depicts or its locale, but by what feeling or mood this image is evoking in them. By utilizing color, line, texture and tone I am striving to move beyond a place in time."

Bason is a native Montanan best known for his serene and contemplative landscape paintings of central Montana. He holds a BA in Graphic Design with honors from Montana State University at Bozeman. His artwork has been exhibited at the Western Masters Art Show, C.M. Russell Art Auction an...