A native of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Phill Nethercott paints the landscape of his home state including the Grand Tetons, aspen and cottonwood trees. His heritage in that area runs deep as his grandparents were among the first settlers in the Teton Valley, and settled a ranch that grew to 160 acres.

Nethercott married his highschool sweetheart, studied art at Brigham Young University in Utah and then returned to Wyoming. To support his family before his art career took hold, he designed and built custom homes.

Nethercott depicts the western landscape he has known since childhood, using his own technique for creating texture and a style that combines Impressionism and Realism. He first paints...