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Born 1972 Blackfoot, Idaho. Known for: Landscape, wildlife, hand-carved birds.
Raised on his family's cattle ranch in Idaho, Brent Cotton was inspired to become an artist by his grandmother. He works in a variety of media, but oil is his favorite and plein-air tonalist... Read full biography
Raised on his family's cattle ranch in Idaho, Brent Cotton was inspired to become an artist by his grandmother. He works in a variety of media, but oil is his favorite and plein-air tonalist landscapes are his specialty. At first Cotton painted in an illustrative style similar to the work he saw in... Read full biography
Raised on his family's cattle ranch in Idaho, Brent Cotton was inspired to become an artist by his grandmother. He works in a variety of media, but oil is his favorite and plein-air tonalist landscapes are his specialty. At first Cotton painted in an illustrative style similar to the work he saw in sporting magazines and he carved song birds and gamefish out of wood. His work was good enough to catch the attention of Wally Grewe, an art representative. Grewe introduced Cotton to professional... Read full biography
Raised on his family's cattle ranch in Idaho, Brent Cotton was inspired to become an artist by his grandmother. He works in a variety of media, but oil is his favorite and plein-air tonalist landscapes are his specialty. At first Cotton painted in an illustrative style similar to the work he saw in sporting magazines and he carved song birds and gamefish out of wood. His work was good enough to catch the attention of Wally Grewe, an art representative. Grewe introduced Cotton to professional painters including Guy Coheleach and Christine Verner. It was Verner who invited Brent Cotton to study with her at her studio. Cotton later attended workshops by Jim Wilcox, John Moyers and Howard Terpning. Cotton became good friends with painter Keith... Read full biography
Raised on his family's cattle ranch in Idaho, Brent Cotton was inspired to become an artist by his grandmother. He works in a variety of media, but oil is his favorite and plein-air tonalist landscapes are his specialty. At first Cotton painted in an illustrative style similar to the work he saw in sporting magazines and he carved song birds and gamefish out of wood. His work was good enough to catch the attention of Wally Grewe, an art representative. Grewe introduced Cotton to professional painters including Guy Coheleach and Christine Verner. It was Verner who invited Brent Cotton to study with her at her studio. Cotton later attended workshops by Jim Wilcox, John Moyers and Howard Terpning. Cotton became good friends with painter Keith Huey. He and Huey painted together in Hawaii in 1999 and it was there that Cotton met his wife, Jennifer. After his marriage the couple... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Glacier National Park
- •Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Arts for the Parks
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum