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Born 1961 Denver, Colorado. Known for: Fish and mountain-landscape painting.
A resident of Parker, Colorado, Dix Baines has been an avid fly fisherman who loves bravura brushwork which he applies to his landscape paintings, many of them plein air and expressive of his awe for... Read full biography
A resident of Parker, Colorado, Dix Baines has been an avid fly fisherman who loves bravura brushwork which he applies to his landscape paintings, many of them plein air and expressive of his awe for the totality of his environment. His style combines abstraction and realism and often depicts... Read full biography
A resident of Parker, Colorado, Dix Baines has been an avid fly fisherman who loves bravura brushwork which he applies to his landscape paintings, many of them plein air and expressive of his awe for the totality of his environment. His style combines abstraction and realism and often depicts fishing-genre subject matter. In 1996 and 1997, he was an Arts for the Parks Top 100 selectee, and this recognition became a defining moment to launch his career when his painting of a cutthroat trout won... Read full biography
A resident of Parker, Colorado, Dix Baines has been an avid fly fisherman who loves bravura brushwork which he applies to his landscape paintings, many of them plein air and expressive of his awe for the totality of his environment. His style combines abstraction and realism and often depicts fishing-genre subject matter. In 1996 and 1997, he was an Arts for the Parks Top 100 selectee, and this recognition became a defining moment to launch his career when his painting of a cutthroat trout won a $7500. price. The piece was purchased by Yellowstone National Park and has led to further commissions. Baines grew up in Denver, the son of a physician. Although he was expected to become a professional, his early bent was for drawing. He attended... Read full biography
A resident of Parker, Colorado, Dix Baines has been an avid fly fisherman who loves bravura brushwork which he applies to his landscape paintings, many of them plein air and expressive of his awe for the totality of his environment. His style combines abstraction and realism and often depicts fishing-genre subject matter. In 1996 and 1997, he was an Arts for the Parks Top 100 selectee, and this recognition became a defining moment to launch his career when his painting of a cutthroat trout won a $7500. price. The piece was purchased by Yellowstone National Park and has led to further commissions. Baines grew up in Denver, the son of a physician. Although he was expected to become a professional, his early bent was for drawing. He attended Brigham Young University where a professor, admiring his skill for realism, steered him to the Interior Design Department. After gradua... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Teacher
- •Quang Ho
Art School
- •Art Students League of Denver, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Arts for the Parks
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Buffalo Bill Art Show