MICHAEL COLEMAN 1946 -0000 Growing up in Provo, Utah, Michael Coleman spent much of his boyhood fishing, hunting, and trapping in the Rocky Mountains, often taking time to sketch what he saw. Coleman’s interest in art led him to pursue a formal education at Brigham Young University, majoring in Fine Arts.
The list of exhibitions, private collections, and public collections that feature Coleman’s art is extensive and diverse, including those of Clint Eastwood, President George Bush, Sr., Vice-President Dick Cheney, Burt Reynolds, the National Wildlife Art Museum, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the National Museum of Dubai, and The White House, to name just a few.
Working primarily in oil on board or gouache, in the style of the great Hudson River School painters, Coleman paintings depict Indian encampments and wildlife against magnificent fall and winter landscapes richly detailed in muted tones. “I inhale the natural world, and love it most when it’s moody, stormy, wet, snowy, and dusky-colored,” says Coleman.
Interestingly, Michael Coleman’s sons, Nicholas (whose work is also represented in this catalogue) and Morgan, and his granddaughter Sarah, share his creative passion, each having become an artist in his or her own right.
While he may be best known for his paintings, Michael Coleman also works in bronze, both small and large scale, primarily focusing on wildlife subjects. His bronze of a moose titled September garnered him the Prix de West Award and was exhibited at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, now the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
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