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Michael Griffin is a 28 year old, emerging artist from Nashville, TN dedicated to painting landscapes in the plein air tradition. Having lived nearly two years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming painting the western landscape and studying regional painters, Michael has returned to his home in the South where he creates studio paintings from his travels. The American West, coastal South Carolina, and Tennessee prove his greatest inspirations where he spends a considerable amount of time painting from life. A rich love for art history and artistic tradition combined with a zest for the outdoors and exploration inform Michael’s artwork. At the age of 26, he received the honor of being accepted into the Arts for the Parks Top 100, a national competition with over 2500 entries that recognizes those artists who have best represented America ’s National Parks. Michael has studied under renowned landscape painters Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, and Ralph Oberg, and cites John Singer Sargent, Carl Rungius, and the California Impressionists among his main role models.
Angus Cattle in April View |
Jackson Moon Rising View |
Vernazza Harbor View |
Gros Ventre Waters View |
Teton Pass View |
Snake River Spring Sky View |
Idaho Sunset View |
Snowcaps and Cottonwoods View |