G. Russell Case, Wahweap Moon, oil, 9X12, $2,000

G. Russell Case

As a painter and as a person, G. Russell Case is an individual. His approach has always been such, whether hiking in the Wasatch Mountains above his Utah home or throwing the perfect fly cast on the Green River, he is a leader. As a painter, his most important mentor is Robert Henri, through whom Case found freedom to make his own approach, a lesson few artists observe. His art contains the simplicity that all great painters seek; his interpretations reflect the artistic vision distilled through keen observation of great painters that came before. His subjects are of things observed today in travels throughout the west. He paints directly from nature to record color and light. His studio compositions are derivations of thoughts recorded outdoors. Truly, The Art Spirit can be found in the paintings of G. Russell Case as a painter and as a person.