Sean Wallis
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Sean Wallis was born and raised in Utah, where he currently resides with his three kids. He hails from an artistic family; his father is the renowned impressionist painter Kent R. Wallis. It wasn't until Sean was 21, in the midst of studying history in college, that he approached his father to learn to really paint. Every Saturday for five years, the father-son duo would spend the day painting outdoors. "Having such a master as a mentor helped shape me into a traditional painter in a contemporary world," Sean reflects.
As an impressionist, Wallis pays close attention to the relationship of light and color, capturing fleeting moments with the texture of oil paint and a broad, colorful palette. His subjects speak of an era that is fading away: from the blooming flowers of botanical gardens, to the California missions, to dilapidated barns. Working en plein air, he can go from his car to painting in about five minutes. "When the light changes, everything changes," he says. "I want to show how the light interacts with the subject matter."
Wallis recently won the Plein Air Competition at the Logan (Utah) Summerfest and placed in the renowned Midway Plein Air competition. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Springville (Utah) Museum of Art and the Tucson Desert Art Museum.
