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"A Good Year"
24" x 30"
Oil
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Michael
Albrechtsen
was born in Bountiful, Utah in 1962. Michael grew up playing
baseball, ice hockey, and all kinds of sports. He started
in the art program at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, at
the age of 26. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree
at USU in 1994 and then was recruited as a greeting card artist
by Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri.
When describing
Michael's work, a fellow artist said, “He uses his keen sense of
color to set mood; his paintings appear to have pure, glowing
light, as though they are drenched in sunlight, without
appearing forced or artificial. He has an expressive
storytelling ability. Michael knows what to leave in, and what
to take out; he pays attention to detail without becoming
stagnant."
Michael's own words
summarize his goals: “I want to be able to paint everything
equally well-landscapes, figures, animals and still life's. I
want to transfer whatever I see that moves me, to my canvas. The
greatest thing about being an artist is the opportunity to
convey my feelings about a subject. My greatest reward is when
someone viewing my artwork feels the same.” |
