Tác giả: Doug Eckheart

Douglas Eckheart’s work and life are intricately woven together through a long term residency of 40+ years in northeast Iowa, a region of little known, yet uncommon natural beauty. His artwork expresses a love and deep appreciation for the subtle moods and mysteries found in nature as revealed through the ever-changing seasons. Although representational, Doug’s work should not be considered a naturalistic copy of photographic realism. Color, shape, texture, and light are transformed and modified to portray nature as a life force. Doug compares this process of personification of the spirit in the land and its Creator to poetry or music. In describing his work as tone poems, he uses a visual metaphor to communicate and translate the expression of moods, experience, and feeling. Doug is a productive, active artist, as well as professor emeriti at Luther College. He has presented over 75 one-person exhibits and 40 group shows in New York City, Chicago, Des Moines, in addition to Malta and Norway. He has served as an artist-in-residence, keynote speaker, juror for regional and national competitions, department head, gallery director, and curator. He has been featured in American Artist magazine and the Iowa Public Television’s series, Living in Iowa. Doug received his BA at Concordia College in Minnesota and his MFA degree from Bowling Green University in Ohio. In 2009, Doug retired from full time teaching. He has since opened an art gallery/studio/workshop space in downtown Decorah, Iowa. Doug continues to create his signature artwork in studio. He also teaches workshops in drawing and painting in his gallery. He has taught workshops in many Midwest locations, in Norway, and on the island of Malta. Most recently he taught a successful workshop in San Clemente, California. For more information check out his website at www.eckheart.com