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About the artist . . . Botanical artist Kevan F. Willington was born in Sioux City, Iowa and was raised in Omaha, Nebraska near a heavily wooded farm. It was there that he first developed an appreciation for the gifts of nature. After graduating from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1980, he began his career as a graphic artist. After years of doing commercial work, he discovered that, rather than merely providing a service for his clients, the only way to produce art depicting his own inner vision was to paint. Kevan initially painted plein air landscapes outdoors, and later finished them in his studio, giving his work a dreamy ethereal quality. Craving simplicity and a more immediate artistic process he began painting botanicals, exploring the infinite landscapes within the small details of nature. Kevan's experienced hand and intuitive color sense give his work a painterly flow and a striking simple harmony. When foraging nature for subject matter, he carries no preconceived notions of what to paint. He simply waits for nature to speak up. Kevan now maintains a studio in St. Paul, MN and exhibits locally.
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