Color of Autumn |
Green Valley Camp |
Early Autumn Storm |
Across Still Water |
Mountain Meadows |
Coffee Break |
Golden Dawn |
Camp in the Rockies |
Carson Valley N.V. |
Chalk Mesa |
Changing Weather |
High Desert Camp |
Country Evening |
Harbor Lights |
Summer Hay Barn |
Camp by the Water |
The Barren Hills |
Indian Maiden |
Indian Winter |
Route 66 |
Monterey Sunset |
Southwestern Lands |
Flower Girl |
The Letter |
Wind River Camp |
Desert Springs |
Neighborly Visit |
Approaching Storm |
Evening Visit |
Teton Village |
Native Bather |
Mountain Lake |
Mountain Valley Spring |
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December Night |
Mountain Summer Camp |
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GENE SPECK
American
Gene Speck was born in South Dakota in 1936. Although he
grew up in California, he missed the wide open countryside, and yearned
for a more private, peaceful, simple life. He now lives in Nevada on a
ranch.
One would think that Speck was born with a brush in his
hand. Looking at his paintings you might also assume that his painting
experience spans a lifetime. However, Speck did not begin to paint until
the age of thirty five. Without any formal training he taught himself
-- through trial and error -- along with the conviction that one day he
would become a great artist. This was the first time in his life that
he felt truly fulfilled, confident and proud of himself. He had found
his calling.
Speck embarked on his career in the early 1970s in California.
Once he started exhibiting in art galleries, the word within the artistic
community traveled fast. Collectors were stunned by the photorealistic
detail and refinement he displayed in every painting. The combination
of his impeccable style, plus the subject matter and stories behind every
painting, separated him from other artists in the market and contributed
to his overwhelming success.
Gene Speck is a gentle simple man. He paints the land he
knows and understands. He portrays the people he admires and feels close
to... who lived 100 years ago. Through his paintings he brings the past
to the present and harkens back to a time of peacefulness that flows out
of love for the land and harmony among the people.
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