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Grove to the West - January |
Honey Locust - May Morning |
Backlit Underbrush, January |
Double Trunk, Backlit |
Afternoon Shadows, Deep Snow |
Garden Road, Distant Hill |
Cannas & Zinnias |
Redbud Grove |
Dormant Azalea |
Fallen Branches - January |
Into the Valley - January 2nd |
Honey Locust and Hayfield |
Top of the Rise - September |
Edge of the Sleeping Garden |
Sunlit Accents - January Woods |
Mountain Top Clearing |
The Blue River |
Down Trees - October |
Fall Colors, Front Mountain |
Low Water - Moss Covered Rocks |
Round Rock - Laurel Lake |
Purple Shadows |
Dense Woods |
Edge of the Swimming Hole - January |
Waterfall - Cool July Day |
Streambed in Winter |
View of the Pond |
Hazy Day - Redbud River |
Two Sisters Fishing |
The Way Out |
Mexican Sunflowers |
Zinnia Bed |
Heading for the Barn |
Rainy Day Redbud |
Hazy September Garden |
Overgrown Fencline with Redbud |
Rowing at Sunset |
Summer Day, Quiet Corner |
Everglades Path |
Spring in the Mountains |
Two Leaning Trunks |
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MICHAEL WHEELER
American
Often the story was told of young men leaving the mountains
to seek their fortunes in the city. Michael Wheeler did the opposite,
and we are the beneficiaries. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1952,
Wheeler was educated at the Carnegie Institute Museum and continued at
the Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Bachelor's degree in 1974
and went on to Graduate School at Ohio University. After finishing his
education, Wheeler worked as a church volunteer in Kentucky where he met
his wife Becky, and settled with her in the foothills of Appalachia. And
that's where his journey as an artist began…
Wheeler came from a very artistic family. His mother and father, artists
themselves, provided young Michael with great encouragement to develop
his own artistic talent. He chose American landscape as his main subject
and drew inspiration from the environment in which he lived. His portrayal
of nature is harmonious and effortless; peaceful and inviting; never exaggerated.
He lives among the trees he paints. He breathes the air and feels the
sunlight he paints. He walks the paths and climbs the hills, and then…
he invites us to enjoy the journey with him through his canvases.
Wheeler became famous for illuminating each painting with light, and then
contrasting it with shadow. The effect is so unique to him. It can not
be duplicated by anyone. The quality of his work has earned him numerous
awards throughout the country: Gold Medal, National Scholastic Art Exhibit,
New York, 1970; winner in Kentucky Artist Postcard Series, Bowling Green,
1984; US Art Magazine Award, Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, Wyoming,
1989.
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