Bart Walker

Bart Walker's radiant plein air paintings are reminiscent of early California landscapes, alive with deft brushwork and soft nuances of light. Hi is accepted by his peers and his numerous collectors as a magician of light and tone.

Bart lives in Tetonia, Idaho and he travels extensively with his easel and paints, capturing the fleeting nuances of light in the landscape. His style is realistic in the tradition of the early California Impressionist painters, carrying on their legacy of preserving the beauty of the nature through oil painting.

Bart is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and has been greatly influenced by his father, who worked in watercolor, and his older brother, an accomplished draughtsman and oil painter. Bart explains the first steps of his painting career: "Standing behind my brother on the shores of String Lake in Teton National Park, I was amazed at how easily he captured the scene. I thought to myself, I can do that. But after several efforts, I soon realized the difficult path I had chosen; thus began my long journey into painting."

Bart’s paintings are included in collections in the United States and abroad and he has exhibited widely.