Focal Point: Keith Bond
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The Artist Says:
Collectors Say:
"Keith's work contains a freshness and harmonization of color that brings out a realism in nature seldom achieved [by other artists]. Keith is able to capture and convey the spirit of his subject matter in a most remarkable way. Anyone with a trained eye, a love of nature and a love of art will cherish a Bond painting in her or his collection."
- Gary Henrie
"Many good artists look for a 'Grand Canyon' or 'Grand Tetons' to producea worthy painting. Keith Bond can drive down the highway or a country road and find a site just around the corner. The beauty is in the art, not the scenery. The great western writer, Wallace Stegner, returned later in life to his birthplace, which someone had told him was the most desolate place on earth. Stegner wrote that he arrived seeking desolation, but found none. Keith can glorify the most overlooked scene with skillful use of design, color, and composition. No fuji film green here!"
- Dave Sturges
Other Artists Say:
" I met Keith about ten years ago and have enjoyed watching the growth in his work over this time. He has an uncanny ability to capture the look and feel of the locations he paints along with thier seasonal changes. The exciting thing is that he does so with out getting bogged down in unnecessary details or cliches. I look forward to what Keith will come up with over the next ten years."
- Matt Smith
Artwork by Keith Bond
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Recent Blog Posts by Keith Bond
Art is a Language - Part 2
Posted on 10/12/2007 4:45:18 PM
Autumn in the air
Posted on 10/10/2007 11:53:58 AM
Art is a Language
Posted on 10/2/2007 4:43:58 PM
Other Web Pages With Info About Keith Bond
Keith Bond's Main Artist Website
Art Galleries Representing Keith Bond
Apple Frame Gallery
Bountiful, UT - 801-298-1227
J. Willott Gallery
Palm Desert, CA - 760-568-3180
Keating Fine Art
Basalt, Colorado - (970)927-0927
Keith Bond Fine Art Studio Gallery
Fort Collins, Colorado - (435) 512-0247
Mission Gallery
St. George, UT - (435) 688-9670
Mountain Trails Gallery - Park City
Park City, Utah - 435-615-8748
Mountain Trails Gallery - Vic Payne, Owner
Jackson, WY - 307-734-8150
Overview
Click Here to go to the website for artist Keith Bond"Dream Lake" by Keith Bond, oil on linen on board, 8 x 10. Painted on location, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
This painting will be part of the Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction in Bellvue, Colorado on August 31, 2008. For more information on the exhibit and how to bid, please click here .
Keith Bond
"Capturing the Spirit of the Landscape"
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"Art is my passion. It is who I am. It is deep within me.
I paint the landscape because I have a profound love of nature. My work is about my emotional and spiritual connection with nature. It is about the awe and veneration I have for God's creations."
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Painting on location along Temple Fork River, Cache National Forest, near Logan,Utah
Keith Bond Fine Art - Studio / Gallery
309 Summit View Dr., #8
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
(970) 568-1212
(435) 512-0247 - cell phone
Biography
BiographyKeith Bond's passion for the outdoors, especially the untouched, pristine wilderness areas, inspires his artistic direction. This passion stems from his youth; growing up in rural Cache Valley, Utah, where much of his time was spent exploring secluded and remote areas. After graduating from Utah State University, where he combined Art and Marketing courses, Keith was offered a job as Assistant Director of a fine art gallery in San Antonio, Texas.
However, the need to be creating art eventually led him to take a leap of faith and pursue his career as an artist full time. Returning to the outdoors, Keith began painting en plein air. Though he does paint larger pieces in the studio, Keith prefers painting outdoors where he can be surrounded by nature.
He hasn't looked back from his leap of faith, and has quickly gained recognition for his work. He has participated in many invitational, juried, group, and one man shows throughout the country and was featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine in February, 2006 as well as the "Artists to Watch" section of Southwest Art Magazine in August of 2000. He completed an "Artist-in-Residence" sojourn at Glacier National Park, Montana in August of 2002.
Additionally, Keith has received several awards including: 2nd Place at the Robert Sears Dixie Invitational in 2007; Artists Choice: Best Body of Works at the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Annual Exhibit in 2004; Purchase Award at the Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Art Show in 2000; and Award of Merit at the 6th International Art Competition at the Church Museum of History and Art, 2003 (the museum subsequently purchased the piece for their private collection).
Recently, Keith has also been commissioned to do several large scale murals, including two for the Senate Chamber of the Utah State Capitol Building (these will be unveiled at the Grand Re-Opening Gala and Dedication), and for Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Murals and Commissions
· Currently painting a 5 panel mural for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (5 panels - 11 ft. x 94 ft. combined) to be installed 2008
· 2 Murals for Senate Chamber of Utah State Capitol Building (each 8 ft. x 14 ft.) , installed 2007
· Mural (11 panels - 9 ft x 80 ft combined), San Antonio Texas Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, installed 2005
· Commissioned paintings for lobby and public spaces, South Texas Cancer Center, San Antonio, TX 2004
Shows
Plein Air Shows
· Carmel Plein Air Festival, Carmel, CA, May 2006
· LeConte Stewart Country Invitational, Bountiful, UT, 2005, 2006, and 2007
· Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Annual Show, Estes Park, CO, 2003 and 2004
· Plein Air 2003, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, 2003
· Plein Air Tucson, Charitable Arts of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2003
Invitational Shows
· Sears Dixie Invitational, St. George, UT, 2001, 2006
· Coors Western Art Show and Sale, Denver, CO, 2004 and 2005
· American Art in Miniature, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, 2001-2007
· Mountain Oyster Club Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ, 1999-2007
· Art for the Sangres, San Isabel Foundation, Westcliffe, CO, 2002-2005
· Empire Ranch Foundation Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ, 2001
· Christmas Miniature Show, Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX, 1999-2000
Juried Exhibits
· 5th, 6th, and 7th International Art Competition, Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000, 2003, 2006
· Salon International 2002, International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX, 2002
· Impressions of New England, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, 2001
· Best and Brightest, Scottsdale Artists' School, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000
· KLH Fine Art Competition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, 1999
· Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, 1997
· Utah '96 Annual Art Competition, Utah Arts Council, Springville Musuem of Art, UT, 1996
Group and One Person Exhibits
· Cache Valley Artists Celebration, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, UT 2007
· Pioneer Show, Appleframe Gallery, Bountiful, UT 2007
· "A Sierra Pack Trip" Group Exhibit, The Exchange Gallery, Orange, CA, 2001
· Two Person Show - Keith Bond and David Koch, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, UT, 2005
· Two Person Show - Keith Bond and Simone Winegar, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson, WY, 2003
· Two Person Show - Keith Bond and Glenn Edwards, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson, WY, 2001
· One Man Show, Mountain Trails Gallery, Park City, UT 2001-2006
· One Man Show, Mountain Trails Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, 2006
· One Man Show, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson, WY, 2004
· One Man Show, Mountain Trails Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2001-2002
Awards
· 2nd Place oil painting, Sears Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, 2007
· Artists' Choice Award for "Best Body of Works", Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, Estes Park, CO 2004
· Award of Merit (and subsequently purchased for permanent collection) 6th International Art Competition, Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT 2003
· Purchase Award, Mountain Oyster Club Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ 2001
Publications
· Fine Art Connoisseur, Feature Article, February 2006
· Southwest Art Magazine, "Artist to Watch", August 2000
· Ensign, August 2004
· "How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Your Favorite Subjects", published 2004
Honors
· Artist-in-Residence, Glacier National Park, MT, 2002
Education
· Workshops with prominent artists including:
· Matt Smith, 1999
· Ken Backhaus, Ron Rencher, Jean LeGassick, Brian Stewart, Plein Air Painters of America Seminar and Workshop, 1999
· Bachelor of Arts, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 1997, Marketing Major with Fine Art Minor
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
"Zion National Park: A Century of Sanctuary"St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
8/23/2008-1/24/2009
Reception: 8/22/2008 ()
"Kolob Winter" by Keith Bond, oil on linen, 28 x 34. One of only 68 paintings juried into the exhibit. This Zion National Park Centennial Art Show celebrates Zion National Park's 100th anniversary. The exhibit of recent juried works will hang along side historical paintings and photographs of the park. A special Artists and VIP Reception will be held on August 22, 2008. The show will then be open to the public from August 23, 2008 through January 24, 2009. The exhibit will then travel to several locations around the country through the end of December 2009. For more information visit: Zion National Park or the St. George Art Museum . _______________________________________________________
Mountain Oyster Club's 39th Annual Art Show
Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, Arizona
11/23/2008-1/10/2009
Reception: 11/23/2008 ()
"Autumn Grazing" by Keith Bond, MO Club Purchase Award, 2007 For information or to request an invitation to the show, visit the Mountain Oyster Club . The club's annual art show is a must attend for those interested in western art (including landscape paintings of the American West). The show includes nearly 300 works of art by many of the country's leading artists. This will be my 10th year participating in this annual show and sale in Tucson, Arizona. Twice I have received the purchase award for the MO Club's permanent collection. _________________________________________________
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