Spike Ress

As a painter of scenes from the world I see, I try to convey that elusive feeling of presence and paint so the viewer will feel the way the scene felt. When I paint I put aside the intellectual process and seek an intuitive response to what is before me.

In spite of success as a commercial artist, Ress felt the pull of fine art ever since he first held a brush. He began with a focus on watercolor, a medium he still finds challenging and exciting. After gaining national acclaim as a watercolor artist, Ress added oils to his repertoire. “I find the contrast between the way one must handle the paint and brushes in oil versus watercolor stimulates me to more creative and expressive use of both media,” Ress says. Today he works comfortably in both media but always with a preference for landscape. He knows well, and loves the land and clear light of the American Southwest.

$900.00 Afternoon Hike $850.00 Autumn High Country $850.00 Autumn In The Mountains $2500.00 Canyon Rhythm $1800.00 Colorado River At Marble Canyon $550.00 February Formation Study $1100.00 February, Capitol Reef $4700.00 Luncheon On The Grass $1400.00 Morning From Torrey, Utah $2000.00 Morning Mesa $1500.00 Natures Design, Cedar Breaks $1200.00 Sandstone Mesa $1700.00 Soaring Clouds $1400.00 Storm Over the Monument $3600.00 Threatening Sky, Capitol Reef $2200.00 Wilson Arch $4400.00 Zion Reflections