On Distant Ground : the Art of Scott L. Christensen
Scott Christensen is one of the country's premier plein air  painters. his landscape paintings demonstrate outstanding  sophistocation of design and subtle use of color.He was raised in Lander, Wyoming and was interested in a career of  teaching and coaching before a serious football injury in college  forced him to redirect his focus. Scott enrolled in a college art  class and then began on his own to vigorously persue an intensive  study of the great masters including Carl Runguis, Edgar Payne,  Joaquin Sorolla and John Singer Sargent.Christensen ventures out of doors to study and collect information  locally as well as from other spectacular locations worldwide. His  travels include the eastern and western seaboards of the United  States, Sweden, Ireland, Hawaii, and New Zealand. Back in his studio,  Scott composes his large landscapes from his small studies made in the  field, such as the 2000 Prix de West winner, "Wind River Ice."