About
(b. 1990) Raised in central Idaho, In what he has come to treasure as a token of some rugged dangerous nature that yet exists in this world, Silas developed a passion for drawing and nature at an early age, fostered by his parents love and inspired by untouched and unfathomable beauty of creation spoken into being with far greater skill that a brush could ever muster. It is a world that seems to have been softened by distractions but is yet bubbling with adventure somewhere about 50 miles outside of any given city that gives Silas the desire to capture and create. Somehow it is that very danger that makes the beauty so immense and that very risk that makes the reward so great to Silas. A Childhood spent in the back country with his father exposed the distinct birthmarks and icons of valleys, mountains, high deserts, vast plains, and the raging waters that carve them still Desire to create work that evokes a memory, speaks to the body, the senses, and the mind continues push Silas to be innovative and to look for new ways to create the illusion of solidity, time, emotion, risk, danger, beauty, and reward. In a world whose mechanics would be to wild for a fringe sci fi movie It is the distinctly imputed beauty in creation upheld from the daisy to the raven to the million pound cumulonimbus floating over his head that points Silas constantly to God in gratitude, joy, and inspiration.
After college he continued his education by strengthening his fundamentals and work ethic in painting through five years of invaluable apprenticeships. He receives his greatest support from his wife and daughter, who he values more than any earthly treasure.
Selected Publications:
Southwest Art -- "10 Artists to Watch for 2018" January 2018
Western Art and Architecture – “Ones To Watch” Aug-Sept. 2015
Southwest Art – “ 21 under 31 “ Sept. 2015
Plein Air Magazine (Outdoor Painter) – “Why This Works” June 2015
Plein Air Magazine – “Painting Structures and Cityscapes” Nov. 2015
Plein Air Magazine – “Planes, Trains, and Cars” June. 2016
Selected Shows: (updated March 2019)
Two Man Show: Meyer Gallery March 2019 (S. Winegar, S. Thompson
Two Man Show: Mockingbird Gallery March 2019 (J. Huchinson, S. Thompson
Three Man Show: Kneeland Gallery February 2019 (E. Jacobson, C. Meyer, S. Thompson
Three Man show:Kneeland Gallery February 2018 (L. McNee, S. Kunz, S. Thompson
Three Man Show: Kneeland Gallery 2017 (S. Winegar, B. Walker, S. Thompson
Three Man Show: Dana Gallery 2016 (R. Moore, C. Meyer, S. Thompson
Solo Show-Dana Gallery, Dec. 2015
Inclusion in: “A Feeling of Humanity: Western Art from the Ken Ratner Collection.”
The Rockwell Museum: Corning, NY, Mattituck Museum: Waterbury, CT, Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art: David City, NE, St George City Art Museum: Saint George, UT, Museum of the Big Bend: Alpine, TX
Other
Invitational Plein Air Instructor for the Plein Air Painters of Idaho
Charlie Russell Art Auction 2015, 2017
Missoula Art Museum Auction 2016
Invitational judge of Redfish paint out 2015
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