Michael Baum

“Nature and the outdoors have always been a big part of my life. As a child on our family road trips to new and strange places, I couldn’t get enough. I fell in love with the landscape and everything in it. That passion has defined my life in art.

“I studied fine art and anthropology at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. My real education began when I moved west to Colorado.

“I’ve been exploring and painting the West for many years and feel like I’m just getting started. The beauty of light playing across the land goes beyond the visual and digs deep into the soul. It is eternity in a moment of time. Painting the landscape lets me know who and where I am.

“I work in my studio in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and get out on the road whenever I can; still exploring.”