Tal Walton – Show Juror

Tal Walton studied painting and sculpture at Brigham Young University receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Fine Art. Walton paints in oil on marble ground with gold and metal leaf, imparting luminosity to the pigments overlaying its surface. Tal adds marks and scratches to gessoed surfaces prior to applying glazes, giving it an aged appearance. His approach to composition is identified with 15th-century masters.

He hopes the serenity of his paintings will draw the viewer in, and the complexity of his work will inspire lingering contemplation. Walton believes there is an underlying order to nature, an ideal that supersedes reality. His expression of various materials, as well as the concepts of past, present and future are expressed in the vertical breaks often found in his paintings. Tal currently lives and works in Utah, finding balance between painting and activities with his family. His art can be found in private, public and museum collections throughout the US and Europe.