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Michael Baum
Biography
“Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1950, my first home
was a trailer traveling from Oklahoma to Ohio, where my family settled.
Growing up in a small, Midwestern town, I longed to see other places. Most
years, we would take driving vacations to Florida or Michigan. These early
road trips are among my fondest childhood memories and set the direction of
my life.
“In the late 1960s and early '70s, I attended
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio studying psychology, anthropology,
and art, earning a BFA in 1973. I discovered the paintings of Edward Hopper
and the photography of Robert Frank (The Americans) whose work
started me down a road I continue to travel today.
"I came to the West nearly 30
years ago, seduced by the spectacular landscapes, the big sky, and the
character and diversity of its people. I have visually explored its vastness
in many media and styles. I relish road trips, collecting images with the
camera, then, in the studio, recreating not just the image, but the soul of
a place."
Michael Baum specializes in contemporary
representational paintings of the western and southwestern landscape. He is represented in many private,
corporate, and public collections nationally and internationally.
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