Instructor: KEN BAXTER

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KEN BAXTER

Kenneth Bischoff Baxter earned a BFA from the University of Utah where Alvin Gittins, a portraitist, and Frank Ericson, a landscapist, were his mentors. He later earned an MFA from Utah State University. Baxter began his professional career as a traditional-realist known for his paintings of the historical reconstructions of downtown Salt Lake City. His works reveal his talent for composition and brushwork. After being influenced by LeConte Stewart, he began to paint his immediate outdoor environment.
As founder of the plein-air school in Utah, Baxter influenced the aesthetic lives of many Utah artists.

Baxter's paintings Sheds Near Herriman (1991), Gloxinia No. 2(1981), Truck Farm (1970), and Mecham's Boots (1973), his first attempt at realism, are featured in the Springville Museum of Art permanent collection.

KEN BAXTER is currently teaching:

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KEN BAXTER has previously taught:

  • The Art of Sketchbooking
  • Plein Air Oil Painting