Michael Workman

Herd of Cows by Michael Workman

Michael Workman was born in 1959 and raised on a small farm in Highland Utah. Workman is considered to be a master landscape painter. He is one of the major New American Tonalist painters and his use of color, texture and light creates a balance between realistic and abstract interpretation. During his early years of painting, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his hero George Inness and go beyond the visible surface of a landscape and seek an emotional-spiritual response from the viewer. He and his wife now live in the small town of Spring City where they raised their five children. He earned both his bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Brigham Young University. He paid for his education working as an architectural illustrator and credits this early discipline as where he learned to make painting a steady daily commitment.