Almond, Chase - Originals:

It's been said by virtually every artist, but it also holds true for Chase Almond "It's the journey and not the destination that guides my work." Growing up in Ft. Worth, Texas, Chase started painting with watercolors when he was 14, and worked in that medium until his sister, also an artist, introduced him to oils in 1998.

Primarily a plein air painter, he has studied with Kim English, Eric Michaels and Gordon Fowler. "I am attracted to pristine landscapes, but at the same time I'm intrigued by those with human presence or influence" Street and beach scenes are often seen in his work.

"I like to do small plein air pieces combined with photos and take them back to the studio and do larger works. The emotion and immediacy that is sometimes captured in a plein air work is often difficult to translate into a studio piece. It's one of the great mysteries of painting from life."

"I've come to realize that as far as subject matter is concerned, most everything has already been painted. All I'm trying to do is reinterpret those subjects in my own style."

Chase looks to John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, Anders Zorn and Robert Henri for inspiration.

He co-owns a restaurant design business and divides his time between his home in Parker County, Texas, and a ranch in Trinidad, Colorado. He is an avid quail hunter, horseman and fisherman. Also a world traveler, Chase enjoys visiting other countries and recording new landscapes and cultures through his art.

Member of the following art organizations:

Associated Creative Artists- Dallas
Texas Visual Arts Association
Trinidad Area Arts Association
Outdoor Painters Society

Auchara Aspens, Original by Chase Almond	Auchara Morning, Original by Chase Almond	Bluebonnets and Cactus, Original by Chase Almond
Inside the Barn, Original by Chase Almond	Joe T's, Original by Chase Almond	The Tack Room at LBJ Ranch, Original by Chase Almond