In Natural Light: Paintings By VaLoy Eaton

In Natural Light: Paintings by VaLoy Eaton

ReviewShowcasing more than 200 paintings, [In Natural Light] is a compendium of the best of Eaton's works, as well as a window into the artist's world. A concise yet comprehensive biography of the artist depicts the moments of inspiration that have led him to paint landscapes and scenes of country life. Complete with artist commentary accompanying each spread of images, "In Natural Light" offers tidbits of artistic wisdom helpful to aspiring artists and fascinating to art enthusiasts. (Art Business News 2003-10-01)A celebration of one man's ongoing love affair with capturing the wonders of nature on canvas, In Natural Light presents an overview of the life and work of Utah-based VaLoy Eaton. A commercially successful artist who has traveled the U.S. in search of motifs, Eaton displays all of the best qualities of the realist landscape painter. Well worth a close look. *** (Raymond Steiner Art Times 2003-12-01)Since VaLoy Eaton started painting full-time thirty-one years ago, he has sold more than 1,600 paintings. In this beautifully presented collection of the artist's incredible body of work, Gibbs Smith, Publisher, offers a glimpse into the world of VaLoy Eaton, a master of light. This presentation includes a special collection of twenty-five of Eaton's most beautiful and refined pieces of art that were given to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to use in its sacred temples throughout the world. Eaton's works are shown here through special permission from the LDS Church so that all might enjoy this talented man's magnificent gift.About the AuthorVern G. Swanson, Ph.D., Director of the Springville Museum of Art, is coauthor of Utah Painting and Sculpture.Since VaLoy Eaton started painting full-time thirty-one years ago, he has sold more than 1,600 paintings. In this beautifully presented collection of the artist's incredible body of work, Gibbs Smith, Publisher, offers a glimpse into the world of VaLoy Eaton, a master of light. This presentation includes a special collection of twenty-five of Eaton's most beautiful and refined pieces of art that were given to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to use in its sacred temples throughout the world. Eaton's works are shown here through special permission from the LDS Church so that all might enjoy this talented man's magnificent gift.Forward