Michael Godfrey
"Nature's Splendor"Solo Show - opening March 30, 2008
Meet the Artist, Sunday March 30th, 1 - 3 pm
Preview of Selected Show Images
"Evening Quiet" Oil 36 x 48 |
"A Crisp Clear Day" Oil 24 x 36 |
"The Last of the Glow" Oil 12 x 16 |
"Autumn South on 340" Oil 18 x 24 |
"Cadillac Mountain Evening" Oil 12 x 18 |
"Low Tide" Oil 9 x 12 |
"January in the Shenandoahs" Oil 11 x 14 |
Michael Godfrey’s work has been juried into the National Arts for the Parks competition Top 100 six times. In 1996 he won the Landscape Award and in 1998 he won the Bronze medal for a painting of Yellowstone National Park.
American Artist magazine featured Michael Godfrey on the cover in an article "Techniques for Winning Landscapes" (September 1998). In April 2006 American Art Collector Magazine interviewed Michael about his paintings for his "Majesty and Serenity" solo exhibition at McBride Gallery.
Let There Be" |
"Tranquil Evening" |
Michael describes his style as a combination of George Inness’ impressionism with the moods of an Albert Bierstadt painting. "I paint," he says "to help people notice the special moments that happen every day, especially the drama when light first splashes across a scene." From different perspectives and different times of day, he works to capture and interpret the varying moods of light.
On a series of painting trips in recent years, Michael has traveled to paint the quiet beauty of marshes along the Chesapeake Bay of Maryland, the colors of the Shenandoah Valley, to the grandeur of the Rocky Mountain ranges in the West. Typically, he starts a major work using small oil studies done on location. These field studies provide color accuracy and photographs provide special details.
Michael Godfrey has shown his paintings in numerous national shows and museum exhibitions. He was one of 50 artists selected for The Haggin Museum exhibition, “From Sea to Shining Sea,” a two year show focusing on American landscapes. Michael was selected Wolf Trap's Artist of the Year in 2006.