"Color has an emotional weight and is closely related to the shape of space. For me, painting means observing things and transmitting their vitality to the canvas."

-Aimee Erickson

 

▲ Aimee Erickson of outdoor sketching;

Painter born in Paris in 1967

Aimee Erickson

Amy Erikson

Graduated in 1991 from Brigham Young University Visual communication design

Then continued to Florence Academy of Arts study

With its Keen use of color And to Deep Foundation of Traditional Realism Famous for

Many children are very creative and amazing

That's why "Learn as early as possible" Statement of

It is also important to develop one's creativity

Amy started learning oil painting when she was 6 years old, Learn baking, gymnastics, cello, ballet

So Amy's interests are very wide

Until high school

Amy sees what a professional artist looks like

It seems like she's looking for a direction for the future

While studying design at BYU

She also studied illustration and basic art painting lessons

The urge to paint

Reached its peak in college

After school is over

Amy While working Strive to paint a life as a designer

Continue to study oil painting creation

△ Sketching regardless of time and place

In Amy At the age of 30

The governor commissioned her to paint a portrait of him

It's still on display in the city government conference building

Amy's best performance is Outdoor painting

This is a way to exercise a painter's ability

And Amy therefore Get many ‬ Outdoor Art Award

After finishing all my studies

Amy With excellent creative ability

It captures the relationship between natural light and objects

It keeps going every year Exhibition and award

She has been featured in Fine Arts Connoisseur Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, Outdoor Sketch Magazine, and major websites

Not single in Amy's work

The audience can see a lot of painting themes

The only thing the same is in the painting Representation of Light and Color

A lot of outdoor creative experience and exchange experience

Amy has also written many books on art teaching

It is an artistic summary of self

It is also a kind of external painting sharing

△ Winter Sunshine National Exhibition of American Oil Painters 2025 Wins Member Portrait Excellence Award

The world is so big that we need to go out and visit more

I thought that taking a little entrustment and working hard was the whole thing in life

In attending for the first time A two-month cycling adventure outdoors Post

She traveled with a dozen cyclists

Amy carries her sketchbook with her

Observe painting and record everything around you

Cycling observation deeply touched Amy's inner world

This has a great effect on her Spiritual belief and artistic creation Have brought about great cognitive changes

When Amy was 47 years old

She took part in a Outdoor Art Festival

This outdoor sketching event features painters from many countries

Live Painting Live Competition Score Ranking

Amy became the best of the few to win the prize

At this moment she has taken part in many outdoor painting competitions

More invited to exhibit paintings abroad

Complete a A long-lasting dream of painting

Amy went from home to the world at the age of 47

This is a qualitative leap for her

It is also a kind of understanding of the real The joy of being an artist

Not limited to small gains

And continue to strengthen your own creation in your efforts

Amy Representatives selected by the state to participate in foreign cultural exchange activities

Participate in outdoor painting projects with artists around the world;

She currently serves as vice president of the American Oil Painters Association

Online and Offline Amy shares and teaches outdoor painting experiences

And a range of painting, drawing, and color theories

Amy's painting is simple

Simplify all elements in complex surroundings

Ensure the richness of colors and the performance of light sources

This is what the painting is all about

Rather than how true a certain detail is

Sketching is both an art and a technique

Through the surface of a face or ordinary object

find The "feeling" in the painting Very important

This is not a view of the painter's work itself

More to all the inner artistic expressions in the painting

Amy has a An innate ability to observe things and express art

Whether in teaching or in one's own creation

She often Emphasize that the audience should respect facts

For example, is the sky blue? Actually, not necessarily

But many people unconsciously call up "blue" when painting.

"Learning to see further and being happy to see things differently is how we learn to paint. You can adopt a style or convention, but it's not the same as what comes from your actual observation."

 

 

Painting is always a simple lesson

It's beautiful

To feel from nature

Stereotypes will only solidify people's thoughts

Outdoor painting can cultivate people's creativity

Learn to find the existence of art from life

Appreciate and learn more works

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