Inspired The Passion of Art

Art has been a lifetime passion for Tricia Bass. Her love of the great outdoors and particularly colorful Colorado, has led her to a career as a plein air painter. "I am often so moved by what I see,  that I feel a great responsibility to bring that emotion to the viewer", the artist states.  Bass has learned that the essence of feeling and the play of light and color in a scene is what she hopes to catch in a simple, pleasing way.  It is not always the breathtaking vista that excites her but sometimes the smallest, simplest subject will catch her eye to help bring paint to canvas.

Bass has a formal education in fine arts photography with a minor in art education.  She has worked in several areas of art on her journey to becoming a painter, including free-lance illustrating and pottery.   She became enamored with the work of painter and friend Don Sahli in the late 1990's and her future as an American impressionist painter began.    She has always loved the French impressionist and post-impressionist.   Bass has come to greatly admire the artists of the Russian school of painting including the works of Illya Repin, Nicolai Fechin, Fedor Zakhorov and finally, Don Sahli`s teacher, Sergei Bongart.

"As a landscape painter, the concept of being paid to paint in the great outdoors in magnificent Colorado constantly brings a smile to my face. With oil painting, I feel as if I have discovered a wonderful gift!"
Tricia Bass


AWARDS

Wyoming Plein Air 2009, Cheyenne, Wyoming - 3rd Place
Paint, Sculpt, Shoot Evergreen 2008, Evergreen, Colorado - 2nd Place, Professionals Division
Lonetree Art Exhibit 2008, Lonetree, Colorado - 1st Place, Works on Canvas
17th Annual National Art Exhibition 2007, Fort Collins, Colorado - Honorable Mention
59th Blossom Festival 2006, Fremont, Colorado - Honorable Mention