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Michael Godfrey

Michael Godfrey (Born 1958) is active/lives in North Carolina / Germany.  Michael Godfrey is known for Dramatic landscape painting, mountain vistas.

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Michael Godfrey, a representational painter of landscapes, was born in Heidelburg, Germany in 1958 and raised in North Carolina.  He studied art at East Carolina University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1982.  Inspired by the many moods of light, his goal is to "capture and interpret these moods on Canvas".

His paintings focus on light filtering through the landscape. In his handling of color and surface Godfrey softens the edges implying detail rather than actively stating it, concentrating on the experience of the moment, reveling in the warm glow of sunlight on the landscape.

Winner of the Arts for the Parks Landscape Award in 1996, Godfrey appreciates the mystical wonders of nature and is much influenced by the Hudson River School of Painters.

He does field sketches and then completes the paintings in his studio and especially likes working outside early in the morning and in the evening.  He has also taken over 15   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3468 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Michael Godfrey

   Publications  Book References:  3
Magazine References:  6

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6 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Michael Godfrey
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Collector Michael Godfrey April 2006 Editors, American Art Collector Yes
Southwest Art From Sea to Shining Sea May 2004 Stern, Jean No
Wildlife Art The Allure of Landscape February 2001 Brown, Joan Yes
Southwest Art Events and Exhibitions February 2000 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
American Artist The Technical Page July 1999 Sutherland, Jane Yes
American Artist Techniques for Winning Landscapes September 1998 Gosman, Linda Yes
3 Book References for Michael Godfrey
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2004 Haggin Museum of Art From Sea to Shining Sea
(Exhibition catalog)
104 Yes
2000 Wolf, Rachel Rubin Art from the Parks 144 Yes
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