George Handrahan - Summer Clouds

Original Oil Painting 12"x12"

George W. Handrahan, a native of Utah, was raised in the rural community of South Weber.  It was in this environment that he came to love and appreciate the diverse natural landscape surrounding him, taking every opportunity to spend time outdoors.
As a student, Mr. Handrahan learned to appreciate many forms of art but gravitated towards the work of LeConte Stewart, the American impressionists, and artists of California, admiring their ability to portray the essence of light and form.
He earned a degree in art from Weber State in 1976 under Farrell R. Collett and Richard Van Wagoner; these influences led him to devote his skills full time to landscape painting.  The art of Mr. Handrahan is characterized by both his lifetime love of nature and his grasp of the concerns of such artists as those previously mentioned.
Today, his primary objectives are to capture those instants in nature where form, color, and light are constantly changing, while simultaneously instilling into each canvas a personal and emotional response.  His paintings invite the viewer to see, in a unique way, the color they might otherwise have missed, to sense a mood frequently ignored, and to share in the beauty of a transient time and place.