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                                                   Mountain Light                                                   
                                                                 24" x  36"                                                               

          
          Cathedral                                                                             Yosemite Morning    
      36" x  48"                                                                                      36" x  48"     

             
       Yosemite Valley Light                               Autumn Colors                                  River Evening             
        30" x  40"                                               16" x  12"                                            16" x  20"    

         
  Wyoming River                                        River Valley                                      Lewis River    
     12" x  16"                                                14" x  11"                                           8" x  10"

         
Signal Mountain                                                                          Taos Evening   
    16" x  20"                                                                                    12" x  16"  

                   
            Shenandoah                                  Rocky Creek Cove                                 Fertile Fields            
           11" x  14"                                               7" x  5"                                              16" x  20"    

             
  Wyoming Morning                        Autumn in Wyoming II                              Morning Rain     
      11" x  14"                                              14" x  11"                                              16" x  20"

                     
                   Winter                                                       Colorado Colors                                       Ebb Tide-Rocky Creek       
        14" x  11"                                                           11" x  14"                                                           7" x  5"    

               
               South Rim Morning                                           Mountain Lake                             Foggy Morning at Moss Landing    
       10" x  8"                                                          11" x  14"                                                         10" x  8"

           
    Near Santa Maria                                         Snow Laden                                             Hills of Gold   
         11" x  14"                                                  11" x  14"                                                   16" x  20"

                            
      Noon Colors                                                                                        Snowmass Trail
        11" x  14"                                                                                                 20" x  24"

              
       California Oaks                                        Coastal Light                                          Rocky Creek Inlet      
           16" x  20"                                                 16" x  20"                                                       5" x  7"        

"Michael Godfrey, a representational painter of landscapes, was born in 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.

Godfrey has dedicated a substantial effort to mountainous subjects, from the Appalachians to the Sierra Nevada mountains.  He finds that mountains rejuvenate his spirit and "Help put things in perspective."

The artist prefers to work in oils over any other medium because of the medium's forgiving nature and glazing characteristics.  Godfrey has shown his paintings in over 70 exhibitions, winning recognition yearly.  For example, in 1990, 1991, and 1993 his paintings were juried into the Arts for the Parks completion.  In 1992, the United States Ambassador to Russia selected Godfrey's "First Light" to hang in the Moscow embassy.  And, since 1994 he has exhibited his work at the Peppertree Ranch invitational in Santa Ynez, California.  The Ross Merrill's Award of Merit went to Michael for his oil painting "Gold on Signal Mountain", also featuring Grand Teton National Park."
 

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