Inspired by nature, Noah’s paintings sit at the edge of abstraction by creating landscapes with bold colors and a sense of movement that draw you deep into the work. His energetic compositions are rendered with vibrant color, vitality and spontaneity. Noah’s heavily textured canvases are created by layering pigments with both palette knife and brush, resulting in exciting landscapes rich in depth and vibrancy. After graduating from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and receiving a BFA, Noah attended Chicago Institute of Decorative Finishing, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Noah Desmond has won many regional awards and scholarships, such as the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Merit Scholarship and the Blatz Foundation Scholarship. He is recognized for his painterly approach and freshness to his work, earning him a place in corporate as well as private collections. Artist Statement: “For me, the spirit and mystery of painting lie behind the image, below the brushstrokes, and above ones considered thoughts. A good painting is a happening, connecting the artist and viewer to a world within the soul. Using oil paint as language, I try to make my paintings evoke beauty and personality. My inspiration comes from real life situations and mental photographs. The final result is essentially a collage of my thoughts of reality in spirits. I work and rework the illusion of applying layers of line, form and color. I know the painting is complete when the myriad of broken color reveals my full intentions and ideas of beauty and personality.” -Noah Desmond