Eric Bevel is a landscape artist who grew up in the foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia. Drawing since early childhood, he was encouraged by his artist grandmother to pursue creative expression. He focused primarily on illustration in his early works. He began painting oils after being introduced to the work of the Canadian Group of Seven. The work of A.J. Casson took a prominent influence in both his subject matter and style. Eric has more recently begun a journey to marry his two early mediums in a unique style of his own that is both painterly and highly stylized. “What I love about paint is the ability to strengthen an idea with color. The way layers of paint build to help create dimensionality, texture, and mood. Painting for me is a way to connect more deeply with nature. It helps me to share the joy I feel being amongst the trees, listening to the sounds of the forest or witnessing the quiet expanse of the desert. This world we live in is quite the remarkable place. Life is a rare, magical gift, and I hope that through the art that I make I am able to share a bit of my wonder of it all with others. I have always looked at the world around me and marveled at the beauty of the surroundings. I feel a calling to communicate this awe through visual representations of what I see and feel. The practice of art for me is a communion with nature. Like hiking in the woods, painting brings me down to Earth, calms my mind and fills my soul. Eric's paintings feel expansive without being loud, minimal without being empty. Grounded, intentional and deeply atmospheric. They embody mountain modern at its most refined.