BIOGRAPHYEdward Duff was born in London, England and grew up in Michigan where he studied at theCollege for Creative Studies and Wayne State University. Duff's family are New York Citynatives, and the majority of his childhood was spent traveling between the Midwest and theeast coast. It was through his years spent along the rugged coastline of the Atlantic Oceanthat he formed his love of both landscape and the sea. He has exhibited his work nationallygaining numerous awards for his paintings. Duff has gallery representation in Connecticutand Michigan. Additionally, Duff is an art instructor teaching painting classes andworkshops throughout the state of MI. He worked as a Studio Assistant for the DetroitInstitute of Arts, the Art School Director for Paint Creek Center for the Arts from 2011 –2014, and has been a member of the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Faculty since2014.ARTIST STATEMENTMy paintings are a record of moments encountered. These scenes are not only visualexperiences, but they conjure emotions and memories far beyond communicating throughwords.I work in both a studio environment and plein air, painting predominantly in oil on paper,canvas, and wood panels. My methods vary from the direct approach of alla primapainting, to the traditional indirect style of subtle layers of thinly glazed color.My goal with each new painting is to create work that will give the viewer a moment topause and reflect. I am drawn to imagery that is not only beautiful and scenic, but at timesslightly unsettling, haunting and awe inspiring. Lone houses, storms, fast moving clouds,large expanses of water and the fleeting e2ects of light are common themes throughout mypaintings. Additionally, my work is greatly influenced by travel, as I document mysurrounding environment through paintings, sketches and photographs.While my work would be categorized as representational, my focus is not on creating arealistic picture, it is in evoking emotion and depicting a sense of atmosphere. A moment ofreflection and perhaps self discovery in this chaotic world we live in. An exploration of thequiet beauty in both the mundane and extraordinary. It is through the act of art-making thatI strive to call attention to what is already there, but seldom noticed and often overlooked.