Turner Vinson’s aim and goal as an artist is to represent the world around him. Turner often finds inspiration for paintings in his own backyard, a family member's gaze, or the landscape that surrounds him. The vast majority of his work is done from direct observation, painted from life. Choosing to work this way allows for an intimate experience with the subject matter that is difficult to obtain with other processes. The time invested in each location provides a deep connection, understanding, and experience that he hopes to communicate in each painting.Growing up in a small town in Texas, Turner wasn’t exposed to the world of fine art until college, where an interest in photography led him to a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2011. After college, he continued developing himself as an artist with a two year apprenticeship with an oil painter in Boise, Idaho. Soon, after studying, he fell in love with painting en plein air and has now painted from coast to coast in the US and has made a few international excursions as well.In 2018, Turner, his wife and fellow artist, Teysha, and their two kids hit the road for a year of traveling and creating artwork around the country and looking for a new home in the mountain west. Turner’s work can be found in private collections across the country, as well as in Canada and Europe. Turner and his family now live and work out of the beautiful Bitterroot Valley, Montana.