About the Artist

Zack Thurmond

Zack Thurmond was born in 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri, and his obsession with the mountain west was born with him.  Although artistically inclined since childhood, it was a move to Gunnison, Colorado in 2000 that sparked his love for landscape painting and forever altered the path of his life.  A self-taught artist, Zack’s paintings can be found in public and private collections throughout North America and Europe.  He currently resides in Idaho with his wife, Lizzie, and their two children.

“Art has been woven into my being for as far back as I can recall, and I have realized that it fundamentally changes the way I see and experience this world.  It allows me to better appreciate the fullness of seemingly empty moments in the woods, or the calm in between the percussive rain drops of a summer storm.  These are the moments that I hope to capture and share with the viewer…the alchemy of light, sound, scent, and perception that gives us a reason to breathe. I feel blessed to have lived in places where I literally have forests full of models and skies full of changing light to flatter them.  I strive to absorb and portray the simple beauty I see around me.  I hope you enjoy my work.”