Artist Profile: Farley Lewis

Farley Lewis

2027 N Robberson Ave
Springfield, MO 65803

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Contemporary Realism in Landscapes Farley entered his first plein air competition in April of 2018. Since then he has done twelve plein air events, winning awards in eleven of them, including four Best of Shows. Farley earned a BFA in Painting and Graphic Design in the 1980’s, and has done fine art professionally for over 40 years. Working mainly in acrylics, Farley teaches painting classes, workshops and private lessons, and has painted murals all over the world. He lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Kelly, where he paints and leads a co-op fine art gallery. “I enjoy the challenge of representing what I see in simple, colorful ways. Capturing authentic light is important to me. When I look down a creek at sunset, and watch the play of light on the ripples, something comes alive in me, something I try to capture for others. I enjoy painting nature, and the interaction of man and nature. And I especially like painting the beautiful streams, fields and forests of the Ozarks where I grew up.”