Artist Profile: Terry Ownby

Terry Ownby

Bio:

Established in the 1950s, I'm a Midwestern-born American visual artist, living and working in the region known as the Inter-Mountain West. My media of choice are watercolor, gouache, pen & ink, and graphite. While working in the studio is my preference, I'm equally comfortable working en plein air. My primary focus is contemporary impression/abstract landscape, urban sketching, and drawing. Inspiration for my landscape work continues to be influenced by several contemporary Scandinavian, British, and American artists. Initial studio art education was at Missouri State University where I earned my bachelor's degree. Later, I earned a master's degree in media communication at Webster University-Saint Louis. Lastly, I completed my PhD in visual studies at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Post-graduate courses in drawing and painting were completed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Idaho State University.