Image of the Day, February 13, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Brad Aldridge, South Fork of the Snake River, oil, 6 x 9 ft. Credit: Courtesy of the Artist Brad Aldridge’s latest painting, South Fork of the Snake River, depicts the unpredictable river as it meanders through southeastern Idaho. The long span bridge in the distance barely contains the river as it spills into the flood plain in the foreground. Brad works on a large scale and this delicate tonal painting of grays and browns is mural sized at 6 x 9 ft. 

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Painting of the Day, December 21, 2011

Painting of the Day, December 21, 2011

By Donna Poulton

Brad Aldridge, Twilight Valley, oil, 60 x 96 in. Credit: Courtesy of the Artist

The charm in the painting Twilight Valley comes not only from the bird’s-eye-view overlooking lush central Utah farmland, but also in the small contrasts along the creek bed and the road. Brad Aldridge’s ambitious large-scale composition successfully incorporates a deep focus of the wide valley floor with graduated values drawing the eye easily along the long narrow road to the distant hills. Twilight Valley is hanging in the permanent collection of the Utah State Capitol.