Kent Lovelace was born in 1953 and raised in the eastern hills of the San Francisco bay area. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in the 1970’s where he continues to live with his wife and three sons. He was educated as an artist in Colorado, Chicago and Seattle. While developing his career as a professional artist, Kent also founded and developed Stone Press Editions where he created his own original lithographs and worked as a master printmaker and publisher for many well known artists including Dale Chihuly, Robert Bateman and Jacob Lawrence. Lovelace, who was familiar with copper plates from his many years as a master printmaker, has used them as “canvases” for the past seven years. Painting on metal with oil glazes is a technique dating from the 15th C. Renaissance in Europe, but is uncommon in contemporary painting. The artist combines the reflective quality of the copper with the vehicle of oil to create atmospheric paintings with a strong physical presence. Lovelace says, “I find myself drawn to land that has been cultivated continuously for thousands of years, where people seem to live in harmony with nature away from the intrusions of modern technology.” He has spent many weeks over the past few years traveling throughout Ireland, France and Italy where he finds inspiration for his work. The rest of his time is spent painting at his new studio in the San Juans, a setting which allows him to be closer to nature and a rural life-style.

Dolman 35" x 36" Oil on Copper $ 6,300 (SOLD)

Terroir II 18" x 22" Oil on Copper $ 3,200

Terroir I 18" x 15" Oil on Copper $ 2,600 (SOLD)

Entang Brumeux 14" x 18" Oil on Copper $ 2,200

Pinsac 10" x 7" Oil on Copper $ 1,250 (SOLD)

Bain 12" x 14" Oil on Copper $ 1,800

Chafour Study II 8" x 9" Oil on Copper $ 1,250