AS A YOUNG BOY IN RUAL MINNESOTA I longed to see a great painting with my own eyes. The summer I turned 17, I saw great master paintings for the first time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Learning to paint has been one of the joys of my life. Each day I GET TO PAINT is a great day! An elderly musician once said when asked why he still practices his instrument. He said, "I practice because I have the impression that I am making progress." I thank God for giving me the raw talent of an artist. I too "practice painting" to to keep on a path of making progress.
THREE OVERLAPPING CAREERS IN ART
ILLUSTRATION 1976-1996
During these years Myron created hundreds of illustrations for magazines, books, greeting cards, university sports programs, and advertising accounts.
TEACHING 1985-2013
Myron taught drawing, painting and illustration in the Communication Art and Design department at the Alexandria Technical and Community College.
OIL PAINTING 1990-PRESENT
He paints commissioned portraits in his studio or in the client’s home. He has done many public portrait demonstrations. He has studied painting with these excellent artists: Pat Jerde, Richard Whitney, Casey Baugh, Bonita Roberts, and John Howard Sanden. "I am grateful for the unique and personal influence each of these artists have had on my artistic skills."
Myron is also pursuing the gallery market. These paintings tell simple, but beautiful visual stories of people.
During these years Myron created hundreds of illustrations for magazines, books, greeting cards, university sports programs, and advertising accounts.
TEACHING 1985-2013
Myron taught drawing, painting and illustration in the Communication Art and Design department at the Alexandria Technical and Community College.
OIL PAINTING 1990-PRESENT
He paints commissioned portraits in his studio or in the client’s home. He has done many public portrait demonstrations. He has studied painting with these excellent artists: Pat Jerde, Richard Whitney, Casey Baugh, Bonita Roberts, and John Howard Sanden. "I am grateful for the unique and personal influence each of these artists have had on my artistic skills."
Myron is also pursuing the gallery market. These paintings tell simple, but beautiful visual stories of people.
EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
2016 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, AZ, February 13, 2016.
2016 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ, Juried show, December 2015 – January 2016
2015 CHRISTOPHER ATKINS EXHIBIT, LRAC, Fergus Falls, MN. Atkins is the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs for the Minnesota Museum of American Art and formerly working at the MIA in Minneapolis, MN. August – December 2015.
2015 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, St. Paul. Minnesota. Received the Friends of the Fair Award.
2015 SOLO SHOW, past to present work.Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN, April – May 2015
2015 PUBLIC UNVEILING OF THE VIKING FAMILY OIL PORTRAIT, (6’ x 4’), Runestone Museum, Alexandria, MN, March 20, 2015. The painting depicts a Viking family in the historic eleventh century. This fifteen-month project included research, costume making, painting, and frame design.
2015 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ. Juried show, January 2015 – February 2015.
2014 SOLO SHOW at Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, Glenwood, MN, August – September 2014.
2014 PUBLIC UNVEILING OF KEVIN KOPISCHKE OIL PORTRAIT, retiring President of Alexandria Technical and Community College, April, 2014.
2013 SOLO SHOW at the Minnesota Maritime Museum, Alexandria, MN. March – June 2013.
2016 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, AZ, February 13, 2016.
2016 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ, Juried show, December 2015 – January 2016
2015 CHRISTOPHER ATKINS EXHIBIT, LRAC, Fergus Falls, MN. Atkins is the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs for the Minnesota Museum of American Art and formerly working at the MIA in Minneapolis, MN. August – December 2015.
2015 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, St. Paul. Minnesota. Received the Friends of the Fair Award.
2015 SOLO SHOW, past to present work.Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN, April – May 2015
2015 PUBLIC UNVEILING OF THE VIKING FAMILY OIL PORTRAIT, (6’ x 4’), Runestone Museum, Alexandria, MN, March 20, 2015. The painting depicts a Viking family in the historic eleventh century. This fifteen-month project included research, costume making, painting, and frame design.
2015 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ. Juried show, January 2015 – February 2015.
2014 SOLO SHOW at Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, Glenwood, MN, August – September 2014.
2014 PUBLIC UNVEILING OF KEVIN KOPISCHKE OIL PORTRAIT, retiring President of Alexandria Technical and Community College, April, 2014.
2013 SOLO SHOW at the Minnesota Maritime Museum, Alexandria, MN. March – June 2013.
