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Edgar Alwin Payne (1883 - 1947)
Primarily a self-taught artist, Edgar Alwin Payne would eventually become so proficient at his craft that he would author a book on outdoor painting techniques that is still used today by collectors, artists and teachers around the world.
He was born to a Missouri farming family in 1883. Hard work on the farm made Payne decide to leave at the age of fourteen to seek employment less physically demanding. He took jobs painting stage sets, signs and even houses as he made his way through the Ozarks and into Mexico. He also found work painting murals in some public buildings and theaters during this time as well.
At some point in his travels he did receive some training at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Payne-Morris Studio in Dallas, Texas. When he married another painter in 1912 the pair decided to head to the warm climate of California. By 1915 they had settled in Santa Barbara, and Payne began to spend more and more time at his easel. By 1918 they had settled permanently in Laguna Beach.
To earn a living Payne would accept large mural commissions throughout the country, and the couple would travel frequently. He would also spend time on painting excursions to the Sierra Nevadas, the desert southwest, and along the west coast. It is such scenery that first drew attention to his work.
Once he settled in Laguna Beach, Payne would become a founder and first President of the Laguna Beach Artists Association. He continued painting professionally throughout this time, and by 1922 he and his wife were able to take a painting tour of Europe. They would not return to the United States for nearly two years, and once they did they spent their time between their New York and California residents.
His love of the High Sierra scenery provided him with some of his most famous settings, and he is known for his landscapes containing the Native Indians of the region. He became so well known for his work that Payne Lake in the High Sierra was named for the artist.
While many of his paintings were left undated, art historians are able to distinguish the major periods through changes in his palette and brush work. Later in his career his colors lightened and his brush strokes became significantly bolder and looser.
His work is in the collections of the Nebraska Art Association, the Chicago Municipal Art Commission, the Herron Art Institute and the National Academy of Design, among many others. His many commissioned murals remain intact in theaters and public buildings around the country.
He was born to a Missouri farming family in 1883. Hard work on the farm made Payne decide to leave at the age of fourteen to seek employment less physically demanding. He took jobs painting stage sets, signs and even houses as he made his way through the Ozarks and into Mexico. He also found work painting murals in some public buildings and theaters during this time as well.
At some point in his travels he did receive some training at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Payne-Morris Studio in Dallas, Texas. When he married another painter in 1912 the pair decided to head to the warm climate of California. By 1915 they had settled in Santa Barbara, and Payne began to spend more and more time at his easel. By 1918 they had settled permanently in Laguna Beach.
To earn a living Payne would accept large mural commissions throughout the country, and the couple would travel frequently. He would also spend time on painting excursions to the Sierra Nevadas, the desert southwest, and along the west coast. It is such scenery that first drew attention to his work.
Once he settled in Laguna Beach, Payne would become a founder and first President of the Laguna Beach Artists Association. He continued painting professionally throughout this time, and by 1922 he and his wife were able to take a painting tour of Europe. They would not return to the United States for nearly two years, and once they did they spent their time between their New York and California residents.
His love of the High Sierra scenery provided him with some of his most famous settings, and he is known for his landscapes containing the Native Indians of the region. He became so well known for his work that Payne Lake in the High Sierra was named for the artist.
While many of his paintings were left undated, art historians are able to distinguish the major periods through changes in his palette and brush work. Later in his career his colors lightened and his brush strokes became significantly bolder and looser.
His work is in the collections of the Nebraska Art Association, the Chicago Municipal Art Commission, the Herron Art Institute and the National Academy of Design, among many others. His many commissioned murals remain intact in theaters and public buildings around the country.
