Dan Chen was born in China in the 1960’s. His love affair with art began at age three while watching his father paint. In 1983 at age 20, he immigrated to San Francisco with his parents and two years later enrolled in San Francisco’s Academy of Art College. He currently lives and works out of the Pacific Northwest in Eugene, Oregon with his family.  Moving to the Pacific Northwest from San Francisco engendered in Dan a love of wildlife, and he depicts the creatures in his beautiful bronzes. He uses a wax- or oil-based sculpting medium depending on the size and complexity of the subject. He uses the “lost wax” method in casting in combination with a method that uses a fine ceramic shell to ensure the finest detail.  After casting he will re-sculpt any imperfections to the original texture, and he does his own patinas applying various chemicals to give the pieces the desired color and texture.

"Courtship Dance I"

bronze ed. 15

Dan Chen

"The Rooster"

bronze ed. 15

Dan Chen

"Silent Run"

bronze ed. 15

Dan Chen

"Rooster III"

bronze ed. 23

Dan Chen

"Ebb and Flow"

bronze ed. 26

Dan Chen

Chen says, “In the last twenty some years of my life, as I walked through my journey in art, it seems as though there was always someone there to teach, to guide, to share or to encourage me. I am grateful to all those people who have been in my life.” Because Dan is a modest man, when asked if he wanted to be known as a painter, ceramicist, or sculptor, he simply said - “artist.”

As a nationally-renowned western landscape impressionist, Troy Collins creates paintings with brilliant color, texture and insight from his studio nestled in the middle of the Bitterroot Mountain Range. His paintings have graced the halls of the California State Capitol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Capital, and are included in many corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Europe. Troy’s work has been featured in over 75 magazines and four books and he has also been chosen as one of the top 25 quick finish artists in the West. Troy is a proud member of the C.M. Russell Museum’s Russell Skull Society of Artists. As a protégé of master landscape painter Robert Moore, Troy Collins developed a passion for creating a “complete visual experience,” one that connects the viewer with the subject through color, texture and design. Troy credits Robert Moore with inspiring his love of Russian Impressionism whose scenes of everyday life resonate with pure color and shimmering light. He also gained tremendous insight by working alongside other talented painters, especially Barry Thomas and Patrick Matthews.

"A Field in Bloom"

24 x 48 oil

Troy Collins

Three Person Show for Sandra Pratt, Liz Wolf

& Dinah Worman

Opens Friday, October 1, 5-8 pm

"Spirit Guide"

bronze ed. 15

Liz Wolf

"Tree Shadows"

10 x 10 oil

Sandra Pratt

Two person show for Richard Boyer

& Romona Youngquist

Opens Friday, December 3, 5-8 pm

"Alder Street"

30 x 30 oil

Richard Boyer

"Farm Creek"

30 x 24 oil

Romona Youngquist

Here are some exciting new works fresh in from some of our very talented Mockingbird Artists!