Clive R. Tyler was raised in an encouraging artistic atmosphere. He studied Fine Art and Design at Kent State University (Ohio) with a double major and was awarded a Bachelors of Fine Art degree. After 20 years of working in the commercial world as a graphic designer with expertise on product development, he is now on the life journey of a fine artist.

Living in Fort Collins, Colorado, he is seriously painting with integrity and seeking the truth in his subject matter. His goals set, he has in just a few years moved quickly into the art scene, having received invitationals at national museums and acceptance with both galleries and collectors. His classical oil painting style is unique for pastel painting. With strong composition and attention to lighting, each painting has its own special feeling.

The bulk of painting education has come from studying old masters and from attending workshops at the Loveland (Colorado) Art Academy with some of the leading nationally acclaimed artists: Lorenzo Chavez (pastel), Skip Whitcomb (plein air painter), and Patti Andre, (plein air painter and pastel/oil artist).

“Every place, every corner, every view—it’s all just timing and light. On one day, in the evening or in the early morning while you’re still in bed or looking from the top of a mountain something marvelous happens — the conditions are ideal and the world is enhanced. This only happens once and it is never quite the same again. This is what I look for: I have to be there and then I paint it.”