TAD RETZ

Afternoon at Chimney Rock | 30" x 40" | Oil | $6,500

Afternoon Clouds | 8" x 8" | Oil | $800

Below the Mesa | 20" x 16" | Oil | $2,800

Casting Cloud Shadows | 20" x 20" | Oil | $3,200

Dancing Light | 12" x 12" | Acrylic | $1,500

Layered Land | 12" x 12" | Oil | $1,500

Morning Design | 8" x 8" | Oil | $800

Sunset from Utah Desert | 14” x 11” | Oil | $1,800

TAD RETZ

Tad Retz enjoys creating through traditional methods of painting in oil, acrylic, or gouache as well as painting digitally. Though known for his landscapes, he does not limit himself, and is known to paint other subject matter that inspires him. He has traveled the country studying with numerous artists. Tad’s work is shown in galleries and shows around the country. He teaches workshops throughout the U.S. each year.

Tad Retz has been painting for seven years. Before that he was a sculptor, receiving the prestigious National Gold Key award for which he was invited to Carnegie Hall in New York City to accept. His training has involved studying with accomplished artists, attending classes at the college level, and intense independent study. Says Retz, “My studying takes the form of painting everyday, continuing my study of masters’ paintings, reading books by established artists, learning about their ideas and techniques. I feel that painting every day is the best schooling.”Tad began painting digitally while in high school. He spent much of his time studying old masters’ paintings, learning about color values and compositions, the bare bones of their paintings. He then started experimenting with oil and acrylic and found he was drawn to the surface texture he can achieve with paint. He developed an appreciation for the physical nature of traditional paintings. “I love how when I go to a museum, I can see what an artist created in his or her lifetime, and how it ages over time, how it appreciates over time.” He is very drawn to old things. Tad at times still uses digital painting to edit and layer his traditional paintings. He now paints mainly in oil, acrylic, and watercolor.

“There are laws of nature I try to adhere to. I go into every painting with a new set of ‘rules’ that pertain to color, values, composition. These ideas and limitations shape each piece in a new individual way depending on what I'm researching at the time. Painting every day is essential for me.”

EXHIBITIONS
“Storytellers Pop-up Show” Heirloom Art Co. Provo, UT. 2021

“2nd Annual Invitational Group Exhibition” Vining Gallery, Indianapolis, IN. 2021

“Pas de Deux” Camden Falls Gallery. Camden, ME. 2021

“The Storytellers: The Desert” online exhibition, Spring 2021

“Plein Air Exhibition” Sugarlift Gallery, New York, NY. 2020

“The Storytellers” Heirloom Art Co. Provo, UT. 2020

“Three Part Harmony” Camden Falls Gallery, Camden, ME. 2020

“Grand Opening of Vining Gallery” Vining Gallery, Indianapolis, IN. 2020

“Adirondack Inspired” Keene Arts. Keene, NY. 2020

“Biophilia” Sugarlift Gallery. Brooklyn, NY. 2020

“Landscape Today” Harrison Center. Indianapolis, IN. 2019

“Shadow and Light” Hueys Fine Art Gallery. Santa Fe, NM. 2019

“When Artists Come to Visit” Camden Falls Gallery. Camden, ME 2019

“Painting The Town” Gallery Nucleus. Los Angeles, CA. 2019

“In Open Air” Clowes Memorial Hall. Indianapolis, IN 2018

“The Artists Journey” Camden Falls Gallery. Camden, ME. 2018

PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

Artwork featured in HGTV “Good Bones” Season 6, 2021

Featured in Pleinair Magazine: “10 Artists to Watch: Plein Air Painters You Need to Collect Now.” 2021

Contributor to “A Landscape Painter’s Workbook” by Mitchell Albala. 2021

2020 Self published book of art: 200 sold worldwide

Online Article for 300MAGAZINE

Blog article for Fine Art Shippers

Royal Talens North America Interview

Southwest Art Magazine “21 under 31”