“The landscape has always figured prominently in Dale's art-consciousness. Throughout his painting life, the bigness of the West, with its expansive vistas, has had him painting the optimistic promise of open space.” Drawing and painting have been a life-long pursuit for Dale Laitinen. He calls it chasing shadows to find the light. As a young child he was always the artist, drawing before he could read. Dale first put brush to canvas in the nineteen sixties and has continued to the Present. After graduating from San Jose State University in 1975 with a degree in Fine Art, he began painting full-time in the nineteen eighties. He sells his work in galleries in California and teaches workshops across the country. Dale was one of the Jurors for the National Watercolor Society’s 2022 International Exhibition. He is published widely, and his most recent article is in the 2022 October Plein Air Magazine. He has published a book called “Blue Shadow Country” available at blurb.com. Also, his Video is available at Streamline Publishing. He recently moved his home and studio to Placitas, New Mexico
