The Way to Shangri-La Painting

Kenneth Halvorsen (b. 1956) has been painting plein air for over 50 years. As an American impressionist, he is best known for his memorizing landscapes in brilliant colors, extensive texture and fluid motion. His passion for nature's beauty is evident in his work as he layers stunning vistas with moments frozen in time onto canvas. Halvorsen's unique painting style has become known as Clear Impressionism where he combines layering paint with extraordinary number of realistic details in a sculped like manner. This style is raising the bar to a higher quality art for the viewers all over the globe to experience tranquility and purity of fine art. Centered around the “principle of delicate grace,” Halvorsen’s creations have earned worldwide recognition among international private collectors and aficionados. He has been recognized as rebirth master of contemporary impressionism driving this artistic movement of Clear Impressionism which is now taught in art schools and is followed all over the world.