ARTIST MIKE FOSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER,DESIGNER AND CHEF
MIKE FOSS ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE OF STARTING WITH A BLANK CANVAS TO CREATE
MOVEMENT AND STIR EMOTION IN A VISUAL CONTEXT
BORN AND RAISED IN ESSEX JUNCTION ,VERMONT.
IT WAS THERE MIKE'S APPRECIATION FOR NATURE GREW. HIS LOVE OF TEXTURES CAME FROM
THE BARK OF TREES, LEAVES OF FALL AND THE ICE AND SNOW OF WINTER.
THESE INFLUENCES ARE ALL EVIDENT IN HIS WORK.
RICH IN THE BOLD COLORS OF A FALL LANDSCAPE, STRIKING IN STRONG TEXTURES AND MUTLI
LAYERED LIKE THE ROLLING HORIZON OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
AFTER YEARS OF STUDY AND A SHORT STINT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT'S ART PROGRAM,
TRAINING AT THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF MONTPELIER.
MIKE HEADED OUT WEST TO ESCAPE THE COLD NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. MIKE CONTINUED HIS
STUDY WITH NUMEROUS WORK SHOPS AND CLASSES TO HONE HIS SKILLS IN VISUAL
TECHNIQUES. AN ACCOMPLISHED CHEF MIKE LANDED WORK CHEFFING FOR THE RICH AND
FAMOUS OF HOLLYWOOD. FROM ARTISTICALLY CREATING BEAUTIFUL CULINARY CREATIONS MIKE
IS ABLE TO MOVE FROM PLATE TO PALETTE WITH EASE.
SINCE 1995 MIKE HAS SHOWN HIS WORKS IN GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME OF HIS WORK HANG IN THE HOMES OF HIS FAMOUS
CLIENTS. MIKE DESIGNED A CD COVER AND BOOKLET FOR THE BAND" NANTUCKET SUICIDE" IN
2000. THAT SAME YEAR HE WAS ACCEPTED TO SHOW AT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEVERLY
HILLS "AFFAIR IN THE GARDENS".
"A LIST OF PREVIOUS EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATIONS IS HIGH LIGHTED ON THIS WEB SITE".
MIKE MAINTAINS TO SUPPORT GROUPS THAT ALLOW ARTIST EXPOSURE VENUES. HE RECENTLY
JOINED THE COMMITTEE OF THE "LAST SATURDAY" EVENTS WITH THE EAST VILLAGE ART
DISTRICT OF LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A REGIONAL AREA FOR ARTISTS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR WORK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
MIKE FOSS ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE OF STARTING WITH A BLANK CANVAS TO CREATE
MOVEMENT AND STIR EMOTION IN A VISUAL CONTEXT
BORN AND RAISED IN ESSEX JUNCTION ,VERMONT.
IT WAS THERE MIKE'S APPRECIATION FOR NATURE GREW. HIS LOVE OF TEXTURES CAME FROM
THE BARK OF TREES, LEAVES OF FALL AND THE ICE AND SNOW OF WINTER.
THESE INFLUENCES ARE ALL EVIDENT IN HIS WORK.
RICH IN THE BOLD COLORS OF A FALL LANDSCAPE, STRIKING IN STRONG TEXTURES AND MUTLI
LAYERED LIKE THE ROLLING HORIZON OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
AFTER YEARS OF STUDY AND A SHORT STINT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT'S ART PROGRAM,
TRAINING AT THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF MONTPELIER.
MIKE HEADED OUT WEST TO ESCAPE THE COLD NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. MIKE CONTINUED HIS
STUDY WITH NUMEROUS WORK SHOPS AND CLASSES TO HONE HIS SKILLS IN VISUAL
TECHNIQUES. AN ACCOMPLISHED CHEF MIKE LANDED WORK CHEFFING FOR THE RICH AND
FAMOUS OF HOLLYWOOD. FROM ARTISTICALLY CREATING BEAUTIFUL CULINARY CREATIONS MIKE
IS ABLE TO MOVE FROM PLATE TO PALETTE WITH EASE.
SINCE 1995 MIKE HAS SHOWN HIS WORKS IN GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME OF HIS WORK HANG IN THE HOMES OF HIS FAMOUS
CLIENTS. MIKE DESIGNED A CD COVER AND BOOKLET FOR THE BAND" NANTUCKET SUICIDE" IN
2000. THAT SAME YEAR HE WAS ACCEPTED TO SHOW AT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEVERLY
HILLS "AFFAIR IN THE GARDENS".
"A LIST OF PREVIOUS EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATIONS IS HIGH LIGHTED ON THIS WEB SITE".
MIKE MAINTAINS TO SUPPORT GROUPS THAT ALLOW ARTIST EXPOSURE VENUES. HE RECENTLY
JOINED THE COMMITTEE OF THE "LAST SATURDAY" EVENTS WITH THE EAST VILLAGE ART
DISTRICT OF LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A REGIONAL AREA FOR ARTISTS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR WORK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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