~DEARTIZT HAYENGA~
~ A Glimpse of the Journey ~
"Impressions and Expressions of Emotion in Color"
The Impressionistic Fine Art of Lowell Hayenga
DeArtizt Hayenga (Lowell Hayenga) is an American fine artist located in Grand Junction, Colorado. A modern impressionist he primarily works in traditional oils and his work consists mainly of colorful, moody landscapes, unique still life's and an occasional human. Primarily self-taught, his style, technique, and look are unmistakably his own and carry with it a visual signature rarely confused with other contemporary artists of the era. Heavily influenced by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of the 19th century as a child, he not only marveled at the colors they used, but how they used them. Other influences were surrealists like Dali, the tonalists and M.C Esher's drawings. The unique, personal style that emerged carries a bold use of saturated color and intense color schemes while utilizing light, shadow, texture and contrast to create powerful visions of intense beauty, mood and emotion.
~ DeArtizt Hayenga ~ 2016
* Won first place at the New Mexico State fair in 1968 for his painting "Still Life at Nine."
* Attended University of New Mexico 1980-81 Studies: Music theory and Ear training.
* Attended Collins Graphic Design School 1982 Earning an AA in Graphic design.
* Attended Mesa Community College 1985 - '86. Studies: Fine art, Art history, 2D design,
Color and Color theory.
* Attended Scottsdale Community College 1989 - '91 Studies: Cinematography, Directing and
Film editing.
* Won 1st place at the 13th Annual SCC International Film festival in 1992 for his short film
"Sorry Charlie".
* Warehouse 1005 Art Studio/Gallery in Phoenix Arizona from 2014-16 and became the gallery's highest paid artist in their nine year history.
In the 2000's he worked as a color corrector and proof printer at a professional photo lab. With a knowledge of cinematography already he learns even more about the negative image. His work and experience in manipulating the negative image vastly enlarged understanding of complementarys, split-complementarys and color theory. light and shadow.
His fine art began to blossom on the side.
In 2014 he made the decision to be a professional fine artist for the remainder of his days.
Lowell "DeArtizt" Hayenga would become his title and all of his creative energy went into creating works using his unique modern impressionistic style of fine art.
In 2020, physical and mental health issues kept him from physically working and creating for the next six years. He would take a hiatus. During that time, he devoted himself, instead to intense personal studies, improving his observation skills and learning more and more about color despite the lack of production he would grow. The result was the liberation of his impression and the dawn of adding new techniques for an even more striking, and intimate use of color. The few works that were created during that time are considered some of his best.
In 2024, DeArtizt Hayenga moved to Grand Junction, Colorado where he now works and resides.
"I love the Grand Valley and I love Colorado. People seem so happy here and that's contagious. Some say Colorado is "God's Country" As an artist, I would have to agree and I intend on painting it. A lot of it. The art community here in Grand Junction is fantastic and I'm out to get to know, help, encourage and inspire as many of the locals that I can.
I'm about to enter the most productive and lucrative part of my fine art career.. I can feel it."
~Hayenga 2026
~ DeArtizt Hayenga ~ 2019
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