Art Chowder January | February 2017, Issue 7 | Page 24

the sensation of actually being there in the wind, rain, or snow. I am trying to
find the balance between capturing the moment and movement. “
When he’s not outside painting you will find him with his family, enjoying the
outdoors…whether he’s backpacking or simply just embracing the beauty that
surrounds him.
One of his other pastimes oddly enough, is working on cars, especially older
ones. He adds that this might have grown out of necessity, as most of his cars
have been old. If he hadn’t made the decision to become an artist, he says the
job would have had to be something that still required problem solving and
working with his hands.
When it comes to inspiration he finds most of his in the skies, especially cloudy
ones.
“I’m drawn to the idea of finding how to paint the juxtaposition of
capturing the moment, yet feeling like next time you look at the
painting it may be different than last time you saw it. Skies allow that
kind of feeling, as they are ever-changing. “
Artists often want viewers to see the world though their eyes or they want to
bring the attention of others to something awe-inspiring. It appears that Aaron
succeeds in doing just that. Although he divulges that he might be slightly obsessed with painting clouds, he says he frequently has people send him texts
or comments about how they saw a great sky and thought of him.
“I find this response very meaningful— I feel my work connects with them
somehow when they associate what they are seeing with my art.”
I wanted to understand what might make one sky painting stand out from the
next in his mind. This proved to be a difficult question for him to answer. He
explained that he often likes a work because of the experience he has while
painting it, rather than for its artistic merits. One painting in particular
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