Artwork by Wayne McKinzie
I was born in a small town in Missouri. My family moved many times during my youth, mostly living in small towns in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Iowa. My artwork is strongly influenced by the rural settings in which I grew up and worked. The effect of humans on the landscape and the random patterns created by a mixture of agriculture and nature is what I am attempting to convey in each piece.
I moved to Ft. Worth Texas in 1980. After living 27 years in Fort Worth, Texas, I relocated to New Mexico in 2010, to Southern Colorado in 2012 and to Western Colorado in 2019. From 2007 to 2012 I worked primarily as a commission artist, adding to both individual and corporate collections.
I presently live in the town of Cedaredge at the base of The Grand Mesa in the Western Slopes of Colorado. I am inspired by the history and landscape around me and I am enjoying Colorado's influence on my work.
In addition to fine art, I have a background in
commercial art and illustration.
I am currently represented by:
WilderNightengale Fine Art, Taos N.M.