In any ordinary moment of the day, the art of Nathan Solano finds extraordinary beauty and a certain sense of honesty.

His use of light and texture create engaging canvases of pristine snow, gritty cattle drives or rugged warriors. Light dances in his paintings and you feel as though you are there.

Solano was born in Utah, and attended the University of Colorado. He was drafted and did a tour in Vietnam as an infantry sergeant.

Nathan spent a number of years working in Colorado and Florida as a photographer, illustrator, and art director for advertising agencies. In 1987 he began painting for a living and has never looked back.

Mr. Solano is represented by Abend in Denver, Colorado and Texas Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas and Painthorse Gallery in Breckenridge, Colorado.

His work has been featured in Southwest Art, Artists’ Magazine, Taos magazine, Western Horseman Magazine and Cowboys & Indians.

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