Born in 1974 in Bountiful, Utah, Seth Winegar is a talented young artist, dedicated to developing his innate skill by immersing himself in oil painting. Already established at an early age, Winegar continues to strive to improve his skills and understanding of art.  Seth began his formal art training by diligently studying with wildlife painter, Michael Coleman.  He then attended numerous workshops and classes at the Scottsdale Artist’s School, studying with artists Sherry McGraw, Richard Schmidt, Jim Wilcox and others. He has also taken classes at Utah State University.
     Seth Winegar creates landscape and still life paintings but is most well known for his seductive landscapes. In painting these subjects, Seth has concentrated on honing his powers of observation, especially as it concerns color, texture, form and composition.  They are deep in rich, thick oil strokes.  In some sections they are detailed studies of the subject, then flow into lose imaginative segments demonstrating Winegar’s love of juxtaposition and glazing. You will find his paintings to be freshly vivacious, filled with tonal rhythms and dramatic movements, not often seen in the work of such a young artist.  “I want to capture the spirit of the scene.  If a painting is truly alive, it has to have a spirit, right? The goal is trying to attain immediate intimacy.  That is what I am trying to do,” explains Winegar.         

     When asked why he paints, Winegar responds “That’s like asking me why I breathe…it is instinctual.”  He likes to capture subtleties in his oils through the study of opposition.  The play of light and shadow, warm and cool tones, dramatic and diminutive are all detailed in his work.  “I love to explore the nuances. Life is incredibly complex, but when you break it down and really look at it, it is quite simple, filled with small subtleties,” Winegar explains.
Winegar was named an artist worth watching in the December 1998 Southwest Art and the January 1998 Art-Talk. He received the Gallery Award of Excellence at the Kimball Art Center’s second annual Rocky Mountain Invitational in Park City, Utah.

Selected Exhibitions, Honors and Awards
2005- Meyer Gallery, One-Man-Show, Park City, UT2004- Meyer Gallery, One-Man-Show, Park City, UT
2004 - Largest dollar amount for painting sold at NAC Annual Auction, Park City, UT  
2001, ’02, ‘03- Meyer Gallery, One-Man-Show, Scottsdale, AZ                
2001, ‘02- Meyer Gallery, One-Man-Show, Park City, UT
1997 - Arts for the Parks, Top 100, Jackson Hole, WY

Private and Public Collections
Western Desert Caballeros Art Museum, Wickenburg, AZ
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, permanent collection, Montgomery, AL
 
Publications
Iron Horse Literary Review/Volume II, (Cover), 2000
Southwest Art, (Feature), Feb. 2000
Southwest Art, “Artists to Watch,” Dec. 1998
Art Talk, “Artists Worth Watching,” March 1998