Southwestern Landscapes by Ed Mell

Choosing a favorite Ed Mell painting is like asking what your favorite movie is. He has such an amazing breadth of incredible work, it was hard for me to just show you only a small sampling of it. Without feeling surreal Ed is able to take these breathtaking southwestern rock formations and skies and render them in a very angular, yet still subtle, style. And how he gets such rich colors, and bold contrast in his work, is beyond me.For those of you who have never heard of Ed Mell, he career originally was in illustration and art direction. After working in the world of adverting in New York, he decided that lifestyle wasn't for him, and that advertising was smothering his creativity. So he moved back to his hometown of Phoenix, AZ and started an illustration business with his brother. The work there was a lot slower than he was used to back on the east coast, so in his spare time he began working with colored pencils which later became paint. Feeling inspired by the southwestern rocky landscapes with endless skies, he found his niche in painting.Check out more of his work here!