KADIN GOLDBERG

Red Lodge, Montana

At a young age, Kadin Goldberg moved into a travel trailer with his family to travel the western U.S. for a year. This is where he first found his true passion for nature. Kadin graduated from the University of Montana, Missoula with a bachelor’s in psychology, but then decided to pursue art. He studied portrait and figure drawing at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy and continued his studies at Angela Cunningham’s Fine Art Studio in North Carolina. Throughout Kadin’s artistic career he has received numerous awards including first place (2017) and second place (2018) in the Rocky Mountain Juried Exhibition in Red Lodge, Montana as well as third place in the Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational. Kadin can be found traveling and painting throughout the western U.S. with his life partner Heather and his Australian cattle dog Kaia.

It was quieter than usual on the south rim with only a few individuals taking in the last light. Perhaps it had something to do with the season coming to an end but the canyon felt even more peaceful than usual this particular evening. As the sun slowly fell on the western horizon, shadows in the canyon unveiled hidden formations and obscured ones once observed. The color of the sun’s rays became warmer, shifting more towards oranges and reds. With the light changing quickly, I took a deep breath and began setting up my pallet. As a plein air painter I often get caught up in the excitement of catching the quickly moving light, but this day was different. A sense of calmness swept over me as I began to lay in the first colors. As the purple-grey shadows climbed the interior canyon walls I took my time to capture the atmospheric subtleties and warm sunlight.

Gentle Sounds of the Colorado | 24x48, oil