Michael Longo

Michael Longo was born in Denver, Colorado. His family travelled extensively during his formative years, exposing him to a variety of cultures and environments at an early age. Living in Europe and Japan as well as in many states in the USA, the artist was fascinated with the beauty and variety in nature. Longo’s widespread travels ultimately landed him in Arizona, where he currently makes his home.

Longo, who paints in the tradition of the French impressionists of the early 1900s, has shaped his own distinctive approach to achieve the same timeless quality in his work. He is constantly striving to capture the “immediacy of place” and to keep it at the centre of his work. All essential elements seem to intermingle effortlessly to craft a composition of visual harmony, a unity rather than a mere array of single expressions. Light, colour, form and texture are carefully joined to impart a sense of space and atmosphere. Whether it be a rendering of a charming Tuscan landscape, an enchanting sunrise over Portofino or a leisurely afternoon in the garden, Longo’s interpretations evoke beauty in a way that touches something basic and elemental in our lives.