March Featured Artist: Lou Hurlbut, Terrain
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Collective Visions Gallery is pleased to present Lou Hurlbut as our March Featured Artist with his exhibition, Terrain. A devoted plein-air painter and printmaker, Lou’s work captures the expansive spirit of the American West—its coastlines, mountains, prairies, and quiet, uninhabited stretches of land.
Much of Lou’s art begins outdoors. “Most of my art making is centered around plein-air painting in oils and casein and an occasional color woodblock print using the centuries-old Japanese method pronounced moku hanga” Hurlbut-Brief Artist Bio. During the warmer months, he travels throughout the western United States, rising early or painting into evening light to capture fleeting atmospheres and shifting color. His days often balance painting with flyfishing, both pursuits rooted in patience, observation, and immersion in place.
Lou seeks out remote backroads and wide-open spaces, traveling with a sketchbook, camera, and a willingness to wander. He embraces what landscape painter Clyde Aspevig calls “land snorkeling”—a practice of exploring terrain slowly and attentively, absorbing its subtle forms and moods before translating them to canvas. In the colder months, he returns to the studio, where those field sketches evolve into larger oil paintings and carefully crafted woodblock prints.
Terrain reflects this rhythm of movement and stillness. The exhibition invites viewers to experience the vastness of the West through Lou’s steady eye and thoughtful hand. His paintings are not just depictions of place; they are records of time spent, light observed, and landscape truly known.
Join us this March to experience Terrain and see how Lou Hurlbut transforms open country into deeply felt works of art. Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 5–8 PM
During the Bremerton First Friday Art Walk
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