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About The Artist :
Morten E. Solberg has spent his lifetime developing his unique style of painting that he is known for, yet is a versatile artist in all mediums. He paints in Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor and his techniques range from photo-realism to total abstraction. There was never a time that he can remember wanting to be anything other than an artist. Years of pursuing his craft via design studios and commercial art brought Mort to the West.
While living in Southern California's Orange County, he firmly established himself in the art world with memberships in the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the Society of Animal Artists, Wildlife Artists of the World and Knickerbocker Artists. Mort shed his commercial ties and concentrated on fine art and has been painting full time since 1971.
Awards and inclusions in prestigious collections followed. His paintings have graced the covers of numerous magazines, and he has been featured in American Artist, Wildlife Art News, Art West, Watercolor, Sports Afield, Sporting Classic, Southwest Art and Orange County Illustrated. American Artist chose Mort as their Artist of the Year in 1986. His accomplishments have earned him listings in Who's Who International Biographies, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Art, and Who's Who in the West. In 1993, Mort was elected to U.S. Art Magazine "Artist Hall of Fame". In 2001 Wildlife Art Magazine established Mort as a "Master Artist". Last year Mort won the Grand Prize of $25,000 and the Gold Medal in the Arts for the Parks competition. He has also been awarded a lifetime membership in The Society of Master Impressionists. Mort's work has been published as limited edition prints since 1978. To date, there are over 102 prints available.
Mort's interests are many and varied, and they are often reflected in his art. American Indian history and culture hold a special allure for Mort, perhaps because he has an Indian Chief's daughter and Norwegian whalers and explorers among his great grandparents. Wildlife, romantic women with parasols, flowers, fisherman, cowboys, and American Indians have provided him with endless colors and shapes with which to design. Mort's work has taken top awards in many of the exhibitions he has entered including the Society of Animal Artists, the American Watercolor Society, and the National Watercolor Society.
Mort's work is represented in many collections including the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, National Academy of Design, The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of Art, The Dunnegan Museum of Art, The National World Museum of Environmental Art, American Artist Magazine, Wildlife Art Magazine and many private and public collections.
Mort and his wife, Terri, have three daughters: Brandalyn, Monet and Tauna, who are accomplished students and athletes. Monet is now applying to medical shools for entry. Mort has three adult sons: Mort Jr., who has gone back to school studing computer programming after a back injury on the job while trucking; Eric, a graduate of Miami of Ohio, is an Art Director for a magazine publisher in Ohio; and Mort's youngest son Scott lives in San Clemente, CA and works as a Digital Imager for "Focus 360," an Architectual Communications Company. Tauna has moved to Florida with Mort & Terri and is studying art. Monet is a recent graduate of San Diego State University, with a BA in Psychology and is working towards her Masters. Brandalyn is now teaching in Anchorage, Alaska. Mort and Terri and Tauna reside in the Town of Spring Hill, 40 miles north of Tampa, FL. |
