Gordon Semmens Art

Gordon Semmens is a native of North Dakota. He grew up in the town of Carrington. His love for art was discovered at an early age and many of his friends encouraged him to pursue arts as a career. He developed a passion for wildlife drawing and photography. This passion coupled with his love for the outdoors pushed him to take art as a career. He learned to enjoy the best of both worlds, arts and the outdoors, and this led him to develop a technique that he referred to fotobrush. This technique involved the blending of acrylic paintings and photography. His technique of line and stroke are intuitively unidentified. He doesn’t labor over works, but takes it easy, one step at a time. His artistic adventure may begin with kayaking the Minnesota Boundary Waters, a hiking trip into the mountains of Glacier, or photographing wild horses of the North Dakota Badlands. His only hope is to bring the images home from each of his journeys. Semmens’ paintings are known for their contrast of texture. He develops his paintings from direct observation. He has attended many art exhibitions to help improve his work. His work has been collected and exhibited internationally. Those who have collected framed Gordon Semmens art have often done so because of the quality of stillness and peace in his work. They have often commented on these attributes. All his paintings display a delicacy of touch, simplicity of application, and a wonderful understanding of color. He is represented by Applejack Art Partners.