About Midway Art Association Gallery

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Carly Dean Anderson is a Utah-based abstract landscape artist whose acrylic paintings explore atmosphere, light, texture, and the shifting moods of the natural world. A Utah native, she draws much of her inspiration from the landscapes of the Salt Lake and Utah valleys—particularly Utah Lake, Vineyard Beach, and the surrounding Wasatch mountains. Her work moves between recognizable landscape and abstraction, using layered acrylic, organic texture, and luminous, often obscured horizons to evoke place without defining it completely.

A former botanist and lifelong naturalist, Anderson is particularly drawn to nature’s spectrum from profound stillness to beautiful chaos. Rather than adhering strictly to conventional rules of light, perspective, or representation, she allows observation, memory, material, and intuition to shape each landscape. Her paintings are less concerned with reproducing nature than with exploring its atmosphere—the movement of weather, the emergence of light, and the feeling of standing within a landscape that is constantly changing.   (Instagram: @drymountainstudios)

 Jeanine Baum is an award-winning, self-taught artist who works in oils and pastels.  She mostly paints landscapes, cityscapes and the people that she encounters in her everyday life.  Jeanine also enjoys traveling the world and painting scenes from wherever her journeys take her!

Jeanine’s diverse work has been exhibited at several galleries across the country as well as in local venues including the PC Create gallery, Utah Cultural Center, South Western Expressions, Red Butte Annual Garden Show, Park Silly and the Spring into Art Show in Park City. Art enthusiasts from around the country have included Jeanine’s work in their collections.  Jeanine often works on individual commissions as well.  

“There is endless learning in painting, and I am constantly experimenting with new mediums, new techniques and new ideas.  It is never boring!”  As an oil and pastel artist, Jeanine finds painting outdoors inspiring.  “Plein-air painting is what I enjoy most.  The light and environment changes rapidly so it challenges me to paint in the moment!”

(Website:www.Jeaninebaum.com, email:Beachbaums@icloud.com,

Instagram: Jeaninebaumart, facebook: Jeanine Baum)

Lisa has enjoyed exposure to art and design through her studies and many years of practice in landscape architecture. She jumps at the opportunity to get out in nature, immersing herself in breathtaking natural landscapes and taking in the intricate details of the beautiful plant and animal life that grace these special places. Taking the first step into oil painting felt like a natural progression, with the gifts of mother nature as her inspiration. She was fortunate to make this transition under the gentle guidance of renowned artist Susan Gallacher at King's Cottage Gallery and Academy of Art. (Website: www.lisabefineart.com, Instagram: @lisabewest)y 

 Robert Fuerer is a Swiss American painter whose landscapes explore the light, atmosphere, and changing character of the American West. Working both en plein air and in the studio, Fuerer is drawn to mountains, open valleys, desert country, historic towns, and the quieter places often passed by without notice.

His paintings begin with direct observation and a strong emphasis on composition, value, and light. Rather than simply documenting a landscape, Fuerer looks for the underlying shapes, rhythms, and atmosphere that give a place its character. Years spent living and traveling throughout the American West and abroad have shaped his belief that painting from life creates a deeper connection between artist, place, and viewer.

Fuerer holds a BFA in Oil Painting and Drawing from SUNY Purchase and has exhibited his work throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. His landscape paintings have received numerous awards in plein air competitions and juried exhibitions, and his work is held in private collections in the United States and internationally.

 He lives in Sandy, Utah, where the Wasatch Mountains and surrounding Western landscape provide an endless source of inspiration.  (Website: www.RobertFuerer.com) 

 Ella is an observational painter best known for her house portraits and quaint observational subjects which she paints 'en plein air.' After studying drawing and painting at Utah State University she has developed a skill and love for packing up her easel and setting up anywhere she finds the right moment to capture. To Ella there is no better feeling than getting outside and capturing the fleeting light and shadows. 

“I appreciate good landscapes but for me there’s something far more interesting in painting a place or object that has been lived in or used. It feels more personal than the broad expanse of the mountains and plains.” (Website: ellajanestudio.com, Instagram: @ellajanestudio)

Artist Noah Kellmer developed a deep love for the mountainous landscapes in Utah while skiing and hiking in his youth. Through his landscape paintings, he hopes to share the idyllic, yet often wild places found in nature. He mainly works in watercolor and gouache, both en plein air and in studio. He has painted since his childhood and enjoys learning through workshops by artists he admires. Most recently he participated in a series of classes taught by artist Bryan Mark Taylor. Noah has taken part in numerous competitions and art shows in Utah and Idaho. A prolific painter, he is also completing his marketing degree at BYU’s Marriott School of Business. 

(Instagram: @noahkellmerart, Website: noahkellmerart.com)

An award-winning Boston scientist, biotech entrepreneur, and inventor of the antibiotic Nuzyra and ex- Rock drummer, Mark was inspired by a visit to Park City art galleries in 1995 and began painting large and vividly color animals of the Wild West- buffalo, jack rabbits, cows, and goats. In Boston, his animal paintings were collected by family and friends and showings gravitating towards his signature series "Night of the Lepus" - vividly colored Jack Rabbits inspired by the 1972 science fiction horror film where mutant rabbits attacked a local farming community. In the Lepus series, Mark combines the use of scientific glassware called pipettes, to ladle on the paint as thick lines and pools to create rich tapestries and surface textures of color, where each Lepus-Rabbit is simply a framework to contain different visual schemes and patterns that can evoke emotion by their juxtaposition. The Lepus series parallels that of Blue Dog painter Rodrique, exploring vibrant colors, and cultural themes such as Pride Colors, the Electromagnetic Spectrum of Color, and camouflage patterns designed by the Military. "Night of the Lepus" paintings reside in collections in the US, while other themes related to cartoon characters, the metric system, or abstract visions of animals, are available to view on request.