St. Andrews, a medieval Scottish city built on headlands overlooking the North Sea, makes a dramatic profile when seen from sweep of beach to the south. It was the subject of Aaron Schuerr’s first landscape, a simple charcoal drawing done during his studies at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland. That day changed everything. Without even knowing what a “plein air painter” was, Schuerr had become one. During his final year abroad, Aaron explored the Scottish countryside almost daily, first working in charcoal, and then, as his confidence increased, with pastel.
In 1995, Schuerr received his fine art degree and returned to the U.S. He married a Montana girl and followed her out West. For the first year he had no studio, so he was forced to brave the often savage Montana weather in order to paint. It was the best training an artist can have. Aaron now lives in Livingston, Montana with his wife and three sons. Though he has had a studio for many years, he still advocates painting directly from nature. He has taught workshops across the country and writes regularly for The Pastel Journal. Aaron has painted in remote villages in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, participated in plein air festivals in Ireland, the Grand Canyon and Grand Teton National Park, and explored his favorite sites in Montana and Yellowstone National Park. He has also filmed four instructional videos for F+W Media. When not painting in the field, he can be found on stage, playing roles as diverse as Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet, Rocky in Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Emperor Joseph in Amadeus. “My art is borne out of my struggle to absorb, comprehend, and understand the natural world. I’m overwhelmed, and yet I can’t tear myself away. And so I paint, so as to stand there for just a little longer.” Vertical Divider
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