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Reconnecting with Americana

“Purple Buffalo”

Encouraged by Jane Steinke, his art teacher at Goodman High School, Steve Wysocki pursued his passion for painting. He studied at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay, where he received a Bachelor Degree in Studio Arts in 1997.

Influenced by the Color Field Movement, color is critical to his painting. Where most painters begin with a white canvas, Wysocki starts with a bright color such as red or orange.

His subject matter is close to his home and heart and includes his favorite local buildings, barns, buffalo and landscapes.

James Hogan mentions in a review of Wysocki’s work, “he reconnects us to Americana, to small-town and rural landscapes and artifacts, to the declining small-town and rural America from which the population and wealth continue to spill. But he makes us see, with a touch of bittersweetness, what we still have and what we cling to.”

Wysocki and his wife, Amy, and two children live on the Armstrong Creek Bison Ranch in Armstrong Creek, Wisc. While bison ranching and family time take up the majority of his day, he devotes every spare minute to painting.

Wysocki is represented by The Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace in Algoma.

The Flying Pig is located at N6975 Highway 42, two miles south of Algoma, and is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm. For more information call 920.487.9902 or visit http://www.theflyingpig.biz.