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Owen Mortenson
Like many artists, Owen Mortensen is influenced by the beauty of nature. Unlike many artists, however, he uses the actual raw elements of nature as his medium. Trees and plants in particular have stimulated his artistic tendencies as he creates two-dimensional collages from actual botanical specimens. Owen's process is quite simple: he gathers thousands of specimens in the height of their color and presses them in custom-made presses. Once pressed and dried, each specimen is like a fragile paper and is ready to be selected for use in the design/production process. Using a strong adhesive, each specimen is hand-mounted and generously matted. Each piece is also framed with a conservation glass designed to block much of the suns color-fading ultraviolet rays. Through this process, each piece becomes an original work of art. Due to the organic nature of Owen's work, each piece purchased through Altitude Gallery will be unique and slightly different than the images seen here.
































