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.

"Dancing Zinnias" $85	"Zinnia Wave" $395	"Rising Above the Crowd" $85
"Salvia & Dustymiller" sold	"Flower Study" sold	"Mountain Wildflowers" sold
"Jungle Flame Flowers" Available in 19"x19" black frame. Much larger than piece shown here. sold	"Burning Bush" Available in 12"x15" black frame. Smaller than piece shown here. sold	"Aspen Lifespan" Available in walnut color wood frame. 10" x 22" $325
"Four Seasons" Set of 4 10"x10" black frames. sold	"Four Seasons" Available in walnut color wood frame. 17" x 17" $350	"Four Seasons" Available in walnut color or mahogany color wood frame. 17" x 17" $350
"Four Seasons" Available in black or walnut color wood frame. 10" x 20" $300	"Four Seasons" Available in black or walnut color wood frame. 10" x 20" $300	"Falling Japanese Maples" Available in black frame. 11" x 34" $395
"Golden Rain Tree Pods" sold	"Golden Rain Tree Pods" sold	"Nature Walk" Available in black frame. 13" x 41" $1200
"4 Leaf Clover" Available in black, maple color, or mahogany color wood frame. 5" x 7" $39	"The Perfect Tree" sold	"Christmas Tree" sold
"Through the Woods" sold	"On the 4th Day" sold	"Yin Yang" sold
"Layers of Birch Bark" Available in black wood frame. 15" x 18" $250	"Layers of Birch Bark" sold	"Fall Maples" Available in black frame. 10" x 20" $89
"Aspen Ridge" sold	"Aspen Ridge" sold