Monday, February 23, 2009

Renan Ozturk has no formal training as an artist. He took a few drawing classes as kid, but that’s it. In between sessions climbing the rock walls of the Utah desert he discovered a hidden talent. Taking in the beautiful landscapes around him through the sport of mountaineering Renan found that he could draw and paint the images in his mind as sweeping portraits on canvas in vivid colors and exquisite detail. To see his paintings is to be transported to distant places and scale great heights in the passionate pursuit of dreams.

Art at Altitude

Music was provided by journalist and guitarist David Costello

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"Shipton el al" 8 ft by 2ft mixed media mural on patchwork watercolor paper mosaic from 2005 Trango tower expedition. The North Face corp. collection

"losar" 32 X24 inches mixed media on watercolor paper Namche Bazzar, Khumbu Himalaya Private Collection

"Monkey Dreaming" Mixed media on canvas 32x24 inches, El Cap from El Cap meadow, Yosemite California. Kemple Collection

To learn more about Renan Ozturk and his work in art and climbing visit www.rockmonkeyart.com