Artist
Don Hamilton
United States
Born in 1953
Joined Artisor: November 2025
Artist Stats
Total pieces for sale: 6
Bio
A Colorado native now living in Arizona, Don Hamilton’s paintings evoke a strong emotion, the sense of “being there.” Don has traveled extensively throughout Colorado and the US, painting and sharing his personal vision that draws people to his work. “If someone can view my work and sense the cold, smell the dampness or feel the sun beating down, then I have been successful.” From as early age, Don loved to draw. He would spend hours watching his grandfather, a master stone cutter, work at his craft. Later Don would bring his drawings to his grandfather to be critiqued. It was not until he was older that Don realized the lessons he was learning about design, layout and just plain hard work. He also recognizes the strong work ethic instilled in him by his father, who taught Don the importance of commitment to excellence. As a young adult, Don Hamilton studied privately with Joe Brand, a respected wildlife artist and instructor at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. During a 4 year period, Don focused exclusively on paintings of wildlife, learning structure, anatomy and strong fundamentals in working with oils. Don’s desire to work from life and to vary his subject matter led him to branch out into other areas and most importantly, to begin painting outside, “en plein air.” The exhilaration of standing face to face with the subject, challenged by the changing light, unpredictable weather and the need to distill the scene down to its essence continue to be the motivation that drives him to venture out in all types of weather and to “capture the moment.”
- Artworks
- Curriculum Vitae
Shows of Note and Galleries Exhibited In
Small Works Great Wonders Winter Art Sale at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-2013 thru 2022
Brinton 101 Invitational Exhibition, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn Wyoming 2020, 2022. 2024
Landscape Today Inaugural Invitational Show, Harrison Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 2019
Charlie’s March Roundup to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum-2023
The Russell Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana-2007, 2010, 2014
Masters in Miniature show at the CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana-2006 & 2007
Western Masters Art show and Sale, Great Falls Montana- 2013, 2014
American Miniatures Show at Settlers West Gallery, Tucson Arizona-2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Masters in Miniature Invitational Show at Trailside Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming-2014
Heart of the West Art Show and Auction, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-2015
Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale at the Loveland Museum, Loveland, Colorado-2006, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Salon International Juried Exhibition at Greenhouse Gallery-San Antonio, Texas -2002 & 2011
Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, Arizona-2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2021, 2023
National Juried Exhibition of the Oil Painters of America-2002 & 2003
American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition-2025
• Currently represented by Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson Wyoming
Collections
Roger Simons, Board of Directors, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Gordon Whitener, Board of Directors, National Cowboy and Western Heritage MuseumShelby Bush, Hillwood International Energy, Dallas, Texas
The Drake Company, Houston, Texas
Ellen G. Van der Horst, President& CEO, Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Henry and Kay Bedford, Board of Directors, CM Russell Museum, Great Falls Montana
John Dunlop III, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney-Wichita, Kansas
Professional Awards
Flatwork Award, Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale 2014
Merit Award, Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale 2015
Juror’s Award, Heart of the West Art Show and Auction 2015
Publication
Southwest Art, Art of the West, Plein Air Magazine, Western Art Collector