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the artist 艺术家

Eric started oil painting at the age of seven painting en plein-air along with his father, Kent R. Wallis. 埃里克开始油画在7岁以下的绘画恩广场空气连同他的父亲，肯特河沃利斯。 Trekking through mountain forests and rural farmland, the two painted together, scenes of simple, quiet, yet soulful scenery. 徒步通过山区森林和农村耕地，两个画在一起，场景简单，安静，但灵魂的风景。 Eric became a child prodigy at the side of his experienced father. 埃里克成为神童在一边，他经历了父亲。

Many awards followed through Eric’s school years as he continued to find voice in visual clarity. 不少奖项，随后通过埃里克的学校里，他继续寻找声音的视觉清晰度。 His impressionistic style continued to develop; color and texture the focus of the experience. 他的印象主义风格的不断发展，颜色和纹理的重点经验。

Eric received a music scholarship at Utah State University but after teaching a percussion class at a local middle school, he quickly changed direction and embarked upon an education in painting. 埃里克获得音乐奖学金在犹他州州立大学，但在课堂教学叩诊在当地的中学，他很快改变了方向，并开始了一项教育，绘画。 Eric studied with Adrian Van Suchtelen, an extraordinary figurative artist with traditional discipline at hand. 埃里克研究阿德里安凡Suchtelen ，非常形象的艺术家与传统纪律手。 Glen Edwards from Art Center, also with a traditional approach, guided Eric in a loose, impressionistic style. 格伦爱德华兹从艺术中心，也与传统的办法，引导埃里克在一个松散的，印象主义风格。 Figure painting was the emphasis at USU. 人物画是强调在乌苏。 Eric received a BFA in painting in 1992. 埃里克获得了博鳌亚洲论坛于1992年在绘画。

In 1990 Eric embarked on a professional art career. 埃里克在1990年开始了一个专业的艺术生涯。 He was accepted to hang in The Long Gallery of Scottsdale Arizona. 他是接受挂起的长期展览厅亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔。 Immediately it became a full time vocation so Eric worked to finish his junior and senior years at USU and devote himself to painting. 立即成为全职工作的使命，以便埃里克结束了初中和高中在乌苏里报效绘画。 For seventeen years Eric has been working 10 to 12 hour days to keep up with demand for his colorful, enjoyable paintings. 为十七年埃里克一直致力于10至12小时，以跟上需求的丰富多彩的，愉快的绘画。