Steve Spencer, an Idaho native, is a self taught wildlife, landscape and portrait artist. His paintings are the fruit of rigorous contact with the source, the hours he spends in front of an easel are preceded by weeks in the mountains and valleys of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming and Utah. The landscapes he paints are the slopes he has climbed and the valleys he has descended. Many of the animals are those he has watched and photographed in their own remote habitations. Steve’s work is an articulate expression of his love for the “delicate weave of extremes” that is the West. He finds individual purpose and challenge in his work, allowing the paintings to “speak for themselves” to those who view them. Steve also finds great satisfaction in creating “works of art” in planting and nurturing the large garden, flowers, trees, and shrubs that beautify his small farm in Eastern Idaho. He is married to Wendy and they have 5 children and 8 grandchildren.