HERMON ADAMS
Western subjects, landscapes, Native Americans, cowboys, horses, fantasy, and wildlife are Hermon's primary subject matter. According to Hermon, "the important things in a painting are beauty, light, depth and meaning." He accomplishes this in each of his paintings, creating a style that is unmistakably his own.
(Let me introduce myself, I am Sheila Adams, the artist's wife of forty-one years. I will be the author of this blog, so that Hermon can tend to his best and foremost calling in life, creating stories through his glorious paintings. I am certain that he will definitely have plenty of input. No doubt, especially since it is about him. And we wouldn't want you to be disappointed that he isn't writing it. Trust me, this works best for us. Otherwise, there would be no blog!)
Hermon was born on September 14, 1945 in Raymond, Mississippi. He began painting at a very early age, selling his first painting by the age of 15. Hermon's arwork, especially the horses, reflects the influence growing up with and training horses, working on his family cattle farm and on ranches, close by and in Texas. Hermon received an Associates Degree from Hinds Community College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1968.
Hermon married Sheila Diane Hembree, and with an interruption of two years serving in the Army, he worked for several years in commercial art, before beginning painting full time in 1977.
Hermon followed his heart west in 1981, settling with his wife, Sheila, and their two sons, Jim and Rob, in Prescott, Arizona in 1984. (We had spent those "missing years" summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, winters in Wickenburg, AZ and Mesa, AZ on great adventures; we will elaborate upon at a later time.)
The artist began his own publishing company in 1988, and currently has 48 sold-out limited edition edition lithographs to his credit. Hermon has proven to be one of the Franklin Mint's best-selling plate artists. He has had his images produced on Landmark Calendars, on Max Brand paperback books from Leisure Books, and on playing cards, magnets, and mugs. Hermon's images can be found on Leanin' Tree greeting cards, Candimar Designs on cross stitch, on MIlton Bradley puzzles, and on collector plates from the Bradfor Exchange, the Mountain tee shirt company and on Tree Free greeting cards.
Hermon has lectured for various art groups and colleges. His award winning artwork is currently displayed in galleries throughout the United States and abroad. Hermon's originals are in the collections of financier Raymond James, actors Burt Reynolds and Chuck Norris, hotel magnate, Richard Kessler, the Roy Rogers family, and many other prominent collectors.
Hermon paintings and reproductions have proven to appreciate in value, in addition to the beauty and inspiration each piece can bring to itw owner for years to come. ( from Hermon's Biography)
About ten years ago, Hermon invested in a Roland Archival Printer, along with a Mac computer, named "Big Bertha," began his journey into self publishing using Photoshop. (I must give credit to two of our dearest friends who made all this possible: Alissa Harvey and Don Teale.) Hermon spent the next year experimenting and teaching himself everything he knows about photoshop. (Not only can the man paint like no one else, he is a master of photoshop, as well.)He produces his own gicle`es (a reproduced image using archival, pigmented inks of longevity) on canvas and has recently introduced his photographs on canvas.
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