Brent Heighton

Artist Biography

Brent Heighton has been painting for over 20 years full-time. After college, Brent began a brief career in the commercial art field. Not satisfied with the deadlines, the rush jobs, and working out other peoples ideas as to how they wanted things to look, he realized that becoming a painter of what you want was the most important and satisfying. Working as a full-time artist has allowed Brent to travel all over the world in search of ideas and things to paint. He has traveled with his family to Europe, spending time in France, Holland, Belgium, and as far south as Greece, all the while with paints and brushes in hand, always looking for that inspiration for his art, prints and posters, which might be just around the corner.

Brent Heighton's watercolors and oils have been well received by many corporate and private collectors in over 25 countries of the world. He has had exhibitions of his art, prints and posters in New York, Tokyo, Germany, Belgium, Holland, many parts of the U.S.and most recently Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. His work has won him numerous awards throughout Canada and the U.S. But the important thing is, as Brent points out is not the awards, it's how it makes you feel putting your feelings on paper or canvas so that the persons observing can experience the joy you had in painting that particular artwork.

Continuing to explore new ideas and approaches to painting, Brent Heighton is never happy to stay in one place creatively. Just recently Brent has been asked by a large wallpaper firm from the U.S. to design a wallpaper collection using his style of painting. Working with the textile industry has opened new doors in experimenting with texture and color that he has never thought of. And most recently Brent has just returned from a trip to the Brandywine area of Pennsylvania, home of Andrew Wyeth. Brent is never happy to stay in one place creatively. And his art, prints and posters continue to grow and mature as he pushes his creative boundaries.

Brent Heighton Art, Prints and Posters Collection