Randall Tipton

Randall Tipton is the poster artist for the 2008 Taste of Ashland.

Artist Statement

"My solution to just about anything and everything is to go outside. Since I was a kid, I've just wanted to sit on the porch, lie in the grass, or walk in the woods and look at what's before me. I'm obsessed with landscapes.

Before painting one, I'll study closely a view or subject. Either I'll do a quick drawing or take a photograph to keep the impression alive. In the studio, the painting evolves in a trial and error process. Though the original experience is important, once I begin a painting, the process has it's own life. I'll make countless decisions and experiments trying to get it "right". With tenacity and luck, I'll arrive at something interesting, in the spirit of the place."