Sunday, September 14, 2008

Artist making comeback after cancer

Great article about painter Greg McHuron by Mary Grossman on the Planet Jackson Hole site:

Greg McHuron, a Jackson Hole resident, is a formidable figure amongst plein aire painters countrywide. His work hangs in five galleries, including Trailside Galleries, and he is preparing for a show with Jim Wilcox at the Art Association in November. On Monday, he turned 63.

A year ago, however, McHuron thought he would never see another birthday. After battling an unusually fast-growing cancer in 2007, ultimately losing his eye and part of his jaw, he is back painting and teaching among the sagebrush and dusty roads of Wyoming.


Read the entire article at planetjh (click on link above).