Stephen Henning Art Prints

Stephen Henning was an award winning graphic designer and creative director for over 15 years before taking up the brush full time. Since the early 1990's he has developed a distinctive style of American impressionism and a loyal following of collectors who share his love of nature and the outdoors. His original paintings hang in private, corporate, and public collections across North America. Mentored since childhood by Ernest Oberholzer (co-founder of the Wilderness Society), Henning strives to paint the landscape in its untamed state. "I am essentially an introvert. I enjoy people, but part of me is always hungry for wide, open spaces and the beauty of nature. Painting is my means of escape." Known for his big Midwestern landscapes and nature images, Henning also creates large still life paintings in an impressionistic style. Often beginning his landscapes outdoors, working "en plein aire" (in open air) as the impressionists were known to do, he will typically finish large canvases in the studio. Henning serves as artist-in-residence in rural schools each year and has taught outdoor painting workshops for many arts organizations throughout the Midwest. A strong advocate for the arts, he is a director on the boards for the Evansville Arts Coalition, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and COMPAS. A grandson of South Dakota "sodbusters," Henning was born in Minot, North Dakota, and raised in Anoka, Minnesota. He resides near Inspiration Peak, Minnesota's second highest promontory, and shares studio space with fellow artist and wife, Jacqueline.