Artist Profile

Vernon Finney's career as an artist spans over 50 years. He has divided his time between the commercial art world where he earned his living, and his personal indulgence in the pure art. He should, therefore, be counted amongst the very few, privileged artists who are able to paint as they wish. The majority of Vernon's work is held in private collections, but he seems reluctant to part company with them, as they are so much a part of him. However it is only now, with the advent of technology and pressure from friends and art critics, that Vernon is offering his work to the general public in the form of limited edition Giclée prints of his work. There are also some originals of his artwork available.

As a person, Vernon has great affinity to nature, and is a great observant of both humans and nature and their relationship to each other. His art is classified as surreal, and although he depicts nature accurately, there is always more to it. He lets his imagination embellish it in a subtle way and lets the viewer share the artist's perception of the world around us. To quote Dr. Paul C. Denny, Jr., a retired art professor, "Finney's use of color manipulates our eyes to make us feel we are seeing two compositions in one". Being so extremely proficient and skilled in the art of painting, Vernon is able to depict on canvas, what most of us cannot express in words. He is able to bring forth feelings and ideas and convey them to the viewer. He is an artist who is able to put the vision of a dream on canvas. He depicts the human form in a generic way. It could be anybody, yet it represents everybody, conveying tranquility and mystique in their relationship and place in nature. When he approaches an empty canvas to begin a painting, the subject and composition of that painting is already completed to the last detail in his mind's eye. He does not draw on the canvas, so clear is the vision. What he does as an artist is make it visible to others by spending countless hours - and with impeccable skill, realize the image onto the canvas.