Jay Moore—a Colorado native and a 30-year veteran within Western and contemporary landscape art—is still repeatedly pushing himself to paint in a way that will rise up to the challenge that nature lays down for him. Not only has nature informed the big-picture aspects of his work, but it has also influenced the details, which gives his paintings a nuance that invokes the subtle moods of nature. Moore has distinguished himself as one of the finest painters of water working today, from crystal-clear mountain lakes to snow banked forest streams.