San Diego California
Born January 28, 1945 | Bismarck, North Dakota
Dennis Torzeski’s love of the Western landscape is perhaps his greatest inspiration. His years of extensive travel throughout the West, Mexico, Soviet Union, Indonesia and China to gather subject matter have resulted in a body of work characterized by the intensity and authenticity that result from direct experience. Drawing on a deep personal reservoir of artistic
energy, Torzeski lives his art, displaying his versatility in a range of media – oil, watercolor, drawing, original stone lithography and most recently, pottery and sculpture. Torzeski avoids art contests per se, although he has achieved recognition by being featured in Southwest Art as well as newspaper and television, and many one-person shows.
As a landscape designer, Torzeski brings together his love of art, horticulture, nature, and architecture to create indoor/outdoor environments. Since first opening his home studio for tours and garden art shows in 1989, his vibrant, hands-on approach to landscape design has been in high demand as he continues to create lush, tropical waterfall gardens for homes throughout San Diego.
An avid traveler, Torzeski draws his inspiration from the unique landscapes he encounters around the world, from Indonesia, China, Singapore, and Malaysia to Japan, Canada, and the former Soviet Union. His paintings also pay homage to the natural grandeur of America’s national parks and the rugged terrain of the border states near Mexico, one of the last true frontiers in the world with its visually stunning, untouched countryside.
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