Bart Walker

In the spring of 2003 Bart Walker and his golden lab dropped by the gallery during a plein air painting trip through California and the Northwest. “As he took his small paintings out of his plein air box, I was struck by the captured light and vibrancy of his paintings,” says Nancy Ferreira. “I promptly bought all eight and reserved several others.” In the following months, Christopher Queen Galleries sold every painting Bart Walker sent. Bart Walker, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, felt the influence of his father who worked in watercolor, and an older brother, an accomplished draftsman and oil painter. “Standing behind my brother on the shores of String Lake in Teton National Park, I was amazed at how easily he captured the scene. I then thought to myself, I can do that. But, I soon realized the difficult path I had chosen and began a long journey into the craft of oil painting.” Artist instructors and friends Scott Christensen, Robert Moore, Kang Cho, Skip Whitcomb, and well-thumbed books on Schmid, Reese, Fechin, and Anderson were Walker’s masterful mentors. “But,” he says, “now that I know the basics, I want canvases filled with my own spirit.” “Living in Teton Valley, Idaho,” observes Walker, “I’ll always have places to paint. As an artist, I want to do still life, architectural and figurative . Some artists are known for their landscape paintings or people paintings, ” says Walker thoughtfully. “I want to be known for paintings all subjects well.” Bart Walker lived in Teton Valley, Idaho, with his wife Tracy and their other various four- legged kids. Walker painted in the plein air tradition as well. Bart died in July of 2026. Christopher Queen Galleries has proudly represented Bart for over twenty years. He has exhibited in over 70 shows and continues to be one of our most collected artists. He came to Sonoma County for several weeks of the year and captured the local landscape oil exquisite oil paintings. We have been proud to represent Bart’s work in the past and will continue to do so in the years to come.