Meet the Artists

Lance

My relationship with painting began early, sparked by the Indiana countryside where I grew up and nurtured by lessons with Robert Weaver of the Herron School of Art.

As an adolescent, I painted in a realistic style—focusing on careful observation, accurate representation and learning technique. As I developed a strong passion and commitment to my career in rehabilitation neuropsychology, my engagement and study of art was constant. Art museums became a constant destination across decades of professional and personal travel in the U.S. and Europe.

When I returned to painting seriously in my early forties, my style began to shift. During the 1990s, my painting became increasingly inspired by impressionism, and this influence emerged in my approach to light, color, and atmosphere. In more recent years, I’ve found that post-impressionism, the expressionists, and the fauvist painters offer a more powerful visual language for expressing the emotional intensity and heightened color that I want to express. These traditions allow me not only to depict a scene, but to convey the lived experience of being within it.

In 2019, my wife and I moved to the Saugatuck region, drawn by its natural beauty and thriving arts community. Workshops with artists such as Ken Cadwallader, Richard Jordan, Colley Whisson, James Swanson and James Brandess have further shaped my technique and artistic voice.

My goal remains simple but essential: to find and express the beauty and emotional resonance present in the natural world—and within ourselves. For me, art is the color of a meaningful experience. I paint to inhabit that experience, and to share it with others.

If you have questions about my work, or simply want to talk about art, life, and finding the best in both—or if you’re interested in acquiring a painting—I invite you to reach out to me directly at lance.trexler@gmail.com.

Thank you for visiting my website—I hope these images bring a moment of joy and intensity of experience to your day.