I am drawn to places with layers of visible history. I assemble my work from a variety of sources, these layers give my work its own history. I paint self-portraits. I love what is used and then forgotten. My images are fragmented. I reassemble parts and create images that are both solid and transparent. This is much like the reconstruction of a memory. I love Richard Diebenkorn. I read Douglas Coupland. I want to go to Europe. I wander the alleys. I love long drives. I am afraid of the depth of outer space. I want to save the forests. Raised in Montana, I have grown to have a great appreciation for the colors the land has to offer. And I have taken them.

Art should not only be an expression of the artist but also an extension of the admirer, i enjoy doing work from photographs that have meaning and a vision for the individual commissioning art work.

I am an artist, and I paint in impressionistic and realistic styles. My work is done in oil. I use very intense colors in my paintings. It's a reflection of my personality and perception of the world around me.

I am a professional artist specializing in still lifes and portraits, working mainly in oils, conte' and charcoal.
I am primarily a realist but my current goal is to push the envelope of reality using exaggerated light and color to bring out the essence of the subject as much as possible.

Retiring in 2002, after running several successful business' in S.E. Idaho, Golden has turned a life long dream of creating western art on canvas into a fulltime pastime.