Born in 1976 at Morganton, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Cameron showed an early love for drawing. His talent developed through his childhood, winning home-town recognition for his drawings, paintings, and carvings.  

He earned his B.F.A. in painting and drawing from East Carolina University in 1999. That same year, Cameron married Margaret Johnson, and after enduring the worst flood North Carolina had seen in 500 years, they decided to move to the desert. “We just needed to dry out,” he laughs.

In June of 2000 he traveled to Feltre, Italy, a small town between the Dolomite and Adriatic mountains. He painted landscapes and visited Venice and Padua, experiencing first-hand some of the masters’ works.

Returning home, fueled by that European experience, he painted with more discipline and intensity than ever before. The images he created began to pile up in the studio. He had a private showing of his work, selling eleven pieces in four hours, and sealing for life his commitment to life as an artist.

     The Max Gallery is proud to report that Cameron, our youngest artist, was featured in the September 2004 issue of Southwest Art, in the article, “21 under 31.”

     “I paint because I must. Something drives me to analyze an image and then capture it on canvas. That image becomes a marker of time for me. I can look at a painting I did a few years back and be transported to that exact time, recall every aspect of that moment.

     “I classify my style of painting as Neopressionism, a combination of an expressionist use of color with the impressionistic goal of pursuing the illusion of captured light. Light is the biggest factor in determining what makes a painting interesting. You can have a great composition, but if the lighting is flat, the image will be dull and boring.”