Hugh Masterson

Waiting for a Fly, Oil Painting

2025

Artist Comments
Fallen tree trunks line the side of Rapid Creek in South Dakota, where a flycatcher waits quietly for its dinner. The evening sun casts long shadows across the warm-toned deadwood, highlighting its textures and natural patterns. The scene holds a quiet stillness edged with anticipation.

About the Artist
Artist Hugh Masterson paints landscapes, still lifes, and figurative scenes in an impressionist style. In his work, he seeks to satisfy the human yearning for beauty, believing that art should convey it and lift the spirit. "I always pray before I paint and ask God to bless what I am doing and to use it to lift other people's hearts," says Hugh. He began drawing in early childhood and discovered a passion for color at fourteen. Although accepted into art college in Dublin, he chose to pursue theoretical physics, where his fascination with light continued to grow. Hugh later returned to painting, refining his approach through study, mentorship, and years of practice. He works in a converted garage studio with a skylight in Broomfield, Colorado, filled with painting props and a still-life shadow box. Outside the studio, he balances his life as a husband, father, grandfather, optical engineer, and Christian missionary, bringing the same dedication and care to all his pursuits.

Words that describe this painting: Rapid Creek, evening, flycatcher bird, creek, tree, wood, pool, pond, water, impressionism, nature, oil painting, beige

Waiting for a Fly
Hugh Masterson
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2025
11 in. h x 14 in. w x .5 in. d
0 lbs. 7 oz.