Kevin Tice

Kevin Tice is a retired law enforcement professional and self-taught oil painter who captures the beauty of America’s landscapes with remarkable skill. Born in the California Bay Area in 1964, he grew up in rural eastern Nevada, where his childhood was spent outdoors hiking, exploring, hunting, and fishing. Those formative years in nature gave him an enduring love for dramatic landscapes and those perfect moments when light and atmosphere create unforgettable scenes.
Tice began drawing as a young child, sketching horses, deer, and trees, and earned recognition in various art competitions. While he took some art courses in college, he considers himself primarily self-taught, learning from many great teachers and mentors over the years. After a career in law enforcement while raising three children, he now devotes himself fully to painting.
His artistic inspiration comes from landscapes, seascapes, and dramatic skies throughout the western United States. Tice paints en plein air and photographs outdoor scenes for reference, often discovering hidden locations that make his canvases shine spectacularly. He creates thumbnail sketches and small paintings to work through design ideas before completing drawings on linen panels. Working alla prima, he carefully blocks in his compositions and gradually layers paint, paying close attention to value relationships, color temperature, and edges to create sublime paintings.
Kevin Tice is represented by Park West Gallery, where he enjoyed a three-month solo show in Las Vegas in early 2024.