About the Artist
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, he received a BA in Art History from Middlebury College, and a BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 1998, Duke moved home to Denver where he began his art career with his first one man show.
Duke’s interest in drawing has been a constant companion since his early childhood. As a boy, he would spend hours each day recording on paper the world he encountered both in Denver, and on the family ranch in Eastern Colorado. Today, he continues to draw inspiration from the natural beauty of Colorado, a never-ending list of influential artist and friends and, more significantly, by the daily events of life in the West.
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