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There are many defining moments that make up the history of a nation, and many artists will
paint those earthshaking events: the turning point of a battle, the signing of a declaration, the
death of a patriot. But more often, the fate of a nation is decided by thousands of little
decisions made daily by its people; a daughter helping a mother with her chores, a kindness
extended by a neighbor, a man tilling the earth. These, and more, are the subject matter for
Loren Entz. "My roots are in the heartland of America," he says, and as the son of immigrant
farmers from Germany and Russia who settled in Kansas, he proved it with his own decisions.
The first hint that art would be his life’s work came with his attending Frederic Remington High
School, situated on the ranch that famous artist once owned. There Entz was known as "the
school artist." But it was a visit to the Nelson Art Center in Kansas City which he marks as "the
shaper of my destiny." He was so impressed with the art he saw there he enrolled in the
Famous Artists correspondence school. Although he worked as a ranch hand in Montana
after attending Heston College in Kansas and Longview College in Missouri, Entz also studied
different art mediums, including pencil, charcoal, oil and watercolor. His versatility and
dedication led to his being chosen to join the Cowboy Artists of America in 1992—the first to
be named to the ranks in four years. His images of the little decisions that make up a good life
have been awarded Gold and Silver honors from the Cowboy Artists of America as well as a
Jurors Award from the Northwest Rendezvous Show.
paint those earthshaking events: the turning point of a battle, the signing of a declaration, the
death of a patriot. But more often, the fate of a nation is decided by thousands of little
decisions made daily by its people; a daughter helping a mother with her chores, a kindness
extended by a neighbor, a man tilling the earth. These, and more, are the subject matter for
Loren Entz. "My roots are in the heartland of America," he says, and as the son of immigrant
farmers from Germany and Russia who settled in Kansas, he proved it with his own decisions.
The first hint that art would be his life’s work came with his attending Frederic Remington High
School, situated on the ranch that famous artist once owned. There Entz was known as "the
school artist." But it was a visit to the Nelson Art Center in Kansas City which he marks as "the
shaper of my destiny." He was so impressed with the art he saw there he enrolled in the
Famous Artists correspondence school. Although he worked as a ranch hand in Montana
after attending Heston College in Kansas and Longview College in Missouri, Entz also studied
different art mediums, including pencil, charcoal, oil and watercolor. His versatility and
dedication led to his being chosen to join the Cowboy Artists of America in 1992—the first to
be named to the ranks in four years. His images of the little decisions that make up a good life
have been awarded Gold and Silver honors from the Cowboy Artists of America as well as a
Jurors Award from the Northwest Rendezvous Show.
Loren Entz
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