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David Meikle, a Utah artist, is the man behind iconic landscape paintings statewide.

His art also appeared in Wes Anderson's film "Asteroid City."

Meikle, also an art director at the University of Utah, likes to add distance and finds emotion in his art.

SALT LAKE CITY — Millions of people have seen his artwork — every time they drive into Utah, fly into Salt Lake City or watch a particular Wes Anderson movie — but likely few know his name.

It's David Meikle , and many of his paintings are distinctive red rock landscapes of Utah and the Southwest.

Meikle is both a fine artist and an art director (his day job is art director at the University of Utah), so he generally collects elements — mountains, trees, and clouds — with his iPhone and then, back in the studio, arran

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