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当Pickering1971年在俄勒冈海岸定居下来的时候，那条通往沙滩的道路已经很破旧，这似乎注定他将遇上最崎岖的海岸线与千变万化的海浪。
作为一个在威斯康辛湖泊周围长大的孩子，他发现水和岩石湖岸吸引了他在童年的创作，还有对周边人物的绘画。
从纽约州立大学时装技术学院完成学业之后，他作为一位神职学生返回了俄勒冈，距离海岸线非常的近。
由于距离海岸很近，并且处在一个艺术家团体中，让他非常迫切的希望进行绘画创作。Byron每天都观察海浪，尝试捕捉它的力量与流动性，他的画架成了起居室一角的永久性设施。他明白海浪运动只是观测的时候看到的东西，没有什么海浪是完全相同的，这成为了他绘画的思想源泉。
经过了一年的强化练习，Byron在海岸艺术馆有了第一个个人作品展览，并且出现了被卖空的情形，这种爱好者对他作品的接受是对他艺术设计的最大鼓舞。
1981年，他开办了Pickering studio，一个艺术与古董的画廊。在接下来的30年里Byron在这里进行创作，并且开办年度的研习会。
1976年Byron的作品在美国人在巴黎两百周年展览中展出。
1986年温哥华世界博览会上，俄勒冈海岸协会在俄勒冈展厅悬挂了他的一副4英尺X6英尺的作品。
1977年西南艺术杂志的专题文章。
2000年9月，Byron被秋季沙龙国际艺术竞赛授予10个荣誉奖项中的一个。
2001年,他被Lower Flathead Valley Foundation委任来创作Mission Valley，这是一个在15000年前当冰河Missoula覆盖蒙大拿西部时候景色。这个作品的复制品在国家野牛保护区作为永久性的露天展示，并且也在蒙大拿大学视觉杂志与其他媒体展示。
The path to the beach was well worn in l971 when Byron Pickering made his home on the Oregon Coast. It seemed ordained that he would meet with this rugged coastline and its ever-changing surf.
As a child growing up among the lakes of Wisconsin, he found it was the water and the rocky shores of Lake Superior that enticed his childhood artistry - along with portraits of local friends.
It was only after completing study at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology and Design and a stint in this fast-paced industry, that he made his way to Oregon as a ministerial student. A short move to the coast came naturally.
The combination of being near the ocean and in an artists' community renewed the urge to paint. Byron watched the surf daily, trying to capture its force and fluidity. His easel became a permanent fixture in the corner of the living room. His understanding of surf action is the product of this time of observation, and is the mental resource from which he paints.
Cascade College class
After a year of intense practice, Byron was given his first one-person showing in a coastal gallery. Many sold-out shows followed. The acceptance of his work by an enthusiastic public has been the most rewarding part of his art journey.
In 1981, he and his family opened "Pickering Studio," a gallery of art and antiques. Painting for the gallery and an annual series of workshops occupied the following thirteen years.
Among Byron's credits:
* His work was displayed at the 1976 "Americans in Paris Bicentennial Exhibition."
* The Oregon Coast Association commissioned a 4' x 6' oil to hang in Oregon's Pavilion at the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver, B.C.
* A feature article appeared in a 1977 Southwest Art Magazine.
* The Center for Marine Conservation used "Eternal Spirit" as the cover of its 1990 annual report.
* In September 2000, Byron was honored as a recipient of one of the ten prestigious awards given at the Salon d'Automne International Art competition in Montreal, Canada.
* In 2001, he was commissioned by the Lower Flathead Valley Foundation to create an image of the Mission Valley as it might have appeared 15,000 years ago when Glacial Lake Missoula covered the western area of Montana. A reproduction of this painting is on a permanent outdoor display at the Glacial Overlook at the National Bison Range as well as in Montana University's "Visions" magazine and other publications.
* "Glacial Lake Missoula" is a featured image on the Nova megafloods website. | 
