Isaac Loren Covington

Isaac Loren Covington is a Utah artist best known for his Impressionist paintings of the Utah landscape, particularly of Utah national parks such as Zion and Bryce Canyon, and religious works completed for chapels in southern Utah.

Covington was born in Orderville, Utah in 1885. Little is known of Covington’s art studies before college, but upon completion of his primary education he attended Brigham Young University where he studied under E.A. Eastmond. Covington lived most of his life in Provo and Hurricane, Utah, but resided for a brief time in Harbor City, California while working in the shipyards. He also lived in Los Angeles as a plasterer and painter for Hollywood productions.

Despite never being able to become a full-time painter for financial reasons, Covington was able to travel throughout the United States because of his talent. In 1936, he was commissioned by BYU to paint scenes of the Mormon Trail from Illinois to Utah. Later, he had the opportunity to sketch Native American tribes in Arizona, New Mexico, and California. These opportunities provide variety to Covington’s body of works. Isaac Covington was able to enjoy painting and art until his death in St. George, Utah in 1970.