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Bob O'Brian, American 20th/21st Century |
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| About the Artist: Bob spent his college years focusing on fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art, leaving for one year to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Universidad de Bellas Artes. A portrait and quick sketch artist by trade for nearly 30 years, he has now turned his artistic talents towards landscapes. Working mostly in oils and plein aire, Bob has studied with Matt Smith, John Budicin and Kenn Backhaus, and spent a week in East Lyme, CT., attending the Plein Aire Painters of America workshop. The Artist on His Art: "Working outdoors is what excites me most. There is no substitute for the lighting and infinite effects it has upon the landscape. Plus, the diversity of shapes, color and texture make outdoor painting a constant source of new material. I try to simplify nature into values, shapes, and color to create a believable scene. Then I concentrate on refining color temperature and textures to orchestrate a unified and vibrant work of art. I am also fascinated by the quality of paint itself. Trying to let the application of the brush stroke speak it's own language into the painting. Painting from life has been challenging, but also very humbling, and the quest seems to be more about the journey than the destination.‚Δω Education: Maryland Institute College of Art Universidad de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Awards: 2009 Bonham Art Show, Bonham, Texas (First Place Award) Texas Bluebonnet and Blues Festival (Third Place Award) 2008 Bluebonnet and Blues Festival (First Place $1000) Gay Faulkenberry, judge 2007 Art Splash on the Square, Graham Texas, (Merit Award for landscape category) Artist Showplace 1st Juried Art Show (4th Place award) 2006 Easton, MD Plein Aire Festival (Most Interpretative Landscape award) Camille Prezwodek, judge Exhibitions: 2008 Plein Aire Texas Inaugural 2008 Paint the Ft Worth Botanical Gardens 2007 The Association of Creative Artists Annual Show Breckenridge Fine Art Center Juried Art Show Bluebonnet and Blues Festival 2006 The Association of Creative Artists Annual Show Red River Valley International Art Competition Bosque Art Conservatory National Competition Plein Aire Texas Bluebonnet and Blues Festival OPS Membership Exhibition, Mt Vernon, TX 2005 Bosque Art Conservatory National Competition 2004 The Association of Creative Artists Annual Show Bosque Art Conservatory National Competition 2003 The Association of Creative Artists Annual Show 2002 The Association of Creative Artists Annual Show Affiliations: Oil Painters of America Oil Painters of Texas Association of Creative Artists Outdoor Painters Society Richardson Art Society |
