Bruce Brainard

Title of Painting: ARRIVAL, LAST DESCENT

Media Type: Oil on canvas

Dimensions of Painting: 40 "x48"

Artist Statement: 

I love to paint and feel that art can have great power.  I believe as Picasso said, “The purpose of art is to express the great emotions.”  I have found the greatest emotions not necessarily to be the loud, the sentimental or even the profane; but rather, the quiet, the authentic and the sacred.  I use the landscape to try and express these emotions.

“...a painter should paint not only what he sees before him, but also what he sees within himself.”
                                            Caspar David Friedrich

Artist Biography: 

Bruce Brainard’s love of landscapes first began in his childhood while being raised in a small farming community near the Tetons in Idaho. He received  a BFA and MFA from Brigham Young University. Bruce’s work can be seen in numerous collections and he is represented in several galleries throughout the United States.