Bruce moved to Gualala in 2000. He has now lived there 25 years — more than twice as long as any other place in his life.
You will see three different types of art in this show:
Black and white drawings in ink, mostly sumi ink which works much like watercolor, and pencil. Black and white gives a kind of drama you just don’t get from color.
Very colorful pictures of ladies, maybe even with color overdone. They are about half watercolor and half colored pencil: Prismacolor, wax based rather than ... view more »
Bruce moved to Gualala in 2000. He has now lived there 25 years — more than twice as long as any other place in his life.
You will see three different types of art in this show:
Black and white drawings in ink, mostly sumi ink which works much like watercolor, and pencil. Black and white gives a kind of drama you just don’t get from color.
Very colorful pictures of ladies, maybe even with color overdone. They are about half watercolor and half colored pencil: Prismacolor, wax based rather than clay based, which facilitates blending. Some of the ladies came from “life drawing” at Gualala Arts, and some from pictures in magazines. You see some fine line ink in many of them.
Larger watercolor landscapes of the coast, from Sea Ranch to Elk. This is his primary art medium over the past 20 years. He tries to capture the feel of the place, sometimes “plein air” sometimes from photos.
All his art is fairly realistic although he feel free to shift reality around. His usual approach is first to decide what to emphasize and what to leave out. Then he tries to leave his mind open to taking advantage of happy accidents as he paints and draws.
Bruce has always painted and drawn, but never made serious attempts at selling his art until he moved here. He now sells his art in three galleries, plus most years on the annual Studio Discovery Tour. He draws, paints, makes small sculptures, and writes short plays, stories and poems just about every day, plus hanging a lot of art shows. He also does landscaping projects and maintains trails for Gualala Arts and the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy, which often seems to him like both art forms and exercise programs.
Bruce says: “Our coastal seascapes, landscapes and forests make me feel wonderful, both the beauty and the serenity — I hope they make you happy too.”
There will be an opening reception for the show on 2nd Sat, Dec. 13th, from 1 to 3, with refreshments. The gallery is located at 6031 S. Hwy 1, Elk, CA. 707-877-1128, between the post office and the Maritime Cafe.
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