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Brad at Bristlecone Pine Forest, California

Brad Faegre is a storyteller, a visual communicator who thrives in the exploration of many subjects using a variety of artist’s materials. His wide-ranging interests have found expression in watercolor, acrylics, oils, pastels and an assortment of drawing mediums. In subjects diverse as racehorse jockeys, airport runways, glacial lakes, and evening fireflies his expressive consistency is hallmark.

Designated Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America in 1992, Brad has received numerous awards in competition and his art has appeared in national and international magazines and books including American Artist, International Pastel Artist, The Best of Pastel 2, The Best of Drawing and Sketching and Acrylic Painting Techniques. Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Parks have held exhibitions of his artwork. Brad was selected Yosemite Artist-in-Residence in 1990 and his artwork is part of the permanent collections of Yosemite National Park and Yosemite & Curry Company. His painting Storm over the South Rim was one of twenty works chosen for a special exhibition celebrating Grand Canyon National Park’s 75th Anniversary.

Railroad subjects have brought him additional recognition, including exhibitions at the California State Railroad Museum, Penn State University and an Amtrak sponsored exhibition at the Los Angeles County Fair. The Dutch Railway Museum commissioned Brad to paint its historic steam locomotive the De Arend. Closer to home the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce commissioned Daybreak at a Metrolink Station to commemorate a new commuter train service in the region.

Notable golf holes and golfers are another interest of the artist. His 1992 painting, On the Tee with Jack Nicklaus illustrates the book, Bel-Air Country Club: A Living Legend. Adding to his golf art credentials he has created paintings for many, including San Francisco Golf Club, PGA WEST Resorts, Riviera Country Club, Bel-Air Country Club, the PGA of Southern California and USGA.

Brad can speak about music through the animated silence of a musician’s pose, can convey the force of a speeding of a train by his choice of a vantage point, or describe the workings of a hospital by choreographing the forms and gestures of patients and healthcare professionals. By design Brad’s artwork is never static, always dynamic and evocative.

Brad attended Pitzer College on a scholarship and a grant and received his degree from California State University, Fullerton. He worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, and portrait painter before turning his focus in 1987 to creating works that better express his personal interests and passions. Click to view a selected list of Collections.

Commissions

I welcome assignments to create customized artwork. Subjects for commissioned paintings can take almost any form: individual or group portraits, pets, wildlife, a private residence, a college campus, a favorite golf hole and travel locations. Click here to visit the Commissions gallery.

To discuss commissioning a painting, please call or email:

Tel: 562.694.2585
brad@faegrefineart.com

Shows

Brad will be this year's featured artist at the three-day annual art festival, United Church of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave, Redlands, CA 92373.
Hours: Friday, 7 pm - 10 pm., Saturday 10 am - 5 pm., and Sunday 11:30 am - 5 pm.
For more information call: 909.793.3520

Selected Private and Corporate Collections 

Representing Galleries

Copyright

All materials appearing on this website (www.faegrefineart.com) may not be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without prior written permission of Brad Faegre and in no case for profit. Individual works of art displayed on this website carry copyright protection beginning 1985-2009.

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