Brian Blood, a resident of
San Francisco, began his professional life as a graphic artist and art director
in Boston, Massachusetts. Although Blood's career was successful, he was
frustrated personally and realized he wanted to be a fine-art painter. A leap
across the continent to California took him to the Academy of Art College in San
Francisco for both undergraduate and graduate studies. Today (2003), Blood and
his artist wife, Laurie Kersey, both teach at the Academy of Art College.
From the 1990s, Brian Blood has been painting full time as well as conducting
landscape painting classes at his alma mater. "I love the look on young people's
faces when they begin to understand the thrill of painting outdoors," he says
with great satisfaction.
Primarily a Plein-air painter, Blood creates hundreds of studies directly from
nature, observing the ever-changing light of day. He then takes his studies and
supporting reference photos back to one of his two studios, either in San
Francisco or Pacific Grove, to paint. There he uses the studies as the basis for
his larger scale works.
Artist's statement: "My favorite subjects are scenes from Northern California. I
have a connection with the sea, especially around the Monterey area and Point
Lobos. I grew up around boats. When I was a boy, my father and I would build and
fix boats during the New England winters. Now, I can't imagine a life without
being able to paint. I am blessed with the confidence and guidance that creating
art is what I will be doing for the rest of my life." |
Pacific Grove Coast |
Hyde Street Turnaround |
SOLD PAINTINGS |
Laguna Beach Scene -
SOLD |
Colton Hall - Monterey, California
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SOLD |
Sebastiani Theatre - Sonoma
California -
SOLD |
Rocks At Point Lobos -
SOLD |
California Landscape -
SOLD |
Reflecting Pool, Balboa Park -
SOLD |
California Landscape - SOLD |
San Louis Obispo - SOLD |
California Landscape - SOLD |
San Juan Capistrano -
SOLD |
Blue Fin Cove - Point Lobos - SOLD |
Mountain Harbor -
SOLD |
Lover's Lane - Pacific Grove - SOLD |
