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Hello everyone, I will be participating in a Charity Auction on November 18th. I am submitting two paintings for the auction. I need to turn in my artist statement and my Bio… If anyone could take a look at my Bio below and let me know your thoughts???? This is my very first real “showing” of work so I don’t have a lot to write about…so any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Through vivid colors, Rhoades likes to express emotions along with telling a narrative story.
Bradford Rhoades describes himself as an impressionist and surrealist oil painter.
Rhoades was influenced by Artists such as Salvador Dali, Sandro Botticelli, and Norman Rockwell for their narrative and storytelling, while influenced by other artists such as Henry Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin for their use of colors and expressions.
Bradford was born in Southern California where he received an Associate’s Degree in Art at Saddleback College in California. He later received a Degree in Arts, with an Emphasis in Studio Art at Chico State University, California.
Perhaps around the age of five, Bradford could remember his father oil painting and drawing in their garage. His aunt was also quite skilled at drawing and she had influenced him to draw at a very young age. Rhoades would often sketch and take photographs on family trips and has always enjoyed drawing, painting, sculpting, and photography, throughout his childhood and onto adulthood.
Rhoades tries to capture our imagination through his paintings and he hopes to inspire us to look deep within ourselves and for us to “Live, to Love Life.”
