Bryan Fuller was born in Illinois, where he lives, studies, and works. His passion for the arts started at an early age, while traveling to many museums in Europe and locally in America. Bryan was active in arts at a young age but let it fall to the wayside in his early 20's when he went to college for Paralegal Studies. He has since returned to the arts and has begun Oil Painting on a regular basis.

 

Bryans artistic passion really bloomed when he started working digitally prior to working with oil paints. He would paint several times a day, creating work after work of digital wonder. This isn't the kind of art that you look at and go oh look a bird, but rather, a wonder for your eyes to behold. A creation that keeps you looking on as the little wonders of detail or color or meaning hidden within. As Bryan progressed with his digital painting, he got tired of not being able to really put his work out there for people to see and appreciate. He then changed his tune and decided to take a leap and try oil paints. It was a small investment at first, a small kit, with only small tubes of paint, a few brushes, and a few other odd's n ends. But this little kit became a part of his life. After a few months his collection of paint and tools had grown and his style was really starting to develop. He then returned to Harper College yet again, this time not for Law, but for Art, where he met Perry Pollock. A teacher who has become a great influence toward Bryan’s art. A teacher, a mentor, and a wonderful friend. Perry always keeps Bryan in high spirits and continues to provide awesome creative input to help Bryan advance his creative and unique style of mark making.

 

As the semesters went by, Bryan continued to paint and take the time to listen to the sometimes harsh critiques from his classmates and his teacher. However, he was not discouraged by their sometimes hard critiques, but took in what they said and allowed it to help him. His art has grown much over the few semesters of painting classes and has continued to grow in the time away from class. Bryan’s artistic journey is far from over, as there are many more canvases to be painting. He hopes you will accompany him on his artistic journey of color and wonder. As he says, “My heart picks the colors” is such a true statement about his creation process that you can feel it when you view one of his works.

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An in-depth look at their work:

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     Color Soup

This work hangs in my room now, a awesome work of art to keep me positive and creatively inspired. This piece was my first creation on Belgian Linen. This work of art had several steps. First, I had to pick the canvas or linen as the case may be. Then the size of stretcher frame. Then I had to set the frame, cut the linen, and then attach the canvas to the frame. After that started the fun! I had to create my first batch of Rabbit Hide Glue! This was a watery sticky substance that would in turn seal and protect the fibers of my canvas. It takes 24hrs for the glue to be ready to use. First it has to sit and soak in the water and then I heated it. Once heated the glue was applied to the Linen surface in an equal application. It took a few days for it to dry and by then, it was time to begin working on it. I brought it to school, excited to begin. I realized the glue made the canvas shine and glisten. Also, by using hide glue, I retained the base color of the canvas.  My painting process is one that is a hard thing for me to really put into words but I will try. The first strokes of paint are simply fluid, simply instinct. Before I begin painting, I put a few colors onto a pallet, which ever colors I am feeling that day. My heart picks the colors. From there, I feel which brush will work for the kinds of marks I want to make on the canvas.  The process is not one of thought but of feeling. I feel the canvas, I feel the paint, I feel the energy of the piece of work. I allow my mind to relax and I just follow the flow. Some days music is playing, other days its just quiet. As the piece progressed over the few weeks it took, I was in no rush, no hurry. I was enjoying its creation, its development, not wondering about the next one, but simply enjoying creation of this one. As the work progressed it became a unification of color and creative juices. My technique is one of my own. My teacher Perry Pollock has been a great teacher and a wonderful mentor. His influence has helped me advance my mark making technique to new levels. The end result is what you see before you. I hope you find as much joy in viewing it as I did in making it.

My heart picks the colors