About

About painting, Brimer says, “Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the ocean and I have loved creating images with pencil or brush. I go to the California shoreline as often as possible. These times allow me to reflect on the important things of life that God has given me and the fortune I have in my family. Painting allows me to have a time alone in the power of nature. I paint quickly in order to make the impression of what I am experiencing find its way to the canvas.”

Born in Long Beach, CA in 1962, Rich Brimer has his roots well planted in the west. Hunting with his father and going on family camping trips, Brimer gained a respect for the outdoors. In elementary school, he knew he had a talent that made others feel good. The first commissions were received when he re-created Looney Tunes characters on paper-bag book covers for a dollar. Professionally, he has been a commercial illustrator and graphic designer for over 20 years.

He is an artist who loves both studio painting as well as painting outdoors, preferably using oils. He is in his second year on the board of the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley. The California Lutheran University graduate (B.A. Fine Art) can often be seen in and around Ventura County flexing his artistic muscles. Rich feels strongly about bringing artwork into the community that not only shows the beauty of creation, but also art that stirs the spirit – art that joins the Creator in revealing the injustices that take place right in front of us everyday and actually doing something about it. He is a dedicated, passionate artist who is finding out that takes hard work to make a difference, but it is well worth the effort.

Mission Jewel - 20" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Some favorite quotes…

He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
~Saint Francis

It takes courage to grow up
And turn out to be
Who you really are
~EE Cummings

I would love to live like a river flows
Carried by the surprise of its own unfolding
~  John O’Donohue

Art Associations

Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, President and CEO
Blue Sky Art Center, President and CEO
California Art Club, Associate Artist
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Artist Member
SCIART, Artist Member
Ventura County Art Council, Artist Member

My Other websites

http://theimagestudio.com
(Need a graphic designer?)

http://IDoBridalFilms.com
(Need a Wedding Videographer?)

http://WithoutShelter.org
Producer/Director/Editor of homeless documentary

Born

in 1962 in Long Beach, CA (Last of the Baby Boomers)

I prefer

Beauty over glamor…
Silence over television…
Solitude over Disneyland…
The ocean over the desert…
Red over white…
Inviting over excluding…
Passion over status quo…
Revelation over knowledge…
Being over believing.

Exhibits & Galleries

• SCIART Juried Member Show – Oct 2009
• BIOLA University – Face of Love – Solo Exhibit,  Intercultural Studies lobby – Aug – Dec 2009
• Huntington Beach Plein Air Festival – Sept 2009
• San Clemente Plein Air Painting Competition – July 2009
• “Water Landscapes” High Studio Gallery – June 2009
• Eastminster Presbyterian, Ventura  – Live Experiential Painting – Aug 2009
• Mount of Olives, 5 Services – Live Experiential Painting – Christmas Eve 2008
• Cafe on A, Oxnard, CA Faces – Solo exhibit – Oct 2008
• California Lutheran University – Live Experiential Painting – Aug 2009
• Hillcrest Center for the Arts – Board and Friends – June 2009
• Huntington Beach Plein Air Festival – Sept 2008
• High Studio Gallery “California Landscapes” – June 2008
• Hillcrest Center for the Arts – Board and Friends – May 2008
• Calvary Community – Live Experiential Painting – March 2008
• Amgen Gallery – Oct 2007
• Kwan Fong Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA – Senior Show – May 2007
• CLU Samuelson Chapel – Presidential Display – Feb 2007
• Underground Cafe – Experiential Painting – Jan 2007
• Amgen Gallery – Oct 2006
• Laguna Plein Air Painters Assn – Best of Plein Air – March 2006
• The Spring – Live Experiential Painting – Oct 2005
• Calvary Chapel, Simi Valley – Live Experiential Painting – Christmas Eve 2004
• Calvary Chapel, Simi Valley – Live Experiential Painting – June 2004
• San Clemente Plein Air painting competition – July 2003
• J. London Gallery, Pomona, CA - Coastal Color – Solo Exhibit - July 2003
• San Clemente Plein Air painting competition – June 2003
• The Artists’ Space, Monroe, WA – 2002
• Edmonds Art Festival – June 2001

Collections & Commissions

• Mr & Mrs Rick Adams
• Mr & Mrs Bill Amadore
• Mr & Mrs Mark Brandis
• Mr & Mrs Jon M Brimer
• Mr & Mrs Bob Cashier
• Mr & Mrs Timothy Coleman
• Mr & Mrs Greg Lippert
• Mr & Mrs Charles Kingery
• Mr & Mrs Bryan Sexaur
• Rita Warren