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The Watery Cave ~ 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas

 

About painting, Brimer says, “I have always loved the ocean and I love creating images along this threshold between the seen and unseen world. 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. Painting allows me to have a time alone in the power of nature and to gaze at its beauty. I love to paint quickly in order to make the impression of what I am experiencing, immediately find its way to the canvas. Also, studio work allows a longer period of time to to ponder new ideas and work out some bigger themes.”

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 and love for the outdoors. He is an artist who loves both studio painting as well as painting outdoors, preferably using oils. He is Past President of the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley where he was on the board for 4 years. The California Lutheran University graduate (B.A. Fine Art) can often be seen in and around the Southland flexing his artistic muscles. His art studio is located in Old Town Camarillo on the campus of Studio Channel Islands where he also serves as President of the Board.

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 even reveals injustices that take place right in front of us everyday. He is a dedicated, passionate artist who has found out that takes hard work to make a difference, but it is well worth the effort.

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

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

Art Associations

Studio Channel Islands Art Center, President, Artist-in-Residence
Blue Sky Art Center, Director
Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Past President
California Art Club, Associate Artist
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Artist Member
Ventura County Art Council, Artist Member

My Other websites

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

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

Born

December 11, 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

  • Hillcrest Center for the Arts – The Landscape Show – February, March 2011
  • California Art Club – Golden State Treasures – December 4, 2010 – April 14, 2011
  • North Hollywood Performing Arts Center – Solo art show – November 2010
  • Huntington Beach Plein Air Festival – Sept 2010
  • San Clemente Plein Air Painting Competition – July 2010
  • Studio Channel Islands Plein Air Show – Oct 2009 (Awarded First and Third Place)
  • Studio Channel Islands 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,  Live Experiential Painting during Five Services – 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