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Richard Bulman

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Born: Spokane, Washington 1958 Formal Education 1986 Cabrillo College; Aptos, California 1982 Studio Study, Daniel Stolpe; Santa Cruz, California 1980 Antelope Valley College; Lancaster, California 1980 UCLA; Santa Monica, California 1976 Studio Study; Ou Mi Shu, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1976 University of Albuquerque, New Mexico 1976 Art Center College of Design; Los Angeles, California One Man Exhibitions 2006 Artist's Bloc Gallery; Bellingham, Washington 2005 Crossfire Gallery; Anacortes, Washington "Ancient Sites, Ancient Visions" 2004 Bulman Fine Art; Bellingham, Washington 2004 Meloy & Company; Bellingham, Washington 2000 Meloy & Company; Bellingham, Washington 1997 Rader Gallery; Bellingham, Washington 1996 Summer Song Gallery; Seattle, Washington 1995 Allied Arts Gallery; Bellingham, Washington 1992 BurnNoff & Trinity Galleries; Atlanta, Georgia 1990 Trinity Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia 1986,7 Open Studio; Santa Cruz, California 1983 Friends of the Arts Gallery; Carmel, California GROUP SHOWS 2007 PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction 2007 Bare Images 2007 Fine Art Show; Mount Vernon, WA 2007 Unclad 2007; Stanwood, WA (Gallery by the Bay) 2007 Unclad 2007; Portland, OR (Gallery by the Bay) 2006 Whatcom Artist's Studio Tour; Bellingham, WA 2006 Bare Images 2006 Fine Art Show; Mount Vernon, WA 2006 Brushes with the Land, Gallery by the Bay; Stanwood, WA 2006 Art and All That Jazz, Whatcom Museum of Art; Bellingham, WA 2005 Bare Images 2005 Fine Art Show; Mount Vernon, WA 2005 Crossfire Gallery; Anacortes, WA 2005 Unclad 2005 (Gallery by the Bay); Camano Island, WA (The Water Bearer & Electric Torso) 2004 Art Port Townsend Juried Art Show; Port Townsend, WA (Landscape In Coral And Jade) 2004 Small Format Exhibition; Meloy & Company, Bellingham, WA 2004 Seattle Erotic Arts Festival; Seattle, WA 2002 Artists Invite Artists; Bellingham Arts Council, Bellingham, WA 2002 Bellevue Chalk Walk at The Corners, Bellevue, WA 2000 Cho-Sun Gallery; Bellingham WA "Print Maker's Fair" 2000 Allied Arts; Bellingham, WA "From The Matrix" Print Show 2000 Macon & Company; Atlanta, GA "Summer Stock" 1999 Lexington Art League; Lexington, Kentucky "Nude 2000" 1999 Hudson Valley Art Association; Hastings on Hudson, NY 'Charles Davies Memorial Award' 1999 "Artdetour"; Seattle, WA 1997 Print Making Council; Somerville, NJ 1996 '619' Gallery; Seattle, WA 1995 Summer Song Gallery; Seattle, WA 1994 New Mexico Miniature Arts Society; Roswell, NM 1994 Second Story Gallery; Seattle, WA "Footprints" 1993 Slader Gallery; Eugene, OR "Le Petit" 1990 6th Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art; Toronto, Canada 1990 Leading American Contemporaries; Athens, Greece 1990 Works on Paper; Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1989 Back on Broadway; Oakland, CA 1988 Desert West Juried Art Exhibition; Lancaster, CA 1987 Exemplary Contemporary; Santa Cruz, CA 1986 International Print Exhibition; Binghamton, NY 1984 Old Towne Art Center; Los Gatos, CA 1984 Mark Reuben Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984 Jalbert Gallery; Saratoga, CA 1982 Vander Verr Gallery; Soquel, CA 1997 Albuquerque Art Museum; Albuquerque, NM PUBLIC COLLECTIONS United States Embassy; Tunis, Tunisia Occidental Grand Hotel; Atlanta, GA San Francisco Hilton; San Francisco, CA Dean Gardens; Atlanta, GA NASA; Edwards Air Force Base, CA SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Vancouver, Washington Portland, Oregon Chicago, Illinois Takarazura, Japan Yorkland, Delaware Atlanta, Georgia San Jose, California Baden Baden, Germany Moscow, Russia WORKS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY Gallery by the Bay, Stanwood, WA Jelita Arts, Bellingham, WA Gallery Mezzotint, Friday Harbor, WA

artists' statement

The arts have always been a part of my life. My parents are talented visual artists and our home was filled with their drawings, paintings, sculptures and hand made costumes. My step-father was an air force navigator who traveled widely and collected art from around the world. My step mother is a popular two and three d artist who has shown professionally for years. A 3 year stay in Japan had a strong influence on my artistic esthetic. A strong sense of composition was really my only natural artistic gift and it took years of encouragement and hard work for me to become proficient at drawing and painting. My goal as an artist is to instill in another the beauty I find in life; whether it be through color, texture or line. I hope that those who interact with my work feel a part of me and my artistic vision. My approach to picture making is unusual in that instead of choosing one medium to explore a subject with I use several mediums to explore different aspects of a subject. Often I’ll use drawing and etching to study the linear aspects of a scene then work with water colors to explore light and color before moving on to an oil painting with its richness of tone, depth and detail. I enjoy the challenges presented by the different mediums, whether it be the varying textures of paper and canvas or the unique characteristics of oils, pastels water colors and inks. “The Dancer” and “Veiled Dancer” are examples of using the texture of the paper and controlled application of water colors to create the effects of light and shadow on a figure draped in several types and colors of cloth. Even a brief perusal of my work and one recognizes a tremendous variety of mediums. All of my work regardless of the medium that I have chosen reflects my dedication to realism as expressed by the many masters of the Renaissance. Quite often I will do a piece as an etching and then execute the same image as a pastel, watercolor or oil. Other times the image itself informs the medium. Many of my works, particularly the large oils, are scenes from ancient ruins in places I have visited. Typically I do watercolors and then work from sketches and photographs when I return to my studio. The desire to create realistic images of the human form has also driven my development as an artist. Through many years of studying technique, life drawing and anatomy I have developed a stylistic approach that produces pieces with a strong realism and a deep emotional content. I strongly believe that the human form is one of nature’s greatest expressions.

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Masks of Chac
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A Temple from Uxmal, Yucatan Penisula, Mexico. Work executed from a photograph while visiting this site. ...
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Landscape In Coral And Jade
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This is a scene from Northern Italy. ...
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Archway Filitosa
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Filotosa is located on the island of Corsica. It is an ancient religious site. ...
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