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Paul Chamberlain
818-548-8707
pc2604@iscweb.com
www.prcfineart.com
Paul Chamberlain was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Eagle Rock, and began his initial foray into the art world while in high school. He continued his journey through graduation from the renowned ArtCenter College of Design. He then spent several years at design firms in Detroit working on various projects. His most notable design, the logo for the Bay Area Rapid Transit train, graces the front of each BART train to this day.
Returning to California in the mid-60’s, Chamberlain settled into the advertising/graphic design field. Creative projects included annual reports, outdoor signage, print ads, brochures and even pop-up greeting cards.
Finally, encouraged by a close friend and working artist, he returned to his easel and, through sketching and traditional oil painting, rekindled his fine art creative flame. From his house in the Verdugo Hills, Chamberlain travels throughout California and the west. His favorite Kernville area of the Sierras, the deserts, the beaches and the cities have all provided him a rich variety of subjects to capture on canvas.
Chamberlain’s love of color and composition has led him to explore both the Plein Air and in-studio experience. His studies, with such notable artists as Calvin Liang, Frank Serrano and Ron Chesley, in addition to the continual visual influence of master artists Sam Hyde Harris, Sergei Bongart, and Maynard Dixon help him sharpen his eye for the strong color palette, interesting subjects and unique compositions.
“You’ll notice several things about my paintings; color, interesting subjects and unique compositions. First off, I like color. I always have. Whether it’s purple shadows on a bridge at evening, a field of orange marigolds or a brightly colored tricycle being pedaled furiously by my grandson…for me it all starts with color. Second and third - go hand in hand. I like off-beat subject matter like old farm vehicles stuck in the weeds, kids & pets caught in action and landscapes & buildings in various stages of light and shadow. It all interacts somehow to produce the final results in each of my paintings. I never know what I’ll come across next to paint…it’s very exciting and I’m constantly looking at the world around me for the next canvas subject. I’m always amazed at the visual variety of possibilities that pop-up.”
Paul is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the California Art Club and the Pasadena Society of Artists. ARCHIVAL PRINTS OF SELECTED PAINTINGS AVAILABLE
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2011 (Oct) Glendale Art Association Fall Salon, Whites Gallery, Montrose, CA
2010 73rd Art & Photography Exhibit: Santa Paula Society of the Arts
2010 Spring Juried Show: San Gabriel Fine Arts Association Hon Men - Open Class - "Bodfish Taxi"
2010 "Car Show", Howeeduzzit Gallery, Alhambra, CA
2010 "Art on Millionaires Row", Juried Exhibition, Altadena, CA
2010 "Delicate & Dazzling" Works on Paper, Juried Exhibition, Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2010 Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, San Gabriel Fine Arts Association
2010 "Magnificent Miniatures", Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena
2010 "Holiday Small Works Show", Juried Exhibition, Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2009 (Summer) Art & Antiques Gallery on Lake Pasadena, CA
2009 2-man show Whites Gallery, Montrose CA *** 47th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair, CA
2009 Santa Paula Society of the Arts, 72nd Art & Photogaraphy Exhibit
2008 Bower Museum Juried Invitational Exhibition, Santa Ana, CA (Award “Out to Pasture”)
2008 New Member Exhibition: Pasadena Society of Artists, Whites Gallery, Montrose CA
2008 Invitational Exhibition: Arroyo Seco en Plein Air, California Art Club Pasadena Public Library
2008 Spring Exhibit: S. Gabriel Fine Arts Association *** Artist Travels, Artists of the Canyon, Glendale
2008 Different Tempos", Two-Man Show, Artist of the Canyon, Glendale CA
2008 Americana! July Exhibition: San Gabriel Fine Arts Association
2008 Bowers Museum Juried Invitational Exhibition, Santa Ana, CA(Award “Out to Pasture)
2007 Juried Exhibition: Scenes of Pasadena & San Gabriel, CAC Marston's Restaurant, Pasadena
2007 California Art Club Celebrates the City Hall, Plein Air Exhibition, Pasadena CA
2007 Sacred Heart Benefit Art Exhibition, Flintridge CA
2007 Invitational Exhibition: Arroyo Seco Plein Air, California Art Club Pasadena Public Library
2007 Spring Exhibit: San Gabriel Arts Association *** Artist Travels, Artists of the Canyon, Glendale
2006 Montrose Art Walk, Montrose, CA **** 2005 Montrose Art Walk, Montrose, CA
2005 Juried Exhibition: Scenes of Eagle Rock, Carlottas Passion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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