"I strive to evoke emotion in the sense of 'place,' and hope to convey a rich feeling of nostalgia for viewers by inspiring them to pay attention to the simple beauties of life.". "I consciously use... Read full biography
"I strive to evoke emotion in the sense of 'place,' and hope to convey a rich feeling of nostalgia for viewers by inspiring them to pay attention to the simple beauties of life.". "I consciously use harmony, balance, repetition, and spontaneity as the anchors of my compositions. Each work is... Read full biography
"I strive to evoke emotion in the sense of 'place,' and hope to convey a rich feeling of nostalgia for viewers by inspiring them to pay attention to the simple beauties of life.". "I consciously use harmony, balance, repetition, and spontaneity as the anchors of my compositions. Each work is carefully planned and under gridded with age-old proportions of the golden mean and root divisions.". "Every opportunity is taken to create shapes, I imagine it as a carving of positives and negatives. I... Read full biography
"I strive to evoke emotion in the sense of 'place,' and hope to convey a rich feeling of nostalgia for viewers by inspiring them to pay attention to the simple beauties of life.". "I consciously use harmony, balance, repetition, and spontaneity as the anchors of my compositions. Each work is carefully planned and under gridded with age-old proportions of the golden mean and root divisions.". "Every opportunity is taken to create shapes, I imagine it as a carving of positives and negatives. I use a layering of color, the 'Building of Color'; as I call it. It gives me the ability to let the under painting do the work. Under painting sets the tone of each painting and each layer contributes to the final melding. I use a careful balance of... Read full biography
"I strive to evoke emotion in the sense of 'place,' and hope to convey a rich feeling of nostalgia for viewers by inspiring them to pay attention to the simple beauties of life.". "I consciously use harmony, balance, repetition, and spontaneity as the anchors of my compositions. Each work is carefully planned and under gridded with age-old proportions of the golden mean and root divisions.". "Every opportunity is taken to create shapes, I imagine it as a carving of positives and negatives. I use a layering of color, the 'Building of Color'; as I call it. It gives me the ability to let the under painting do the work. Under painting sets the tone of each painting and each layer contributes to the final melding. I use a careful balance of warm and cool colors along with soft and hard edges. It is like walking a tight rope to incorporate each of these elements into every subject.... Read full biography
Bruce Cheever - Artist Info
About Bruce Cheever: Books
Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
150 Year Survey: Utah Art and Artists
2001
Vern G. Swanson, Robert S. Olpin, Donna L. Poulton, and Janie L. Rogers