From a studio in a former barn in Lafayette, Colorado, Len Chmiel creates landscape and still lifes that reflect his love of the outdoors where he frequently hunts and gardens. Chmiel was born in... Read full biography
From a studio in a former barn in Lafayette, Colorado, Len Chmiel creates landscape and still lifes that reflect his love of the outdoors where he frequently hunts and gardens. Chmiel was born in Chicago and moved to California at age 8. He became a full-time fine artist after working as a... Read full biography
From a studio in a former barn in Lafayette, Colorado, Len Chmiel creates landscape and still lifes that reflect his love of the outdoors where he frequently hunts and gardens. Chmiel was born in Chicago and moved to California at age 8. He became a full-time fine artist after working as a mechanical draftsman for Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. He took night courses at the Art Center College of Design and after graduation, painted and freelanced as an illustrator for several years before... Read full biography
From a studio in a former barn in Lafayette, Colorado, Len Chmiel creates landscape and still lifes that reflect his love of the outdoors where he frequently hunts and gardens. Chmiel was born in Chicago and moved to California at age 8. He became a full-time fine artist after working as a mechanical draftsman for Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. He took night courses at the Art Center College of Design and after graduation, painted and freelanced as an illustrator for several years before moving to Colorado and working from his studio. However, he continues to take an occasional illustration assignment including giving instruction to illustrators at Disney Corporation and teaching workshops which he finds helpful in defining his own... Read full biography
From a studio in a former barn in Lafayette, Colorado, Len Chmiel creates landscape and still lifes that reflect his love of the outdoors where he frequently hunts and gardens. Chmiel was born in Chicago and moved to California at age 8. He became a full-time fine artist after working as a mechanical draftsman for Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. He took night courses at the Art Center College of Design and after graduation, painted and freelanced as an illustrator for several years before moving to Colorado and working from his studio. However, he continues to take an occasional illustration assignment including giving instruction to illustrators at Disney Corporation and teaching workshops which he finds helpful in defining his own work. He cites California painter Richard Diebenkorn as a major influence on his work to allow the intuitive side of his personal... Read full biography
Len Chmiel - Artist Info
About Len Chmiel: Books
Books & Publications (13)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The West Select (Phoenix Art Museum) (Exhibition catalog)
2012
Editor, Men's Arts Council, Phoenix Art Museum
94 pages (color)
Patrons Without Peer The McCloy Collection
2009
Davis, Tom
240 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Prix de West 30th Anniversary 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Schroeder, Charles (Intro)
204 pages (color)
Prix de West Invitational 1997 (Exhibition catalog)
1997
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
194 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Prix de West Invitational 1996 (Exhibition catalog)
1996
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
192 pages (color)
Freshen Your Paintings with New Ideas
1994
Lehrman, Lewis Barrett
135 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
National Academy of Western Art Twentieth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)