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Born 1948 East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Known for: Landscape, portrait, marine and interior painting.
Doug Brega is a realist known for his realistic, evocative portraits and renderings of New England houses, sailboats and weather beaten barns. He paints not only what appears to his eye but also what... Read full biography
Doug Brega is a realist known for his realistic, evocative portraits and renderings of New England houses, sailboats and weather beaten barns. He paints not only what appears to his eye but also what he sees as a reality beneath the common one. For Brega the goal is more than an impressive... Read full biography
Doug Brega is a realist known for his realistic, evocative portraits and renderings of New England houses, sailboats and weather beaten barns. He paints not only what appears to his eye but also what he sees as a reality beneath the common one. For Brega the goal is more than an impressive accretion of detail: it is a glimpse of the true structure and character of his subject, whether it is a person or a building. Brega was born on Christmas day, 1948, in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up... Read full biography
Doug Brega is a realist known for his realistic, evocative portraits and renderings of New England houses, sailboats and weather beaten barns. He paints not only what appears to his eye but also what he sees as a reality beneath the common one. For Brega the goal is more than an impressive accretion of detail: it is a glimpse of the true structure and character of his subject, whether it is a person or a building. Brega was born on Christmas day, 1948, in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up in the neighboring town of East Longmeadow. His principal art studies took place at the Paier School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut under trompe l'oeil artist Ken Davies, who became his most important teacher and mentor. Davies impressed upon Brega... Read full biography
Doug Brega is a realist known for his realistic, evocative portraits and renderings of New England houses, sailboats and weather beaten barns. He paints not only what appears to his eye but also what he sees as a reality beneath the common one. For Brega the goal is more than an impressive accretion of detail: it is a glimpse of the true structure and character of his subject, whether it is a person or a building. Brega was born on Christmas day, 1948, in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up in the neighboring town of East Longmeadow. His principal art studies took place at the Paier School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut under trompe l'oeil artist Ken Davies, who became his most important teacher and mentor. Davies impressed upon Brega the importance of drawing as a foundation for his work, at a time when this emphasis on realist technique... Read full biography
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Art Teacher
- •Kenneth Davies
Art School
- •Paier College/School of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty