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Plein Air Brandywine Valley Schedule of Events

Opening Reception

November 11, 2022

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

Bruno Baran
Artist Statement
Bruno Baran is a painter and teacher of art for over 39 years practicing what he
teaches with color, light and form utilizing strong compositions that make the
viewer connect.
“I'm interested in rapidly changing color and light leading to quick brush
strokes creating an explosion of tone and hue allowing the eye to move within
the painting.” according to Bruno. Seeking the elusive changes that happen
over short periods of time within a landscape. A strong composition makes the
completed painting whole and is as important as the color and light.
Biography
Bruno Baran was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1954 to Louis and Rita Baran
their second son who would go on to attend the Maryland Institute College of
Art and graduate cum laude in 1976, with a BFA in Art Education. He studied
with Raoul Middleman, Dan Dudrow, and Joseph Sheppard among numerous
other distinguished artists. Bruno would continue his education by attending
Towson State University, and Maryland Institute College of Art as well as
University of Maryland at Baltimore County earning over 60 credits beyond a
Master Equivalency while teaching full time for Baltimore County Public
Schools. Teaching at Perry Hall Elementary School for 11 years before
becoming Department Chairman at Lansdowne High school. After 10 years at
Lansdowne, Bruno finished his career teaching and becoming Magnet Leader
as well as Chairman for a STEM Academy at Chesapeake High School.
During his teaching career, Bruno continued to refine his painting working on
a variety of paintings as well as doing a wide range of ceramic pieces. For
several summers he took workshops at the Bennington College with Art New
England studying with Wolf Kahn, Miroslav Antic and others. Bruno
continued to paint and draw as often as possible until 2008 and he retired from
Baltimore County Public Schools and start painting everyday. He became Fine
Arts Chairman at The John Carroll School in 2011 and continues painting and
drawing along with maintaining 2 studios one at The John Carroll School and
his private one on his property in Nottingham Maryland. He has shown in
several shows in the past 4 years including the Havre de Grace Plein Air
painting competitions of 2009 and 2010. Showing in Chadds Ford and
AnneMarie Gardens Gallery in Solomons Island in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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