BRENT MAXWELL
Artist Statement
“Art and the making of art are both vehicles of learning. Recently my paintings are about the conception of images from harsh landscapes and plants and the revelation of the beauty to be found there. They are about the transfer of information from the eye to the canvas using composition and color. And it’s about the application of paint. Between the capture, imagination and the end result, the artist learns and hopefully communicates to the viewer.”
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Background & Bio
Brent Maxwell began his art study at Odessa College and continued at the University of Texas at Austin. While in graduate school at the University of Texas, he worked part time in university and municipal libraries. He also worked as a Teaching Assistant and won two prizes from Ford Foundation grants administered by the University. He earned a B.F.A. and M.F.A. He finished with his thesis and thesis show.
For about the next ten years, he worked in commercial and industrial electrical work in West Texas, Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico and the Austin area. He returned to the University of Texas to get his certification as a Texas Public School Teacher. After teaching art, AP Art and AP Art History in Texas public schools for 26 years as well as 4 years of teaching Art History at Blinn College, he returned to painting entirely for his own endeavors.
Prior to retirement from teaching, he was able to establish a dedicated studio in his home which he has maintained and utilized for 14 years in its current location. He has shown mainly in educator group shows in his community and three invitational group shows in Fort Worth. Most recently he has concluded a large solo show with the Arts Center of the Brazos Valley.
