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Brad Teare working on Summer Cottonwoods[1]

Brad Teare (born 1956)[2] is an American artist and illustrator. He has worked in woodcuts and as a Western landscape artist in oils.

Early life and education

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Teare was born in Moscow, Idaho,[2] and raised in Manhattan, Kansas.[3][4] While in high school, he was the drummer in a rock band.[5] In summer 1975, he moved to forested land owned by his brother in northern Idaho, where he built a cabin with a friend, then helped construct the Pacific Crest Trail in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area in Washington.[5] He subsequently studied illustration at the University of Idaho and Utah State University.[3][6]

Career

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He worked in cartoon animation and moved to New York City, where he freelanced as an illustrator for The New York Times[3][7] and provided the art for several book covers for Random House.[3][8] In 1992, he created a comic book, Cypher, which was serialized in Heavy Metal and published in 1997 as a graphic novel. A spin-off comic, The Subterranean, appeared online in 2013.[7][9]

Teare used scratchboard for The Subterranean[7] and woodcuts for many of his book covers. Having moved to the Hudson Valley, he began to focus more on landscapes, and influenced especially by Van Gogh, turned away from woodcuts to painting in oils with heavy impasto, ultimately with a palette knife instead of a brush.[2][5][8][10]

In 1994, he moved to Providence, Utah, where he focused on painting Western landscapes.[2] He discontinued freelance work in 2001.[11] In 2006, two of his works, Color of the Land[7] and the woodblock print Rock Moss,[12] won awards from the Deseret Morning News. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Maynard Dixon residence in 2004 and at Christopher Forbes' Trinchera Ranch in 2006,[4][6] received the third place award at the 2021 juried exhibition of the American Impressionist Society, and had work included in the annual Quest for the West exhibition[8][13] at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.[2]

His later work as an illustrator includes a 1997 children's book in verse by Rick Walton, Dance, Pioneer, Dance!,[14] and illustrations for The Friend, children's magazine of the LDS Church,[7] where he became senior designer.[15] He has taught continuing education painting workshops at Weber State University[16] and posts instructional videos on his YouTube channel.[5][17]

Personal life

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Teare was married to trompe-l'œil artist Debra Teare, who died in 2018,[10][18] and has a daughter.[3][15]

References

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  1. ^ Brad Teare (2018). Summer Cottonwoods, 24"x 30". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Artist: Teare, Brad". Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lance Frazier (May 28, 2015) [April 23, 2010]. "'Husband and wife art-pair': Local couple prepare for first Logan show". The Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Brad Teare, Featured Artist at Leopold Gallery, Friday, September 27th". KC Studio. October 20, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "The three-dimensional expressiveness of painter Brad Teare — at Chimayo Taos". Taos News (interview). Taos, New Mexico. September 8, 2022 [September 6, 2022]. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Watercolor: Into the Heart of The Southwest: 20 Painters Interpret the Forbes Trinchera Ranch". American Artist. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011 – via Artist Daily.
  7. ^ a b c d e Kelly Cannon (October 8, 2013). "Providence artist works as national comic, illustrator". The Herald Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Joshua Rose (April–May 2024). "Declarations of the Palette Knife". Western Art & Architecture. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Theric Jepson (August 19, 2009). "The Portable Frank by Jim Woodring (2008)". FOB Comics. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Daily Inspiration: Meet Brad Teare". VoyageKC (interview). Kansas City. August 9, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Brad Teare". Fine Art Connoisseur (sponsored interview). March 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Dave Gagon (June 29, 2006). "$2,500 woodblock is first of its kind in paper's art collection". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  13. ^ "Show Preview: Quest for the West". Southwest Art. July 10, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ^ Rick Walton; Brad Teare (illustrations) (1997). Dance, Pioneer, Dance. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Co. ISBN 9781573452434.
  15. ^ a b Theric Jepson (May 18, 2009). "Couple-Creators: Brad and Debra Teare". A Motley Vision (interview). Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Kelsey Schwab Adams (September 17, 2016). "Continuing education art programs throughout Utah provide adults with creative outlets". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016.
  17. ^ About Brad Teare. YouTube.com.
  18. ^ Terrie Teare (November 2018). "Obituary". Debra Teare.com.
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