Bruce Peil
Bruce Peil was born in 1946 and raised in Oklahoma and now resides in Athens, Texas. He is a Signature member of the Oil Painters of America, the Co-Founder and Signature member of the Outdoor Painters Society, the American Impressionists Society, the Oklahoma Society of Impressionists, and has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Art Talk, The Artists Magazine, Art of the American West and Art Journey America, Landscapes.
His work has shown in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Okla. City, The Salmagundi Club, in New York City, The Texas State Capital building, The Gilcrease Museum of Art and the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla. and the Albuquerque Art Museum, among others.
“Whether it is a majestic mountain scene or the more simple pastoral scenes in the area where we live, it’s that fleeting moment in time that I strive most to capture in my paintings. I want the viewer of my paintings to feel as though they are experiencing that moment in time. My goal is to capture the truth about the subject without over exaggerating the color, and without too many unimportant details that can only distract the eye from the main idea, which is the feeling of the light and air.”
“I have been influenced by many great artists both past and present, but my goal has always been to let my own style evolve naturally and to make my own statement.”