Brad Teare Explained

Brad Teare (born 1956)[1] is an American artist and illustrator. He has worked in woodcuts and as a Western landscape artist in oils.

Early life and education

Teare was born in Moscow, Idaho,[1] and raised in Manhattan, Kansas.[2] While in high school, he was the drummer in a rock band.[3] 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.[3] He subsequently studied illustration at the University of Idaho and Utah State University.[4]

Career

He worked in cartoon animation and moved to New York City, where he freelanced as an illustrator for The New York Times[5] and provided the art for several book covers for Random House.[6] 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.[5] [7]

Teare used scratchboard for The Subterranean[5] 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.[1] [3] [6]

In 1994, he moved to Providence, Utah, where he focused on painting Western landscapes.[1] He discontinued freelance work in 2001.[8] In 2006, two of his works, Color of the Land[5] and the woodblock print Rock Moss,[9] 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,[2] [4] 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[6] [10] at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.[1]

His later work as an illustrator includes a 1997 children's book in verse by Rick Walton, Dance, Pioneer, Dance!,[11] and illustrations for The Friend, children's magazine of the LDS Church,[5] where he became senior designer. He has taught continuing education painting workshops at Weber State University[12] and posts instructional videos on his YouTube channel.[3] [13]

Personal life

Teare was married to trompe-l'œil artist Debra Teare, who died in 2018,[14] [15] and has a daughter.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist: Teare, Brad . Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art . April 8, 2024 .
  2. Web site: Brad Teare, Featured Artist at Leopold Gallery, Friday, September 27th . KC Studio . October 20, 2017 . April 8, 2024 .
  3. News: The three-dimensional expressiveness of painter Brad Teare — at Chimayo Taos . Taos News . Taos, New Mexico . September 8, 2022 . September 6, 2022 . April 8, 2024 . interview .
  4. Watercolor: Into the Heart of The Southwest: 20 Painters Interpret the Forbes Trinchera Ranch . American Artist . Artist Daily . February 13, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009034502/http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/watercolor/archive/2007/02/13/watercolor-into-the-heart-of-the-southwest-20-painters-interpret-the-forbes-trinchera-ranch.aspx . October 9, 2011 .
  5. News: Kelly Cannon . October 8, 2013 . Providence artist works as national comic, illustrator . The Herald Journal . April 8, 2024 .
  6. Joshua Rose . Declarations of the Palette Knife . Western Art & Architecture . April–May 2024 . April 8, 2024 .
  7. Web site: The Portable Frank by Jim Woodring (2008) . Theric Jepson . FOB Comics . August 19, 2009 . March 24, 2021 .
  8. Artist Spotlight: Brad Teare . Fine Art Connoisseur . sponsored interview . March 2021 . April 8, 2024 .
  9. News: Dave Gagon . June 29, 2006 . $2,500 woodblock is first of its kind in paper's art collection . Deseret News . Salt Lake City, Utah . August 31, 2011 .
  10. Web site: Show Preview: Quest for the West . Southwest Art . July 10, 2023 . April 8, 2024 .
  11. Book: Rick Walton . Brad Teare (illustrations) . Dance, Pioneer, Dance . 1997 . Deseret Book Co. . Salt Lake City, Utah . 9781573452434 .
  12. News: Continuing education art programs throughout Utah provide adults with creative outlets . Kelsey Schwab Adams . Deseret News . September 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919133415/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865662618/Continuing-education-art-programs-throughout-Utah-provide-adults-with-creative-outlets.html . September 19, 2016 .
  13. https://www.youtube.com/user/BradTeare/about About Brad Teare
  14. Daily Inspiration: Meet Brad Teare . VoyageKC . Kansas City . interview . August 9, 2021 . April 8, 2024 .
  15. Web site: Terrie Teare . Obituary . Debra Teare.com . November 2018 .
  16. News: Lance Frazier . 'Husband and wife art-pair': Local couple prepare for first Logan show . The Herald Journal . Logan, Utah . May 28, 2015 . April 23, 2010 . April 8, 2024 .
  17. Web site: Couple-Creators: Brad and Debra Teare . Theric Jepson . A Motley Vision . May 18, 2009 . April 8, 2024 . interview.

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