        
Bruce I. Campbell, a native Washingtonian growing up in Mitchellville, Maryland, began his preoccupation with Art at the age of five. He has been perfecting his skills ever since. He graduated from DuVal Senior High School and earned a Bachelors in Fine Arts and a Masters Degree in Applied Management from the University of Maryland. Over the past years, Bruce's artistic vocation have intensified as he fulfills four major objectives:
1. Volunteer tutor for the Washington, D.C. Public School's Adopt-A-School Program
Bruce teaches the basis of Art, realistic drawing to students at the Thomson Elementary School in N.W., D.C. He accomplishes this endeavor through drawing demonstrations, personal instruction, critique, and encouragement. His approach incorporates discipline and practice in representational art. His theory for tutoring applies direct observation and corrective drawing. |
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Working from models, still life arrangements, and actual reference items are the major tools used for motivating the class. The students observe life subjects to develop spacial relationships of objects, and to gain confidence in capturing a realistic and accurate image of the subject matter. This method is used in tandem with Mr. Campbell's personal philosophy of Art, and works incredibly well for the young students. As Artist-In-Residence, Mr.Campbell is developing a personal fine arts curriculum that combines"Right Brain" theory with his own ideology.
2. Attend weekly drawing sessions from Life Models
This drawing forum has reconfirmed Bruce's devotion to realism. He works, studies, and discusses with colleagues at the Atelier Royal, the skill of extended (15 to 20 hours) drawings. Bruce, who prefers to draw with oil paint, asserts that drawing-based art is the key regardless of the medium He is convinced that artists of today have been disillusioned with the modernist prevarication. Bruce, along with Atelier members, examine the root and demise of Modernism as a means to reestablish time honored traditional techniques based in drawing in the 21st century. His personal crusade strives to banish all pseudo art schemes linked to, or based on modern art. Inspired by centuries of examples of the mastery of Art in true classical realistic traditions grounded in accurate drawing, Bruce established his third devotion as a copyist. Click here to see Mr. Campbell's full collection of his original oil paintings and drawings. |
3. Acceptance into the National Gallery of Art Copyist Program
Bruce began the program in September of 1995. He completed his first independent exercise by painting, "Young Woman with Peonies," by Frederic Bazille (circa 1870). His second copy was, "Two Women In A Window" by Murillo, (circa 1690). Progressively, he has completed, "Colonel Guy Johnson" by Benjamin West (1776); "Wivenhoe Park" by John Constable (1863); "Beach at Normandy" by Courbet (1800); "Voyage of Life - Manhood" by Thomas Cole (1876);"Bay of Rio" by Heade (1876); "Natural Arch at Capri" by Hazeltine (1871), "Still life with Fruit and Carafe" by Saraceni Pensionate (1610); "The Holy Family at the Step" by Follower of Poussin; "Suiot Egypt" by Gilfford; and completing a seascape "Stranded Ship" by Durand. A painting copyist from master artists at the National Gallery's West Wing Permanent Collection takes dedication to detail, classical art, and drawing. Through these "original replicas" using only god-given skills through direct observation to study from masterworks of this National Treasure of Masters has gained Bruce renewed respect for those who provided mankind with centuries of unsurpassed beauty. Click here to view Mr. Campbell's art collection as a licensed copyist in National Gallery of Art.
4. Establish the Atelier BIC
The peak of Bruce's Art endeavors is establishing the Atelier BIC, a traditional Art space, studio, workshop, study, learning environment for aspired artists. The Atelier provides emerging artists with an opportunity to draw, practice, rediscover, exhibit and discover standards left by Fine Art Masters. Click here to see more details on Atelier BIC.
These four exercises compliment Bruce's work from his home studio. After attending events in his native Washington, D.C., he embarked on ambitious projects to complete epic oil paintings, "Million Man March" and the annual "D.C. Carnival" parade. These are followed by a painting-in-progress of the "Million Woman March" held in Philadelphia PA fall of 1997. He plans to continue copying and life drawings in preparation to exhibit next year. Mr. Campbell's personal return to artistic reality has been a challenge that he fully values. |
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