Harold Pickern

Born in 1947 and raised in rural northern California. As a child drawing was my favorite pastime. In elementary and high school I was the kid that the teachers came to when they needed drawings or scenery etc. I studied art and art education at Phoenix City College and Arizona State University. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t make art. The process of converting objects or materials into different, thought provoking objects or images is where the juice is. As a painter I enjoy having the freedom to paint things that I enjoy, from old cars to cowboys. To capture the romance that exists in even the most commonplace object or scene continues to be a motivating force in my work. One of my favorite themes is dealing with images of discarded objects found in the American landscape. I enjoy creating the realistic illusion of texture, light, and space while interpreting everyday subjects that everyone can relate to. In a way these paintings give new life and an unintended use to objects that have outlived their original purpose.

Exhibitions:

The S.H. Keane Gallery, Carmel- By -The – Sea

The San Diego Art Institute

The Southern California Exposition

The 119th Exhibition of Art, Del Mar, CA

1999 Juried Exhibition, Watts Towers Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Exhibit ’99

Summer Art ’99 Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Springs, CO

National Acrylic Painters Association 1999, Covington, LA; Artists Rep. award

The Bosque Conservatory, 1999

The Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, 1999

The NSA 17th National Juried Show, 1999

Celebration of Western Art, The Cow Palace, San Francisco, 1999

Northern Valley Art League 16th Annual National Juried Show 2000

Tubac Center