Brian Vines

Like all artists I have inspirations and ideas that just need to be put down on paper or canvas. I generally work with pastels, charcoals and oil paints. I draw my inspiration from many sources but my biggest influences have mostly been figurative artworks from the old renaissance masters, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Durer, etc. I've also always been in love with surrealist art and artists like Salvador Dali with his far out creativeness. I love painters like Frank Frazetta and Van Gogh with their boldness of color and execution. I try to emulate and create visually stimulating pieces with humor or a twist that might get the viewer thinking. I want my artwork to reflect the best of all my various influences. I also have 13+ years of commercial art experience as an Art Director for several Advertising Agencies in North Carolina and Colorado where the work I directed won numerous industry awards. I returned to my fine arts roots in 1992 when I left the advertising industry and have since devoted my artistic interests to more personal projects.

I’ve been fortunate to have been honored locally in North Carolina with many private commissions and several Fine Arts awards:
Best of Show for pastel entitled “Alice in Green” in th...

My formal art training was at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC where I studied painting, drawing, sculpture and art history.

Portrait show at the Page Walker Museum second floor gallery in Cary, NC Jan 3rd thru Feb 3rd 2018

Solo show at the Cary Senior Center in Cary, NC. Aug. 19, 2017.