Ericka Bruno

I paint conceptual visions of my experiences or others experiences I have witnessed.
Things substantive, and implicit. Things imagined.

Building blocks. Scenarios. Instances.

I develop my paintings with a non-objective approach to focus on the “line”. How it forms visual relationships with the negative/positive space it creates via intersecting perpendiculars and curves. Color enhances the dynamic increasing visual impact, contrast, and momentum.
My abstract geometric work is a result of a continued exploration. Small pieces to a puzzle coming together to make a complete picture. My paintings, being abstract and conceptual in nature, allow the viewer to render their own individual interpretation.

That interpretation is my art, the epitome of what I so enjoy creating.

I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I attended the University of Texas, Austin, and worked as a graphic designer following graduation in both San Antonio and Dallas before relocating to San Francisco. Following a hiatus to raise a family and a move to the east coast,
I have returned to painting to develop my true passion and create works which engage people, make them wonder, or stir something inside them.
I currently live along the...

BFA Studio Art, University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Worked 10+ years as graphic designer/illustrator

Abstracts Workshop under Gwen Fox
Taos, New Mexico

Artist-In-Residence
Chateau Orquevaux
Champagne Ardenne, France

My work is in private collections in several states:
California, Texas, Montana, Miami, New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Utah