The artist, Bren Price
As an example of my process, the Song of Birchbark is a painting of my friend from Taos Pueblo who modeled for me while drumming. From the drawing of him, I have created several paintings, this one being my favorite because so much is going on that just happened beyond my control, watercolor is like that; you have to let it happen. I am just the medium, I don’t know what I’m doing, I’m just slinging paint. In conjunction with his status at the Pueblo, he was one of the elders protesting the extension of the Taos airport and appears in more than one newspaper article as a revered storyteller at Taos Pueblo where the peoples feared that the vibrations of plane flyovers would damage the adobe walls of the pueblo buildings. I did not consciously add the shapes in the painting where you can see a plane flying over his head, a woman falling from the sky, a speaking crow. bees buzzing, birch bark, what else?
SONG OF BIRCH BARK
All of the work by Bren Price throughout Touchstone, is subject to copyright laws and is for sale, gallery priced at $20 per square inch plus framing, taxes, shipping and processing fees. All of my paintings are copyrighted. Notice Given: do not copy my paintings. Paintings online carry an embedded watermark for copyright purposes which does not appear on the original. Giclee` images can be ordered at cost plus.
Published paintings cost more depending on age and Publication – standard sized paintings from my book, Inside the Wind, gallery price starts at $20,000. I have been painting from an early age and continue to develop, “diversity is my style.” I paint in many mediums but for the most part, my work is done in watercolor and is expressionistic in nature. Sometimes my work is straightforward in its meaning and other times it is like a riddle unfolded for the viewer. The Samurai image represents my ‘Discovery Style’ of painting which brings out the innermost essence of being-at-one with the process of painting. SAMURAI WIND
BITCH GODDESSES Found hiding in the chaos.
DRESSED FOR COTILLION
Late one night painting while on retreat in Louisiana, I felt the presence of my Papa looking over my shoulder as I was finishing up for the night, and I noticed on my palette very interesting shapes taking place. I started pushing around the paint that was already there and this image of a Southern Belle dressed in a ruffled ball gown appeared, like she was going to be presented at Cotillion, and I thought, how appropriate! My papa was a Southern gentleman from Arkansas and we had shared our artwork over the years. It wasn’t until 2 weeks later when I returned home that my dad told me that Papa had passed; he stopped in to say goodbye to me.
CHOREE
The next morning after the palette had dried, I discovered upside-down the real painting without making any changes. This is two images within one painting of Choree, my childhood invisible friend who followed me around for the first few years of my life and remains with me as one of my spirit guides.
This is a sculpture of Choree I created at 19.
CHOREE Bust
Created 2019, not thinking
Lamp with Degas inspired dancers backed by mylar and raku clay screen for viewing the other sides.
A glazed vase with whimsical green frog, a lady with feathered headdress, exploding golden flowers, and cobalt blue ribbon festooning a glorious dance of shapes is representative of my expressionistic attitude. I believe artwork should bring an uplifting joy to the viewer. 
I have collected beads from all over the world which I have styled into elegant and sophisticated adornment for the soul. Choose a Special Piece for yourself or gift to someone you love from my one of a kind collection!
Working with Students of All Ages in Many Different Mediums Maintains Interest in our Workshops and Keeps People coming back to Touchstone Year after Year
This is my dad and me painting our sculptural masks.
Painted and Un-Painted Masks
