Fred Bell
medium: painting
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 Yellow House 2006 Painting |
 Tricycle 2006 Painting |
 Red Chair 2007 Painting |
 Folding Chair 2008 Painting |
 Snow 2007 Painting |
 Afternoon 2008 Painting |
 Eastside Houses 2007 Painting |
 House of Mirth 2007 Painting |
 November on Girard 2007 Painting |
 Where am I 2008 Painting |
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Contact information
6133 W. Appleton Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Phone Number: 414-447-6366
Email Address: fred@fredbellpaintings.com
Web site: fredbellpaintings.com
Artist statement
The cityscapes and interiors that I paint are more than buildings. They are memories of the past and symbols of my life. Architecture gives me a feeling of the life inside the building and triggers imagined impressions of the lives therein. The bungalow house and architecture from the 1920s is especially that way for me. It is the style of house I was brought up in and was all around my neighborhood. I use these buildings as a way of expressing of the way I feel at the moment I am painting them. My paintings are done from imagination, life and photos.
Some of my influences are my teacher, Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Mass. Henry taught us plein air painting and was one of the most influential teachers in the 20th century. Another painter from that region is Edward Hopper, whose paintings I continue to return to for inspiration.
Biography
I was brought up in Milwaukee but learned to paint from Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Mass. I also studied at the Art Student's League and School Of Visual Arts in New York City. I lived there for 15 years. I am Exhibition Chair of Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. My paintings are in many collections around the country.
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