Frank Bruckmann

Bruckmann studied at the DuCret School of the Arts, NJ, Arts Students League, NY and Paris American Academy, Paris. He has taught art at Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, Silvermine Art School, New Canaan, CT and Rowayton Arts Center, Darien, CT. He has won awards for his work such as at the John Slade Ely House Members Exhibit Award, The Weiss Sisters Award and Elizabeth Pragst Memorial Award.

He has shown at many galleries in the region, including  River Street Gallery, Gallery 418, and Gallery 195 in New Haven, CT, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT,  Seven Bridges in Greenwich, CT and Inverary Gallery, Villanova, PA. Lupine Gallery, Monhegan ME. His work is in numerous public and private collections.

Forest - Wander
April 21 -May 22, 2022

This exhibit features objects I have foraged and found to be profoundly compelling. Staying close to home these past few years, I explored my favorite places in Edgewood Park and the West Rock Ridge, unearthing skulls of birds, forest creatures and edible mushrooms that are blown up in my studio to epic proportions to reveal their integrity and to give them the respect that such beautiful things deserve.

In addition to these paintings of enormously valued foraged objects, I have also made forest landscape paintings to give the viewer the sense of walking into the magical realm of discovery that our forests and parks offer. All these discoveries have earned my time and attention; I’m there, stationary in the woods, knowing that people, their kids, their dogs will pass by me, the weather and the light will change, and I will come away with this tableau, this scrap of life; an experience. Hopefully one will see that my work demonstrates my zeal for painting through my palette of rich colors, carefully arranged compositions and loving treatment of the subject matter.