BJ Briner
PO Box 443
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514
505-776-5613
bjbriner@taosnet.com

Artist Statement
BJBriner’s art reflects the bold lines of high desert plateaus, panoramas and vistas nuanced in shades and hues of oil pigment on paper where flowers, canyons and stars become as bold as the earth and sky themselves.

This visual language that BJ speaks creates a tension of dynamic rhythms between color and light that communicates with you, the viewer.  BJ follows the direction of inspired moments, and her passion of drawing continues to be the core element of her creations.

“Parts of dreams, past experiences, déjà vu moments, even an object or sound can set me on the path to painting.  My imagination produces my art and my surroundings stimulate my imagination,” says Briner.
“I work on several different pieces at once, and the cross pollination of going from a night sky to an abstract interpretation of winter inspires me.  Emotion often evolves from these conflicts of light and color, rendering layers of life onto a piece of paper, and this colored conversation of life that I have with myself beckons the onlooker, pulling them with me into the mood.”

From “Best of Show” at the Taos Spring Arts Festival, to donating works for philanthropic organizations, to works hanging in the US Justice Department, Briner’s art remains as consistent and varied as the desert plateau that not only inspires her work but cradles her life.

Enjoy.