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| CAREL PIETER BREST VAN KEMPEN - BIOGRAPHY |
Artist Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen grew up in Emigration Canyon, Utah, an ideal place to walk and explore and indulge in his youthful fascination for the wild and its varied inhabitants. As a boy, he took up falconry and herpetology and later studied biology. It wasn't until he was approaching his thirtieth birthday that he decided to pursue a career in art. It was then that he felt his skills had reached a point at which it was conceivable that he could be successful as an artist. Although Brest van Kempen had studied perspective in a high school drawing class and had gotten pointers from other artists, he is otherwise self-taught. Once he decided to devote himself exclusively to painting, he gave up his falcons, beloved dogs and reptiles and lived in his van for several years in order to paint, often for up to 100 hours each week.
Brest van Kempen's meticulously executed paintings explore the rich variety of nature. Mysterious and exotic reptiles and amphibians rendered in brilliant jewel tones attest to the artist's belief that chief among nature's hallmarks is its diversity. Brest van Kempen's subjects, while untraditional, are no less threatened than those more commonly seen in wildlife art, and they are just as essential in the grand scheme of nature. Reptiles and amphibians are today's ecological equivalent of yesteryear's canaries in coal mines. Often sensitive to environmental changes, they can red-flag problems not readily apparent (currently the case with the disappearance of many species of frogs; a mystery that has baffled scientists).
The things that make a particular species unique, such as behavioral traits, movements or appearance, are what first attracts Brest van Kempen to it. Beginning with small compositional sketches, he goes on to complete a finished drawing. After referring to his slides to verify markings and anatomical details, he traces his drawing onto a board and then does an underpainting. Once he begins the actual painting, it takes him approximately one-and-a-half hours to complete an area the size of one-square inch, most often using acrylics.
Brest van Kempen is highly regarded by his peers. Among them is Carl Brenders, who owns a Brest van Kempen original and who remarked, "Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen will make history in wildlife art. He is pure, and all of his heart and soul are in his work."
Brest van Kempen's paintings have received widespread acclaim and have been exhibited throughout the world, earning a number of prestigious awards in the U.S., among them "Best of Show" at the 1995 Southeastern Wildlife Art Expo, the 1995 and 1998 Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Shows, and in 1992, he earned the Arts for the Parks Wildlife Award. In 1994, he was elected to membership in the Society of Animal Artists, which honored him with their highest honor, "The Award of Excellence" in 1994, 1996 and 1997. |
(Biography Courtesy of The Mill Pond Press Companies)
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