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Fine Art, Limited Edition Prints, Commissioned Equine Portraits

MEET BOB GARDNER

BOB GARDNER's paintings reflect the contemporary west. His knowledge and feel for the natural movement and structure of animals is evident and has become the trademark of his work. His paintings have a contemporary feel - airy and uncluttered. He leans toward realism with great attention on composition and use of subtle color, which brings an unmistakable softness to his work - a consistent style that is immediately recognizable from across the room.

Bob was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1943 and spent most of his childhood in Illinois. He studied art at the University of Colorado and the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he worked as a commercial artist for twelve years before turning to fine art.

Bob lived in the Sierra mountains in northern California for over 25 years and now resides in Bakersfield, California. His passion for horses is reflected through his commissioned equine portraits.

His work is now being shown in galleries in Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas and California. He also participates in important invitational art shows in the west. Bob's paintings have been chosen for the cover of Paint Horse Journal and he has been featured in California Horse Review and High Country Magazine. One of his paintings featuring a young foal, entitled "Someday", was chosen as the official poster of the American Paint Horse Association's 2000 World Show in Fort Worth, Texas.

The romance of the west, as it is today, is alive in the mind of this talented artist and reflects through his painting skill to excite the new as well as the seasoned collector.

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