American Paintings and Its Artists
Don Hazeltine www.donhazeltine.com It was a spiritual quality that the adults had, or seemed to. I certainly felt it all around me. I knew it was there. It is a depth of feeling. When I looked at paintings, old or new, from when I was young, I never took in their narrative or political content. I always, and to this day, look at the color, the brushstrokes, and the edges of brushstrokes. This depth resided there, in the touch the artist had, the magic hand in motion that left marks and colors that revealed this mystery. My paintings are my responses to painted art.
Bruce Brickman www.brucebrickman.com Monica Lewis www.vividiris.com
This section is especially meaningful to the Northwest Fine living team, in that, there are usually only a couple times in your life that various paintings move you and stir up some stype of emotion. The following arists in this section were added because of the reaction their art work creates within people. This whole idea of pausing and reflection is very similiar to the ideals of Northwest Fine Living--sometimes you just have pause, breath and relax. Below you will find pieces from artists specializing various painting techniques. Please notice that all art work is meant for display and not reproduction without the artists permission. We are thankful that we here at NWfineliving.com can provides the public with listings of artists and their work throughout this webpage, and consequently, ask that any questions be directed towards Tim Lenihan (206)280-5859 for any inquiries into various pieces.
When I was very young, we lived in Portland . My youthful sense about the time I lived in, the 1950s, was that there was a depth in the music I heard, in the art I saw, and in certain adults who were alive in the world at that time. 
An international artist & designer, Bruce Brickman explores a mix of realism and abstraction mixed in varying degrees. Bruce's primary objective is to catch the essence, to facilate the essence of the subject while painting or designing. This is such a high, he says, to lose a sense of yourself. This level of concentration is where the magic is experienced. This facilitating experience of being absorbed into what one is doing he believes serves the project's needs the most. His experience has repeatedly shown him that this is the most satisfying aspect to both painting & design. The dance of using all of your self while simultaneously remaining open for the greatest potential to come about. Among his many achievements, Bruce also had a studio in japan for seven years, showed his work museums, was commissioned to paint the portrait of Mr Akio Morita (Mr Sony), consulted and colaborated on desgins for the largest hotel casino in the world, painted corporate murals and have collectors throughout the world.
Monica Lewis' interest in art began at an early age. But her artistic career did not come into fruition until her final two years at Santa Clara University, where she had become involved in the art history department, and subsequently, the studio art department. In 2003, Monica tok a job at Santa Clara's De Saisset Art Museum's Education Department. Through her involvement in the De Saisset, Monica was influenced by the work of many Bay Area artists. Since her return to Seattle in 2004, Monica has been involved with the Seattle Art Museum, which has served as a great support to her art. Her inspirations come primarily from elements of nature. Monica enjoy juxtaposing images that many not be seen together in a real-life setting, emphasizing their grace, severity, absurdity, and beauty. Her work is primarly house in private collections, but she reserves several finished pieces to remain in her studio.
