The Cyber Art Show
Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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Gallery #290B
December 17, 2015
Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Paul Bachem (Born 1957)
- Image of the Day -
"Autumn on the D&R Canal"
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Feature Artist Bio
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the second of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American landscape painter Paul Bachem (born 1957 in Locust Valley, New York).
Paul studied with Harold R. Stevenson and Alma Gallanos Stevenson and enjoyed a 30-year illustration career. He worked for clients in New York City, across the country and as far away as Sydney, Australia. Paul's paintings are in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City. He now concentrates on plein air painting and has shown at a number of galleries in the Northeast.
He has been included 27 times in the FAV 15% of entries in the FineArtStudioOnline monthly Bold Brush painting competition and in October of 2011 was awarded a finalist award by judge Matt Smith. Paul has participated as a competition artist in a number of plein air events including the 2011-2014 Wayne Art Center Plein Air Event in Wayne, PA, when, in 2013, he was awarded an honorable mention for his painting "Valley Creek." He also participated in Paint The Town 2011 in Cranford, NJ, where he was awarded 3rd prize. Paul has also participated in the prestigious Plein Air Easton in Easton, MD from 2010-2015. He was awarded the Utrecht Award of Excellence for “Best Use of Light” in 2013 and first place in the Quick Draw portion of the event in 2014 from judge Donald Demers.
Aside from painting, Paul also enjoys playing classical guitar and chess. Of the two he is considered to be a very talented painter! He also enjoys cooking and has developed considerable knife skills in the kitchen!
He lives and works in Locust Valley, New York with his wife, the writer Jan M. Leotti.
ARTIST'S OFFICIAL BIO
Paul Bachem's
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