About the Artist

My name is Gary Bergren. I'm a San Francisco Bay Area resident, born in Berkeley, California. My interest in art began at the early age of five and I've been actively involved ever since. Both my parents have involved themselves in the arts. My mother is an interior decorator and my father a successful sculptor. Together they helped me acquire the basic principles of three dimensional drawing, color and perspective.

For the purpose of biographical brevity I offer the following:

Childhood: Orinda, California. Interests: Drawing, Falconry, music, gymnastics.

Art Education: California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA - creative and figure drawing1968.. Walnut Creek Civic Arts Dept. - oil painting. Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill CA - figure drawing, painting, architectural rendering and perspective 1970-1974. David Hardy in Oakland CA Renaissance techniques, color theory, composition and pigment formation 1982. William Parsons color theory, composition and application techniques. Van Waldron Impressionism, color theory 1996. Charles White landscape 1998.

Galleries: First Street Landing in Niles Canyon Fremont California. Shepard Gallery in Danville CA. Impressions Art Gallery in Danville CA. Crossroads Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Main Frame fine Art and Framing in Placerville CA, Lasting Impressions in Carmel CA, The Danville Art Gallery in Danville CA, Simic New Renaissance Galleries in Carmel CA, Studio 7 Galleries in Pleasanton CA and Becquet Winery in Valley Springs CA

Art Medium: Oil, acrylic, oil pastel, pencil pen and ink.

Form: Portrait, wildlife, landscape.

Style: Realism

Special Interests: American History, music composition.

Notable Art Collector: Ken Hofmann.

Landscape Gallery Autumn Gallery Western Gallery

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