Brian Truesdale first became aware of abstract art as a teenager. Going through books in his high school art classes, the images he saw of Abstract Expressionism were bold and frightening. He was mesmerized, and that fascination led him to take an open studio abstract painting class at a crucial point in his adult life when he sought to channel his emotions and embrace his identity. Brian’s artistic education has been informal and largely a process of self-searching, probing his mind and feelings. He’s reached a point of confidence in his work where he feels that it’s his own, though the search has only begun. He’s been fortunate enough to have had 13 solo exhibitions in the past eight years, and to have his work featured in several group and juried exhibitions throughout the country. Brian was featured in national juried exhibits at the First Street Gallery and Price Street Gallery in New York City as well as the Delaware Contemporary. Brian’s solo exhibits have been featured at the Arts Club of Washington in DC and the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA.
Brian is an experienced artist looking to engage with the larger artistic world.

My art is an acknowledgment of my mortality. What I explore is the continuous tension between oblivion and realization. I search for the key to the mysterious layers of lines, color, and texture. I seek to find and develop the focal point, like a beacon in the chaotic noise of life. I believe in balancing outbursts of spontaneity, which bring a piece alive, with deliberate and deeply considered refinements that bring focus and clarity. To achieve the adoration of specific areas of the work, other aspects must be neglected, obscured, or destroyed to achieve a new harmony. I may paint or draw a single line or shape repeatedly, scraping away the edges with my finger, erasing with one color only to re-apply the shades from the previous layer, repeating the obliteration and restoration until what I see has the right intensity and rhythm.
My art has a conscious process, but it’s not just an intellectual exercise. It’s about the feeling or emotional response you get from viewing the work. The great rewards of art are bearing witness to the presence of the human spirit and the experience of sensation and discovery.