Keith R. Breitfeller
Keith R. Breitfeller was born and raised in Catasauqua, a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, in 1952. He proceeded to attend Kutztown college, studied with New York Artist; Marion Pinto. He also studied at the Barnstone Studio. Keith’s work has been influenced by the impressionist, modernist, and pointillist. He uses figure to ground relationships to deliberately confuse the subject matter, allowing the viewer to find, him or herself, in the artwork.
"I've forever been fascinated with color. It's chameleon nature, it's dependencies on it's surroundings and light. Our perception of color is fragile. But like any good relationship, worth exploring."
"As a color field artist, I delve head first into these chromatic phenomena.
My mentor, Myron Barnstone, based his teachings on Impressionism. He used the Fletcher system to teach color theory, very Impressionist-based. His exercise's involved mixing color and using small dabs of paint to create color transitions that explore intensity, saturation, and value. This was the inspiration for the basis of my paintings."
About His Process
"I've since moved away from a strict adherance to the Fletcher System. However, my work remains carefully considered. Before the dabbed graduations, I make the acrylic underpainting. They are spontaneous and exceptionally adventurous. But in that freedom, I always think of what I have planned for the over-painting. With the under-painting in place I begin, one dab at a time, line after line, layer after layer."
A collection of Breitfeller's upcoming works, organized in his studio in Philadelphia
More on Keith R. Breitfeller
Breitfeller now resides in Philadelphia, where his work has shown at Sande Webster Gallery and Vox Populi. He has exhibited at Finer Things Gallery in Tennessee, Adrian Falcon Gallery in Texas, Lyman Eyer in Massachusetts, and Galerie Göttlicher in Austria. His work is included in many private and corporate collections in Athens, London, Dubai, and throughout the Northeast. Keith has also become an avid tango dancer over the last 10 years.
Shown: Keith R. Breitfeller
