About Artist
As a Christian I stand in awe of God's power and grace. As I view the heavens and the earth and all the things upon the earth. I think what a privilege as an artist to try to re-create in my own little way the wonderful subjects God had provided.
"That guy taking pictures while perched on an out-cropping at the Oregon Zoo, the one with a special interest in big cats just might be the artist, Berle Bledsoe. Bledsoe, a self taught artist, has been painting seriously for about twelve years. His first efforts were done many years ago, but marriage, and raising a family, and his work as a warehouseman for Unisource intervened, and soon put art on the back burner.
When he retired his wife encouraged him to start painting again, and he now devotes many hours to his rapidly expanding career. Berle is a regular at the Lake Area Artist show and the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. Berle prefers working from photo's and is an expert at imposing imagination and impression on reality. His first love is doing portraits, both of people and animals. Berle has a unique ability to see beyond the superficial and reveal the inner beauty of his subject. A talent he brings to both his portraits, and to his wildlife and landscape art work.
He measures his success by whether a person identifies with his subject and has a good feeling about it. When someone looks at his work and feels they have either been there, seen it , done it , or felt it. Berle feels he has done his job well. He wants viewers to connect with his art". (Belinki & Duprey Gallery)
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ast And Present Art Shows: L
ake Oswego Festival Of The Arts ~ Black-Stone Wildlife Art Festival (Eagle Crest Resort, Bend, Oregon ~ North Clackamas Art Guild ~ Creative Catalyst Productions ~ Portland Open Studios ~ Art Splash ~ Beaverton Arts Comission ~ Spring Time In The Northwest (Expo Center) ~ Legacy Hospital ~ St. Vincent Hospital ~ Buffalo Grass Art Show & Sale ~ Portland Home & Garden Show ~ The Artist Show & Sale. Permanent Location Of Art: Legancy Hospital ~ Providence Portland Medical Center ~ Portland Talent Magazine
Some Of His Awards
" Affairs Of The Art," "Canby Arts Association," "Lake Oswege Festival Of The Arts," "Artists Showase"
* Canby Art Associations: "Best Of Show," Two First Place Awards, Four Second Place Awards
* Affairs Of The Art: "Best OF Show", Second Place Award
* Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts: "People's Choice", First Place, Honorable Mention
* North Clackamas Arts Guild: Three First Place Awards, Three Second Place Awards
* Rose Art Show - Oregon Society of Artists: First Place, Two Second Place Awards
* Colored Pencil Society Of America: Second Place Award
* Painter Showcase: "Peoples Choice" Award
* Lake Area Artist: "peoples Choice" Award
