PROFILE

"Bradley Kaskin has been working with watercolor, oil and pen & ink for over half a century. He graduated from the National Art Academy in Washington, D.C. After trying his hand at display design for some of Washington's leading department stores and fashion boutiques, he settled into teaching art and finally decided that he would specialize in watercolor.

Going against all conventional watercolor tradition, Bradley found that his style became heavy and rich in color, much like oil painting. After years of painting landscapes and still life's he again challenged the tradition of light and loose watercolor painting by creating his own unusual technique of heavy, rich and colorful selections of interesting faces, anatomy and other offerings.

Unusual as it may seem, he paints in two distinctly different styles. If he feels the painting is of a serious nature, he will use a traditional style. Yet a subject matter that is lighter and fun will inspire an impressionistic ofering. He feels that a good painting should always tell a story and set a mood. Bradley often refers to himself as a 'Storyteller with a brush'".