The switch to oil paint 1996-1997

After exploring acrylic paint for a few years and learning something of how it works I was intrigued by oil paint with its different nuance and properties. I completely abandoned acrylic for oil looking to learn some of its secrets. The movement and its reactions were completely different from acrylic, not in a bad way just different. I explored familiar imagery, but the pigments reacted completely different in thinner and air and I knew I would explore this medium much more in depth.

With these early oils I was still working on paper trying to complete a painting a day as I continued my exploration into color, form, and emotion using this new medium. My painting journey has taken me through many mediums and techniques with one constant, I visualize something and try to figure out how to do it in my own way as I attempt to connect with viewers and evoke an emotional response. I always learn with deeper conviction when I figure it out rather than being told what to do.

Change is life, Life is change.

Bakersfield Museum of Art.
“Bryan Ida : Life of Change: A Retrospective”
September 28th, 2023 – January 6th, 2024