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Paul Brourman Studios, LLC
Original Chicago-themed oil paintings
Born in Boise, Idaho as the son of a symphony conductor and a concert pianist (father and mother, respectively), Paul Brourman opted for the visual arts. At the age of fifteen, Brourman began attending figurative painting courses at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Brourman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University, graduating in 1986. From 1989 – 1996, Brourman studied painting at the School of the Art Institute’s advanced adult program under Marion Kryczka. In 2003, he spent the summer studying portrait and anatomy painting at the Florence Academy of Art.
Noteworthy exhibits include a solo show in September, 2023 at the Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago. Brourman was a featured artist at the 150th Anniversary Kentucky Derby in 2024.
Brourman’s 2022 installation in Chicago’s downtown River East district featured five large-scale (16-ft high) portraits of Chicagoans “wearing” the city’s iconic landmarks as symbols of pride. The installation remains today at 435 E. Illinois St., Chicago.
Working mainly in the medium of oils, Brourman’s subjects include portraiture, landscapes and western subjects.
His works are a product of classical training in contemporary realism with impressionistic palette knife and brushwork. His influences include John Singer-Sargent, Sorolla, Richard Schmid and David Leffel among others.
Brourman works from his home studios in both Evanston, IL and Big Sky, Montana.
Education:
• Vitruvian Studio, Chicago, David Jamieson, Drawing, Figurative 2012
• Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy: Portrait, Figurative Studies in oil Summer, 2003
• The Art Institute of Chicago, Marion Kryczka, Figurative Painting in Oil, 1994 – 2001
• The Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts Degree 1982 – 1986
• Carnegie Mellon University, Joseph Fiedler 1980 – 1981, Painting and Drawing
Brourman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University, graduating in 1986. From 1989 – 1996, Brourman studied painting at the School of the Art Institute’s advanced adult program under Marion Kryczka. In 2003, he spent the summer studying portrait and anatomy painting at the Florence Academy of Art.
Noteworthy exhibits include a solo show in September, 2023 at the Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago. Brourman was a featured artist at the 150th Anniversary Kentucky Derby in 2024.
Brourman’s 2022 installation in Chicago’s downtown River East district featured five large-scale (16-ft high) portraits of Chicagoans “wearing” the city’s iconic landmarks as symbols of pride. The installation remains today at 435 E. Illinois St., Chicago.
Working mainly in the medium of oils, Brourman’s subjects include portraiture, landscapes and western subjects.
His works are a product of classical training in contemporary realism with impressionistic palette knife and brushwork. His influences include John Singer-Sargent, Sorolla, Richard Schmid and David Leffel among others.
Brourman works from his home studios in both Evanston, IL and Big Sky, Montana.
Education:
• Vitruvian Studio, Chicago, David Jamieson, Drawing, Figurative 2012
• Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy: Portrait, Figurative Studies in oil Summer, 2003
• The Art Institute of Chicago, Marion Kryczka, Figurative Painting in Oil, 1994 – 2001
• The Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts Degree 1982 – 1986
• Carnegie Mellon University, Joseph Fiedler 1980 – 1981, Painting and Drawing
