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João de Brito Portuguese American Artist

Artist stament:

"For many years I have celebrated the heart of my homeland in my paintings," de Brito said, referring to the Island of St. Michael in the Azores, Portugal. "I painted from the eyes of a young boy – from my memories as a child, along with things I observed on my many return visits. I painted from the eyes of a man who is fortunate enough to live amid such beauty. I often refer certain places along the California Coast as paradise."

De Brito not only draws from his Portuguese roots, he is influenced by great French fauvists, and ironically, by many early California impressionists such as August Gay, Seldon Gile, Armin Hansen, Franz Bischoff the "great" female artist E. Charlton Fortune, Lilly Mae Nicholson and his good friends William B. Hannum, Mark Geller and Nathan Oliveira. .

While painting has always been his main passion, he spent many years as an art director and marketing consultant. Today, his energies are focused on creating art that produces both emotion and thought. "My paintings must say something; they must live on in the mind’s eye."

João de Brito


You can contact Joao de brito by e-mail at:artistjoaodebrito@gmail.com