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A native of Southern California, Bjorn lives with is wife
Connie and four boys, T’Jae, Braden, Shawn, and Riley in his
Southeastern Idaho studio/home. Art has been his passion
since early childhood and he cannot remember wanting to do
anything else. His early “crayon studies” of kindergarten
took on more importance as he realized that he wanted to be
an artist. “I’ve always loved to draw,” he says, “it’s as
simple as that. Painting is merely an extension of that
desire.”
After graduating from Art Center College of Design with
honors, he pursued illustration as a practical means of
providing for a young family and preparing to achieve his
ultimate goal of becoming a painter. In his illustration
pursuits, he achieved both financial and critical success,
but never felt the satisfaction he desired. “ I always knew
what I wanted to do,” he says. “At some point, I just had to
go for it, and paint for myself.” So, after 12 years as a
fulltime illustrator, he has entered the fine art gallery
market. Bjorn adds, “I look at my years as an illustrator as
a period of intense learning and preparation. Through
illustration, I learned the skills necessary to create art
and now enter the galleries with a more mature vision of who
I am and what I want to communicate. I’m passionate about
what I do. I wake up everyday with a new hope of creating
something special or learning something new.”
Bjorn’s first group of paintings met with considerable
success as he sold all seven of them within a month. Though
his transition from illustration to fine art is almost
complete, his journey has just begun. He looks forward to a
career full of challenge and growth. “I’m still young…I’ve
got a lot to learn,” he says. “That’s what I love about
painting. There’s no limit to how much I can learn and
improve. Hopefully, as I grow, I can share some of the
beauty that I see in the world around me and leave a lasting
impression on those that see my work.” If Bjorn’s present
work is any indication, he will do just that.
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