Working exclusively in oils, Brenda Hendrix paints fine art landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and figures. Brenda has painted full time since 1992.
Brenda's representational style combines strong, almost sculptural compositions with abstract design, subtle color, and loose, fresh brushwork. Her paintings are impressions of both the grand vistas and intimate scenes of both Western and European landscapes, of the people she encounters, and of the objects that attract her artistic eye. As an artist and as a teacher, Brenda Hendrix is engaged in
an ongoing exploration of artistic ideas, materials, techniques, and subject matter. She is a colorist who paints representational paintings as an avenue for exploring how color interacts with subject to create a sense of both mood and moment. With loose, fresh, and certain brushwork, and with her complex and subtle use of color, Brenda captures the essence of her subjects through nuance rather than detail. Her work has been juried into national exhibitions in Taos, Chicago, Missoula, San Antonio, and Wisconsin, and has been shown in galleries in Colorado, Montana, Florida, and Alabama. At Angler Art in Denver, Brenda was featured in two very successful solo exhibitions, one of which sold out. Brenda teaches oil painting classes at her studio in Denver and she has taught individual and group workshops in the United States and Mexico.