"An Exceptional Painting Should Tell a Story and Set a Mood"

Bradley Kaskin has been working with watercolor, oil and pen & ink for over half a century. He graduated from the National Art Academy in Washington, D.C. After trying his hand at display design for some of Washington’s leading department stores and fashion boutiques, he settled into teaching art and finally decided that he would specialize in watercolor.

Going against all conventional watercolor tradition Bradley found that his style became heavy and rich in color, much like oil painting. After years of painting landscapes and still life’s he again challenged the tradition of light and loose watercolor painting by creating his own unusual technique of heavy, rich and colorful selections of interesting faces, anatomy and other offerings.

His oil paintings carry on the tradition of rich colors and textures and are in the Traditional mode of painting. Bradley is quoted as saying "if I paint a barn I want it to look like a barn and not a butterfly". He enjoys mixing his brush work with palette knife for maximum effect and continues to follow his motto of "telling a story and setting a mood".

Unusual as it may seem, he paints in two distinctly different styles. If he feels the painting is of a serious nature, he will use a traditional style. Yet a subject matter that is lighter and fun will inspire an impressionistic offering. Bradley often refers to himself as a “Storyteller with a brush”. His paintings are available for you to own and enjoy.