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Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered Print Individually Hand Painted by the Artist
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About the Artist:
Brian J Hart grew up on the campus of Ferrum College in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where his father, Dr. Joseph T. Hart, was president for fifteen years. He earned a fine arts degree from Ferrum in 1985, studying under Jane Stogner, a well known Virginia artist. However, the most inspirational artist in Brian's life is his mother, Carolyn Hart, an award winning watercolorist and active member of the Virginia Watercolor Society. After graduating, Brian worked and traveled from the blue waters of the Caribbean, to the Mountain splendor of Canaan Valley, West Virginia, before returning to southwest Virginia in 1990, to pursue his art career.
After drawing houses and renderings for architectural firms, Hart went back to school in 1996 at VA Tech to study architecture. While at Tech he produced a limited edition print of buildings on the tech campus. When the VA Tech Bookstore ordered a large amount to sell in their stores, a light bulb went on? today with more than 30 different prints of buildings and notable sites on the campuses of more than 20 colleges and universities, it is easy to see that Hart has found his niche. Hart enjoys pointing out the fact that he grew up on a college campus, he studied art and architecture and now he makes his living producing architectural art of college campuses! He say?s, ?It just fits!?
Brian and his wife, Carey, currently reside in Rocky Mount, Virginia, where he splits his time between his artwork, and his children Hunter, Adriana, Gabriella and Bode. The children's names are hidden in all of Hart's prints. In the rare event that Brian finds some extra time, you will most likely find him in his backyard on the Blackwater River with a fishing rod in his hand. |
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