Artwork copyright Bill Brewer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Bill Brewer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Prodigal Gift, 1992

Bill Brewer
American (born 1955)

Location: Lower Columbia College, Longview

About the Artwork

Artist Bill Brewer created the colorful figurative painting Prodigal Gift as a celebration of the "gifts we receive out of nowhere. Insights or knowledge from inside, that are perhaps unexpected, unplanned."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lower Columbia College.

About the Artist

Oregon-based artist Bill Brewer creates stylized, figurative paintings. Speaking about his process, Brewer notes that "sometimes the paint leads...the color leads...the form leads. It's a conversation between the artist and art work. Painting, sculpture, doing art is a process of discovery."