Artwork copyright Bill Braun. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Bill Braun. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

A Pond, 2014

Bill Braun
American (born 1955)

Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles

About the Artwork

Artist Bill Braun created the painting A Pond using "trompe l'oeil" visual illusions. This French term translates to "trick of the eye." He appears to have composed a simple artwork of a pond with wildlife from wrinkled cut and layered paper. In fact, he executed this richly detailed composition in acrylic paint in a hyper-realistic style to look like paper cutouts. This artwork is located in the Early Childhood Education Center which has a wide variety of children and adult visitors. Curator Kathleen Garrett selected this artwork as part of a collection of artworks for Peninsula College in Port Angeles. The artworks installed in the Allied Health Building emphasize bright colors and unusual materials. This building is used for Nursing and Early Childhood Education programs.

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

About the Artist

Seattle artist Bill Braun creates hyperrealist, trompe l’oeil acrylic paintings. His paintings appear three dimensional by tricking the viewer’s eye. The scenes he paints are colorful and childlike.
Braun received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in the Bay Area.