Г. Бьерн ТОРКЕЛЬСОНА родился в Ориндж, Калифорния. Он работал в качестве иллюстратора в течение последних 13 лет и в настоящее время при переходе к изобразительному искусству. В настоящее время он показывает на Гасов и Gurule в Скоттсдейл и Wilcox галерее в Джексон.

Уроженец Южной Калифорнии, Бьорн живет с является жена Конни и четыре мальчика, T'Jae, Брейден, Шон и Райли в своем Юго-Восточной Айдахо студии / дома. Искусство было его страстью с раннего детства, и он не может вспомнить, кто хочет сделать что-нибудь еще. Его ранние " карандаш исследования "из детского сада принял на большее значение, когда он понял, что он хотел быть художником. " Я всегда любил рисовать, "говорит он," это так просто. Картина является лишь продолжением этого желания ".

 

 

 

 

 

 

After graduating from Art Center College of Design with honors, he pursued illustration as a practical means of providing for a young family and preparing to achieve his ultimate goal of becoming a painter. In his illustration pursuits, he achieved both financial and critical success, but never felt the satisfaction he desired. "I always new what I wanted to do", he says. "At some point, I just had to go for it, and paint for myself". So, after 12 years as a fulltime illustrator, he has entered the fine art gallery market. Bjorn adds, "I look at my years as an illustrator as a period of intense learning and preparation. Through illustration, I learned the skills necessary to create art and now enter the galleries with a more mature vision of who I am and what I want to communicate. I'm passionate about what I do. I wake up everyday with a new hope of creating something special or learning something new".

 

 

Bjorn's first group of paintings met with considerable success as he sold all seven of them within a month. Since then has been selling consistently and is currently showing his work at Wilcox Gallery in Jackson, WY and Gasov & Gurule in Scottsdale, AZ. Though his transition from illustration to fine art is almost complete, his journey has just begun. He looks forward to a career full of challenge and growth. "I'm still young… I've got a lot to learn", he says. "That's what I love about painting. There's no limit to how much I can learn and improve. Hopefully, as I grow, I can share some of the beauty that I see in the world around me and leave a lasting impression on those that see my work". If Bjorn's present work is any indication, he will do just that.