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Daniel Brice Paintings

American, b. 1961

Californian artist Daniel Brice uses the simplicity of color and geometry to convey meaning. His abstract style paintings and watercolors have bold shades and overlapping shapes that transmit an emotional depth. Though it can be described as minimalist, Brice’s work is marked by a sense of vibrancy and animation.

Brice was born in 1961 in Glendale, California, and graduated from California State University, Long Beach, in 1985. Throughout the 1980s, he was close friends with and mentored by fellow painter and printmaker Carlos Almaraz. Almaraz used to tell the young artist that “a broom is the artist’s second most important tool!” Later, Brice realized this meant the real tool was finding time to think.

Brice held his first solo exhibition in 1988 at the David Lawrence Gallery in Los Angeles. His paintings and prints are heavily inspired by the natural scenery of his home state. Rectangles and lines of Pacific Ocean blue provide a soothing backdrop to the sun-soaked shades of yellow, orange, green and red of California’s flora. Brice often paints in layers, translating the lushness of his surroundings onto the paper.

In 2003, Brice was invited for a residency at the Tamarind Institute, a lithography workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has since had multiple residencies at the workshop and cites his collaboration with Californian artist Bill Lagattuta as a particularly powerful learning experience.

Brice currently is based in Los Angeles, exhibiting his paintings throughout California and across the country. His work can be found in the collections of the Allentown Art Museum, the Ohio Wesleyan University Richard M. Ross Art Museum and Smith College.

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Artist: Daniel Brice
Daniel Brice "Untitled NY 17" -- Colorful Abstract Painting on Paper
By Daniel Brice
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Brice Untitled NY 17, 2016 watercolor, charcoal and pastel on paper 30 x 22 in. This original abstract oil painting on paper by Daniel Brice is colorful and bold, composed of...
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2010s Abstract Daniel Brice Paintings

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Daniel Brice "Untitled NY 12, 2016" -- Colorful Abstract Painting on Paper
By Daniel Brice
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Brice Untitled NY 12, 2016 watercolor, charcoal and pastel on paper 22 x 30 in. This original abstract oil painting on paper by Daniel Brice is bold and modern, rendered in v...
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2010s Abstract Daniel Brice Paintings

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Mixed Media, Charcoal, Paper, Pastel, Watercolor

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Daniel Brice paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Daniel Brice paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Daniel Brice in paint, oil paint, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Daniel Brice paintings, so small editions measuring 15 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Maureen Chatfield, Mala Breuer, and David A. Dreyer. Daniel Brice paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,500 and tops out at $17,500, while the average work can sell for $5,000.

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