Carlsbad Art and Culture

#6: The Proposal at Snyder Art

Since the very first painting in my signature drip technique, I have been using the same equipment. A table created out of 2 saw horses and a square piece of plywood has grown thick with many layers of excess paint. The brush hair of a collection of paint brushes which have never touched the surface of a painting have been repeatedly dunked into gallon buckets of paint and dripped over hundreds of canvases.

Long before I opened Snyder Art and Design on State Street, I began painting in this signature drip technique in my garage. The development of this painting process was slow, but set backs were easily overcome by helpful tips from friends and family.  One which came from my brother-in-law who mentioned the benefits of stacks of pennies around stencil edges resulting in cleaner lines and decreased overspray set me in the right direction.

My table and my brushes have played an important role in each and every piece of art I have created in the past 4 years, but my most cherished treasure is a collection of overly dripped upon stacks of pennies. Over the years, the pennies have grown into colorful treasures.

When I am asked which is my favorite painting, I point to my stack of pennies; there is a piece of painting in each one of them.

– Bryan Snyder