Sink Project, 1991
Watercolor on Paper, 13" x 9"
Brian Paulsen was born in 1941. He received his B.A. from the University of Washington and an M.F.A. from Washington State University. Paulsen appreciates the odors and sounds of tools because of his father’s studio that he spent much time in as a child. When creating still lifes, Brian prefers focusing on the culture that created the object rather than the object itself. Paulsen creates collages by assembling found objects to create a new object entirely. The artist also incorporates visual and word games into his art. He prefers watercolor, as it dries quickly and has an interesting color composition. His work has toured the United States and is in collections including the Springfield Museum of Art, Missouri, University of Richmond Museum, Virginia, and the North Dakota Museum of Art.