CBjork
I'm a self taught artist since I was age 7, drawing, painting, and ceramics. As a teen, I entered and won several art competitions.
In my 20's I worked for a few top selling Beanie Baby magazines, and got world wide recognition for my beanie baby artwork. I studied at Academy Of Entertainment And Technology in Santa Monica for Animation and Illustration. In 2003 I began selling my paintings online, many landscapes, background scenery, City-scapes, Hawaiian seascapes, Florals, and fish, and created and sold over 2600 of those original paintings worldwide. I am a Full time artist of Southern California, who has been in transition from my past impressionism paintings, working towards the future of my Poly-Pop-Fantasy Americana art. In 2018 - 2019 I have combined Tiki Hula, Sealife, Floral, and Fantasy together. Future paintings are very highly detailed concentrating on specific theme concepts, and hyper-real effects. I am still in the planning phase for future collections to be determined in 2020, some long term goals will become reality, while other goals will be closer to the grasp. |
Timeline:
2019-2020 Deeper focus on details and effects within paintings. Combining Tiki Hula, Sealife, Surfing, Floral, and Fantasy art as my main focus for the future of my art career. 2018 More focus on Fantasy, and Tiki Hula, and the completion of rare Vegas series. 2017 Archive site for CBjork past sold paintings. 2016 Las Vegas gallery at the Linq, available paintings, prints, and 3D art. No longer In Vegas (2017). 2015 An exploration and organization of past, and future art, the next stage in my art career has just begun. 2014 Have nearly completed my collection of Las Vegas artwork giving me strict patience, and a skilled eye. 2003-2013 Nature/Floral, Las Vegas, Halloween Fantasy, and Tiki/Hula. This is my own "Art School" time period that taught me a lot about techniques, styles, and business practice, online sales, and much much more. 2000-2005 Studied at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, CA For traditional and 3D Animation Attended workshops, Cal Arts, Art Institute, and others Solo Past Exhibitions : 1998-2000 Featured in many magazines for painting top selling pop beanie baby artwork. 1 man shows: 1998 Chicago IL, Convention Center 1998 Valencia Ca, Hilton 1998 Pleasanton Ca, Hyatt 1998 San Diego Ca, Convention Center 1998 Anaheim Ca, Disneyland Hotel 1999 Las Vegas NV, Sam's Town 1999 Los Angeles Ca, Hollywood Park Casino Convention center Group Exhibitions: 1998 Chicago IL, Convention Center Beanie Mania Magazine promotions 1999 Las Vegas NV, Sam's Town Pre-1998, created over 50 large high detailed pastel paintings, and several ceramics sculptures. |
