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Don Brackett

Don Brackett (Born 1932) is active/lives in New Mexico.  Don Brackett is known for Paintings of realist landscape, adobe buildings and Indians on horses.

For anyone who thinks familiarity breeds complacency, Don Brackett sets the story straight. After more than 40 years of painting on location in northern New Mexico, he says the experience—and the landscape—remains fresh in his eyes and his art.

 The 77-year-old painter grew up in Albuquerque and earned a fine art degree from the University of New Mexico. His early work was in watercolor, a medium he shared with his wife and lifelong painting partner, P.J. Garoutte. In 1980 they both switched to oils, finding, as Brackett puts it, “a whole new world.”

That world has been rewarding: His widely collected and exhibited art has received numerous national and regional awards, including first place (a $10,000 cash prize) at Best of the Sangre de Cristos.
For more than 20 years, Brackett and Garoutte have lived in northern New Mexico, roaming the mountain and mesa roads in their tall-top painting van. Sometimes Brackett completes multiple plein-air paintings in the same   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1291 characters.]  Artist bio

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