Bjorn Thorkelson Images
A native of Southern California, Bjorn lives with is wife Connie and their four boys, - Jae, Braden, Shawn, and Riley in his Southeastern Idaho studio/home. Art has been his passion since early childhood and he cannot remember wanting to do anything else. His early "crayon studies" of kindergarten took on more importance as he realized that he wanted to be an artist. "I've always loved to draw," he says, "it's as simple as that.
Painting is merely an extension of that desire." After graduating from Art Center College of Design with honors, he pursued illustration as a practical means of providing for a young family and preparing to achieve his ultimate goal of becoming a painter. In his illustration pursuits, he achieved both financial and critical success, but never felt the satisfaction he desired. "I always knew what I wanted to do," he says. "At some point, I just had to go for it, and paint for myself." So, after 12 years as a full time illustrator, he has entered the fine art gallery market. Bjorn adds, "I look at my years as an illustrator as a period of intense learning and preparation. Over 15 years of illustration, I learned how to draw and paint and I acquired the skills necessary to create art. I'm now able to enter the galleries with a more mature vision of who I am and what I want to communicate. I'm passionate about what I do. I wake up everyday with a new hope of creating something special or learning something new."
Man en vrouw praten in een vrachtwagen
Vrouw Grieves op Casket een Kind
Geschokt Doctor in het ziekenhuis met een patiënt
Aandenken
Gedekte tafel met een vrouw met uitzicht over
Oudere vrouw knuffelen 2 Young Boys
Gezin aan tafel met een Hond en Puppies
Ouder echtpaar Talking in Garage
Young Man knielt in gebed
Een schaduw van het kruis leggen Across a Manger
Jezus kijkt Na 2 Wayword Boys
Mensen praten tijdens een Potluck
Manfer, doornenkroon, en Nails
04 juli in de Preekstoel
Ouder echtpaar Putting Away Dishes
Familie wacht op het jaar 2000
Goede Herder
Lijden onder de Little Ones
Als kleine kinderen
In Nood
Daily Devotion
We Are His Hands
The Visitors
De les
The Gift
Memories
The Event
Alleen Time Met Daddy
Uit de tijd
Bedtime Gebeden
Homerun
De Vraag
Kleine kerstman
Breaking the News
The Rescue
Wachten
Verboden toegang
A Loving Touch
Een troostende hand
Geruststelling
Onderzoek naar bewijs jezelf Unto God.
Toetsen en verantwoordelijkheid
Cliffhanger
The Fall
Vennootschap
Centerpiece
Lege batterijen
The Prayer
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