Brent Schreiber: New Artistic Avenues

​Brent Schreiber

Over the course of 2020, Brent Schreiber’s practice went through many changes in reaction to the pandemic, and for Schreiber, the year would become a period of training and exploration. At a time of turmoil experimentation came naturally to Schrieber, giving him the freedom to “pull back into simple ideas and making art for art’s sake.”

The Artist Rachel Tondreault

Sunset, Bayfield ON

Main Beach, Port Elgin ON

Primarily a figurative/portraiture artist, Schreiber decided to dive head first into a new series, confronting his insecurities with landscape painting and working for months to develop his strengths and work on his weaknesses. Schreiber would create studies of the areas surrounding Lake Huron incorporating a glow of natural light, a technique that he would come to build further understanding of within his work. Working with charcoal for a small series of his figurative pieces, Schreiber had to find ways to get around being present with a live model. Opting to collaborate digitally with his subjects, he had to forgo a level of control in the creation of his drawings, leading to interesting and beautiful results. Experimenting with different materials that he has added to his drawing toolbox, Schreiber is currently exploring techniques and studies for a new body of work that will reflect the events of the past and upcoming year.

Brent Schreiber is an artist and illustrator based in Elmira, ON. His figurative paintings involve compositions of illustrative and realistic elements to cultivate narrative. Known for his Listen series, Schreiber explores symbolism and themes of God, faith, spirituality, hope and the human bond. An Art Renewal Center International Salon Finalist, Schreiber’s work is featured in private and public collections in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada.

Written by Kaitlyn Sun-Hwang