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Inspiration surrounded Stefan at an early age. Raised in South Lake Tahoe, California, Baumann developed a passion for painting, travel, and teaching. His parents are of Swiss and Bavarian heritage; his mother, a business woman and homemaker, taught him the value of hard work and of staying committed to his dreams; His father, a bakery owner, nurtured an appreciation of art and music. While studying art and architectural history on scholarship at
Stanford University, Stefan worked as a private painting teacher.
After moving to San Francisco in 1980 he began Baumann Fine Art,
an endeavor that showcased his passion for landscape painting. Baumann has been featured in People magazine and his work included
in the collections of the Rockefellers, Annenburgs, and former President
Reagan. He also creates original works for Leanin' Tree Publications.
He resides in San Francisco and has a studio in Saratoga. For more
information on Stefan Baumann's The Grand View, please contact:
M_sterling@thegrandview.org |
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| Stefan Baumann Philosophy Stefan Baumann philosophy The secret of creative art is working from life itself. Sketching and painting from nature to gain a knowledge that enables you to emerge from the realm of what is there and use that knowledge to create the feelings of nature.Once this knowledge is gained, I believe that figures and landscapes should be drawn from the mind of the artist and not mearly be copied from nature or photographs, that harmony and beauty could result only from choice that is made from among the unsorted elements of our environment and that while the forest is provided by nature, it is the artist who create the path. Through knowledge, the artist can control his representation of nature, through his interpretation, he can recreate her. This is far greater value than the poor simplifications of ignorance. An artist is to produce for the spectator the impression produced by nature on himself not reproduce what he sees. He is to awaken an emotion in the viewer to feel what he feels.
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Through
His Television show and website, Stefan Baumann shares the creative
principles and practical ideas that have made him America¹s
most trusted guide to painting on location.|
"My working procedure is that after I complete a section of my painting, I study the work for minutes, backing steadily away until I am across the studio. Then I hurry back to the easel to make one or two additional strokes before retreating again, to one side or another. If I am still bothered by what I see I paint it out and start all over again. This my go on for days until I am satisfied, regardless of the time it consumes." |
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