RANDALL BROWNING

Randall Browning was born in Dallas, Texas in 1955, He started his training in Art at an early age with his father who was an illustrator. Mr. Browning has been a professional artist since the age of 13.

For formal studies he attended the Art Students League in New York City, where he was awarded the Merit Scholarship for 2 consecutive years, studying under Robert Emil Shulz, Jack Faragasso and George Pasantino. Later he was affiliated with the Salmagundi Club in New York City, studying with Louis de Donato.

Portrait painting was the artist's main focus for the fist 28 years of his career. His portfolio is replete with leading scientists, political figures, corporate executives, society matrons and children. However, Randall was not satisfied with those accomplishments. In 1989 he began traveling in Mexico, learning about the various cultures and their traditions. He was especially fascinated with masks, rituals, dances and the process of personal transformation that happens to individuals during those rituals and traditional fiestas. Years of study and travel within Mexico followed.

Randall has always been interested in philosophy and has studied meditation for many years. His latest paintings are based on the old Zen school of painting, not stylistically as much as philosophically. Even though people refer to them as still life, the artist thinks of them as meditations. The question of how an inanimate object can affect people emotionally is a fascinating one, such as how music which is very abstract, can produce such emotion. Of course the answer is not one that is based on logic. That is where Zen comes in, there is no logical way to paint the essence of something. How does one paint Spring? If one paints green leaves and blossoms, that is just painting green leaves and blossoms. Therefore the artists focus is to paint the simple essence of things. Randall feels that if he can detach his personal ego from the process, then the essence of that which he is painting comes through naturally. Randall Browning lives in San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico

STUDIES:

Art Students League in New York City. He received a Merit Scholarship for 2 years studying with Robert E. Shulz, Jack Faragasso and George Pasantino. Salmagundi Club in New York City. Studying with Louis de Donato. El Centro College in Dallas Texas.

BRIEF LIST OF COLLECTIONS:

Jerry Jones Family. Owner of the Dallas cowboys American Football team. Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Edward Teller. Physicist, father of the hydrogen bomb. J. Robert Oppenheimer Museum. Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Father Tomas Merton. Monk and author of more than 50 books. Merton's library and Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Producer of television program "Designing Women" and other popular programs. Hollywood, California.

Leonard Katzman. Producer of television series "Dallas". Malibu, California. Senator Doyle Webb. Benton, Arkansas.

Norman Brinker and family. President of Brinker International. Owner of Steak & Ale and Chili's in Mexico.

Bishop Andrew McDonald. Bishop in the state of Arkansas. Collection of the Catholic Archdioceses in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Mayor Robert Folsom. Mayor of the City of Dallas. Permanent Collection in Dallas, Texas.
Dillard's Family. Owners of the Dillard's department stores. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Phillips Library. St. Edwards University. Austin, Texas.

Mr. And Mrs. W. T. Burton. Calcesieu National Bank Collection. Lake Charles, Lousiana. Mary Crowly. Founder of Home Interiors. Dallas, Texas.

Bailey Corporation. 33 Portraits of the whole family. Little Rock, Arkansas.

Guy Campbell. President of Arkansas Trailer. Little Rock, Arkansas.

Stolber Family. Chicago, Illinois.

Agustin Ramos. Writer. General Director of the Arts and Culture Department in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico.

Adolfo Gomez. Art Dealer. Owner of Galerias La Estrella in Mexico.

Lic. Raul Parissi Arau. Secretary of Turism for the state of Queretaro, Mexico.

Lic. Adolfo Kunz. Lawyer and Former Deputy of Congress in Mexico City. Mexico.

Andres Rangel de Alba. Owner of several Ford Agencies in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Lic. Ramon Rodriguez M. Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports in Campeche, Mexico.

EXHIBITIONS:

• 2002 Sierra Nevada Quinta Real. San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  
• 2001 Galeria Dos Culturas. "Myth becomes reality", San Miguel Allende, Gto. Mexico
  
• 1999 Galeria La Estrella. Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
  
• 1998 Galeria La Estrella. Interlomas, Mexico City, Mexico.
  
• 1998 Galeria La Estrella. "Guanajuato Trade Center" in Dallas, Texas.
  
• 1997 Portrait Brokers of America. Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama. Exhibition of portraits.
  
• 1997 Thomas Gallery. "Images of Mexico" Little Rock, Arkansas.
  
• Ram's Head Gallery. "Masks, Myth and Dance in Mexico", Dallas, Texas.
  
• Southwest Gallery. "The Mask in Mexico", Dallas, Texas.
  
• Dolona Roberts Gallery. "Masked Dances in Mexico", Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  
• Trammell Crow Center. "Mask as an architype" Dallas, Texas.
  
• 2006 "Get real" Exhibition in Discovery Galleries. Washington, D.C.
  
• 2006 Exhibition in Forthsmith Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.
• 2005 One man show. Exhibition in Galeria del Claustro. Juriquilla, Queretaro.
• 2004 Exhibition in Gallery Central. Hot Springs, Arkansas.
• 2003 Exhibition in Galeria Dos Culturas. San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
• 2003 Exhibition in South West Gallery. Dallas, Texas.