Brinda Lane-Pumphrey Art
Brinda Lane-Pumphrey Art

About the Artist

Brinda Lane-Pumphrey is a Colorado-based artist whose work captures an intimate experience of a particular place or subject through her use of rich colors, intricate details, and layering. She primarily paints images from personal encounters and particularly loves the unique colors and dramatic landscapes of the Southwestern United States. Her compositions are meant to bring the viewer into the landscape to join in her adventures. Her paintings reflect a sense of awe and appreciation for her chosen subject and offer viewers an immersive escape.

Recently Brinda started a series that attempts to capture both place and time. She thinks about landmarks, wildlife, flora, mood, colors, and her lived experiences from specific places. She then layers those images and colors creating a visual interpretation of the place. The images emerge and recede within the composition emphasizing the permanence of the landscape and the ephemeral nature of wildlife, fauna, experiences, and seasons.

Brinda exhibits regularly at 40 West Art Gallery, and has exhibited her paintings in the Summer Art Market at the Art Students League of Denver, Foothills Art Center Gallery, the James J Richey Gallery, Gallery of the Arts, and other local galleries in Lakewood and the Denver area. Her art was featured in the David Darling House in Silver City, NM. Her painting Visions was selected for the People’s Choice Award at 40 West Arts Gallery in 2023.

Many of Brinda’s paintings are available as archival prints through Fine Art America, where you can select the size and surface you want the prints made on.

 
 

Brinda Lane-Pumphrey is a Colorado-based artist whose work is deeply inspired by the natural world. From an early age, Brinda was captivated by the magic of creating art, starting with the simple joy of moving a crayon across paper. Over time, she experimented with a variety of mediums, ultimately discovering a passion for painting.

Self-taught in oil painting, Brinda began painting landscapes and animals in middle school and later studied both art and photography in college. Throughout her life, art has been a constant source of solace, helping Brinda through difficult times while providing a meaningful outlet for self-expression.

A pivotal moment in Brinda’s artistic journey came after a rim-to-rim hike in the Grand Canyon—a journey that deeply reignited her passion for landscape painting. Emerging from the canyon after five days covered in red dust, Brinda felt reborn. The experience reinforced her intuitive use of color, often exaggerating hues to reflect not just the physical beauty of a place, but the emotions it evokes. Brinda specializes in painting from personal experiences, particularly the dramatic landscapes and unique colors of the Southwestern United States.

Recently Brinda has explored a new acrylic series that focuses on capturing the lingering traces of time in the natural world—what she calls "echoes of the past." Through overlapping images of nature, Brinda creates an ephemeral effect with subjects fading into their surroundings. Flowers that bloom but are short-lived, animals that wander through the landscape only to move on—all of these elements come together to express the fleeting nature of life. She uses transparency and black outlining, often giving her paintings a stained-glass appearance. This series was inspired by an abstract landscape workshop in early 2020. The influence of that workshop simmered in Brinda’s mind for several years, evolving into the paintings she is now creating. The common thread running through these works is the idea of subjects fading into the environment, a theme that continues to emerge as the series evolves.

Brinda’s oil paintings are primarily focused on realistic landscapes and close-up depictions of flowers, characterized by rich colors and fluid lines. Her landscapes are often described as intimate, drawing viewers into the scene as if they were walking alongside her on a hiking trail. Unlike expansive, sweeping vistas, Brinda’s compositions capture the viewer's perspective up close, creating a personal, immersive experience. She uses photographs taken during her hikes as reference but prefers working from the comfort of her studio, where she can focus on the details and the emotional connection to each scene.

Brinda is a member of D’art 360 Gallery, and 40 West Arts. She actively enters her work in group shows throughout the Denver area. Past exhibits have been in the Summer Art Market at the Art Students League of Denver, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Foothills Art Center Gallery, James J Richey Gallery, Niza Knoll Gallery, NEXT Gallery, and Evergreen Center for the Arts.

 
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