about the artist
Bridget Schmidt is an architect, interior designer and self-taught artist based out of the US Midwest. She likes to create art that resonates with the natural world often finding inspiration from her love of the ocean. Though Bridget paints in watercolor and acrylics, her preferred medium is oil. Bridget finds that the workability and blending nature of the oils allows her to capture her work at a more reserved pace.
The Early Years
Growing up, Bridget had an affinity for all things creative. She began drawing at an early age and never really put the pencil down. At first she would draw from animations that she enjoyed. This helped teach her how to understand shapes and figures. Many of the early works are pencil on paper. It wasn’t until she entered high school that she started to dabble in paints; watercolors, acrylics and oils. Understanding that being an artist is a financially difficult profession, she leaned on her drawings skills and entered architecture school at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. While studying architecture, Bridget continued to take creative classes such as photography and figure drawing. It was to her figure drawing professor’s dismay that her major was in architecture.
Professional Accomplishments
After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture, Bridget expressed her creative talents in the buildings that she designed. She has been working as an architect for nearly 18 years. As an architect she focused as a sports architect designing arenas and stadiums across the globe. It wasn’t until recently that she has stepped back into the world of artistic creativity in the fine arts. In the evenings, Bridget studies classic oil painting at the local college to hone her skills in the basics of oil painting. It was with the motivation of her professor that she started taking her painting and artistic talents seriously.
As an Artist
Bridget loves to use color and doesn’t shy away from using bold and bright hues to accentuate the landscapes a piece. On the other hand she has a fondness for the greyscale when it comes to portraits. She allows the black and white nature to create the contrast of the face. From there she introduces a solitary, muted color, to provide accent and vibrancy in the features.
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