View, 2014

The Work of Brad Braune

West Texas native, Brad Braune, honed his inherited talent as a child while painting alongside his artist grandmother. He worked as an architect for some of San Antonio’s most prestigious firms, later designing the inaugural poster for the Texas Folklife Festival in 1981. Braune resides in San Antonio, continuing to paint and teach watercolor painting.

"In my effort to help them students understand and trust the process of planning, timing, and layering, we are totally in the moment as we work.  We are not concerned about the end result or whether anyone will be impressed by what we do.  Yes, we are struggling most of the time, but we are enjoying and fascinated by the process.  We are truly focused on the journey.  I thought about how this relates to the way I try to live my life.… I chose to focus on the process.”  --- Brad Braune

Brad Braune (American, b. 1951)
View, 2014
Watercolor on paper
Unsigned
45 x 45 inches

“This watercolor was painted in honor of my paternal uncle Alvin Edward Braune, who passed away in 2014.  It is a view across the landscape of my family ranch that has been in our family for four generations.  The first Braune family emigrated from Germany to Geronimo, Texas (between New Braunfels and Seguin) in the late 1800’s.  Two Braune brothers from that original family married two sisters from another German family (Roessling, also from New Braunfels).  The two couples traveled to West Texas, near Abilene around 1900 and established the Braune Ranch.

The nearest town to the family ranch is View, Texas.  The painting is titled View for the name of the town as well as it being a view across the landscape that will always be in my memory.” --- Brad Braune