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Artist Bio
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Bruce L Bunch
Artist & Illustrator
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"Dad, you've caught more with paint and brush
than with rod and reel."
Rob Bunch (son)
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Brook Trout
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Carolina Wrens
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Life has not always been in the outdoors. The majority of Bunch's career has been
applying his award winning creative talents to the corporate world. For over 30 years,
Bruce advertised and marketed everything from Piper airplanes to the much acclaimed
Michelin baby campaign.
When Bruce, a licensed pilot, is not painting and camping in the outdoors, he can be
found teaching a workshop or lecturing to a group of outdoor enthusiast. An "Out of the
Box" thinker, Bunch brings a unique approach to teaching. His style is relaxed and
entertaining and relates to people of all ages. He is a master at teaching comparative and
fine arts and encourages critical thinking skills: yet is able to translate the information in a
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Downtown
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way that is wonderfully entertaining and fun. While working on a cum laude BFA from Ohio
University's School of Fine Art, Bruce Bunch was an instructor of graphic arts, illustration,
and typography. In addition, he has conducted workshops and lectured at Yale, Kent
State, Penn State, University of Akron, Greenville Technical College, Roper Mountain
Science Center, Upstate Visual Arts School of Art and Greenville County Museum of Art to
name a few. He has also served as a jurist for the Congressional Art Competition.
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Today, even though Bruce
still accepts commercial
commissions, he is in a sense,
back to his beginnings. Bunch
is creating art in the real life
images he’s collected over his
years as an outdoorsman and
sharing that excitement with
others.
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All images and content
Copyright 2005 - 2010
by Artist Bruce L Bunch.
All rights reserved.
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The excitement of the water breaking at the first leap, the battle of wits, the pride of the
landing, and the satisfaction of the release to fish another day, are all captured in a
sunburst of watercolors. An avid outdoorsman and conservationist, wildlife artist Bruce
Bunch has found a dramatic way of displaying that prized catch in today’s “Catch and
Release” world. Bunch is a familiar site in the Southern Appalachian mountains. Camped
out beside a stream with his brush in one hand and a fly rod in the other the scene is
reminiscent of Winslow Homer. Asked why, “It allows me to paint through the eyes of the
enthused.”
Bruce has combined his passions for the arts and the outdoors by creating "Art on the
Fly". This series of birds, dogs and fly fishing art have been collected by sportsmen world
wide. Bunch's work has won critical regional, national and international acclaim, including
"Best of Show " at the Georgia Wildlife Arts Festival and the "Queen's Award" (UK) for
excellence. Most recently, he has been selected, once again, by the South Carolina State
Park Service as an Artist-in-Residence. The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival chose Bruce as
it's 2007 Festival Artist. This is the first time a non-Virginian artist has been so honored. In
2009 the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Expo also picked Bruce to be their featured
artist.
