About
Brigitte Runnalls is known for her luminescent paintings of glass. Her large-scale oils magnify her subject and bring importance to an otherwise overlooked item. Her paintings have a commanding presence that she achieves by combining vibrant colors and dramatic light. She has always been fascinated by the way light bends and distorts through glass. "Painting has been a way for me to capture and pay homage to something beautiful. It feels good when a painting is completed and knowing that the fleeting piece of beauty that I saw was commemorated."
She began painting marbles from a friend's marble collection. Since then, she has started her own assemblage of marbles and glass objects. Some of her art patrons have even shared stories of their collections. She once painted a comission of a customer's rock collection that held memories of finding and polishing semi-precious stones with his father. "There is something nostalgic and special about an individuals collection. These small simple objects hold memories and value that you can't put a price on. While marbles and glass are what interest me, who knows what I will find next."
Brigitte has shown her work in Montana, Utah, Washington and Colorado. Her work is part of the permanent collection at La Posada in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has done numerous commissions and is privately collected. She received her BA in Art from Gonzaga University in 2000 and received the Senior Art Award upon completion. Brigitte resides in Colorado with her husband and two boys. Her youngest son has carried on the tradition of collecting and has an impressive collection of bottle caps.
She began painting marbles from a friend's marble collection. Since then, she has started her own assemblage of marbles and glass objects. Some of her art patrons have even shared stories of their collections. She once painted a comission of a customer's rock collection that held memories of finding and polishing semi-precious stones with his father. "There is something nostalgic and special about an individuals collection. These small simple objects hold memories and value that you can't put a price on. While marbles and glass are what interest me, who knows what I will find next."
Brigitte has shown her work in Montana, Utah, Washington and Colorado. Her work is part of the permanent collection at La Posada in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has done numerous commissions and is privately collected. She received her BA in Art from Gonzaga University in 2000 and received the Senior Art Award upon completion. Brigitte resides in Colorado with her husband and two boys. Her youngest son has carried on the tradition of collecting and has an impressive collection of bottle caps.