Jerry Bachman Gallery

“Of Things To Come”
 16” x 20”

“Blue Moon”
 22” x 28”

“Erlinda”
8” x 10”
 

“The Cat Dance”
20” x 21”


“Fin De Siecle” 
10” x 12”
 
“The Gulf Sphinx” 
16” x 20”
Jerry L. Bachman
333 Normandy #912
Houston, Texas    77015

I received a B.A. in Art with Honors from Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota in 1974.

I am always fascinated when people first look at my paintings.  They always want to know how it is done.  Sometimes people worry too much about the technique of painting rather than the idea.  People also have a hard time putting my paintings in a category.  I think it is their way of having something in common to talk about.  But, I leave that to others.  I just tell them that I consider myself a primitive painter who paints because I have to paint.  Some may think that I live in my own little world and maybe they are correct.

Technique is important…just as knowing how to write which allows you to communicate to others is important…but it is only the means to express an idea, not an end in itself.  I never worry about rules…this allows one to try different ideas without preconceived restrictions on what you can and cannot do.

I enjoy living along the Gulf of Mexico.  There are many legends, tales, history and the blend of cultures to make life interesting.  These are the ideas that work their way into my paintings.  Every area that I have lived in has influenced what I painted.

Since I started college I have entered numerous art exhibitions and have sold paintings which are held in public and private institutions.  Some of the art exhibitions that I have been part of where my art work was exhibited and where my paintings were purchased for permanent collections and by private individuals are listed below:
Springfield Art League as the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
Western Minnesota Art Exhibition, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota
Red River Annual Exhibition, Red River Art Center, Moorhead, Minnesota
Chautaugua Exhibition of American Art, Chautaugua Art Association, Chautaugua, New York
Northern Lights Art Exhibition, Lakewood College, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
International Art Exhibition, Manisphere Art Center, Winnipeg, Canada
National Art Exhibition, Springfield Art Center, Springfield, Utah
Cape Coral Art Exhibition, Cape Coral Art League, Cape Coral, Florida
Annual Art Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Exhibition of Minnesota Artists, Minnetonka Center of Arts and Education, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas
Brazosport Art League, Clute, Texas
Galveston Art League, Galveston, Texas
Southwest Minnesota State University, Permanent Collection, Whipple Gallery, Marshall, Minnesota
Texas City Arts Festival, Texas City, Texas



Interest in his paintings, contact Jerry Bachman via email  singloy at computron.net
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