Bob Branaman has been an artist for over forty years. During the 60s he exhibited at the famous Batman Gallery in a one-man-show and a two-man-show with assemblage artist George Hermes. He has also done color illustrations for publications of poetry and fiction including Allen Ginsberg's "Chances Are" published in "Evergreen Review" and recently the cover for William Burrough's book "Tornado Alley" (Cherry Valley Press).
Branaman worked with and was influenced by his fellow artists of the Bay area at that time, including Charley Plymell, Wallace Berman, Bruce Conners, and Stan Brakhage. He also made a film with poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti titled "Goldmouth." Thomas Albright in his book "Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980," describes Bob Branaman as "Painter, sculptor, filmmaker...his paintings...were big, tangled, energetic abstractions, he also worked on an environmental scale, painting the walls and ceilings of entire rooms."
In the mid-60s Branaman moved to Big Sur where he continued showing his work at a local Coast Gallery. Having survived the influences of the 60s Branaman's search turned inward and he became deeply involved with the practice of meditation. He studied and became a teacher with the Arica Institute of New York and Los Angeles.
Currently his studio is in Santa Monica, California where he is painting and printmaking (etching, lithography, and silkscreen). He works with and is a student of both Santa Monica College and John Grecco's "Josephine Press." Anyone interested in seeing his work can contact him at his studio at:
