At the age of 32, Sean Conrad
has a strong hold on his chosen career as an artist. After several
explorations into other fields, he found himself always missing the
satisfaction and pure enjoyment he felt when expressing himself
artistically, and decided it was time to concentrate on art full
time.
Born in Tuscola, IL in 1973,
Conrad has been surrounded in art since childhood. His father built
a successful career as a cartoonist and, wanting to follow in his
footsteps, Sean began drawing characters everywhere, of everyone,
often at times when his attention should have been
elsewhere.
Conrad began his career in San
Diego, CA with an education in graphic design and computer
animation. After graduation, he worked in graphic design, excited
with all the possibilities available to him, and was soon promoted
into management and the corporate 8-5 lifestyle. Although he
excelled in his new position, he knew something was missing. That
something was discovered during a week-long trip to southern
Colorado to visit his father. Painting plein air for the first
time, he found himself entirely captivated with the natural beauty
and relished in transcribing what he saw to canvas.
The corporate life was over and he moved to
Trinidad, CO to continue fulfilling his newfound dream of becoming
a professional artist. Doors opened, and he met, became friends
with, and began to study informally with internationally-known
artist, Eric Michaels. His new mentor encouraged him, and Conrad
soon moved into a studio in the A. R. Mitchell Museum and was
invited to show his work there and in the Buffalo Nickel Gallery in
Cimarron, NM.
Returning to San Diego to marry, Sean
continued painting and developing the skills he had learned while
in Trinidad. But his love for the mountains couldn't keep him in
the city for long and in the summer of 2002 Sean and his wife
Christy moved to Longmont, CO where they resided until the
beginning of 2005. Sean and his wife Christy now live in
Vermillion, SD.
Well on his way to a satisfying and
successful career in fine art, Sean Conrad has the advantage of
age, early wisdom in regard to following one’s heart, and a
supportive wife and friends. "My hope is to bring God glory in
every painting that I create. I'm so thankful that He's blessed me
the way He has and allowed me to make a living creating paintings
and living this wonderful life of an artist".
Cimarron, New Mexico
