Arizona Studio

My first studio was in Scottsdale, Arizona, where the philanthropic owners of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute graciously and kindly leased me a 2,500 square foot studio space, with 180 degree windows, overlooking a golf course, and the Camelback mountain in Scottsdale, for “a song”.

The Leites also provided a generous trade of culinary delights in exchange for paintings to hang in their dining room for their guests viewing.

Bernard Pracko's Arizona Studio - Restaurant

My greatest thanks to Elizabeth and Frank Leite.

Commentary

“Bernard Pracko has uniquely explored the human psyche through the ages by using historic symbols from the beginning of human existence. He integrates natural phenomena with references to prehistoric, pagan, Christian, Islamic, Judaic, Buddhist and other spiritual practices, which become visions on canvas. There is a significant component to Pracko that goes farther than the quantifiable human experience into mythology and beyond the visible universe. That is why Bernard Pracko is being shown at Kirkland Museum.”

— Hugh Grant, Director and Curator, Kirkland Museum, Denver, 10 May, 2005