Don Pulver

Don Pulver, a native of Wichita, Kansas, graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a major in Design and a minor in painting. Upon graduation he worked within the commercial art field as a Designer/Illustrator and Art Director, participating in a variety of businesses including publishing, advertising, catalogs and art studios.

His commercial art career was very interesting and challenging and offered many great learning experiences that improved his skills over the years but his desire to be a full-time painter has been continual since he was young. To follow that dream, he worked constantly in his spare time producing fine art pieces. During those years he exhibited at a variety of galleries and shows to receive as much exposure and feedback as possible.

During his commercial career, Don continued his art studies with classes at the University of Minnesota, MCAD, Metropolitan College and several co-op drawing classes. Since February, 1999 when he became a full-time artist/painter, he has been able to focus far more clearly on his skills and artistic direction and there has been a marked improvement in his creative thinking and output. For the past seven years his medium of choice has been oils and acrylics and he has primarily concentrated on three themes. Landscapes with an emphasis on the Midwestern rural scene, still-lifes composed primarily of interesting arrangements of fruits and vegetables, the Jazz/Blues music performance scene focusing on the great performers of these genres during the 30's & 40's up to the present time.