Jean Bradley

Classically trained in traditional portraiture, Palm Springs, CA, fine artist, Jean Bradley, begins her work with a base art knowledge to explore — and through acrylic painting — translates an emotional response to a subject most fascinating to her: the human face.

“The first thing we see in life is a face,” says Bradley with a broad smile. “What could be more personal — a reflection of who you are and what you feel — than your face? A face holds the perfect blend of a public personae facade and a mirror to an inner truth, which translates into an interesting story told in portraiture.”

Bradley was born in Duluth, MN. She knew confidently at age six that she was going to be an artist. Jean studied under various teachers for several years, while always dedicated to her craft. One artist who was retiring from the profession donated all her art books to Jean, once realizing Jean had the potential for success as an artist, more so than anyone else in their particular art association.

Bradley was asked to do portraits of four anchors on NBC television’s “The Today Show”: Katie Couric, Ann Curry, Al Roker, and Matt Laurer, plus portraits of two additional hosts on another television program in which actor George Hamilton (who represented the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Kauai Island where he discovered Jean’s work) presented the portraits to the hosts live.