Phil Bob Borman Works

Phil Bob Borman

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1961 -  

Phil Bob Borman is an accomplished painter and sculptor, who enjoys creating both in the two and three dimensional realms. He has been a professional artist since 1986. As a landscape artist he is at home painting both in the studio and plein air.

A lifelong fan of Will Rogers, Phil Bob mused that the cowboy humorist brought him to an interesting artistic insight. Phil Bob states, “Art is a visual language, like storytelling, the content of the story is simply where you start. It is how you tell the story that brings the smile, creates the mood, and evokes the emotions. As an artist, using the tools of composition, form, color and light, I abstract them together so as not to render, but to go beyond the subject. As I look at a landscape, however big or small, I want to communicate the spectacular vistas I see. In God’s creation there is nothing mundane. My goal is to tell the story of what He has created through fine art, one piece at a time.”

A native of Texas, Phil Bob was raised in north central Texas. At age seven he collected his first piece of art, of which he still possesses. At 14, he came home from work one night and drew until dawn. “At that moment, I knew I was going o be an artist.” Borman began as a sculptor, supporting himself by working as a cowboy on West Texas ranches. In 1993 he was called to the ministry and set art aside. Then one day, Phil Bob muses, “the Lord said, ‘start painting’ and I said, ’Okay’”.

Phil Bob says of himself, “I am a man who loves the Lord, people and the arts. I’m easy going. I smile more than some folks breathe. I have been in a good mood most of my life. My approach to painting and life in general is ‘the pursuit of excellence.’ It is not a destination, but a heart and mindset. In this pursuit, it is realizing that you can always see further than you can throw. I have been painting clouds for the last twelve years, and I haven’t even scratched the surface of all that I want to explore in this genre. Painting clouds is a passion, a passion to illustrate the glory of God’s creation in each and every sky.”

Phil Bob now lives in the beautiful Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg with his wife, Deanna. His three grown sons, Connor, Caleb and Timothy are out pursuing their lifes’ interests and careers.

Honors and Awards
Best of Show, 1st place Judges Choice, and Collectors Choice:
Contemporary Masters Invitational, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014

Top 200 artists in the nation: Paint America Competition
Selected to be a part of the 2013 national juried OPA (Oil Painters of America) Show