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About Simpler Gifts Press and The Bro Halff Gallery Simpler Gifts Press and The Bro Halff Gallery feature paintings, visual poetry, limited-edition prints, books, mobiles, sculptures, t-shirts, and other simple gifts by San Diego writer, painter, and sculptor Bro Halff. Most works are priced between $15 and $300; all are unique objects of beauty and imagination. Bro Halff’s writing and artwork have been described as: “Joyful and sensitive poetry...with a Haiku-like quality “[His] work...is impressive in its variety... “True, it’s Halff the watercolor artist and poet who sees beauty About the Artist Born in Texas in 1946, Bro Halff was educated at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he earned graduate degrees in creative writing and liberal arts. Inspired by the work of Mary Ellen Solt and other “concrete poets,” Mr. Halff began to write both traditional and visual poetry in the 1960’s. In 1983, he moved to California, where he studied painting with Don Blaisdell. Mr. Halff’s works include watercolors of California and the Midwest, a collection of fiction and poetry, and numerous editions of lyrical and visual poetry. He also has authored two volumes of watercolors and writing about North Dakota. His books are held by the Art Library of the University of California at Los Angeles and the Rare Book Collection of the New York Public Library, among others. Mr. Halff lives in San Diego, California and Bismarck, North Dakota.
Gallery hours are Wednesday and Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and by appointment. To request a free brochure or catalog, please email us at bro@simplergifts.com or call (619) 226-7393. |
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