Leland Brinkman’s abstract art can be found in various private and corporate collections around the world. Born and raised in Naples, Brinkman moved to and completed high school in Barrington, Illinois. While there, he worked with a faux-finish painting company. He opted out of attending college and stayed in the Chicago area, continuing to learn various painting techniques from his boss.
Eventually Brinkman made his way back to Naples and started his own company—Brinkman Wall Works. “It was just as faux finishing was becoming less popular,” he says. “Ornate Mediterranean design was being replaced with simple and modern choices.”
Brinkman remembers he broke his wrist around that time, too, making faux painting especially hard to do. He always had an affinity for abstract art, and he decided it was time…
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Naples Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2023