Don Bradshaw was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1961. After receiving his Bachelors of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking from Abilene Christian College, Bradshaw decided that he wanted to pursue his passion for painting full time. Though Bradshaw predominantly lives and works in Arizona, every summer he travels the Pacific coast for inspiration, taking reference photography and painting plein air along the way. Bradshaw works with both the abstract and the representational, and is influenced by the shapes and colors of the landscapes.