After nearly half a century in the studio, Chester County artist J. Clayton Bright continues to evolve both as a sculptor and painter in the Brandywine Valley, writes Roger Morris for The Hunt. 

“After I sold that first sculpture of a cow, I said I’d give myself three to five years to see if I could make a living at it,” he said. “Fortunately, I’ve never had to have a job since.” 

Before he sold his first sculpture of a cow in his early 30s, Bright had done a myriad of different jobs and had never even thought about being an artist. He was also not married at the time and did not have the specific self-imposed pressure to sell more of his creations as soon as possible. 

Over the years, he developed into a successful painter and sculptor who is well-recognized regionally and has a good reputation nationwide. 

He has devoted much more of his life to creating three-dimensional works rather than paintings. 

“Sculpture is the real thing,” he said. But there is “more freedom in painting than in sculpting.” 

Read more about J. Clayton Bright in The Hunt. 

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